Rescuers working off the coast of Indonesia have pulled 45 people to safety after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank. Australia’s maritime safety agency says three of the survivors rescued Thursday have serious injuries, but are in stable condition. An Australian Navy patrol boat is working with several merchant vessels to search for 105 other […]
45 Rescued, 105 Missing After Asylum Boat Sinks Off Indonesia
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
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Republican Nominee Romney to Make Presidential Pitch
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Mitt Romney takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to make his case for why he should be elected the next president of the United States. The Republican party nominee will address those at the convention in Tampa, Florida, and millions watching on television, following days of speeches by party heavyweights aimed at […]
Chinese Scholars Upset with Dictionary for Including English Phrases
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
A group of scholars in China is calling for the removal of English words from a respected Chinese dictionary, saying their presence is harming the purity of the Chinese language. China’s Xinhua news agency says the scholars have signed a petition arguing that the latest edition of the Modern Chinese Dictionary violates Chinese law by […]
Iran’s Khamenei Rules Out Nuclear Bomb
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s Supreme Leader says his country will never develop an atomic bomb, but will not abandon its controversial nuclear program. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told leaders of developing nations Thursday at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran that Iran will “not give up its national right to peaceful nuclear energy.” The supreme leader’s speech also took […]
22 Rescued, 128 Missing After Asylum Boat Sinks Off Indonesia
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
An Australian Navy patrol boat has rescued 16 people and a merchant vessel pulled six others to safety after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank in the waters off Indonesia. Rescuers are still looking for another 128 people who were on board the boat Wednesday when someone made a distress call to Australian authorities and […]
Tropical Storm Isaac Losing Punch, But Still Poses Threat
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac will weaken to a tropical depression Thursday as it continues on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac is carrying maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers an hour, and could dump as much as 63 centimeters of rain in isolated […]
Coal Mine Blast Kills 19 in China
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
A gas explosion at a coal mine in southern China has killed at least 19 miners. Officials say more than 100 miners have been rescued after the blast late Wednesday in Sichuan province. State media reported another 28 people were still trapped underground Thursday as rescue operations continued. Police were questioning the mine’s owner. Nearly […]
3 Australian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Five Australian soldiers have been killed in what Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls the country’s “single worst day in Afghanistan.” NATO officials say a person wearing an Afghan National Army uniform shot and killed three soldiers late Wednesday at a base in southern Afghanistan. Two others died early Thursday when their helicopter crashed in Helmand […]
Clinton Heads for Talks in Asia, as China Protests
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads Thursday to the South Pacific for the start of an Asian tour expected to focus on China’s growing influence in the region. Clinton will begin her six-nation trip in the remote Cook Islands, where she will become the first ever U.S. secretary of state to attend the annual […]
Egypt President in Iran for First Visit in Decades
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has arrived in Tehran making him the first Egyptian leader to visit Iran since its 1979 Islamic revolution. Iranian state television showed Mr. Morsi’s red-carpet welcome in a live broadcast Thursday from Tehran’s Mehrabad airport. He will attend a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement that concludes on Friday. Iran cut diplomatic […]
