Australia says North Korea is planning to re-open its embassy in the nation’s capital, five years after closing it for financial reasons. Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Wednesday said he welcomes the move. He told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation it would allow Australia to express its “very deep concerns” about what he called North Korea’s […]
N.Korea to Re-Open Embassy in Australia
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
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Suicide Blast Reported at Afghan Intelligence Service HQ
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say suicide attackers have caused an explosion at the headquarters of the national intelligence service in Kabul. Officials told reporters that a car loaded with explosives pulled up outside the gate of the National Directorate of Security and detonated, causing a sizable blast that sent a plume of smoke into the air. Witnesses […]
Fire Brigade: Helicopter Crashes in Central London
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
London’s fire brigade says it is attending to a helicopter crash near the Thames river in the central part of the city. News reports say the aircraft crashed into a crane before hurtling to the ground, sending plumes of smoke into the sky. The helicopter is believed to have hit two cars, jamming traffic in […]
Somali Rebels Declare ‘Death Sentence’ for French Hostage
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s Islamist rebel group al-Shabab says it has decided to kill a French hostage, days after France carried out an unsuccessful rescue operation and presumed the man dead. In a statement Wednesday, the militants said they reached a unanimous decision to execute Denis Allex. He has been held since being kidnapped from a Mogadishu hotel […]
Blast Rocks Afghan Capital
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Reports from Afghanistan say a large explosion has rocked the capital, Kabul, near government buildings including the headquarters of the national intelligence service. Witnesses said Wednesday’s blast was followed by the sound of gunshots, and a plume of smoke was reported rising into the sky. It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties. […]
Report: Freedoms in Libya, Egypt Improving
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
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 […]
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 […]
