Negotiations to end a strike at the biggest cargo port complex in the United States continued Monday, as the dispute enters its second week. Unionized clerical workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in California walked off the job last Tuesday, claiming that shippers who operate out of the twin ports want to […]
Labor Dispute at Key US Cargo Port Turns One Week Old
Posted December 4th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
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Iran Says It Captured US Drone
Posted December 4th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East, after Iran state media said the country has “captured” an American drone that entered Iranian airspace over Persian Gulf waters. The Navy spokesman said Tuesday all drones in the region are “fully accounted for.” Media reports in Iran said an unmanned […]
Iran Says It Captured US Drone
Posted December 4th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Iran state media say the country has “captured” an American drone over Persian Gulf waters after it entered Iranian airspace. Media reports said Tuesday the unmanned ScanEagle drone was captured by the naval unit of the Revolutionary Guards as it was patrolling and gathering information. The reports do not elaborate on where or how the […]
US Accuses Chinese Auditors of Securities Violations
Posted December 3rd, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. securities agency is accusing the China-based affiliates of some of the world’s largest accounting companies of violating American financial laws by refusing to divulge information about their audit work for Chinese companies that are under investigation. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that five companies have “refused to cooperate” for several months. […]
Pentagon Plans to Expand Intelligence Gathering
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
A leading U.S. newspaper says the Defense Department has an “ambitious” plan to assemble an espionage network, rivaling the Central Intelligence Agency in size. The Washington Post reported late Saturday the project is aimed at transforming the Defense Intelligence Agency into a spy service focused on emerging threats and more closely aligned with the CIA […]
Report: Iraq Is Major Weapons Route to Syria
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
A report in a prominent U.S. newspaper says the air corridor over Iraq has become a main supply route for weapons for the beleaguered government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The New York Times, in a story posted on its website late Saturday, said the American effort to stem the flow of Iranian arms to […]
Senate Reaffirms US Support for Japan in Land Dispute With China
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved an amendment that reaffirms Washington’s commitment to Japan in its territorial dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea. The measure was attached Thursday to the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2012, which is still being debated in the Senate – the upper body of […]
Obama Campaigns for Plan to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama made a campaign-style trip Friday aimed at winning public support for his plan to avert a year-end crisis over government spending and tax policies. Mr. Obama, newly re-elected, told toy factory workers in Pennsylvania that he thinks he and congressional lawmakers can reach a compromise to avoid $600 billion in spending […]
Chinese, US Soldiers Complete Joint Disaster Exercises
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
The Chinese and U.S. militaries are getting to know each other better, even as tensions rise across the Asia-Pacific region. Officers from the two countries completed a joint exercise Friday in Chengdu with the goal of finding ways to better coordinate a response to a natural disaster. The United States and China have spoken several […]
Obama Campaigns for Plan to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is making a campaign-style trip Friday aimed at winning public support for his plan to avert a potential fiscal crisis. Mr. Obama’s visit to a toy factory in Pennsylvania is part of a series of public events to sell the nation on his strategy to avoid the $600 billion in spending […]
