Talks between Iranian authorities and U.N. nuclear agency officials have started in Vienna, as a major U.S. newspaper reports that Iran has repeatedly violated maritime law in a bid to sidestep international sanctions imposed due to its controversial nuclear program. International Atomic Energy Agency officials are expected to press Iran for access to the Parchin […]
Greek Coalition Talks Continue
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Greek party leaders are to resume talks to form a coalition government Monday, hoping to avoid new parliamentary elections. Greek President Karolos Papoulias has called the party leaders back for more negotiations after Sunday’s talks failed. The leader of a the radical left Syriza party, which finished second in last week’s parliamentary elections, has refused […]
15 Killed in Nepal Plane Crash
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Police in Nepal say a plane crash near an airport in the country’s north has killed 15 people. Authorities say six people on board survived Monday’s crash and were flown to the nearby city of Pokhara for treatment. Those on board the Agni Air company plane included 16 Indians, two Westerners, two Nepalese pilots and […]
South Korean President Visits Burma
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak headed to Burma Monday for a two-day visit, the first such trip by a South Korean leader in nearly 30 years. Mr. Lee’s office said he will meet with Burmese President Thein Sein to discuss increasing economic ties as well as cooperation on energy and natural resources. The South Korean […]
Report: Iran Turns Off International Tracking on Tankers
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
A major U.S. newspaper is reporting that Iran has routinely switched off satellite tracking systems on its sea-bound oil tankers in a bid to sidestep international sanctions due to its controversial nuclear program. The news comes as Iran is set to meet U.N. nuclear agency officials. The Washington Post quotes unnamed U.S. officials Monday saying […]
NATO Chief Says Alliance Moving Forward with Missile Shield
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance has conducted a successful test of its missile defense system for Europe. In an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, Rasmussen said NATO plans to declare an “interim capability” for the anti-ballistic missile system at a conference later this month. He said the system will still […]
False Bio Forces Out Yahoo CEO
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Internet company Yahoo has its fourth CEO in less than four years, after chief Scott Thompson left the company amid a controversy about his academic record. Yahoo on Sunday named the company’s global media head, Ross Levinsohn, as its interim CEO. Thompson leaves Yahoo after just four months as chief executive. The company’s stock price […]
9 Killed in Nepal Plane Crash
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
Police in Nepal say a plane carrying 21 people has crashed in the country’s northern Himalayas, killing at least 9 people. The Associated Press reports that authorities have flown at least four survivors of Monday’s crash to the nearby city of Pokhara for treatment. The plane went down at an area known as a popular […]
