U.S. President Barack Obama warned North Korea Monday about its pursuit of nuclear weapons, saying there would be no more rewards for provocations. In a speech at Hankuk University in Seoul, South Korea, Mr. Obama said Pyongyang could continue down the road it is on, but that would lead to more broken dreams, more isolation […]
Obama Warns North Korea No More Rewards for Provocations
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 11:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Film Director Dives to Earth’s Deepest Point
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 11:00 pm (UTC-5)
Hollywood film director James Cameron has returned to the ocean surface after traveling to the deepest spot on Earth. The director of Titanic and other films used a specially designed submarine called Deepsea Challenger Sunday to dive nearly 11 kilometers to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Cameron spent hours on the Pacific Ocean […]
North Korea Likely to Overshadow Nuclear Summit
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will attend a nuclear security summit in Seoul Monday, focused on combating nuclear terrorism but likely to be overshadowed by North Korea’s plans to launch a long-range rocket next month. Leaders from more than 50 other nations and international organizations will gather in South Korea’s capital for the second such nuclear […]
US Health Care Battle Moves to Supreme Court
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Two years after it was signed into law, President Barack Obama’s divisive health care law comes before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. The court will hear a challenge by attorneys general representing 26 states who argue that the health care law violates the Constitution and tramples on individual liberties by requiring nearly all Americans to […]
Film Director Dives to Earth’s Deepest Point
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Hollywood film director James Cameron has traveled to the deepest spot on Earth. The director of Titanic and other films used a specially designed submarine called Deepsea Challenger Sunday to dive nearly 11 kilometers, about 200 miles southwest of the Pacific island of Guam. Cameron sent the message “All systems OK,” to his support team […]
Reports: Senegal’s President Concedes Election to Rival
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
Senegalese state media report that President Abdoulaye Wade has acknowledged defeat in Sunday’s runoff presidential election, and has called his opponent Macky Sall to congratulate him. Unofficial results being announced by the media show Mr. Sall with a huge lead over Mr. Wade. Mr. Sall’s supporters are celebrating in the streets of Dakar. Official provisional […]
US, Allies Considering ‘Non-Lethal’ Aid for Syrian Rebels
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says President Barack Obama is considering providing Syrian rebels with “non-lethal” aid in their year-long uprising against autocratic leader Bashar al-Assad. Mr. Obama discussed ways of helping the Syrian rebels with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday in Seoul, where they will attend a nuclear security summit. The two leaders agreed […]
Maoists Release 1 of 2 Italian Hostages
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Maoist rebels in eastern Indian state of Orissa have released one of the two Italian men they kidnapped almost two weeks ago. Claudio Colangelo, who was freed Sunday, described his experience as frightening. He expressed hope that the second man, Paolo Bosusco, will be released soon. Colangelo, a tourist, and tour guide Bosusco were taken […]
French Gunman’s Brother Charged with Complicity
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
French prosecutors have filed preliminary charges against the older brother of an Islamist gunman who shot and killed seven people during a shooting rampage in the southwestern city of Toulouse earlier this month. Abdelkader Merah was charged Sunday with complicity to murder and involvement in terrorism. He has denied helping his younger brother Mohamed kill […]
Belarusian Opposition Holds Protest Rally
Posted March 25th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of opposition supporters and activists gathered Sunday in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, to mark the 94th anniversary of the country’s short-lived independence from Russia in 1918. The rally was the largest since authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko won his fourth term in office in December 2010 and intensified his crackdown on the opposition. The opposition […]
