The head of the United Nations nuclear agency says he expects Iran to sign an agreement “quite soon” to allow inspections of facilities suspected of being used in a covert nuclear weapons program. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano made the comment Tuesday after returning to Vienna from a brief visit to Iran where […]
UN Nuclear Chief Sees Deal ‘Soon’ With Iran on Inspections
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
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UN Nuclear Chief Sees Deal ‘Soon’ With Iran on Inspections
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The head of the United Nations nuclear agency says he expects Iran to sign an agreement “quite soon” to allow inspections of facilities suspected of being used in a covert nuclear weapons program. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukio Amano made the comment Tuesday after returning to Vienna from a brief visit to Iran where […]
AU, Somali Forces Move on al-Shabab Stronghold
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
African Union and Somali government forces are attempting to seize a militant stronghold outside Mogadishu. The operation launched Tuesday near Somali capital targets the al-Shabab-controlled town of Afgoye, site of a massive camp for internally displaced Somalis. Witnesses reported heavy fighting between the two sides. An African Union statement described the offensive as a “carefully […]
Yemen Soldiers Hold Somber Ceremony After Suicide Attack
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni soldiers somberly marched in a National Day parade on Tuesday, one day after a suicide bomber killed at least 96 troops and wounded more than 200 during a rehearsal for the parade. Al-Qaida’s wing in Yemen said Monday’s bomb attack was revenge for what the group called a U.S.-backed war on its followers. Yemeni […]
US Envoy to Afghanistan to Step Down
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker is expected to step down from his position in the coming months, even as the United States and its NATO allies work their way out of the costly war. The announcement came Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama concluded a NATO summit in Chicago that reportedly closed […]
SpaceX Begins History Making Journey to ISS
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
A rocket designed and built by a privately-owned company has successfully blasted off on a historic mission to deliver a supply capsule to the International Space Station. Television cameras captured the apparently flawless launch of the Dragon space capsule atop Space X’s Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida Tuesday morning in the pre-dawn hours. “T-minus […]
North Korea Says Will Boost Nuclear Program in Response to US
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
North Korea is warning that it will continue to develop its nuclear program in response to diplomatic pressure from the United States. Pyongyang’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that it will “bolster its nuclear deterrent” in the face of what it called Washington’s “hostile policies.” But it made no direct threat of a nuclear test that […]
UN Nuclear Chief: Deal to be Signed with Iran Soon
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says he expects Iran to sign a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency “quite soon.” But IAEA chief Yukio Amano said Tuesday in Vienna there are still some differences to be sorted out. Amano has just returned from Tehran, where he met with Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, […]
Report: Counterfeit Anti-Malaria Drugs Common in Africa, Asia
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
A new study says a flood of fake or poor quality anti-malaria drugs throughout Africa and Asia over the last decade poses a major risk in the effort to combat the mosquito-borne disease. The report by the U.S. National Institutes of Health says an analysis of data collected from 21 sub-Saharan African nations discovered that […]
Aung San Suu Kyi to Give First International Speech in Geneva
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
United Nations officials say Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver a speech to a labor conference in Geneva next month. International Labor Organization Director-General Juan Somavia said Tuesday that Aung San Suu Kyi will address the annual ILO conference on June 14. The long-time pro-democracy activist will be making her first trip […]
