Japanese Emperor Akihito went into surgery Saturday for scheduled heart bypass surgery. The Imperial Household Agency says a medical team from the University of Tokyo Hospital, joined by another team from Juntendo University Hospital were operating on the 78-year-old emperor. The hospital said the surgery should take about five hours. It was scheduled after tests […]
Japan Emperor Undergoes Heart Surgery
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Robbers Steal Olympic Artifacts from Greek Museum
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
Greek police say armed robbers have stolen about 60 ancient artifacts from a museum in Olympia. The city’s mayor, Efthimios Kotzas, told reporters that two masked assailants overpowered a museum guard Friday and seized valuable bronze and pottery artifacts from the museum dedicated to the ancient Olympic games. “Two armed assailants went in during the […]
Robbers Steal Olympic Artifacts from Greek Museum
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
Greek police say armed robbers have stolen about 60 ancient artifacts from a museum in Olympia. The city’s mayor, Efthimios Kotzas, told reporters that two masked assailants overpowered a museum guard Friday and seized valuable bronze and pottery artifacts from the museum dedicated to the ancient Olympic games. “Two armed assailants went in during the […]
Syrian Troops Shell Central City Following UN Condemnation
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian troops are shelling rebel-held areas in the central city of Homs, just one day after the United Nations General Assembly condemned the regime for violating human rights in its crackdown. The activists said tank fire and artillery shelling Friday hit four neighborhoods in the central city, which has spearheaded the 11-month uprising […]
US, EU Cautious on Iran Offer to Resume Talks
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and the European Union expressed cautious optimism Friday about Iran’s offer to resume talks with world powers about its nuclear program. Speaking at the State Department Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said they are evaluating an Iranian letter on restarting the stalled […]
Pope Discusses Catholic Church With Cardinals
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict has met with top Roman Catholic clergy to discuss how to strengthen the church in view of growing secularism in the Western world. The German-born pontiff held closed-door consultations Friday with 133 prelates, including most of the 22 bishops who will be officially elevated to the status of cardinal in a ceremony Saturday. […]
Terror Suspect Arrested in Washington
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. federal authorities say they have arrested a man near the U.S. Capitol building who they say was seeking to carry out a terrorist attack. Law enforcement officials say the suspect, a 29-year-old Moroccan, had sought to use what he thought were explosives in an attack on the Capitol. They say the explosives had been […]
China’s Xi Concludes US Visit in Los Angeles
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has concluded a four-day visit to the United States by saying that Americans benefit from their relationship with China. Xi told the China-U.S. Economic Trade Forum in Los Angeles Friday that a prosperous and stable China will not be a threat to any country. He said it would only be […]
World Bank Starts Formal Process of Seeking New President
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Top World Bank officials say they intend to name a new president for the global lender by April. Current World Bank President Robert Zoellick is not seeking renomination when his term ends at the end of June, and must be replaced. Bank officials have praised the American economic expert for coping with a global food […]
Obama Calls for Streamlined US Export Financing
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is ordering the country’s export credit agency to boost the financing of American products in a new bid to cut the country’s chronic foreign trade deficit. President Obama spoke Friday in a Boeing airport hangar in Washington alongside the aircraft manufacturer’s new Dreamliner jet. He said the country’s Export-Import […]
