China is urging the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency to do more to ensure “the safe, secure and sustainable development” of nuclear energy. Wang Min, Beijing’s deputy envoy to the U.N., says the International Atomic Energy Agency should use the lessons gained from the Japanese nuclear plant meltdown to devise standards that would improve the […]
China Urges UN Nuclear Agency to Improve Global Nuclear Safeguards
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
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Grassroots Delegates Get Bigger Role in Chinese Party Congress
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media say workers, farmers and professionals will play a larger role than in the past when the ruling Communist Party selects its next generation of leaders late next year. In a statement published by the official Xinhua news agency, the party’s dominant Central Committee said women and ethnic groups will also be better […]
US Senator Preparing African Trade Strategy to Counter Rising Chinese Influence
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is working on a wide-ranging trade strategy for Africa that aims to counter China’s rising economic influence on the continent. The legislation by Durbin, the Senate’s second ranking Democrat, would work to increase American exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in the next 10 years. Durbin appeared with other […]
Russian Spacecraft to Dock with ISS
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Russia says the unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft is scheduled to dock Wednesday with the International Space Station. Progress will deliver necessities such as food, water and clothing for the astronauts on board the station, as well as a satellite for a research on lightning strikes. Russia’s Federal Space Agency says Progress lifted off from Baikonur […]
Japan Reports Possible Fission Inside Crippled Nuclear Reactor
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Nuclear officials in Japan are reassuring the public after scientists at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant detected small amounts of xenon — a radioactive gas that could indicate nuclear fission is taking place — inside one of the plant’s reactors. Officials said Wednesday there has been no increase in temperature, pressure or radiation levels at […]
Grieving Philippine Singer Returns Home After Father’s Murder
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Philippine pop singer Charice Pempengco is demanding justice for her late father, who was fatally stabbed during a drunken street fight this week. The 19-year-old singing sensation returned home Wednesday to pay her final respects to her father, Ricky Pempengco, who was killed Monday night in a township south of Manila. She canceled a concert […]
Asian Markets Tumble on New Fears of Greek Default
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 1:52 am (UTC-5)
Stock prices tumbled across Asia Wednesday after the Greek government’s call for a referendum on an austerity plan renewed fears of default. Japanese shares were down about 2 percent in afternoon trading while Hong Kong and Seoul both were down about 1 percent. The sell-off followed similar losses in New York and continued after the […]
Diplomats Discuss Future in Afghanistan
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats are gathering for a conference in Turkey focusing on the future of security and economic development in Afghanistan, as foreign troops prepare to leave the country by the end of 2014. The talks Wednesday include officials from 14 countries in the region, as well as representatives from Western nations taking part in the NATO […]
Diplomats Discuss Future in Afghanistan
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 1:38 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats are gathering for a conference in Turkey focusing on the future of security and economic development in Afghanistan, as foreign troops prepare to leave the country by the end of 2014. The talks Wednesday include officials from 14 countries in the region, as well as representatives from Western nations taking part in the NATO […]
Diplomats Discuss Future in Afghanistan
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats are gathering for a conference in Turkey focusing on the future of security and economic development in Afghanistan, as foreign troops prepare to leave the country by the end of 2014. The talks Wednesday include officials from 14 countries in the region, as well as representatives from Western nations taking part in the NATO […]
