Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has offered to resign in the coming months amid party defections that threaten to bring down his government in a parliamentary vote later Thursday. Mr. Kan said at a meeting of his Democratic Party of Japan Thursday that he would like to hand over power to a younger generation once […]
Kan Offers Future Resignation as Party Faces Possible Defeat
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment
Japanese PM Promises to Resign After Earthquake Clean-up
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he will offer to step down once he has fulfilled his responsibilities to deal with the effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. National NHK television broadcast the remarks made by Mr. Kan Thursday to a meeting of his Democratic Party of Japan. Dozens of party members have […]
Japanese PM Promises to Resign After Earthquake Clean-up
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he will offer to step down once he has fulfilled his responsibilities to deal with the effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. National NHK television broadcast the remarks made by Mr. Kan Thursday to a meeting of his Democratic Progressive Party. Dozens of party members have threatened […]
Gates: US Won’t “Hold Down” Great Power China
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States understands that China has been a great power for thousands of years and will continue to be a great power into the future. Gates told reporters Thursday that the United States is not trying to “hold China down” but only to manage the military relationship in […]
Google: Chinese Hackers Break Into E-Mail Accounts
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Google says computer hackers in China have broken into the e-mail accounts of hundreds of people, including senior U.S. officials, journalists, and Chinese political activists. The Internet giant says the scheme to steal user passwords from G-Mail accounts originated in Jinan in eastern China. It gave no details of whose accounts were violated but the […]
Indian Yoga Guru to Proceed With Hunger Strike
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
A famous yoga guru in India has rejected an appeal by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to call off an anti-corruption hunger strike. Swami Ramdev vowed Wednesday to proceed with the fast, after holding talks with several government ministers sent to meet him in the capital, New Delhi. Ramdev told reporters millions of Indian people will […]
Google: Chinese Hackers Break Into E-Mail Accounts
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Google says computer hackers in China have broken into the e-mail accounts of hundreds of people, including senior U.S. officials, journalists, and Chinese political activists. The Internet giant says the scheme to steal user passwords from G-Mail accounts originated in Jinan in eastern China. It gave no details of whose accounts were violated but says […]
Pakistani General Rules Out North Waziristan Offensive
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
A top Pakistani army commander says the military has no plans to launch an offensive against Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants in the North Waziristan tribal region. Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik refuted media reports earlier this week that said the military was planning such an operation at the request of the United States. He said […]
Pakistan’s Spy Agency Denies Involvement in Journalist’s Death
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s main intelligence agency is rejecting allegations of involvement in the killing of a Pakistani journalist who was investigating possible links between the military and extremists. Syed Saleem Shahzad was buried in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, as hundreds of relatives, journalists and local politicians looked on. Shahzad’s body was found about […]
US Senator in Burma for Talks
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator John McCain is in Burma to confer with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and to assess the new government’s commitment to democratic reforms. The senator launched his three-day visit Wednesday, meeting with Burmese Vice President Aung Myint Oo in Naypyitaw, the Burmese administrative capital, and plans to meet with Aung San Suu […]
