The United States says North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear testing and uranium enrichment activities. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a Congressional committee Wednesday that Pyongyang has also agreed to allow international inspectors to verify and monitor the enrichment moratorium, and to confirm that a nuclear reactor at […]
US says N. Korea Agrees to Missile, Uranium Enrichment Moratorium
US says N. Korea Agrees to Missile, Uranium Enrichment Moratorium
The United States says North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear testing and uranium enrichment activities. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a Congressional committee Wednesday that Pyongyang has also agreed to allow international inspectors to verify and monitor the enrichment moratorium, and to confirm that a nuclear reactor at […]
India Arrests Two Suspected Terrorists
Indian officials say they have detained two men who were planning to carry out attacks in New Delhi. Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters Wednesday that the men were affiliated with the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Lashkar is blamed for the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai that killed 166 people. Chidambaram did not give […]
Belarus Says EU Move Will Escalate Tensions
Belarus has criticized a decision by European Union members to pull their ambassadors from the country, saying the move escalates tensions. The Belarusian foreign ministry said Wednesday that the move is unproductive and cautioned that what it called scare tactics will not soften its stance. European Union members decided Tuesday to withdraw their ambassadors after […]
US says N. Korea Agrees to Missile, Uranium Enrichment Moratorium
The United States says North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear testing and uranium enrichment activities. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Wednesday that Pyongyang has also agreed to allow international inspectors to verify and monitor the enrichment moratorium, and to confirm that a nuclear reactor at Yongbyon has been […]
US Economy Grows Faster Than First Thought
The U.S. economy grew a bit faster than first thought in the last few months of 2011, as incomes grew and stores stocked up shelves to meet growing demand. The Commerce Department says the nation’s gross domestic product expanded at a three percent annual rate. The GDP sums up all the goods and services produced […]
European Banks Tap Central Bank for More Loans
The European Central Bank has handed out another $712 billion in loans to 800 banks throughout the continent in a new effort to boost Europe’s economy and help it recover from the governmental debt crisis. The three-year loans the central bank issued Wednesday carry a very low 1 percent interest rate. The central bank is […]
Syrian Security Forces Launch Ground Assault in Homs
Syrian security forces have launched a ground assault on the besieged city of Homs, in an attempt to overrun rebel-held districts that have endured nearly a month of bombardment that killed hundreds and left residents in desperate peril. Activists said Wednesday that government troops were trying to enter the opposition Baba Amr and al-Inshaat neighborhoods, […]
China Accuses Ethnic Separatists in Xinjiang Killings
The Chinese Foreign Ministry is accusing separatists in a restive ethnic Uighur region of northwestern China of attacking civilians, in violence that it says has killed at least 20 people — including seven Chinese policemen. Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, speaking Wednesday, accused “violent terrorists” and separatists of launching the latest attacks in the city of […]
Romney Regains Momentum with Arizona, Michigan Victories
TYPE: CN )) U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is now turning his focus on the next round of primary contests after posting crucial victories in Michigan and Arizona Tuesday. Romney eked out a narrow three-point win over rival Rick Santorum in Michigan, the state where Romney was born and where his father was a […]