The United States is joining the international community in condemning what it calls a “highly provocative” long-range rocket launch by North Korea. National Security Council spokesperson Tommy Vietor said in a statement that the launch threatens regional security and is in direct violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions barring Pyongyang from ballistic missile technology. […]
US Condemns ‘Highly Provocative’ N.Korean Rocket Launch
Posted December 12th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
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North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket, Claims Satellite in Orbit
Posted December 12th, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says it has succeeded in launching a long-range rocket and placing a satellite into orbit, defying international warnings. The official Korean Central News Agency reported the news early Wednesday and it was later announced triumphantly by an anchor on North Korean state television. “The second version of satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 successfully lifted off from […]
2 Dead in Oregon Shopping Mall Shooting
Posted December 11th, 2012 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
A gunman opened fire on customers at a shopping mall near Portland, Oregon Tuesday, killing two people and wounding an unknown number of victims. Police say the gunman acted alone and took his own life. More than 100 police officers were searching the mall late Tuesday looking for more victims. Witnesses say panicked shoppers fled […]
North Korea Launches Lo9ng-Range Rocket
Posted December 11th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
A defiant North Korea has launched a long range rocket, despite warnings from the international community against doing so. South Korean defense officials say the rocket was fired from a west coast launch site at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday local time. Japanese authorities said the missile overflew Okinawa about 12 minutes after liftoff, and said the […]
South Africa’s Mandela Has Lung Infection
Posted December 11th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment for a lung infection that has reoccurred. In a statement Tuesday, a spokesman for President Jacob Zuma also said doctors have concluded tests on Mr. Mandela that revealed the infection. The 94-year-old former president was admitted to a Pretoria hospital Saturday for what government officials […]
Mali’s Prime Minister Resigns
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
Mali’s interim Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra has resigned, just hours after he was arrested by soldiers as he was allegedly trying to leave the country. Mr. Diarra made a brief statement on national television early Tuesday, announcing his departure. Officials say soldiers loyal to Captain Amadou Sanogo, who led Mali’s coup earlier this year, […]
Egyptian Opposition to Continue Protests Against Referendum
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Despite concrete barricades and a heavy military presence in the Egyptian capital Cairo, opposition leaders say they will keep up the pressure on the president to cancel Saturday’s constitutional referendum. The opposition National Salvation Front, led by liberals including Mohamed ElBaradei and Amr Moussa, have called on their supporters to march on the presidential palace […]
Romania’s Center-Left Coalition Wins Parliamentary Elections
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Romania’s center-left ruling coalition has won a Sunday’s parliamentary elections. With more than 80 percent of the ballots counted Monday, the Social-Liberal Union led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta has won about 60 percent of the votes, defeating President Traian Basescu’s Right Romania Alliance. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which monitored the […]
Obama Presses His Case for ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama headed to the country’s industrial heartland Monday to press his case for increasing taxes on America’s wealthiest households as a way to help avert an end-of-year crisis over government financial policies. Mr. Obama, the Democrat newly elected to another four-year term, gave a campaign-style speech to auto workers in Michigan. The […]
Settlement Reached in Strauss-Kahn Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
A New York judge says a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn by a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault. The judge announced the deal Monday, at a hearing on settlement negotiations between the sides. Strauss-Kahn, a French economist and politician, was arrested […]
