U.S. President Barack Obama says there is room for another arms control deal with Russia. After talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Seoul nuclear summit Monday, Mr. Obama said both countries can continue to make progress in cutting stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Mr. Obama called the START agreement with Russia ratified in 2010 […]
Obama Seeking Another Arms Deal with Russia
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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President: Kenya Strikes Oil For First Time
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki says oil has been discovered in his country for the first time, but he cautions it will take years to begin production. President Kibaki announced Monday the oil was discovered in the northwestern Turkana region over the weekend. He called the find a “major breakthrough in oil exploration” and added it […]
Syrian Security Forces Shell Homs, Killing At Least 5
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say security forces have bombarded the flashpoint central city of Homs, setting fire to houses and killing at least five people in a key hub of a year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The activists say at least two people were killed in Syrian military raids on other opposition centers around the country. […]
US Central Bank Chief Says Economy Still Shaky
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. central bank chief says the country’s labor market remains “far from normal,” even after months of employment gains. The unemployment rate for the world’s largest economy fell to 8.3 percent earlier this year, and 1.2 million jobs have been added in the last six months. But the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben […]
Senegal’s Sall Wrests Presidency From Former Mentor
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Macky Sall is set to become the next president of Senegal after defeating his political mentor Abdoulaye Wade in a runoff election Sunday. Mr. Sall was a staunch supporter of Mr. Wade’s opposition Senegalese Democratic Party when it defeated the ruling Socialists in 2000, bringing Mr. Wade to power. He went to serve as Mr. […]
Man in Afghan Uniform Kills NATO Service Members
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
NATO officials say a man wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on coalition forces in southern Afghanistan Monday, killing two service members. Officials say the coalition returned fire, killing the attacker at a NATO base in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province around midday. A joint Afghan-ISAF team is investigating the incident. Authorities have not […]
Sall Defeats Senegalese President in Runoff Vote
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Opposition candidate Macky Sall says a new era can begin in Senegal after his victory in Sunday’s runoff presidential election. Unofficial results showed voters backed Mr. Sall over President Abdoulaye Wade, who was running for a controversial third term. Mr. Sall told reporters early Monday the election is a victory for all of Senegal. “I […]
Tensions Rise in Khmer Rouge Tribunal Feud
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
A feud between judges on the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal erupted anew on Monday, with a Cambodian judge welcoming the resignation of a European counterpart who quit last week complaining of improper interference in ongoing probes. Cambodian co-investigating Judge You Bunleng, in a lengthy statement, said he is convinced the resignation of Swiss Judge […]
Hu Says China Takes Pyongyang Missile Launch Seriously
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say the United States and China have agreed to coordinate their response to a scheduled North Korean missile launch that has overshadowed this week’s nuclear security summit in Seoul. An aide to U.S. President Barack Obama says Chinese President Hu Jintao expressed his nation’s “serious concern” about the planned launch at a one-on-one […]
Nuclear Summit Aims to Keep Fissile Materials from Terrorists
Posted March 26th, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Leaders from 53 states Monday began a two-day summit in Seoul, South Korea aimed at making sure that nuclear materials never fall into the hands of terrorists. That goal has been a signature issue for U.S. President Barack Obama, who announced early in his term that he would lead a global effort to secure all […]
