Three survivors of what appears to be a fishing trip gone wrong are alive, rescued off the western coast of Japan. Japanese officials found the small, wooden boat with Korean characters on it drifting Friday about one kilometer from the island of Okinoshima. Officials say there was also one body in the boat. The survivors […]
North Koreans Found Adrift Off Japan’s Coast
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
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ANC: Mandela to Miss Party’s 100th Anniversary Celebrations
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Former South African president Nelson Mandela will not attend celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the African National Congress. ANC party officials had expressed hope the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon would attend the festivities. Party secretary-general Gwede Mantashe announced Friday that Mr. Mandela will miss the activities, explaining “he is in good spirits, but very, very […]
US Republican Presidential Hopefuls Focus on New Hampshire
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
As the U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination race moves to New Hampshire, the two frontrunners are turning their verbal fire toward President Barack Obama. At campaign events Thursday, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum accused the president of steering the United States away from its tradition of self-reliance and free […]
Netherlands Puts Farmers On Flood Alert
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in the Netherlands have warned farmers in several northern provinces to leave their homes and farms because strong winds and heavy rain have raised concerns of possible coastal flooding. Coen Vaarkamp, a spokesman for Groningen region’s emergency authority, said the high water levels are a threat to houses in the area. “If the water […]
2 Britons, 2 Afghans Held in Afghanistan After Over Unregistered Weapons
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
Afghani authorities on Thursday put on display for the media two Britons and two Afghan nationals arrested two days earlier in the capital, Kabul, while driving with unregistered weapons. Government spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said the four, all employees of a private security company Garda World, were detained in possession of 30 AK-47 assault rifles and […]
US Republican Presidential Hopefuls Focus on New Hampshire
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
As the U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination race moves to New Hampshire, the two frontrunners are turning their verbal fire toward President Barack Obama. At campaign events Thursday, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum accused the president of steering the United States away from its tradition of self-reliance and free […]
Pakistan Holds Funeral for 15 Soldiers Killed by Taliban
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan held funeral services Thursday for 15 paramilitary soldiers abducted and killed by the Taliban in the country’s northwest. A spokesman for the Islamic militant group said it killed the soldiers, kidnapped December 22 in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in revenge for continued military operations against the militants near the Afghan border. […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi: This Will Be Telling Year
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging supporters not to lose hope. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party has faced some criticism for its decision to participate in April’s elections. But the long-time democracy advocate tells the Associated Press there have been changes for the better even though the country’s […]
Burma’s Suu Kyi: This Will Be Telling Year
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging supporters not to lose hope. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party has faced some criticism for its decision to participate in by-elections in April. But the long-time democracy advocate tells the Associated Press there have been changes for the better even though the country’s slow […]
Obama Unveils New Military Shaped by Budget Cuts
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has unveiled the outline of a new defense plan reflecting billions of dollars in budget cuts and what he described as a “moment of transition” after a decade of war. The president outlined the strategic review at the Pentagon Thursday. Joining him were Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the chairman of […]
