India’s External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has urged the Sri Lankan government to forge ahead with political reconciliation steps recommended by a presidential inquiry into the final phase of the 25-year civil war that ended in 2009. Krishna met Tuesday with President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo. He noted the constructive recommendations of the Lessons Learnt […]
India Urges Sri Lanka to Work on Reconciliation Efforts
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Report: Captain Refused Orders to Return to Italian Cruise Ship
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
An audio recording of an exchange between the Italian Coast Guard and the captain of a capsized Italian cruise ship reveals the captain refused orders to get back on the ship. A leading Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, published a transcript Tuesday of the dramatic exchange. In the conversation, Coast Guard Captain Gregory De Falco […]
Report: Captain Refused Orders to Return to Italian Cruise Ship
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
An audio recording of an exchange between the Italian Coast Guard and the captain of a capsized Italian cruise ship reveals the captain refused orders to get back on the ship. A leading Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, published a transcript Tuesday of the dramatic exchange. In the conversation, a Coast Guard official demands that […]
Hundreds Protest Kazakh Election Results
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of people protested Tuesday in Kazakhstan against the alleged rigging of elections that gave a huge parliamentary majority to President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s ruling party. Supporters of the opposition All-National Social Democratic Party rallied in the city of Almaty, voicing their displeasure with the results of Sunday’s election. There was no sign of violence, and […]
Philippine Police Arrest Suspect in Kidnapping of US Missionary Couple
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Philippine police say they have arrested an Islamic militant suspected of involvement in the 2001 kidnapping of an American missionary couple. Security officials said Tuesday the man, known as “Abu Ismael,” was captured on the remote southern island of Basilan. They said he is a member of the Abu Sayyaf terror group, which is linked […]
Dutch Company: Fuel Extraction From Wrecked Ship to Take Weeks
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
A Dutch company that specializes in salvage operations says it will take weeks to remove the fuel from a cruise ship that capsized off Italy’s coast. The company says it plans to conduct a survey of the ship on Tuesday before the extraction process begins. “It is a race against time to empty the fuel […]
US Senators Predict No Clashes with China in Asia
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
Two leading U.S. senators say Washington will continue to arm its allies in the Pacific region amid maritime disputes with China, but that confrontation with Beijing is not likely. Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman made their comments Tuesday as they started a three-day visit to Manila, where they and two other U.S. senators are […]
China GDP Grows at Slowest Rate Since 2009
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in two-and-a-half years during the final quarter of 2011, as Beijing fought chronically high inflation and faced weakened demand for its exports. The growth of China’s gross domestic product in the fourth quarter slowed to 8.9 percent – the slowest expansion since the second quarter of 2009. But […]
China GDP Grows at Slowest Rate Since 2009
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in two-and-a-half years during the final quarter of 2011, as Beijing fought chronically high inflation and faced weakened demand for its exports. The growth of China’s gross domestic product in the fourth quarter slowed to 8.9 percent – the slowest expansion since the second quarter of 2009. But […]
US Urges South Korea to Reduce Iranian Oil Imports
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
A senior U.S. diplomat on Tuesday asked South Korea to reduce imports of Iranian crude oil in support of U.S. sanctions that punish Tehran for its nuclear program. The U.S. State Department’s adviser for non-proliferation and arms control, Robert Einhorn, also urged Seoul to cut back its business ties with Iran’s central bank. “We’re urging […]
