A South Korean human rights group says China apparently delivered large amounts of food aid to impoverished North Korea earlier this month. Do Hee-yoon, a representative of the Seoul-based Citizens Coalition for the Human Rights of Abductees and North Korean Refugees, says China shipped rice, and possibly other aid to isolated regime for about 10 […]
South Korean Activists Says North Korea has Received Food Aid from China
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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Clinton to Urge Security Council Action on Syria
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to urge the U.N. Security Council to support an Arab League peace plan for Syria, after Washington strongly condemned escalating violence by President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Clinton will join the foreign ministers of France and Britain at Tuesday’s Security Council session. Western powers have been working on […]
Airstrike Kills 12 in Southern Yemen
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Tribal chiefs in southern Yemen say an airstrike has killed at least 12 people, including several local al-Qaida leaders. The tribal leaders said Tuesday the overnight strike was in the town of Lawdar in Abyan province, about 200 kilometers east of Taiz. Al-Qaida-linked militants have been fighting to control parts of southern Yemen. There was […]
Chinese Prosecutors Cite ‘Subversive’ Poem as Evidence at Dissident Trial
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Chinese prosecutors on Tuesday presented the poem of a veteran Chinese dissident as evidence of inciting subversion. The lawyer of Zhu Yufu said prosecutors at the trial in eastern China cited his poem, titled “It’s Time,” which urged his fellow citizens to rise up and demand greater freedoms. The poem was published during the height […]
Taiwan’s President Selects New Premier
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has elevated a former financial regulator to the post of premier, a move aimed at steering the self-ruled island through a period of uncertainty in the global economy. Sean Chen, who is currently holding the post of vice premier, will replace Wu Den-yih, who was elected vice president earlier this month […]
China Calls for Release of Workers in Sudan, Sends Team to Secure Release
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
China’s Foreign Ministry is calling for the immediate release of 29 Chinese workers who remain in captivity after being abducted by rebels in southern Sudan on Saturday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Liu Weimin said Tuesday that his office has sent a government delegation to help secure the release of the abducted workers. The construction workers were […]
Obama Confirms Drone Strikes in Pakistan
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has defended the use of drone strikes in Pakistan, which U.S. officials have never before publicly acknowledged. Speaking during an online town hall discussion Monday, Mr. Obama said the drone attacks have been used to target al-Qaida and its affiliates, and that many of the strikes have been in Pakistan’s semi-autonomous […]
UN Nuclear Watchdog Approves Japanese Nuclear Stress Tests
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations’ nuclear agency has approved the Japanese government’s plan to assess the safety of its nuclear power plants. The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday turned over the results of its week-long fact-finding visit to officials with Japan’s nuclear watchdog, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency. The 10-member IAEA team discussed the government’s […]
Romney Leads Polls Heading into Florida Vote
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
Republican voters in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida are heading to the polls Tuesday in what is expected to be a pivotal contest in the race for the party’s presidential nomination. A recent survey of likely voters showed that multi-millionaire investor and former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney holds a 14-percent lead on his […]
UN Nuclear Watchdog Approves Japanese Nuclear Stress Tests
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations’ nuclear agency has approved the Japanese government’s plan to assess the safety of its nuclear power plants. The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday turned over the results of its week-long fact-finding visit to officials with Japan’s nuclear watchdog, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency. The 10-member IAEA team discussed the government’s […]
