U.S. media say the U.N. nuclear agency has been provided with intelligence showing Iran has carried out work on developing nuclear weapons technology. The Washington Post reported late Sunday that according to Western diplomats and nuclear experts who reviewed the intelligence, Iran has taken key steps in overcoming technical challenges with the help of foreign […]
Reports Say Intelligence Shows Iran Worked on Nuclear Weapons Technology
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
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Thai Floods Ease in North, Still Threaten Bangkok
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Floodwaters continued to threaten central Bangkok Monday even as clean-up efforts begin in some areas north of the city where waters have receded. Authorities said the death toll in Thailand’s worst floods in a half century has gone over 500, with drowning blamed for most of the deaths. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said her cabinet […]
Muslims Continue Hajj Pilgrimage
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
Muslim pilgrims are continuing the ritual of throwing stones at pillars representing the devil, as part of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Crowds of people took part in the ceremony Monday in the Saudi holy city of Mina. Each pilgrim throws 21 pebbles at each of three pillars. The pilgrims then go to the […]
Japan Arrests Chinese Skipper After 4 1/2-Hour Chase
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Japanese officials say they have the skipper of a Chinese fishing boat in custody after his vessel was halted in Japanese territorial waters on Sunday. The officials say the skipper, Zhang Tianxiong, refused orders to stop for an inspection and led a coast guard vessel on a four-and-a-half-hour chase before being stopped when his 135-ton […]
Blast Kills Afghan Police Chief
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a roadside bomb in Helmand province has killed the Garmser district police chief and two of his bodyguards. Helmand is one of Afghanistan’s most violent provinces and sits in the heart of the Taliban’s traditional stronghold in the south.
Pro-Beijing Parties Trounce Democrats in Hong Kong Elections
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Election officials in Hong Kong say pro-Beijing parties have dramatically out-polled their pro-democracy opponents in regional elections in the former British colony. Officials announced preliminary results from the elections Monday, saying the pro-Beijing parties had taken 146 seats in the elections for 18 district councils. That compares to just 54 seats for the Democratic Party, […]
Muslims Continue Hajj Pilgrimmage
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Muslim pilgrims are continuing the ritual of throwing stones at pillars representing the devil, as part of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Crowds of people took part in the ceremony Monday in the Saudi holy city of Mina. Each pilgrim throws 21 pebbles at each of three pillars. The pilgrims then go to the […]
2 Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in northwest Pakistan say a suicide bomber has killed a former local official and his bodyguard, and wounded nine other people, including the official’s son. Officials say the attacker targeted the car of Hanif Khan Jadoon in the town of Swabi Monday, killing Jadoon. Authorities say Jadoon had just finished morning prayers celebrating the […]
Greek Coalition Government to be Named Monday
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Greek Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou and conservative opposition leader Antonis Samaras meet again Monday to pick a new caretaker prime minister and Cabinet ahead of a eurozone finance ministers’ meeting Monday. The finance ministers will decide whether to release an additional $11 billion in bailout funds. Mr. Papandreou is stepping down in favor of […]
Thousands of Chinese Contribute to Artist’s Tax Bill
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says more than 10,000 people have donated money to help him pay a disputed tax bill, some of them making the money into paper airplanes and throwing them over his garden wall. Ai said Monday the donations amount to more than $500,000, much of it in the form of bank transfers. […]
