The U.S. military says it is investigating the deaths of two American service members after a man wearing an Afghan National Police uniform used his weapon against them. Military officials said Thursday’s incident occurred in Uruzgan province. It is not clear if the attacker was a member of the Afghan National Security Forces. The incident […]
Suspected Afghan ‘Insider Attack’ Kills 2 Americans
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
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Georgia Parliament Confirms New PM
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Georgia’s parliament has approved billionaire politician Bidzina Ivanishvili as the country’s new prime minister. Mr. Ivanishvili’s Georgia Dream movement won the October 1 parliamentary election, ending the nine-year rule of President Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement party. With a vote of 88 to 54 Thursday, lawmakers approved Mr. Ivanishvili and his new Cabinet. In remarks […]
Russian Police Kill 2 Suspected Assassins
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Russian security officials say two men killed by police in Tatarstan were suspects in a murder plot targeting a top Muslim cleric. The two men killed Wednesday in Kazan are said to have been planning a major terrorist attack during Eid al-Adha, the Muslim holiday beginning at sundown Thursday. One member of the federal security […]
South African Gold Mining Companies, Workers Reach Agreement
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
South African gold mining companies have signed a new wage deal aimed at ending strikes that have crippled the industry. The deal between mineworkers’ unions and three major mining companies, signed Thursday, gives mineworkers cumulative wage hikes of between 11 and 20 percent. The increase is on top of earlier pay increases that took effect […]
Chinese Ships Seen Near Disputed Tokyo-Controlled Islands
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Japan says four Chinese government ships entered waters near contested Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea, as a territorial dispute between the two Asian giants drags on. Japan’s Coast Guard said the Chinese surveillance vessels spent several hours within a 22-kilometer zone surrounding the islands Thursday. It said this is the first time in […]
Tokyo’s Fiery Governor Quits to Form New Party
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, whose outspoken nationalism has often angered neighboring China, says he is resigning to form a new political party ahead of a general election. Ishihara told a news conference Thursday he plans to run for parliament in the elections, which must be called by August. He was a parliamentarian for the Liberal […]
Israel, Gaza Militants Halt Attacks
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip say an informal truce brokered by Egypt has taken hold after days of rocket fire and retaliatory airstrikes. The Israeli military said Thursday that no rocket fire had been detected since late Wednesday, and that it had not carried out any airstrikes against Gaza since Wednesday morning. […]
Obama, Romney Concentrate on “Swing States”
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is crisscrossing the nation on a marathon campaign tour Thursday, while Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is concentrating his campaign efforts on the swing state of Ohio. Mr. Obama has stops planned in the U.S. states of Florida, Virginia, Illinois, and Ohio Thursday. In Illinois, he will cast his ballot for […]
China Resumes Construction of Nuclear Power Plants
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
China is lifting a ban on new nuclear power plants that was imposed after Japan’s Fukushima disaster last year, but says only plants in coastal areas will be approved. China’s State Council decided Wednesday to allow “a small number” of coastal nuclear power stations to be built before 2015, promising they will meet international safety […]
Obama Aide Slams Romney’s Tough Talk on China as ‘Irresponsible’
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
A foreign policy adviser to President Barack Obama says Republican Mitt Romney’s pledge to label China a currency manipulator on his first day in office is irresponsible and risks upsetting U.S.-China relations. At a debate Wednesday at Johns Hopkins University, Mr. Obama’s former senior Asia policy aide Jeff Bader said it is “astonishing” Mr. Romney […]
