Two astronauts are working outside the orbiting International Space Station to try to bypass a leak in a cooling system. Engineers suspect the radiator was hit by a micrometeoroid or a piece of space debris, which created a tiny hole that has allowed ammonia to escape. The radiators dissipate heat from the station’s equipment. Station […]
Spacewalkers Try To Bypass Space Station Coolant Leak
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
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US Presidential Race Back at Full Speed after Superstorm
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign trail, after spending several days heading the federal government’s response to the massive Atlantic storm named Sandy. Mr. Obama travels Thursday to Wisconsin, Nevada and Colorado, three so-called “battleground states” that could determine whether he or Republican challenger Mitt Romney wins the 270 electoral votes needed […]
Clinton in Albania on Last Leg of Balkans Tour
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Albania’s feuding political factions to work together to push through democratic reforms and ensure free and fair elections next year, during a visit that coincides with the country’s 100th anniversary of independence. During a speech to parliament in the capital, Tirana, Clinton said Albania must continue working […]
Apple, Google Maps Run Afoul of South Korea
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Some map applications are stirring up trouble, virtually erasing South Korea’s claims to an island chain also claimed by Japan. Both Apple and Google have removed the Korean name for the islands from their English and Japanese map services. South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Tai-young said Thursday the government is launching a formal objection […]
Syrian Opposition Says Rebels Kill 28 Soldiers
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels attacked three army checkpoints Thursday and killed 28 soldiers, an opposition group reported. There was no comment from the government or state-run media. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attacks occurred in the northern province of Idlib, near the Turkish border. It said five rebels were killed in the skirmishes. […]
Kidnappers Free 7 Sailors Abducted Off Nigeria
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Kidnappers have freed seven sailors, including six Russians and an Estonian, who were abducted last month from a ship off the coast of Nigeria. French company Bourbon, which owns the ship, said Thursday the crew members are in good condition and would leave Nigeria in a few days after undergoing medical tests. The company did […]
China Dissident Given 8 Years in Jail for Advocating Democracy
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
ATTN WEB DESK: PLEASE USE THIS VERSION China continued its latest crackdown on dissent Thursday by sentencing a man to eight years in prison for advocating constitutional democracy and criticizing the ruling Communist Party. The lawyer for 27-year-old Cao Haibo says his client was sentenced for “subversion of state power” at a secret court hearing […]
China Dissident Given 8 Years in Jail for Advocating Democracy
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
China continued its latest crackdown on dissent Thursday by sentencing a man to eight years in prison for advocating constitutional democracy and criticizing the ruling Communist Party. The lawyer for 27-year-old Cao Haibo says his client was sentenced for “subversion of state power” at a secret court hearing in the southwestern city of Kunming. He […]
Cyclone Rakes Across Southern India; 6 Dead
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
At least six people are dead after Cyclone Nilam slammed into southern India this week, bringing heavy rains and storm surges that toppled homes and grounded an oil tanker. Indian officials say the deaths were caused by drowning and trees and homes falling down. One crew member of the grounded tanker Pratibha Cauvery was reported […]
China Sovereign Fund Buys 10 Percent of London’s Heathrow
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
China’s state-owned investment fund has purchased a 10 percent stake in London’s Heathrow Airport, the latest Chinese push into key overseas infrastructure projects. The China Investment Corporation paid the company that manages Heathrow, Spanish architectural company Ferrovial, $414 million for a six percent stake in Heathrow’s parent company, FGP Topco. It also added shares from […]
