Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has refused to call off a disputed constitutional referendum or curb the sweeping powers he granted himself in a decree last month, leaving opposition protesters even more infuriated with a president they say is acting like a dictator. The opposition has called for more demonstrations on Friday. Soldiers have erected barricades […]
Egypt President Defies Protesters Demands
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
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Powerful Quake Hits Japan, Tsunami Warning Issued
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese authorities say a one-meter high tsunami has hit the country’s northeast coast after a powerful earthquake shook the region. The meteorological agency says the wave was recorded in Ishinomaki, in Miyagi prefecture that was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. There were no immediate reports of damage after Friday’s 7.3 magnitude quake. […]
Hamas Exiled Leader to Visit Gaza
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Officials from the Hamas militant group’s political wing says its exiled leader will set foot on Gaza Strip soil for the first time in 45 years on Friday. Khaled Meshaal has not visited the Palestinian territories since leaving the Israeli-occupied West Bank after the 1967 Six-Day War. Officials say Meshaal will celebrate the Hamas movement’s […]
Aquino Visits Typhoon-Ravaged Southern Philippines
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Philippine President Benigno Aquino flew to the southern island of Mindanao Friday, to survey the damage left in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which killed around 500 people and left nearly that many missing. As stunned survivors searched for missing family members, Mr. Aquino met with some of the more than 306,000 people left homeless. […]
US Company Aims to Fly You to the Moon for $1.5 Billion
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. company founded by ex-NASA executives says it plans to offer commercial flights to the moon by the end of the decade. The company, named Golden Spike, estimates it will cost $1.5 billion to send two people to the moon and back for up to two days. It plans to sell the flights to […]
Egypt President Defies Protesters Demands
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has refused to call off a disputed constitutional referendum or curb the sweeping powers he granted himself in a decree last month, leaving opposition protesters even more infuriated with a president they say is acting like a dictator. Speaking on national television Thursday amid anti-government protests gripping Cairo, Mr. Morsi insisted […]
North Korea Rocket Launch Possibly Delayed by Snow
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
An American think tank says North Korea’s preparations for a planned rocket launch may have been delayed by heavy snow. The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said Friday that new satellite imagery suggests preparations at the Sohai satellite launch station are proceeding “more slowly than previously reported.” Nick Hansen, an expert on imagery analysis, […]
US Senate Votes to Normalize Trade With Russia
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that normalizes trade relations with Russia, but also imposes sanctions on Russian human rights violators. Lawmakers voted Thursday to lift trade restrictions on Russia that date back to the Cold War era. The bill would also normalize U.S. trade with Moldova. President Barack Obama has pledged to sign the […]
Bosnian Islamist Gets 18 Years For US Embassy Attack
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
A court in Bosnia-Herzegovina has sentenced an Islamist radical to 18 years in prison for last year’s gun attack on the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo. The state court in Sarajevo Thursday found Mevlid Jasarevic guilty of a terrorist attack by shooting at the U.S. embassy from an automatic weapon in October 2011. Jasarevic’s alleged accomplices […]
Hundreds Light Up as Marijuana Becomes Legal in Washington State
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Pot smokers in Washington state celebrated Thursday by lighting up under the appropriately-named Space Needle in Seattle as a voter-approved referendum legalizing recreational marijuana took effect. Hundreds of smokers puffed joints and gleefully blew the smoke into the air as police stood by. Under the new state law, people over 21 years old can not […]
