Russia says it will not renew a two-decade-old agreement with the United States aimed at securing nuclear and chemical weapons in the former Soviet Union. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it will not accept a U.S. proposal to extend the deal without a major overhaul. A ministry statement said U.S. officials know their proposal does not […]
Russia Will Not Renew Arms Deal With US
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
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China’s Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Chinese author Mo Yan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Royal Swedish Academy in Stockholm announced the winner of the prestigious prize on Thursday. In describing his work, the Nobel committee said Mo merges folk tales, history and the contemporary “with hallucinatory realism.” Mo is seen as one of China’s foremost contemporary […]
European Commission Evaluates Potential EU Members
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union says Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro are well on their way to EU membership, while Serbia, Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina need to make more progress on reforms. The European Commission — the executive arm of the EU — released its annual enlargement report Wednesday, summing up the economic, diplomatic and political situations of nations […]
Second Albanian Ex-Prisoner Sets Himself on Fire
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Albanian authorities say another former political prisoner has set himself on fire to protest delays in government compensation for victims of the country’s communist government. Officials said Wednesday 47-year-old Lirak Bejko was admitted to a hospital after suffering burns to his body. Another man was hospitalized with burns on Monday. The two are among a […]
French Police Extend Detention for Terrorist Suspects
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
French police have extended by 24 hours the detention of a group of terrorist suspects, after finding bomb-making materials in an enclosed parking lot in a Paris suburb. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters Wednesday that the detention of 12 suspected radical Islamists was extended after what he called “particularly significant developments” in the investigation. […]
Russian Court Releases One of Three Pussy Riot Members
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
A Russian appeals court has freed one of the members of the all-female punk band Pussy Riot, but has upheld a jail sentence for two others for an unsanctioned protest at a Moscow cathedral. The judge at the Moscow city court issued a suspended sentence for Yekaterina Samutsevich, saying she was thrown out of the […]
Floods Kill Seven in Russia’s Dagestan
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Heavy rains have caused flooding in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan, leaving seven people dead. The Emergency Situations Ministry said Wednesday the flooding occurred in the Caspian Sea coastal city of Derbent, affecting hundreds of homes. It said more than 1,000 people were affected, including 280 children. A flash flood in August killed 171 people […]
Russian Court Releases One of Three Pussy Riot Members
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
A Russian appeals court has freed one of the members of the all-female punk band Pussy Riot, but has upheld a jail sentence for two others for an unsanctioned protest at a Moscow cathedral. The judge at the Moscow city court issued a suspended sentence for Yekaterina Samutsevich, saying she was thrown out of the […]
Nobel Chemistry Prize Awarded to American Duo
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Americans Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka have been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm announced the winners of the prestigious prize on Wednesday. Lefkowitz and Kobilka won for their research on G-protein coupled receptors, a part of the cell which affects how pharmaceutical drugs are absorbed […]
French Police Find Bomb Making Materials
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
French police have found bomb making materials and weapons as part of an investigation into a suspected terrorist cell. 3342654 Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters Wednesday that police recovered several items, including potassium nitrate, sulfur, saltpeter, pressure cookers and headlight bulbs – all products and instruments that are useful for the manufacture of what […]
