North Korea says it will use a long range rocket to launch a satellite next month in honor of late president Kim Il Sung’s 100th birthday, which falls on April 15. In a statement carried by official media, a spokesman for the North’s Korean Committee for Space Technology said a long-range Unha-3 rocket would launch […]
North Korea Announces Planned Satellite Launch
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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Bodies of Swiss Bus Crash Victims Being Flown Back to Belgium
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Belgian military planes are bringing home the bodies of 28 people, mostly children, killed in a bus crash earlier this week in a Swiss tunnel. Belgian officials declared Friday a national day of mourning, as the memorials outside two Catholic schools attended by nearly two-dozen victims continue to grow. Authorities say all the victims have […]
North Korea Announces Planned Satellite Launch
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says it will use a long range rocket to launch a satellite next month in honor of late president Kim Il Sung’s 100th birthday, which falls on April 15. In a statement carried by official media, a spokesman for the North’s Korean Committee for Space Technology said a long-range Unha-3 rocket would launch […]
North Korea Announces Planned Satellite Launch
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 11:55 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea announced Friday that it will launch a satellite next month in honor of late president Kim Il Sung’s 100th birthday, which falls on April 15. In a statement carried by official media, a spokesman for the North’s Korean Committee for Space Technology said a long-range Unha-3 rocket would launch a domestic-built polar-orbiting earth […]
Italian Police Arrest Man Suspected of Planning Terror Attack
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Italian police have arrested a Moroccan man suspected of planning an attack on a Milan synagogue. Italy’s counter-terrorism unit says the 20-year-old man, who grew up in Italy, was arrested early Thursday in the northern city of Brescia. Authorities say they found evidence on his computer detailing the synagogue’s security, including the number of guards […]
Obama Drills Rivals on Energy Policy; Says US Cannot be ‘Held Hostage’
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is slamming his political rivals, accusing them of pursuing a backward energy policy that will leave the country at the mercy of the rest of the world. Mr. Obama spoke to community college students near Washington Thursday, at a time when many Americans have seen fast rising gasoline prices. Several Republican […]
Karzai Urges NATO Withdrawal From Afghan Villages; Taliban Suspends Talks
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling for NATO forces to pull back from Afghan villages and relocate to their bases following the killing of 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, allegedly by a U.S. soldier. Mr. Karzai’s statement Thursday came as the Taliban announced it was suspending peace talks with the United States […]
Death Toll Mounts as Syrians Mark Uprising Anniversary
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
At least 23 people are reported dead as Syrian forces continue a crackdown on dissent Thursday, the first anniversary of the uprising, while state television showed huge rallies in support of President Bashar al-Assad. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 23 bodies were dumped in the northwestern Idlib region and some of the […]
Karzai Urges NATO Withdrawal From Afghan Villages; Taliban Suspends Talks
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling for NATO forces to pull back from Afghan villages and relocate to their bases following the killing of 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, allegedly by a U.S. soldier. Mr. Karzai’s statement Thursday came as the Taliban announced it was suspending peace talks with the United States […]
Swiss Hostages in Pakistan Now Free
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
A Swiss couple is now free after being held captive by Pakistani Taliban militants for more than eight months. Swiss tourists Olivier David Och and Daniela Widmer appeared smiling and looking healthy before television cameras Thursday at a military airbase near the Pakistani capital Islamabad. It is the first time the two have been seen […]
