The Dutch Coast Guard mounted a rescue operation Wednesday in the North Sea, after two cargo ships collided off the southern coast of the Netherlands. Reports late Wednesday quote Coast Guard officials as saying they believe the cargo ship “Baltic Ace” was sinking some 50 kilometers from the Dutch port of Rotterdam, after colliding with […]
2 Cargo Ships Collide in North Sea, Rescue Under Way
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
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US Space Agency Announces New Plans for Mars Exploration
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. space agency has big plans for the Red Planet. NASA has announced an ambitious multi-year Mars exploration program, looking ahead to meeting President Barack Obama’s challenge to send humans to Mars in the 2030s. NASA administrator Charles Bolden says the seven missions, planned or already under way, will ensure America remains the world […]
NASA to Send Second Rover to Mars
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. space agency, NASA, has announced plans to launch another robotic rover to Mars in 2020. The Opportunity rover would be part of NASA’s ambitious program to explore the Martian surface and atmosphere, ahead of its goal to send a manned mission to the red planet in about 20 years. The Curiosity rover landed […]
Europe Fines Key Electronics Companies for Price-Fixing
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
European regulators have fined some of the world’s largest electronics companies a record of nearly $2 billion for fixing the prices of television and computer screens. The European Union’s antitrust chief, Joaquin Almunia, said the companies engaged in some of “the worst kinds of anti-competitive behavior” from the late 1990s through 2006, establishing prices they […]
Secretary Clinton Praises NATO, Bids Farewell
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised the “great strides” made by the NATO security alliance as she made what she called her final attendance at a NATO foreign ministerial meeting. Clinton said Wednesday in Brussels that she has spent a lot of time at NATO headquarters during her four years as the top […]
Secretary Clinton Praises NATO, Bids Farewell
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised the “great strides” made by the NATO security alliance as she made what she called her final attendance at a NATO foreign ministerial meeting. Clinton said Wednesday in Brussels that she has spent a lot of time at NATO headquarters during her four years as the top […]
Global Alliance Launched to Counter Child Sex Images
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union, the United States and some 20 other nations are teaming up to fight the online distribution of images of child sex abuse. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder held a news conference Wednesday in Brussels to announce the formation of a “global alliance” against online child […]
Suicide Bombing Kills 3 Soldiers in NW Pakistan
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A pair of suicide bombers attacked an army camp in northwestern Pakistan Wednesday, killing at least three soldiers and wounding more than 20 others. Security officials say the attackers rammed their vehicle packed with explosives into a gate at the camp in Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan tribal area. There was no […]
Egyptian Protesters Clash Outside Presidential Palace
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Opponents and supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi clashed near the presidential palace Wednesday. Large crowds of supporters of Mr. Morsi converged on the palace as the day wore on, until they eventually outnumbered opponents. Edward Yeranian in Cairo reports that witnesses say the president’s supporters battled opponents and tore down their tents and forced […]
Serbian Ambassador to NATO Commits Suicide
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Reports say Serbia’s ambassador to NATO committed suicide Tuesday by jumping to his death from an airport parking garage in Brussels. Officials say Branislav Milinkovic was laughing and chatting with a Serbian delegation before suddenly leaping off a wall, falling 10 meters to the ground below the garage. Airport officials confirmed that a man had […]
