North Korea says it will use a long range rocket to launch a satellite next month in honor of late president Kim Il Sung’s 100th birthday, which falls on April 15. In a statement carried by official media, a spokesman for the North’s Korean Committee for Space Technology said a long-range Unha-3 rocket would launch […]
North Korea Announces Planned Satellite Launch
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
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Turkish Helicopter Crash Kills 10 in Afghanistan
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a helicopter has crashed into a house in the outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing 10 people. Authorities say the Turkish aircraft crashed into the house Friday in the Bagrami district. It was not immediately clear whether the helicopter was a Turkish military or civilian aircraft. In eastern Afghanistan, NATO says […]
Swift to Expel Iranian Banks After EU Ban
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
The world’s largest electronic payment system says it will cut off Iranian banks blacklisted by the European Union, another step in the West’s effort to further diminish Tehran’s ability to finance its nuclear program. The Belgium-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or Swift, said it would comply with an EU order to disconnect designated […]
5 Die in Afghan Helicopter Crash
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a helicopter has crashed into a house in the outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing five people. Authorities say the aircraft crashed into the house Friday in the Bagrami district. It was not immediately clear whether the helicopter was a military or civilian aircraft. In eastern Afghanistan, NATO says one of […]
Dutch Health Ministry Expands Warning on Implants
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
Dutch health officials have expanded a warning to women to consider removing breast implants made by defunct French firm Poly Implant Prosthese. The Netherlands Health Inspectorate said in a statement Thursday, women who had PIP’s implants before 2001 should be checked by their doctors because of the risk of leaks. Initially health officials warned women […]
Annan to Brief UN Security Council on Syria on Friday
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Kofi Annan will brief the U.N. Security Council on Friday about his recent mediation efforts in Syria, as the crisis enters its second year with no end in sight. The U.N.-Arab League envoy’s video address is expected to be crucial to Western efforts to pass a U.N. resolution condemning the bloody crackdown […]
