July 12, 2016
North Korea Preparing New Medium Range Missile Launch
South Korea's Yonhap news agency says North Korea is preparing a second launch of a new, powerful mid-range missile capable of reaching U.S. military installations in the Pacific. Yonhap says it learned from an unidentified government official…
July 12, 2016
Venezuelans Surprised by Rolling Blackouts
Venezuelan residents were hit by surprised darkness yesterday Monday by rolling four-hour blackouts that the government says will last 40 days, in response to a drought that has rendered hydroelectric power plants nearly useless. President Nicolas…
July 12, 2016
Microsoft, Facebook to Build Undersea Data Cable across Atlantic
Microsoft Corporation and Facebook Inc. have agreed to build an undersea cable across the Atlantic Ocean to meet the growing demand for high-speed online and "cloud" services. Microsoft and Facebook announced the move Thursday, saying the…
July 4, 2016
Praises Vietnamese Youth in Personal Exchange
U.S. President Barack Obama said interacting with young people during his three-day visit to Vietnam makes him optimistic about the country's future. In some remarkably personal exchanges with young audience members at a town-hall style event in Ho…
July 4, 2016
Protests Erupt Outside Trump Rally in New Mexico
A Donald Trump rally in New Mexico Tuesday evening was disrupted by angry demonstrators who broke through barricades. Dozens of police officers, many on horseback, repeatedly warned protesters to stay away from the sidewalk in front of the venue,…
July 4, 2016
Taliban IDs New Leader, Confirms Mansoor Death
Afghanistan’s Taliban says Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed the new chief of the group following the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. In a Pashto language statement on Wednesday, the Tailban also formally confirmed Mansoor was…
July 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton to be America’s First Female Presidential Nominee
Hillary Clinton claimed the democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, which would make her the first woman to represent a major party in the race for the White House. Her democratic rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, won North Dakota Tuesday,…
July 1, 2016
Foreigners Cannot Be Jailed for Illegal Entry
The European Court of Justice, in a ruling released Tuesday, said European Union countries cannot jail illegal immigrants simply for crossing borders inside the continent's 26-nation passport-free area known as the Schengen zone. The court in…
July 1, 2016
Britain’s Brexit Vote Spurs Wild Trading, Gambling
Currency traders are dubbing it the "remain bounce," buying Britain's pound after torrid sales of sterling last week when markets feared the European Union's most reluctant member would head for the exit door. As British voters prepare for…
July 1, 2016
Senate Grieves for Orlando, Blocks Gun Reforms
Eight days after the deadliest mass shooting in American history, the U.S. Senate voted down a series of proposals to restrict those eligible to buy firearms and expand screening of gun purchasers. Late Monday, Republicans blocked two longstanding…