The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will meet next month with China’s Vice President Xi Jinping, who is widely expected to be his country’s next leader. A White House statement Monday said Mr. Obama will meet the Chinese vice president at the White House February 14. It said Mr. Xi also will meet […]
Chinese Vice President to Visit White House
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Divers Find 2 More Italian Cruise Ship Victims; Fuel Removal to Begin
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
Italian officials say two more bodies have been found on the capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the number of confirmed dead from the disaster to 15. Italy’s civil protection agency chief, Franco Gabrielli, said Monday divers found the bodies of two women near the ship’s Internet cafe. Most of those killed in the […]
Top US Senators Hope State of Union Delivers Economic Plan
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
A day before U.S. President Barack Obama makes his annual State of the Union address, Senate leaders from both parties say they hope the president will outline his plan to grow the economy. Speaking on the Senate floor Monday, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said he is looking for a fresh approach, and one […]
Pakistan Rejects US Probe Into Deadly Border Attack
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military has formally rejected the findings of a U.S. inquiry into last year’s NATO air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghan border. The military said it does not agree with a U.S. claim that American forces acted in self-defense and with appropriate force after being fired upon. It said that trying […]
Tensions High, Death Toll Rises in Northern Nigeria City
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Tensions are high and security has been tightened in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria, where police on Monday discovered 10 car bombs and hundreds of other unexploded devices as the death toll from Friday’s coordinated attacks continues to rise. Authorities now say at least 184 people, the vast majority of them civilians, died […]
Major US Banks Reach Deal on Deceptive Foreclosures
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Five major U.S. banks and legal officials from all 50 states have reached a tentative $25 billion settlement in a case alleging that mortgage lenders engaged in deceptive practices when they took control of houses because homeowners could no longer afford to make loan payments. Millions of Americans have lost their homes to bank foreclosures […]
Gadhafi Supporters Attack Libyan Town, 4 Dead
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Heavy fighting broke out Monday in the Libyan town of Bani Walid, as supporters of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi attempted to capture the city, killing at least four fighters loyal to the country’s new government. Residents said both sides fought with rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank weapons. The clashes are said to have begun when Gadhafi […]
Italian, Mexican Writers Win Palme Prize
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Italian journalist Roberto Saviano and Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho have won the 2011 Olof Palme Prize, an international award for promoting peace and combating discrimination. The Olof Palme Memorial Fund said Monday the two writers are co-winners of the prize for their efforts to expose criminal networks despite great personal risk. Saviano won for his […]
Reports: Chinese Police Open Fire on Tibetan Protesters
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses and Tibetan advocacy groups say police in southwestern China opened fire on several thousand Tibetan demonstrators Monday, killing at least one person and wounding many others. An exiled monk who spoke by phone Monday with witnesses told VOA the confrontation took place in western Sichuan province . He said the wounded are being sheltered […]
Russia Hands Over Nuclear Submarine to India
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Russia on Monday handed over a nuclear-powered submarine to India at a ceremony near the port of Vladivostok in the country’s Far East. The transfer ceremony was attended by Russian and Indian officials, but was closed to journalists. Moscow offered the Russian-built Nepra submarine to the Indian Navy on a 10-year lease at a cost […]
