Former congressman Patrick Kennedy says he has established a group to lobby against legalized marijuana. The former eight-term representative from the northeast U.S. state of Rhode Island says efforts to legalize marijuana are well-intentioned but misguided. He says his group “Project SAM” – for Smart Approaches to Marijuana – will instead lobby for increased treatment […]
Former Congressman to Lobby Against Legalized Marijuana
Posted January 8th, 2013 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
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Mali Gov’t Soldiers Fire Warning Shots at Rebels
Posted January 8th, 2013 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Malian soldiers have fired artillery at Islamist fighters who tried to push toward the government-controlled south of the country. Military sources said Tuesday that soldiers fired “warning shots” overnight to halt the advance of fighters toward Mopti, a government stronghold about 650 kilometers northeast of the capital, Bamako. The French News Agency says the fighters […]
Vietnam Puts 14 Dissidents on Trial for Subversion
Posted January 8th, 2013 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Vietnamese authorities have put 14 dissidents on trial on charges of attempting to overthrow the nation’s Communist government. The defendants are accused of involvement with banned opposition group Viet Tan, which is based in the United States and labeled by Hanoi as a terrorist organization. Defense lawyer Tran Thu Nam said the trial opened on […]
Eurozone Unemployment Reaches Record High
Posted January 8th, 2013 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
The unemployment rate across the eurozone has reached a record high of 11.8 percent. Joblessness figures released Tuesday by the European Union showed the rate for November 2012 had crept up a tenth of a percent in October of the same year. The report shows nearly 19 million people were unemployed in the countries using […]
Fueled by ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions, Wildfires Rage Across Australia
Posted January 8th, 2013 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Wildfires continue to rage out of control across southeast Australia on Tuesday, with authorities warning of “catastrophic” conditions in some areas. Officials say more than 130 fires, many uncontained, are burning in the heavily populated New South Wales state, where temperatures reached 45 degrees and wind gusts reached more than 100 kilometers per hour. In […]
One Dead in Afghan ‘Insider’ Attack
Posted January 8th, 2013 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
British military officials say one of their soldiers has been killed in Afghanistan by a suspected member of the Afghan National Army. Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday the attacker turned his gun on international troops at a base in southern Helmand province and opened fire. Local officials say several other British troops were wounded […]
Drone Strike in Pakistan: Eight Dead
Posted January 8th, 2013 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed eight suspected militants near the Afghan border, in an area considered a stronghold of the Taliban. Officials said an al-Qaida operative is believed to be among the victims of the strike near the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan. The attack early Tuesday is the […]
Japan Summons Chinese Ambassador over Island Dispute
Posted January 8th, 2013 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
Japan has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest the presence of government ships near contested islands, as a simmering territorial dispute continues to hamper relations between the two Asian powers. Tokyo’s foreign ministry lodged a “strong protest” against China on Tuesday during a meeting between senior diplomatic officials, and demanded that Beijing stop sending vessels […]
One Dead in Afghan “Insider” Attack
Posted January 8th, 2013 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
The NATO command in Afghanistan says one international solder has been killed by a person in an Afghan army uniform, in the latest incidence of what officials call “insider attacks.” The International Security Assistance Force said early Tuesday that the attack occurred Monday in southern Afghanistan. It said the incident is under investigation, but gave […]
