A toxic chemical spill in southern China is spurring sales of bottled water. Millions of people in southern China were warned not to drink tap water Friday, following a chemical spill at a mining facility dumped dangerous levels of cadmium into the Liujiang River. In some areas, the level of cadmium measured as high as […]
Toxic Chemical Contaminates Chinese River
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
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Burmese Minister Promises More Reforms
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
A top Burmese official is promising the international community that his country’s military-backed government is not done implementing democratic reforms. Trade Minister U Soe Thane told Reuters Saturday the process of reform “is not finished yet.” He said Burma’s government is still looking at additional political changes as well as reforms in the economic sector. […]
Rough Seas Delay Fuel Pumping From Wrecked Cruise Ship
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Salvage crews preparing to pump thousands of tons of fuel from a wrecked cruise ship off Italy’s coast have delayed operations due to rough seas. Officials say a barge carrying pumping equipment was withdrawn Saturday because of unsafe conditions. Crews are hoping to empty the vessel’s fuel tanks to avert an environmental catastrophe. Meanwhile, the […]
Russian Cargo Ship Docks With International Space Station
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
A Russian space freighter docked with the International Space Station early Saturday. Russia’s Mission Control says Progress was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan early Thursday. The cargo ship is delivering water, fuel, food, and scientific equipment to the six-member crew aboard the orbiting space station. Last August, Russia suspended launches to the […]
Russian Cargo Ship Docks With International Space Station
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A Russian space freighter docked with the International Space Station early Saturday. Russia’s Mission Control says The Progress M-14M was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan early Thursday. The cargo ship is delivering water, fuel, food, and scientific equipment to the six-member crew aboard the orbiting space station. Last August, Russia suspended launches […]
Senegal’s Top Court Allows Incumbent President to Run for Third Term
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
Senegal’s highest court has ruled that Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third presidential term, sparking angry protests. Reuters says a TV station in Dakar, the capital, says a police officer has died from head injuries suffered during clashes with protesters. Witnesses say demonstrators were setting tires on fire and overturning vehicles after the constitutional […]
Russia Challenges Syria Draft Resolution as Violence Escalates
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
WEB: TYPE: CN )) Russia said parts of a European-Arab draft resolution on Syria, circulated to the United Nations Security Council on Friday, are “unacceptable,” but that Moscow is ready to negotiate. Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, said the text ignores what he called Moscow’s “red lines” where they could not go, including any sort […]
Senegal’s Top Court Allows Incumbent President to Run for Third Term
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Senegal’s highest court has ruled that Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third presidential term, sparking angry protests. The constitutional body announced its verdicts late Friday. The list of confirmed candidates included the name of the 85-year incumbent, but the candidacy of Senegalese pop star Youssou N’Dour was declared invalid. After the announcement, police opened […]
US Has “No Desire” for New Bases in Pacific
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
A top U.S. military commander for Asia and Pacific says there is no desire to build new military bases in the region. Admiral Robert Willard, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, told reporters in Washington Friday that the military’s goal is to have a network of places where American forces can visit on rotation. But […]
Republican Candidates Spar on Immigration, Israel
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
The top two front-runners in the U.S. Republican presidential primary race touted their positions on immigration before Hispanic leaders in Miami Friday, in the final days before next week’s crucial Florida primary. Immigration is a flashpoint issue in Florida, which is home to a large Cuban immigrant community. Newt Gingrich told the Hispanic Leadership Network […]
