India test-fired a new missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead as far as the Chinese capital, Beijing. Indian media showed video of the long-range Agni-V missile in-flight Thursday. There was no official government confirmation of the test or whether it was successful. The Agni-V has a range of 5,000 kilometers. The launch from a […]
India Tests Nuclear Missile Capable of Reaching Beijing
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
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India to Test Nuclear Missile Capable of Reaching Beijing
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
India has announced it is planning to test-launch a new long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead as far as the Chinese capital, Beijing. Ravi Gupta, a spokesman for India’s Defense Research and Development Organization — which built the Agni-V missile — said Wednesday that it will be, in his words, a “quantum leap” […]
Guinea-Bissau’s Military Junta Dissolves Government
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau’s military junta has formally dissolved the government and says it will hand power back to civilians after a two-year transitional period. The deal reached Wednesday between the junta and several opposition parties includes the creation of a transitional council that will soon name an interim president and caretaker government. The plan was not signed […]
Three Secret Service Employees Leaving Agency Over Colombia Scandal
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Secret Service says three of 11 employees under investigation for alleged misconduct involving prostitutes in Colombia are leaving the agency. The agency’s assistant director, Paul Morrissey, says the three leaving include one “supervisory” employee. He said the investigation into the scandal is still in an early stage. Eleven Secret Service personnel who were […]
NATO Finalizing Long-Term Commitment in Afghanistan
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
NATO’s chief says coalition members have begun outlining their future commitments to Afghanistan after international combat troops leave the country by a 2014 deadline. During Wednesday’s meeting of NATO foreign and defense ministers in Brussels, Secretary-General Anders-Fogh Rasmussen told reporters that a number of member-states put forward planned financial contributions to Afghan security forces. He […]
Pakistan’s Army Chief Calls for Glacier Demilitarization
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, has called for the demilitarization of the disputed high-altitude Siachen Glacier where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops have been stationed for decades. Kayani’s call came 11 days after a massive avalanche flattened a key military base in the disputed Kashmir region under 20 meters of snow, burying […]
Pentagon Investigating Photos of Afghan Insurgent Remains
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday an investigation is under way into photographs published by the Los Angeles Times newspaper, showing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan posing with the remains of suicide bombers. Panetta, who is in Brussels for a rare joint NATO foreign and defense ministers meeting, issued a condemnation and said the individuals […]
Pakistan’s Army Chief Calls for Glacier Demilitarization
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, has called for the demilitarization of the disputed high-altitude Siachen Glacier where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops have been stationed for decades. Kayani’s call came 11 days after a massive avalanche flattened a key military base in the disputed Kashmir region under 20 meters of s now, […]
Obama Promotes His Economic Plan in Ohio
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his Republican rivals are trying to help the wealthiest Americans rather than spend money to help the middle class. Mr. Obama told an audience at a campaign stop at a community college in the Midwestern state of Ohio that he wants to ensure tax fairness for all, while […]
South Sudan is World Bank’s Newest Member
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan became the newest member of the World Bank on Wednesday when the country’s finance minister, Kosti Manibe Ngai, signed an agreement in Washington formalizing the country’s membership in the organization. South Sudan has suffered from decades of conflict, and the World Bank says the world’s newest country has some of the lowest levels […]
