Chinese officials and state media remained silent Wednesday on the status of the country’s leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, as rumors continued to swirl regarding his 11-day absence from public life. At a regular press briefing, China’s foreign ministry again refused to provide any details on the Chinese vice president, who was expected in just a few […]
US Missions in Libya, Egypt Attacked Over Film
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Demonstrators angered over an amateur American-made film that insults Islam’s Prophet Muhammad shot at and set fire to the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi Tuesday, killing a State Department officer. In Egypt, protesters scaled the fortified walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, tore up an American flag and replaced it with […]
South Korea Says North Korean Boats Violated Border
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
South Korea says seven North Korean fishing boats have crossed a disputed sea border off the countries’ west coast. The South Korean defense ministry said Wednesday the North Korean boats returned to their side of the border after a South Korean navy ship broadcast a warning message. It was the second such incident involving North […]
Factory Fires Kill More than 125 in Pakistan
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Fires broke out at two factories in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 125 people. More than 100 people were killed in the southern port city of Karachi when a blaze ripped through a garment factory. The death toll rose early Wednesday after authorities pulled more bodies from the building. Many of the dead were found […]
Factory Fires Kill More than 105 in Pakistan
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Fires broke out at two factories in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 105 people. Some 80 people were killed in the southern port city of Karachi when a blaze ripped through a garment factory. The death toll rose after more bodies were pulled from the building early Wednesday. Parts of the factory were still smoldering […]
US Missions in Libya, Egypt Attacked Over Film
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
Protesters angered over an amateur American-made film that mocks Islam’s Prophet Muhammad fired gunshots and set fire to the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi Tuesday, killing a State Department officer. In Egypt, protesters scaled the fortified walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo and replaced an American flag with an Islamic […]
China Urges US City to Remove Mural on Taiwan, Tibet
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
China’s government has asked a city in the western U.S. state of Oregon to order a Taiwanese-American businessman to remove a mural promoting independence for Taiwan and Tibet. The mural, in the city of Corvallis, portrays Taiwan as a beacon of freedom and depicts Chinese police beating Tibetan demonstrators and Tibetan monks setting themselves on […]
Factory Fires Kill 83 in Pakistan
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Fires broke out at two factories in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 83 people. Some 60 people were killed in the southern port city of Karachi when a blaze ripped through a garment factory. The death toll rose after more bodies were pulled from the building, early Wednesday. Witnesses say several people jumped from windows […]
