The U.S. space agency, NASA, says pieces of an asteroid that have been orbiting the Sun for hundreds of years could delight skywatchers this week. The Quadrantid meteors will blaze trails across the sky when they enter Earth’s atmosphere at about 145,000 kilometers per hour and burn up 80 kilometers above the planet’s surface. It […]
Countdown to First Meteor Shower of 2013
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
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US Oil Rig Grounded Off Alaska
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
A huge Shell Oil drilling rig has run aground in a storm off the rugged coast of the remote U.S. state of Alaska. The U.S. Coast Guard said the Kulluk broke free from the ship handling it in rough seas in the Gulf of Alaska on New Year’s Eve and then was cut loose from […]
New Financial Choices Loom Soon for US
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Even as the White House and congressional Republicans crafted an end-of-the-year tax and spending deal in Washington, they set the stage for more rancorous debate in the coming weeks over financial issues they sidestepped. The House of Representatives on Tuesday was considering whether to give its assent to a Senate-approved measure to keep tax rates […]
Syria Begins New Year With More Violence
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian government troops and rebel forces fought Tuesday on the outskirts of Damascus and near the city of Aleppo. Government aircraft pounded eastern suburbs of the capital and rebel-held areas of Aleppo, the country’s commercial hub. Authorities announced the closure of Aleppo airport because of rebel attacks. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported […]
US Oil Rig Grounded Off Alaska
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
A huge Shell Oil drilling rig has run aground in a storm off the rugged coast of the remote U.S. state of Alaska. The U.S. Coast Guard said the Kulluk rig broke free from one ship handling it in rough seas in the Gulf of Alaska on New Year’s Eve and then was cut loose […]
60 Crushed to Death in Ivory Coast
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Ivory Coast say at least 60 people were crushed to death during a stampede at a New Year’s celebration in Abidjan. At least 50 others were injured in the incident, which took place early Tuesday in the Plateau district, at a stadium where people had gathered to watch fireworks. AIP television in Ivory […]
Thousands in Hong Kong Protest Against China-Backed Leader
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong are calling for the city’s scandal-ridden chief executive to step down and demanding that China allow them to elect their own leaders. Police say about 17,000 protesters joined a New Year’s Day march through the city, holding signs and chanting slogans demanding the Beijing-backed chief executive Leung Chun-ying step […]
60 Crushed to Death in Ivory Coast
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Ivory Coast say at least 60 people were crushed to death in a stampede early Tuesday in Abidjan. Rescuers say another 200 were injured in the incident, which took place at a stadium where people had gathered to watch a New Year’s fireworks display. There was no initial word on what caused the […]
Gunmen Kill 7 in NW Pakistan
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Police in northwestern Pakistan say gunmen have ambushed a vehicle carrying aid workers, killing seven people. Authorities said the victims in the attack Tuesday were Pakistani citizens and included at least five female teachers. The shooting happened in Swabi, about 75 kilometers northwest of Islamabad. The driver of the vehicle was also wounded in the […]
