Japan’s prime minister has called for the reopening of an idle nuclear plant, saying Japan cannot do without atomic energy. At a news conference Friday, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda called for all operations to resume at the Ohi nuclear plant in western Japan. He said two reactors should be restarted to support people’s lives, but […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Calls for Reopening of Nuclear Plant
Posted June 8th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
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China Pledges ‘Selfless Help’ to Afghanistan
Posted June 8th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
China’s president pledged “selfless help” to Afghanistan on Friday, as the leaders of the two countries agreed to upgrade their trade, aid, investment and security relations. At a meeting in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, President Hu Jintao told Afghan President Hamid Karzai that China would continue to provide help to Afghanistan as it […]
Clinton, Annan to Discuss Syria Crisis
Posted June 8th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is discussing the Syria crisis Friday with United Nations-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, who has warned of an all out civil war in the country if the situation does not change course. The meeting in Washington comes one day after the U.N. said its unarmed monitors were shot at […]
18 Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted June 8th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb blast has ripped through a bus, killing at least 18 people, including six women. Authorities say some 35 people were wounded in the attack Friday in Peshawar, near Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal region, along the Afghan border. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Pakistani Taliban […]
Taliban Inmates Escape Afghan Prison
Posted June 8th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northern Afghanistan say a prison breakout has resulted in the death of three prisoners. Authorities in Sar-e Pol province say Taliban members were among the more than a dozen inmates who escaped when a hole was blown into the prison wall Thursday night. Officials say the dead inmates were killed by prison guards. […]
IAEA, Iran Start New Talks on Nuclear Access
Posted June 8th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations nuclear watchdog has begun a new round of talks with Iran in an effort to negotiate a deal allowing the agency to resume an investigation into suspected nuclear weapons research in the Islamic state. Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency met with agency officials Friday in Vienna. The IAEA wants […]
China Pledges ‘Selfless Help’ to Afghanistan
Posted June 8th, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
China’s president pledged “selfless help” to Afghanistan on Friday, as the leaders of the two countries agreed to upgrade their trade, aid, investment and security relations. At a meeting in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, President Hu Jintao told Afghan President Hamid Karzai that China would continue to provide help to Afghanistan as it […]
African Leaders Seeking UN Military Help in Mali
Posted June 8th, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
African leaders meeting in Ivory Coast are calling for United Nations backing for military intervention in northern Mali, which is currently controlled by rebels. Members of the African Union, the western African group, ECOWAS, and the United Nations Thursday agreed the AU should ask the United Nations Security Council for intervention in restoring Mali’s territorial […]
