February 14, 2014
Italian PM Enrico Letta to tender resignation on Friday
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has said he will resign on Friday after his Democratic Party backed a call for a new administration. Party leader Matteo Renzi had earlier called for a change of government at a party meeting, saying the country…
February 14, 2014
North, South Korea Resume Rare High-Level Talks
North and South Korea are holding a second round of high-level talks, with both sides looking for a compromise that would allow for the resumption of the reunion of families separated by the Korean War. The talks Friday at the Panmunjom border…
February 14, 2014
Kerry in China Seeking Help in Easing Nuclear Tensions with N. Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Beijing for talks aimed at encouraging Chinese leaders to put more pressure on ally North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program. Kerry arrived in the Chinese capital early Friday from South…
February 14, 2014
Mali Arrests Ex-Defense Chief over Paratrooper Killings
Authorities in Mali have arrested the country's former defense minister, General Yamoussa Camara, in connection with the killings of 21 paratroopers loyal to ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure. Details of the charges were not immediately clear…
February 14, 2014
Massive Winter Storm Hits US Atlantic Coast
Millions in the eastern United States are digging out while a million more in the South are in the dark after a huge winter storm moved across the eastern third of the country. The storm hit the southeast Wednesday and moved up the Atlantic coast…
February 11, 2014
Obama Declares Emergency in Georgia as Ice Storm Approaches
U.S. President Barack Obama has declared an emergency in Georgi,a where forecasters predict a crippling ice storm. Mr. Obama has ordered federal funds to supplement state response to the storm that threatens to coat cities and highways with ice.…
February 11, 2014
Syria Extends Humanitarian Pause in Homs
The United Nations says the Syrian government and opposition have agreed to extend a humanitarian pause in the beleaguered city of Homs for another three days. U.N. Humanitarian Affairs chief Valerie Amos in a statement Monday welcomed the…
February 11, 2014
China and Taiwan in first government talks
China and Taiwan are about to begin the highest-level talks since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. Wang Yu-chi and Zhang Zhijun, the top cross-strait officials from each side, will meet at the four-day talks in Nanjing. Taiwanese officials…
February 11, 2014
White House ‘Disappointed’ N. Korea Withdraws Invitation
The United States says it is "deeply disappointed" by North Korea's decision to rescind an invitation for an American envoy to visit and discuss the release of an imprisoned U.S. citizen. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that the United…
February 11, 2014
Car Bomb Instructor Accidentally Blows Up Iraqi Pupils
A group of militants attending a suicide bombing training class north of Baghdad died when their instructor unwittingly set off an explosives belt during a a demonstration. At least 21 militants were killed in the huge blast Monday that alerted…