A leading Japanese broadcaster says Japanese lawmakers will visit North Korea next week for talks expected to focus on the North’s nuclear weapons program and a spate of decades-old kidnappings. TV Asahi, in a report Wednesday, said the bipartisan Japanese delegation will be led by lower house vice-speaker Seishiro Eto and will arrive in Pyongyang […]
Report: Japanese Lawmakers to Visit N. Korea
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
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Greek Cabinet Backs Papandreou Plan for Referendum on Debt Plan
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Greek Cabinet ministers have given their support for Prime Minister George Papandreou’s plan to hold a referendum on the European Union debt relief deal. A Greek government spokesman said after a marathon Cabinet meeting early Wednesday that a public vote would come as soon as possible after the details of the latest debt agreement are […]
Philippines Bars Citizens From Working in 41 Countries
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
The Philippines says it will ban its citizens from working in 41 countries where satisfactory safeguards against labor abuse do not exist. Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said Wednesday that relatively few workers will be affected because none of the 41 countries accepts large numbers of Filipino workers. As many as 10 percent of […]
Gunmen Kill 9 in Central Syria
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Activists say gunmen have killed at least nine people in Syria’s central Homs region. They say the violence took place on Wednesday, but details are unclear. Meanwhile, the Syrian government says an agreement on a plan that could end months of deadly unrest is set to be announced Wednesday at an Arab League meeting in […]
Aid Groups Warns of Increased Refugee Flow to Ethiopia from Somali
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Medical charity group Doctors Without Borders says it is struggling to keep up with the increased number of refugees entering Ethiopia from war and famine stricken Somalia. The group said Wednesday the number of Somalis entering the Dollo Ado refugee camp in Ethiopia has increased to about 300 per day in recent weeks – a […]
Fire Guts French Newspaper Office
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
French police say fire has gutted a satirical newspaper’s Paris offices. The Charlie Hebdo newspaper this week published a special Arab Spring edition that featured a cartoon image of the Prophet Mohammed on its cover. His depiction is prohibited in Islam. Police cite witnesses as seeing Molotov cocktails being thrown at the building. An investigation […]
Assange Loses Extradition Appeal in Sex Case
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
London’s High Court ruled Wednesday that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sex charges. Swedish authorities want to question Assange regarding an alleged rape of one woman and molestation of another. The 2010 incidents reportedly took place in Stockholm. Assange claims the charges are politically motivated and denies any wrongdoing […]
Five Killed in Clashes in Yemen
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Activists say fresh clashes between Yemeni government forces and opponents of President Abdullah Saleh left at least five people dead on Wednesday. They violence occurred in the flashpoint city Taiz after fighting erupted between pro-government forces and tribesmen who support the opposition. Also, residents say there is heavy shelling in the city, after troops moved […]
Assange Awaits Extradition Decision
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returns to a London courtroom Wednesday to learn if he will be extradited to Sweden to face sex charges. Swedish authorities want to question Assange regarding an alleged rape of one woman and molestation of another. The 2010 incidents reportedly took place in Stockholm. Assange claims the charges are politically motivated […]
