U.S. President Barack Obama says he is willing to do “some very tough things” to compromise with his political opponents in Congress on contentious year-end financial issues and is optimistic an agreement can be reached within days. The president told a White House news conference Wednesday that he has reached a broad framework of government […]
Obama Still Optimistic Financial Deal Will Be Reached
Posted December 19th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Calls on Congress to Act on Gun Control
Posted December 19th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban, five days after a gunman with a military-style weapon killed 20 children and six adults in the second-worst school shooting in the nation’s history. President Obama says he has named Vice President Joe Biden to lead an effort to come up […]
Germany to Treat Ailing Iraqi President
Posted December 19th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say President Jalal Talabani is showing signs of improvement and responding to treatment after being hospitalized for a stroke. Doctors in Baghdad say he will be transferred to Germany within a day for treatment. Deputy Health Minister Issam Namiq said Wednesday that medical teams from Germany and Iran have arrived to help with […]
S.Korean Media Project Park as Next President
Posted December 19th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
South Korean media are projecting that conservative candidate Park Geun-hye has won Wednesday’s election, which would make her the first ever female president in the country’s history. With partial returns counted, at least three major South Korean media outlets are projecting a narrow victory for Park, the five-term lawmaker and 60-year-old daughter of South Korean […]
S.Korean Poll Stations Open In Presidential Election
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
Voters are headed to the polls for South Korea’s closely contested presidential election, which pits the daughter of a former military ruler against a former human rights lawyer. Despite frigid winter weather, initial turnout was strong as polls opened Wednesday. Voting ends at 6 pm and results are expected later in the day. Opinion surveys […]
Schools Reopen in US Town Where Mass Shooting Occurred
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Students returned to school Tuesday in Newtown, Connecticut, as the small northeastern town reels from one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. Schools opened two hours late as parents, educators and police hoped to resume some normalcy, four days after a gunman opened fire at an elementary school, killing 20 children and six […]
US Leaders Edging Closer on ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Compromise
Posted December 18th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. leaders are edging closer to a compromise on contentious end-of-year mandates for sharp spending cuts in key government programs and tax increases for almost all American workers. Significant hurdles remain to a deal, but the outlines of an agreement seemed to be emerging Tuesday, even as U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican opponents […]
First Funerals Being Held For US School Rampage Victims
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
A small town in the northeastern United States is beginning the grim task of holding funerals for the 20 children and six adults killed in a shooting rampage at an elementary school. Funerals for two six-year-old boys are being held Monday, the first for those gunned down at the Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, […]
16 Killed in Blast in Pakistan
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a bomb has killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 40. Authorities say the marketplace explosion Monday happened near government offices in the town of Jamrud, part of the Khyber tribal district. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Khyber is home to various Islamic militant groups, […]
Blast Kills 10 Afghan Girls
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials in eastern Afghanistan say an explosion has killed 10 girls, ranging in age from 9 to 13 years. Two girls were wounded in the blast. Authorities say the girls were collecting firewood Monday morning in Nangarhar province when the device exploded. Officials believe the blast came from an old landmine, many of which are […]
