Residents of southwestern Japan are returning home after four days of record rainfall that caused massive flooding. Hundreds of thousands of people on the island of Kyushu began to clean up Monday, as the death toll from flooding and landslides reached at least 27. Sunday, Japanese troops airlifted supplies to more than 3,000 thousand people […]
Japan Begins Cleanup After Record Rains, Flooding
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
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Peace Process, Regional Concerns Lead Clinton Talks in Israel
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian officials Monday for talks focused on their peace process, as well as developments in Egypt, Syria and Iran. Clinton met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the beginning of her nearly two-week trip. She wants to continue talks with Israeli leaders about letters […]
North Korean Army Chief Dismissed
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
North Korea has announced the removal of its military chief, a key advisor to leader Kim Jong-un. In a surprise radio announcement Monday, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho had been removed from all of his posts because of illness. The announcer said the Workers’ Party central committee political […]
Red Cross Widens Area Involved in Syrian Civil War
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
The International Red Cross says there is now a state of civil war across more parts of Syria, widening its earlier designation. The group had previously said such conflict existed between government forces and opposition groups in the flash point areas of Homs, Hama and Idlib. But ICRC spokesman Hicham Hassan said Sunday that hostilities […]
Red Cross Widens Area Involved in Syrian Civil War
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
The International Red Cross says there is now a “non-international armed conflict” – or civil war – across more parts of Syria, widening its earlier designation. The group had previously said such conflict existed between government forces and opposition groups in the flashpoint areas of Homs, Hama and Idlib. But ICRC spokesman Hicham Hassan said […]
Study: YouTube Becoming Major Platform for News
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
A new report says the video-sharing website YouTube is emerging as a major platform for news. The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism said Monday a third of the most searched terms on YouTube during the 15 months of the center’s study were news-related. Pew’s research was conducted from January 2011 to March […]
Red Cross Widens Area Involved in Syrian Civil War
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
The International Red Cross says there is now a state of civil war across more parts of Syria, widening its earlier designation. The group had previously said such conflict existed between government forces and opposition groups in the flash point areas of Homs, Hama and Idlib. But ICRC spokesman Hicham Hassan said Sunday that hostilities […]
Red Cross Widens Area Involved in Syrian Civil War
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
The International Red Cross says there is now a “non-international armed conflict” – or civil war – across more parts of Syria, widening its earlier designation. The group had previously said such conflict existed between government forces and opposition groups in the flashpoint areas of Homs, Hama and Idlib. But ICRC spokesman Hicham Hassan said […]
New Zealand to Crack Down on Party Pills
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 1:07 am (UTC-5)
New Zealand announced plans Monday to ban the use of party pills and fake cannabis – drugs offering so-called legal highs – unless producers can provide clinical evidence that they are safe. Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne said Monday that current laws are failing, because as soon as regulators ban a synthetic drug, manufacturers alter […]
Clinton in Israel for Talks on Middle East Upheaval
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Tel Aviv for talks likely to focus on the stalled Middle East peace process and political upheaval in places like Syria and Egypt. Clinton is to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Later, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will meet with Clinton at her hotel in […]
