The Associated Press has opened a bureau in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, becoming the first international news organization with a full-time presence to cover news from the reclusive nation in words, pictures and videos. AP opened the office Monday, after almost a year of negotiations and less than a month after the death of […]
Associated Press Opens News Bureau in North Korea
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
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Nigeria Cuts Fuel Prices After Strike, Protests
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has announced the government will cut fuel prices, after a week-long nationwide strike and protests against soaring costs. Mr. Jonathan said in a televised address Monday that given “hardships being suffered by the Nigerian people,” fuel prices will drop to about 60 cents per liter. That is a reduction of about […]
Three Parties Win Seats in Kazakhstan Parliament
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Three political parties will enter Kazakhstan’s parliament, where every seat is currently held by the ruling party. Election results released Monday give the pro-business Ak Zhol party and the largely pro-government Communist People’s Party at least seven percent of the vote each. Under Kazakhstan’s new election law, the second-place finisher automatically gets seats. But any […]
Nigeria Cuts Fuel Prices After Strike, Protests
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has announced the government will cut fuel prices, after a week-long nationwide strike and protests against soaring costs. Mr. Jonathan said in a televised address Monday that given “hardships being suffered by the Nigerian people,” fuel prices will drop to about 60 cents per liter. That is a reduction of about […]
Qatari Emir Calls for Arab Troops in Syria
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has called for Arab troops to be sent to Syria to stop the ongoing violence in the country. His comments broadcast Sunday in an interview with the U.S. television network CBS represent the first such proposal made by an Arab leader. The head of the Arab League monitoring […]
Cruise Ship Owners Criticize Captain
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
The owner of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground Friday killing five, says the vessel’s captain made “errors of judgment.” The Costa Crociere ship lines said Sunday the captain had brought the Costaa Concordia too close to shore and made decisions during the emergency that did not follow company procedures, which it […]
Exit Poll: 2 New Parties Win Seats in Kazakhstan Parliament
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
As many as two new political parties could enter Kazakhstan’s parliament, where every seat is currently held by the ruling party. An exit poll taken after Sunday’s parliamentary elections gives the pro-business Ak Zhol party and the Communist People’s Party at least seven percent of the vote each. Under Kazakhstan’s new election law, the second-place […]
Pakistani Govt. Faces Day of Legal Challenges
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
The Pakistani government is due to appear before the Supreme Court Monday in a long-running Swiss corruption case involving President Asif Ali Zardari and before a Supreme Court commission in a scandal that has become known as “Memogate.” The commission is investigating the origins of an unsigned memo last May in which Pakistan’s civilian government […]
Italian Cruise Ship Owner: Captain Made ‘Errors of Judgment’
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
The owner of the Italian cruise ship Costa Condordia, which ran aground Friday killing five, says the vessel’s captain made “errors of judgment.” The Costa Crociere ship lines said Sunday the captain’s decisions during the emergency did not follow company procedures, which it says are in line with international standards. It did not specify what […]
UN Chief to Assad: Stop the Violence
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations chief on Sunday demanded that Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad stop killing his people. Speaking in Beirut at a conference on democracy in the Arab world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said “the path of repression is a dead end,” and recent Arab revolutions show that people are no longer content with one-man rule. Mr. […]
