The Greek Culture Ministry said Tuesday it is making it easier to rent some of the nation’s most iconic archaeological sites for filming and photography for advertisers and other ventures. The ministry says the money raised would help maintain and protect the sites. The new plan would allow for greater access to the ancient Greek […]
Greek Archaelogical Sites May Open to Advertisers to Ease National Debt
Posted January 18th, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
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Coast Guard: Captain Refused Orders to Return to Italian Cruise Ship
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
An audio recording of an angry exchange between the Italian Coast Guard and the captain of a capsized cruise ship reveals that the captain refused orders to get back on his stricken boat. Coast Guard Captain Gregory De Falco demanded that Captain Francesco Schettino use a ladder to climb back onto the damaged Costa Concordia […]
Workers Restart Italian Cruise Ship Rescue Operations
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
Italian rescuers are again searching for survivors inside the wreck of a luxury cruise ship that hit rocks and capsized off the coast of northern Italy. The search restarted Monday afternoon, hours after the Costa Concordia slipped on its rocky resting place in bad weather, sending divers fleeing to safety. Six people are known dead […]
Three Parties Win Seats in Kazakhstan Parliament
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Three political parties will enter Kazakhstan’s parliament, where every seat is currently held by the ruling party. Election results released Monday give the pro-business Ak Zhol party and the largely pro-government Communist People’s Party at least seven percent of the vote each. Under Kazakhstan’s new election law, the second-place finisher automatically gets seats. But any […]
South Africa Deploys More Rangers to Combat Rhino Poaching
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
South Africa is deploying an additional 150 rangers to its famed Kruger National Park in an effort to stop rhinoceros poaching. Environment Minister Edna Molewa says that the new rangers will be in addition to the 500 rangers currently stationed at the park. Sunday’s announcement follows the killing of 11 rhinos in the country already […]
16 Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan officials say an explosion has hit a Shiite Muslim religious procession, killing 16 people. Authorities say at least 20 people were wounded Sunday in the blast in the Rahim Yar Khan district, in Punjab province. Police say it is not immediately clear what caused the explosion. They say they are investigating whether the blast […]
Failed Russian Spacecraft Falling Back to Earth
Posted January 11th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
The failed Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe is falling from orbit and may hit Earth as soon as Sunday. The 13.2-ton probe was launched in November on a mission to explore the Martian moon Phobos. But the craft became stuck in orbit when its computer malfunctioned and rocket boosters failed. Russian space experts are unsure of […]
US: Romney’s Investment Firm Tenure Plays a Starring Role
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
A private U.S. investment corporation few Americans know much about has gained an unlikely starring role in the early stages of the country’s 2012 presidential election campaign. Mitt Romney, a former governor in Massachusetts, is the frontrunner in the race to secure the Republican presidential nomination to oppose U.S. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in […]
China’s Trade Growth Slows in December
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
New trade figures released by the Chinese government indicate economic growth in the world’s second-largest economy is slowing. Monthly data released Tuesday by the Customs Bureau indicates growth rate for imports was 11.8 percent in December, about half the 22.1 percent increase in November. Exports increased 13.4 percent last month, compared to the 13.8 percent […]
US Denies American Sentenced to Death in Iran Was Spying
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
The White House is denying that an American man sentenced to death by an Iranian court Monday on charges of spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency was engaged in espionage. White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said Monday that if the reports of the sentencing are true, the Obama administration “strongly condemns” the verdict against […]
