A new report by the pro-democracy watchdog group Freedom House says political rights and civil liberties have improved in Libya and in Egypt, but declined in Russia, Nigeria and 25 other countries. The annual report to be issued in Washington later Wednesday says that despite the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in […]
Report: Freedoms in Libya, Egypt Improving
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
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Suicide Bombings Kill 12 in Northern Iraq
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Suicide bombers have detonated cars packed with explosives in northern Iraq, killing 10 people in Kirkuk and two others in the town of Tuz Khurmatu. In Kirkuk, officials say the blast Wednesday happened outside the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. More than 100 people were wounded. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for […]
US in ‘Intense Deliberations’ over Expanding N.Korean Sanctions
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is pushing hard for tough international sanctions against North Korea following its successful long-range rocket launch last month. Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell told reporters in Seoul that he anticipates formal steps by the United Nations Security Council in the immediate future. “We are in the midst […]
US House Passes Aid Package for Hurricane Sandy
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure providing $51 billion in relief and recovery aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy, one of the worst storms ever to hit the U.S. northeast. House members voted 241 to 180 late Tuesday to provide the disaster relief, which will go in part to repair transit systems, […]
Japan Grounds All 787 Jets After Forced Landing
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s two largest airlines have grounded all their Boeing 787 planes after one of the trouble-plagued new jets made a forced landing when smoke appeared in the cabin. Several passengers suffered minor injuries when the All Nippon Airways flight made an emergency landing in Takamatsu, on Shikoku island in western Japan, during a flight to […]
US in ‘Intense Deliberations’ over Expanding N.Korean Sanctions
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is pushing hard for tough international sanctions against North Korea following its successful long-range rocket launch last month. Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell told reporters in Seoul that he anticipates formal steps by the United Nations Security Council in the immediate future. “We are in the midst […]
