Polls opened early Wednesday in South Korea’s closely contested presidential election, which pits the daughter of a former military ruler against a former human rights lawyer. Voting will end at 6 pm local time and results are expected later in the day. Opinion surveys released last week showed Park Geun-hye of the conservative ruling New […]
S.Korean Poll Stations Open In Presidential Election
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Panetta Cites ‘Turning Point’ in Afghan War
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan believe the United States and its allies have, in his words, “turned the tide” after more than 11 years of war. Panetta spoke Tuesday in Washington, just days after a trip to Afghanistan, where he met with military commanders and Afghan leaders. He said […]
Schools Reopen in US Town Where Mass Shooting Occurred
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Students returned to school in a small Connecticut town Tuesday, except for those who went to Sandy Hook Elementary, where one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history took place. Schools in Newtown, Connecticut, opened two hours late as parents, educators and police hoped to resume some normalcy, four days after a gunman opened […]
Obama Supports Reinstating Assault Weapons Ban
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says President Barack Obama supports efforts to reinstate an assault weapons ban, as the gun control debate is reignited following a deadly school rampage. Spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday the president is also in favor of closing the gun show loophole, which allows people to purchase guns from private dealers without undergoing […]
US Indicts 2 Chinese Nationals in Alleged Hi-Tech Scam
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. prosecutors in Oregon have unsealed criminal indictments against two Chinese nationals for their alleged attempts to illegally acquire sensitive technology that can be used in missile and radar systems. The 12-count indictment names Wan Li Yuan and an unidentified accomplice using the alias Jason Jiang, and says they conspired to violate U.S. export regulations […]
Schools Reopen in US Town Where Mass Shooting Occurred
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Students returned to school in a small Connecticut town Tuesday, except for those who went to Sandy Hook Elementary, where one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history took place. Schools in Newtown, Connecticut, opened two hours late as parents, educators and police hoped to resume some normalcy, four days after a gunman opened […]
Schools Reopen in US Town Where Mass Shooting Occurred
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Students returned to school Tuesday in Newtown, Connecticut, as the small northeastern town reels from one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. Schools opened two hours late as parents, educators and police hoped to resume some normalcy, four days after a gunman opened fire at an elementary school, killing 20 children and six […]
US Leaders Edging Closer on ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Compromise
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. leaders are edging closer to a compromise on contentious end-of-year mandates for sharp spending cuts in key government programs and tax increases for almost all American workers. Significant hurdles remain to a deal, but the outlines of an agreement seemed to be emerging Tuesday, even as President Barack Obama and his Republican opponents in […]
US: Veteran Senator Now Third in Presidential Succession
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A long-time U.S. senator, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, is now third in the line of presidential succession in the country. Leahy, a Democrat who has served in the Senate since 1975, was sworn in Tuesday as the president pro tempore in the upper chamber of Congress. It is a largely ceremonial position he is assuming […]
Russia Sends Warships to Mediterranean, Eyes Syria Evacuation
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has sent warships to the Mediterranean after some of its senior diplomats said last week that Moscow may call for the evacuation of Russian citizens in Syria if the government in Damascus falls. The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that ships from its Baltic Fleet would replace other vessels that have been patrolling the […]
