Military forces in South Korea and Japan are standing by Thursday on the first day of a five-day window for a North Korean rocket launch that Pyongyang says will carry a weather satellite into space. No notice had been given to a group of international journalists gathered in Pyongyang several hours after the opening of […]
Regional Forces Stand By as North Korean Launch Window Opens
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Assumes Top Party Post
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
Kim Jong Un has been named first secretary of North Korea’s ruling party, solidifying his position as heir to the political dynasty established by his father and grandfather. The move late Wednesday comes shortly before the expected launch of what Pyongyang says is a weather satellite but has been denounced by other countries as a […]
Zimmerman Charged with Murder in Florida Shooting of Black Teen
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
The attorney representing Florida shooting suspect George Zimmerman says his client will plead not guilty to charges of second-degree murder. Zimmerman is expected to appear before a judge Thursday for a bond hearing. Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey Wednesday charged Zimmerman, a white, Hispanic man, in the shooting death of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin. She […]
Egypt Court Clears Way for Salafist in Presidential Race
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
An Egyptian court ruled Wednesday that the mother of popular Salafi politician Hazem Abu Ismail is not an American citizen, clearing the way for him to rejoin the presidential race. Earlier this month, Ismail’s candidacy was in doubt after the presidential elections commission said it obtained documents showing that his mother was a U.S. citizen, […]
Zimmerman Charged with Murder in Florida Shooting of Black Teen
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
A Florida special prosecutor has charged a white Hispanic suspect with second degree murder in the shooting death of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin. Special prosecutor Angela Corey announced Wednesday that George Zimmerman turned himself in to police. He will appear before a judge to hear the charges later this week. Corey gave no details on […]
G8 Talks Focus on Syria, Iran, N. Korea
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stressed the urgent need to resolve security concerns about Syria, Iran and North Korea, as she opened a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations in Washington. The two days of talks are aimed at setting the agenda for next month’s G8 summit […]
Syria Pledges to Stop Fighting by UN Deadline
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syria has promised to comply with a U.N.-brokered cease-fire beginning Thursday morning, the day set by U.N.-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan as the deadline for a halt to 13 months of bloodshed. In a statement Wednesday, Damascus said the army has successfully fought off “armed terrorist groups” and has “reasserted the state’s rule across […]
Syria, Iran, N. Korea Dominating G8 Talks
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Syria, Iran, and North Korea are dominating the Group of Eight foreign ministers’ meeting in Washington, led by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The two days of talks are aimed at setting the agenda for next month’s G-8 summit at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. Secretary Clinton said the ministers are alarmed at […]
Kabila Rejects International Pressure on General Bosco Ntaganda
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has rejected international pressure to arrest an army general wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes. Mr. Kabila told reporters during a trip to the country’s east Wednesday that Bosco Ntaganda will be arrested, but for the sake of the Congolese […]
Mass Murderer Charles Manson Again Denied Parole
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
California prison officials have again denied parole for notorious mass murderer Charles Manson, possibly for the last time. The 77-year-old Manson again did not attend his parole hearing Wednesday at Corcoran State Prison north of Los Angeles. The parole board gave no clear reason for keeping him behind bars. But it ruled in previous hearings […]
