The head of Russia’s space program says foreign forces may be behind the recent failures of Russian spacecraft. Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin told the daily newspaper Izvestia that modern technology makes spacecraft vulnerable to foreign influence. But he said it is unclear why some Russian craft have malfunctioned while flying beyond the reach of the […]
Russia’s Space Chief: Foreign Forces May Be Behind Failures
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Rights Group Warns Against Transfer of Afghan Jails
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch is warning that the control of Afghan-run prisons should not be transferred from Afghanistan’s Justice Ministry to the Interior Ministry, citing the heightened risk of torture and mistreatment of detainees. The New York-based rights group is urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to revoke the decree that went into effect on Tuesday. Human […]
New Hampshire Primary Underway; Referendum on Romney
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidates are increasing the pressure on front-runner and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as voters across New Hampshire head to the polls. Most voters started heading to gymnasiums, town halls and even churches early Tuesday , casting their ballots in the first-in-the-nation primary. Speaking Tuesday outside a polling station in the city of […]
South Sudan Accuses Sudan of Blocking Oil Shipments
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan says its northern neighbor, Sudan, has blocked it from exporting 3.4-million barrels of oil during the past month. Sudan controls the pipelines that landlocked South Sudan needs to ship its oil to market, and the sides have been locked in a dispute about oil revenue and transport fees since the south became independent […]
India, Israel Pledge Cooperation on Counterterrorism, Trade
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
India and Israel are pledging greater cooperation in counterterrorism and trade. Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna said Tuesday that the two countries will have to work out a strategy on how to address the “scourge of international terrorism which has become the curse for the entire humanity.” Krishna made the comments during a visit […]
Nigerians Strike for Second Day Over Fuel Prices
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police stood guard Tuesday as tens of thousands of people protested soaring fuel costs for a second day and unions vowed to continue a nationwide strike. The demonstrations disrupted business in major cities, including the commercial capital, Lagos where angry youths set up burning tires to block access to a wealthy district. The strike […]
New Hampshire Primary Underway; Referendum on Romney
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidates are increasing the pressure on front-runner and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as voters across New Hampshire head to the polls. Most voters started heading to gymnasiums, town halls and even churches early Tuesday , casting their ballots in the first-in-the-nation primary. Speaking Tuesday outside a polling station in the city of […]
Bomb Kills 35 in NW Pakistan
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a bomb blast near the Afghan border has killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 60 others, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s northwest in months. Authorities say a remote-control bomb in a truck exploded in the Khyber tribal agency on Tuesday. The blast struck near a […]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Threatens to Disqualify PM
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court is threatening to disqualify the prime minister from office if he doesn’t initiate corruption proceedings against the country’s president. The five-judge panel accused Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of being dishonest in not obeying a Supreme Court ruling. The court in 2009 struck down an amnesty for some 8,000 senior politicians, bureaucrats […]
Italy Facing Credit Rating Cut, but Not France
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A major financial services company says that Italy faces a “significant chance” of having its credit rating cut soon, but that it has no plans to downgrade France’s top credit standing. Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it is confident that the 17-nation European bloc that uses the euro will not break apart. But its sovereign ratings […]
