The United States says “a path is open” for North Korea to return to stalled six-party talks on its nuclear program. Senior diplomatic officials from the U.S., South Korea and Japan met Tuesday in Washington to coordinate the next steps in the nuclear talks following last month’s death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. […]
US Says ‘Path Open’ for North Korea to Return to Nuke Talks
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Coast Guard: Captain Refused Orders to Return to Italian Cruise Ship
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
An audio recording of an angry exchange between the Italian Coast Guard and the captain of a capsized cruise ship reveals that the captain refused orders to get back on his stricken boat. Coast Guard Captain Gregory De Falco demanded that Captain Francesco Schettino use a ladder to climb back onto the damaged Costa Concordia […]
Top Suspect in Nigerian Christmas Bombing Escapes Police
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian authorities say their top suspect in a deadly Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in the capital, Abuja, has escaped police custody. A police statement Tuesday said the suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, was being escorted to another police station outside of Abuja when “suspected gang members” attacked and freed him. The police commissioner who […]
Five Foreign Tourists Killed in Ethiopia
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen have attacked a group of foreign tourists in Ethiopia, killing at least five people and wounding two more. Ethiopian state television says at least one tourist survived the attack unharmed. It took place Monday in the northeastern Afar region, near the border with Eritrea. The broadcast cited the defense ministry as the source of […]
EU Threatens Legal Action Against Hungary Over New Laws
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union is threatening legal action against Hungary for what it says is Hungary’s failure to make several new laws comply with EU regulations. European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said Tuesday he does not want a shadow of a doubt that Hungary respects democratic principles and values. He said the quicker the issue […]
Iran Says UN Nuclear Team to Visit This Month for Talks
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Iran says senior U.N. nuclear officials will travel to the country later this month to discuss their concerns about Tehran’s nuclear program. The Iranian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said Tuesday the U.N. delegation will visit from January 29 to 31 for talks on topics “of interest” to the agency. […]
Vietnam Reaffirms Committment to Nuclear Energy
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Vietnam has reaffirmed its intent to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology hosted an international conference on global nuclear power development and security Tuesday in the capital Hanoi. In view of Japan’s Fukushima accident in March 2011, officials stressed that their goal is responsible use of clean nuclear power […]
Coast Guard: Captain Refused Orders to Return to Italian Cruise Ship
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
An audio recording of an angry exchange between the Italian Coast Guard and the captain of a capsized cruise ship reveals that the captain refused orders to get back on his stricken boat. Coast Guard Captain Gregory De Falco demanded that Captain Francesco Schettino use a ladder to climb back onto the damaged Costa Condordia […]
Syrian Violence Spikes; West, Russia Spar Over Intervention
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Violence has surged in Syria as Western members of the United Nations Security Council spar with Russia over how to stop the bloodshed from the 10-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian-based Local Coordination Committees said Mr. Assad’s security forces on Tuesday killed at least 30 people, 19 of them in the troubled central […]
Turkish Leaders, Turkish Cypriots Mourn Former Leader Denktash
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish leaders have joined thousands of residents of northern Cyprus to bid farewell to former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, who died Friday after a long illness at 87. Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan were among mourners filing past Denktash’s coffin Tuesday at the presidential palace on the Turkish Cypriot […]
