The Philippines Supreme Court has suspended a controversial new cybercrime law that critics say infringes on free speech. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Tuesday the court issued a temporary restraining order, keeping the law from taking effect until it can review whether certain provisions limit civil liberties. The law, which went into force last […]
Philippines Suspends Controversial Cybercrime Law
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
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Citing Bo Case, China Vows to Get Tough on Corruption
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
China’s Communist Party says its decision to pursue charges against disgraced politician Bo Xilai shows it is serious about cracking down on rampant corruption within its ranks. He Guoqiang, the party’s top disciplinary official, was quoted in state media Tuesday as saying the case against the once-powerful Bo should serve as a warning to other […]
Obama, Romney Vie for Key Ohio Votes
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney take their campaigns to the key political battleground state of Ohio Tuesday, as they seek to win over voters with four weeks left before the election. The latest polls indicate the two candidates are virtually tied ahead of the November 6 vote. Ohio is one of […]
IMF Predicts Slower Global Economic Growth
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
The International Monetary Fund is cutting its prediction for global economic expansion this year, and the fund’s experts say the risks of serious economic problems are growing. IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard says that advanced economies are at risk of recession, and emerging markets like China are becoming increasingly affected. “The world economic recovery continues, […]
Amid Island Dispute, S.Korea, Japan Let Currency Swap Deal Expire
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
South Korea and Japan have agreed to reduce the size of their currency swap arrangement, amid a long-standing dispute over a group of islands. The two Asian powers cited improved financial market stability in announcing they will allow the temporary expansion of the deal to expire at the end of the month, as scheduled. South […]
North Korea Says Its Rockets Could Hit Continental US
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
North Korea is warning that its rockets are capable of striking the continental United States, two days after Seoul said it signed a deal with Washington to allow South Korea to extend the range of its ballistic missiles. A spokesperson for the North’s National Defense Commission said in state media Tuesday Pyongyang has “strategic rocket […]
Egypt’s Morsi Issues General Pardon for Revolutionary Activists
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has issued a decree granting a pardon to Egyptians who were detained or convicted for acts linked to the 2011 revolution that ousted his longtime predecessor, Hosni Mubarak. In the decree posted on his Facebook page late Monday, Mr. Morsi said the pardon covers crimes “committed with the aim of supporting […]
13,000 People May Have Gotten Meningitis-Linked Steroid
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. federal health officials say 13,000 people in 23 states may have been injected with a contaminated steroid suspected of causing the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. This is the first time the Centers for Disease Control have put out an actual number of patients who got the medicine. But officials say they do not know […]
Witnesses Say Nigerian Soldiers Kill 30 After Blast
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses in northern Nigeria are accusing soldiers of firing on civilians in the troubled city of Maiduguri, killing at least 30 people. Reporters and hospital workers say many of the dead appear to be civilians. They say soldiers also set fire to homes and shops. Residents say the violence took place Monday after a bomb […]
US Institute: Iran Could Produce Enough Uranium for Bomb in 2 Months
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. security institute that advises Washington policy makers says Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb in as little as two months from now, but would need additional time to make the device itself. In a report issued Monday, the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said Iran has the […]
