Japanese baseball superstar Yu Darvish has signed a contract to play for Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers. The Rangers signed the 25-year-old right handed pitcher to a six-year deal worth $60 million on Wednesday. They will also pay a posting fee of about $51 million to his old team, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. The […]
Rangers Sign Japanese Baseball Star Darvish
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
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Iran Says US Should Be Willing to Talk Without Conditions
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Iran says the United States should make it clear that it is ready to hold talks without conditions, and urged other countries in the Middle East to not put themselves in a “dangerous position.” Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi made the comments Thursday during a visit to Turkey. They come a day after the […]
Aid Group Closes 2 Hospitals in Somali Capital
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
International aid group Doctors Without Borders says it is closing its two largest medical centers in Somalia’s capital after of two of its workers were killed last month. The group said Thursday it is shutting down the 120-bed facilities in Mogadishu’s Hodan district, where it has been treating malnutrition, measles and cholera. The director of […]
Maritime Monitor Says Somali Pirates Remain Biggest Threat
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
International piracy monitors say the number of overall attacks dropped slightly last year, and that Somali pirates remain the greatest threat. The International Maritime Bureau said Thursday it recorded 439 pirate attacks in 2011, down from 445 a year before, breaking a four-year trend of increasing attacks worldwide. It said Somali pirates were responsible for […]
Arab League Monitors to Prepare Report on Syria
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Arab League monitors are preparing to report on the situation in Syria, after a one-month mission to observe the government’s efforts to implement a plan aimed at stopping its bloody crackdown on a 10-month uprising. The mandate for the monitor mission expires Thursday, and Arab League foreign ministers are scheduled to meet Sunday to review […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 6 in Kandahar
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has killed six civilians at an air field in Kandahar, in the latest of a series of attacks in Taliban territory. Kandahar police chief Abdul Razaq confirmed the bombing Thursday. He said the blast took place close to gate of the air field. On Wednesday, Afghan officials said two […]
Aid Group Closes 2 Hospitals in Somali Capital
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
International aid group Doctors Without Borders says it is closing its two largest medical centers in Somalia’s capital after of two of its workers were killed last month. The group said Thursday it is shutting down the 120-bed facilities in Mogadishu’s Hodan district, where it has been treating malnutrition, measles and cholera. The director of […]
Chinese Premier: Beijing Against Iran Closing Strait of Hormuz
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing is opposed to any “extreme action” by Iran to shut off the Strait of Hormuz. Wen said it would be against the interest of the global community if Iran followed through on its threat to block the waterway, which is a key shipping lane for global oil supplies. He […]
Pakistani Prime Minister Faces Supreme Court
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has appeared before the country’s Supreme Court to face contempt charges. Mr. Gilani arrived at the court Thursday under a heavy security presence, to defend his decision not to ask Swiss authorities to reopen a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. Mr. Gilani says President Zardari, as head […]
Arab League Monitors to Prepare Report on Syria
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Arab League monitors are preparing to report on the situation in Syria, after a one-month mission to observe the government’s efforts to implement a plan aimed at stopping its bloody crackdown on a 10-month uprising. The mandate for the monitor mission expires Thursday, and Arab League foreign ministers are scheduled to meet Sunday to review […]
