Russia has agreed to write off 90 percent of North Korea’s $11 billion in debt that it has owed to Moscow since the Soviet era. Russian officials and North Korea’s state news agency say the two nations signed the agreement during a meeting Monday in Moscow. Few details on the deal have been released. Russian […]
Russia Writes Off 90 Percent of North Korea’s Debt
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
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Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreigners near Kabul
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital, killing at least 12 people. Police say at least nine foreign workers, their Afghan driver and two other Afghans were killed in Tuesday’s blast near the Kabul airport. The bomber detonated a car full of explosives near the bus on the main […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Begins US Tour
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi begins her 17-day visit to the United States in earnest Tuesday with events in Washington, including talks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Aung San Suu Kyi, who traveled to Washington Monday, is also scheduled to deliver remarks as part of a discussion about Burma’s democratic transition and […]
China: Ex-Police Chief Doesn’t Contest Charges as Trial Ends
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
A former Chinese police chief who revealed details about a major Communist Party scandal did not contest charges against him Tuesday as his trial ended in the central city of Chengdu. Wang Lijun is accused of defection and abuse of power related to a February incident where he fled to a U.S. consulate with details […]
Pakistani PM Agrees to Court Demand on Corruption Case
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has agreed to a Supreme Court demand that corruption cases be reopened against the country’s president. The move could help defuse longstanding tensions between Pakistan’s government and the judiciary. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court found former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt for ignoring the same […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreigners near Kabul
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital, killing at least 12 people. Police say nine foreign workers, an Afghan driver and at least two other Afghans were killed in Tuesday’s blast near the Kabul airport. The bomber targeted the bus on the main highway to the airport. A Kabul […]
China Continues Trial of Controversial Ex-Police Chief
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
The trial of an ex-police chief who revealed details about a major Communist Party scandal has resumed in the central city of Chengdu. The official Xinhua news agency says Wang Lijun stood “open trial” Tuesday for bribe-taking and bending the law for selfish ends, following a “closed-door trial” Monday on charges of defection and abuse […]
Two Japanese Activists Land on Disputed Islands with China
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
Two Japanese nationals have landed on one of the islands at the center of a heated territorial dispute with China, as Beijing braces for a day of anti-Japan protests. Japanese officials say the activists ignored police warnings and swam ashore early Tuesday to the largest of the islands, known in Japanese as Senkaku and in […]
Video of Romney Dismissing Obama Supporters Surfaces
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
A secretly recorded video released Monday shows U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney dismissing supporters of President Barack Obama as Americans who believe they are “victims” entitled to be supported by the federal government. The video on the website of the liberal magazine Mother Jones shows Mr. Romney speaking to donors at a private fundraising […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreigners near Kabul
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital, killing at least 11 people. Police say nine foreign workers, an Afghan driver and at least one other Afghan were killed in Tuesday’s blast near the Kabul airport. The bomber targeted the bus on the main highway to the airport. Kabul police […]
