Afghan officials say at least five suicide attackers have launched an attack on the headquarters of the national intelligence service in Kabul. Witnesses say a vehicle 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. […]
Suicide Blast Reported at Afghan Intelligence Service HQ
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
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N.Korea to Re-Open Embassy in Australia
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boeing 787 Makes Forced Landing in Japan
Posted January 15th, 2013 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
A Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” has been forced to make an emergency landing in western Japan. National broadcaster NHK said smoke appeared in the jet liner’s cabin. Television footage showed emergency chutes deployed from the plane at the airport in Takamatsu, on Japan’s fourth largest island of Shikoku. Wednesday’s incident is the latest in a series […]
China to Survey Disputed Islands
Posted January 15th, 2013 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
China says it plans to conduct a geographical survey of a group of islands at the center of a heated territorial dispute with Japan. The official Xinhua news agency says the survey of the Diaoyu Islands, known as Senkaku in Japan, is part of a wider plan to map China’s territorial claims. It gave no […]
China: Factory Fire Burns Unnoticed for Hours Because of Smog
Posted January 15th, 2013 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
A factory fire in eastern China raged out of control unnoticed for hours Monday, after local residents were unable to distinguish the smoke from the dense smog that has filled the region. The official Xinhua news agency says the furniture factory in Zheijiang province burned for nearly three hours before residents noticed the blaze. It […]
