A senior Chinese leader is calling for talks with Japan to resolve an increasingly bitter dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea. Jia Qinglin, who heads China’s top political advisory body, made the comments during a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. The state-run China Daily quoted Jia as […]
Chinese Official Calls for Dialogue with Japan on Island Dispute
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau Refuses to Arrest Prime Minister
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
The head of Pakistan’s anti-corruption bureau says it has decided not to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, despite orders to do so by the supreme court. Fasih Bokhari, chief of the National Accountability Bureau, told the court Thursday that he does not have sufficient evidence to arrest Mr. Ashraf on corruption charges. On Tuesday, […]
Activists: Pro-Syrian Forces Kill 106 in Homs
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have killed more than 100 people in an attack on the central city of Homs. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday the attack happened Tuesday, with pro-government forces burning homes and shooting victims. It said the 106 dead included women and children, and […]
Car Bombs Kill 7 in Iraq
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Bomb attacks across Iraq have killed at least seven people, one day after the deadliest wave of violence to hit the country this year. A pair of car bombs exploded Thursday in Dujail, about 60 kilometers north of Baghdad, killing seven and wounding at least 32 others. Another car bomb caused casualties in the southern […]
Pakistani Terrorist to be Sentenced in Chicago
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani-born Tahawwur Rana, convicted in the United States of supporting terrorist plots, is to be sentenced Thursday in a Chicago federal courtroom. Rana was convicted in 2011 of providing support to the Pakistani group responsible for a 2008 attack in Mumbai, India that killed more than 160 people. He also was convicted of backing a […]
Floods Cripple Indonesian Capital, 2 Dead
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Much of the Indonesian capital is under waist-high water, after several days of unusually heavy monsoon rains caused floods that forced thousands to seek shelter. Rising flood waters in Jakarta forced many government offices and businesses to close Thursday, and many roads were unpassable in the low-lying, flood-prone city of 14 million. Forecasters warn the […]
Pakistan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau Refuses to Arrest Prime Minister
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
The head of Pakistan’s anti-corruption bureau says it has decided not to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, despite orders to do so by the supreme court. Fasih Bokhari, chief of the National Accountability Bureau, told the court Thursday that he does not have sufficient evidence to arrest Mr. Ashraf on corruption charges. On Tuesday, […]
New York City School Bus Drivers on Strike
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
School bus drivers in the largest U.S. public school system, New York City, are on strike for a second day Thursday, leaving more than 150,000 students looking for alternative transportation to get to class. Eight thousand unionized bus drivers walked off the job on Wednesday, taking to the picket lines to dramatize their demand for […]
Boeing 787 Crisis Widens, as Global Regulators Ground Dreamliner
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
Aviation authorities around the world are grounding the Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet following a safety warning issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Airlines in Chile, India and Europe are the latest to stop flying the jet, which already has been grounded in the U.S. and Japan. As of early Thursday, 39 of the […]
Chinese Official Calls for Dialogue with Japan on Island Dispute
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
A senior Chinese leader is calling for talks with Japan to resolve an increasingly bitter dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea. Jia Qinglin, who heads China’s top political advisory body, says the two sides should handle the dispute in order to protect relations and preserve regional stability. His comments, published […]
