Partial results from Romania’s parliamentary election are giving the ruling center-left ruling alliance a clear victory in Sunday’s vote. With about 80 percent of polling stations reporting, Prime Minister Victor Ponta’s ruling Social-Liberal Union has take about 60 percent of the vote. President Traian Basescu’s Right Romania Alliance is trailing at a distant second with […]
Partial Count Shows Romania’s Center-Left Winning Election
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
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North Korea Announces December 29 Launch Date for Rocket
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says it is extending the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by a week, until December 29th. A spokesman for the North’s Korean Committee of Space Technology told the official (North) Korean Central News Agency on Monday that scientists found a “technical deficiency in the first stage control engine module of the […]
Court Hearing in Lawsuit Against Disgraced Ex-IMF Head; Settlement Expected
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
A settlement may be announced Monday in the lawsuit brought against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn by the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault back in 2011. Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn and his accuser, Nafissatou Diallo, will appear in a New York City courtroom to update the judge about settlement negotiations. Strauss-Kahn […]
Suicide Attack Kills 6 in NW Pakistan
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Pakistan say suicide bombers have attacked a police station in the northwestern part of the country, killing at least six people. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack Monday near Bannu. Officials say three policemen are among the dead, and that eight other people were wounded. Bannu is located at the entrance […]
Mexican-American Singer Feared Dead
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
The family of Mexican-American singing superstar Jenni Rivera says she has been killed in a small plane crash. Authorities say the wreckage of the Learjet carrying Rivera and six other people was discovered outside the northern city of Monterrey Sunday, hours after taking off on a flight to Toluca, near Mexico City. She had given […]
ADB Says Asia’s Food Security Hinges on Modernization of Farm-to-Market Chains
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
A new Asian Development Bank study says Asia’s ability to keep food prices under control and ensure long-term regional food security will require the region’s farm-to-market supply chains to become more efficient and cost-effective. Bindu Lohani, an ADB vice president, said Monday that Asia faces a formidable challenge of feeding 5 billion people by 2030. […]
Clinton Trip Delayed by Stomach Virus
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
A stomach virus is forcing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to delay by one day a Middle East trip that has implications for the Syrian opposition. Clinton was scheduled to fly to Morocco on Monday for a meeting of the Friends of Syria group. A State Department spokesman announced late Sunday that Clinton will […]
Mexican-American Singer Feared Dead
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican authorities say they believe they have found the wreckage of a small plane carrying Mexican-American singing superstar Jenni Rivera. Mexican Transportation and Communications Minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza told Mexican television what is left of the plane was found in northern Mexico, adding “there is nothing recognizable.” At least five other people were on the […]
DR Congo Government, Rebels Start Talks
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Peace talks have started between rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congolese government officials. Sunday’s negotiations, in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, got off to a tense start with M23 rebel representative Francois Ruchongoza blaming the country’s conflict on poor governance. Congo Foreign Affairs Minister Raymond Tshibanda, who is representing the government, protested the […]
Romanian Ruling Alliance Set for Majority
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Exit polls from Romania’s parliamentary election are giving the ruling center-left ruling alliance a clear victory in Sunday’s vote. Two polls indicate Prime Minister Victor Ponta’s ruling Social-Liberal Union was expected to take about 57 percent of the vote. President Traian Basescu’s Right Romania Alliance was trailing at a distant second with close to 19 […]
