News reports from the northeastern state of Connecticut are reporting multiple deaths at a shooting at an elementary school. The reports say the suspected gunman was among the dead at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Police and other emergency vehicles are at the scene. Images showed children being rushed out of the school. […]
News Reports: Multiple Dead in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
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South Korea Analyzing North’s Rocket Debris
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
South Korea says its navy has retrieved debris from the North’s rocket launch earlier this week and will analyze it to learn more about Pyongyang’s missile capability. Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok says a navy ship carrying what appeared to be a fuel tank arrived Friday at a military base in Pyeongtaek. The tank was […]
European Leaders Say Worst of Debt Crisis Is Over
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Some European leaders are saying that the worst of the continent’s three-year governmental debt crisis is behind it, even as they remained cautious about its weak economy. The leaders approved creation of a single supervisor for the eurozone’s largest banks and handed Greece more bailout money at their yearend summit in Brussels. French President Francois […]
Eleven-year Sentence Doled Out in Politkovskaya Killing
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
A Russian court has sentenced a former police officer to 11 years in prison and fined him some $100,000 for his role in the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. The sentencing of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov came Friday after a speedy trial in which the defendant struck a plea bargain that qualified him for a […]
European Leaders Say Worst of Debt Crisis Is Over
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Some European leaders are saying that the worst of the continent’s three-year governmental debt crisis is behind it, even as they remained cautious about its weak economy. The leaders approved creation of a single supervisor for the eurozone’s largest banks and handed Greece more bailout money at their yearend summit in Brussels. French President Francois […]
China Defends Flight Over Disputed Islands
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
China has defended the flight of a government plane in disputed airspace near contested islands in the East China Sea, an incident that provoked a diplomatic dispute with Japan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday Japanese aircraft and ships have entered waters around the islands since September. “The Foreign Ministry has demanded many […]
North Korea Vows More Satellite Launches
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is vowing to send more satellites to space, just days after the country’s successful long-range rocket launch provoked international condemnation. The official Korean Central News Agency said that Mr. Kim “stressed the need” to continue the satellite launches “to develop the country’s science, technology, and economy.” The United Nations […]
North Korea Vows Mores Satellite Launches
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is vowing to send more satellites to space, just days after the country’s successful long-range rocket launch provoked international condemnation. The official Korean Central News Agency said that Mr. Kim “stressed the need” to continue the satellite launches “to develop the country’s science, technology, and economy.” The United Nations […]
Rice Withdraws From Consideration For Secretary of State
Posted December 13th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has asked President Barack Obama to withdraw her name from consideration to replace outgoing Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. President Barack Obama issued a statement Thursday saying that he accepts her resignation. He said Rice will continue to serve as U.N. envoy and as a key […]
Rice Withdraws From Consideration For Secretary of State
Posted December 13th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has asked President Barack Obama to withdraw her name from consideration to replace outgoing Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. President Barack Obama issued a statement Thursday saying that he accepts her resignation. He said Rice will continue to serve as U.N. envoy and as a key […]
