South Korea says its navy has retrieved debris from the North’s rocket launch earlier this week and will analyze it to learn more about Pyongyang’s missile capability. Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok says a navy ship carrying what appeared to be a fuel tank arrived Friday at a military base in Pyeongtaek. The tank was […]
South Korea Analyzing North’s Rocket Debris
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Sources: Suspected Gunman Dead at Connecticut School
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Sources in the northeastern state of Connecticut say a suspected gunman at an elementary school is dead. Police and other emergency vehicles are at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Authorities are to provide further details at an afternoon news conference. Early reports said three people had been wounded.
European Leaders Say Worst of Debt Crisis Is Over
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Some European leaders are saying that the worst of the continent’s three-year governmental debt crisis is behind it, even as they remained cautious about its weak economy. The leaders approved creation of a single supervisor for the eurozone’s largest banks and handed Greece more bailout money at their yearend summit in Brussels. French President Francois […]
Eleven-year Sentence Doled Out in Politkovskaya Killing
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
A Russian court has sentenced a former police officer to 11 years in prison and fined him some $100,000 for his role in the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. The sentencing of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov came Friday after a speedy trial in which the defendant struck a plea bargain that qualified him for a […]
European Leaders Say Worst of Debt Crisis Is Over
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Some European leaders are saying that the worst of the continent’s three-year governmental debt crisis is behind it, even as they remained cautious about its weak economy. The leaders approved creation of a single supervisor for the eurozone’s largest banks and handed Greece more bailout money at their yearend summit in Brussels. French President Francois […]
Israeli FM Resigns After Indictment
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned after the country’s attorney general charged him with a breach of trust. Lieberman’s decision to resign Friday comes just one month ahead of Israeli elections. It is unclear if the move will help or hurt votes for Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party. Lieberman has […]
Rivals Clash Ahead of Egypt Constitution Vote
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Clashes have broken out in the Egyptian city of Alexandria between supporters and opponents of the country’s new constitution, one day before the highly contentious referendum on the document. Witnesses say fighting between stone-throwing protesters began Friday near a mosque in Alexandria, the country’s second largest city. Several cars were set on fire. There was […]
China Defends Flight Over Disputed Islands
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
China has defended the flight of a government plane in disputed airspace near contested islands in the East China Sea, an incident that provoked a diplomatic dispute with Japan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday Japanese aircraft and ships have entered waters around the islands since September. “The Foreign Ministry has demanded many […]
Rivals Rally in Egypt Ahead of Constitution Vote
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of flag-waving supporters and opponents of Egypt’s new constitution have turned out for rival rallies, on Friday, a day before voting begins inside the country. The measure has the support of President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood and ultra-orthodox Salafist groups. However, members of liberal, secular and Christian opposition fear it will erode civil liberties […]
Man Stabs 22 Children at Chinese Elementary School
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media say a man stabbed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in central China on Friday. The official Xinhua news agency says the knife-wielding man attacked the children outside a school in Chenpeng village in Henan province. It said the children, whose ages are not known, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police […]
