A South Korean civic group on Friday delivered 180 tons of flour to North Korea, the first food aid from the South since the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il last month. Representatives of the Korea Peace Foundation crossed the heavily fortified border accompanied by eight truckloads of flour. The food is to […]
South Korean Charity Delivers Food to North Korea
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
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South Korea Indicts Chinese Man for Embassy Firebomb Attack
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Officials say South Korean prosecutors indicted a Chinese man Friday on charges of throwing four homemade firebombs at the Japanese embassy in Seoul earlier this month. Prosecutors said the 38-year-old man, surnamed Liu was charged with attempted arson. Liu was arrested after throwing the firebombs at the embassy in central Seoul early on January 8, […]
UN Security Council to Discuss Syrian Crisis on Friday
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council will discuss the crisis in Syria Friday, as the Arab and Western nations prepare a joint plan aimed at ending Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown on dissent. France’s U.N. mission announced the unexpected meeting of the 15-member council Thursday on its Twitter account. Officials say diplomats could present a new draft […]
France Signs Security Agreement With Ivory Coast
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
France has signed an agreement with Ivory Coast to provide security assistance after helping the former French colony during the country’s post election violence. President Nicolas Sarkozy and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara signed the deal Thursday in Paris, as the Ivorian leader began a three day official visit. The pact calls for French troops […]
France Signs Security Agreement With Ivory Coast
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 1:34 am (UTC-5)
France has signed an agreement with Ivory Coast to provide security assistance after helping the former French colony during the country’s post election violence. President Nicolas Sarkozy and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara signed the deal Thursday in Paris, as the Ivorian leader began a three day official visit. The pact calls for French troops […]
Republican Candidates Spar on Immigration, Israel
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
The four remaining U.S. Republican presidential candidates have held their last debate before next week’s crucial Florida primary, sparring over immigration, tax records, and a proposed moon colony, in the state that hosts much of the nation’s space industry. Frontrunners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney traded barbs Thursday at the debate in Jacksonville, in northern […]
PAKISTAN UNREST
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan authorities say assailants have fired rockets at the country’s top military academy, near the compound in Abbottabad where U.S. Navy Seals killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Officials say the rockets damaged a wall of the academy. They say no one was hurt in the attack. It was not immediately clear who was responsible […]
