November 12, 2013
Iran Offers More Access to UN Nuclear Watchdog
Iranian officials say Inspectors from the United Nations could be allowed inside Iran's new heavy water nuclear reactor within weeks. The spokesman for Iran's nuclear department tells the official IRNA news agency Tehran is willing to grant the…
November 12, 2013
US Carrier Group to Arrive in Philippines Wednesday
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington is speeding toward a relief mission in the Philippines, where hundreds of thousands are displaced and thousands more are feared dead from Typhoon Haiyan. Pentagon spokesman George Little says the…
November 12, 2013
US World’s Biggest Oil Producer By 2015 according to IEA
The International Energy Agency (IAE) says that by 2015 the United States will surpass Saudi Arabia and Russia as the world's biggest oil producer and is on track to become energy self-sufficient in two decades. The IEA said Tuesday that for the…
November 12, 2013
China, Russia, Saudi Arabia Win Seats on UN Human Rights Council
China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Cuba have won seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council. The U.N. General Assembly voted Tuesday on 14 new members of the 47-seat council. The vote has upset rights groups that have spoken out against…
November 12, 2013
UN Approves More Troops for AU Force in Somalia
The United Nations Security Council has authorized more than 4,000 new troops for the African Union force battling militants in Somalia. This will bring the force's strength to slightly more than 22,000. The Council also authorized the U.N. to…
November 12, 2013
Congo, M23 Fail to Sign Peace Deal
A Ugandan official says the Democratic Republic of Congo has called off the signing of a peace deal with rebel group M23. The Congolese government and the rebels were scheduled to sign a document in the Ugandan town of Entebbe Monday. But Ugandan…
November 10, 2013
Vietnam, China Brace for Typhoon Haiyan
Vietnam and China have rushed to prepare coastal communities for the arrival of a typhoon that devastated parts of the central Philippines. Weather agencies predicted Typhoon Haiyan would make landfall near northern Vietnam's border with China…
November 10, 2013
Philippine Typhoon Survivors Search for Food & Water
Survivors of a typhoon that slammed the central Philippines on Friday have become increasingly desperate, looting shops and aid convoys in search of food and water. Authorities said they believe more than 10,000 people were killed on the central…
November 10, 2013
Iran Won’t Give Up Nuclear Rights so says Iran President
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will not give up what it considers its nuclear rights, including uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, in any deal with international negotiators. Mr. Rouhani spoke to the Iranian parliament - a…
November 10, 2013
10,000 Feared Dead in Philippines
Local officials in the Philippines say the death toll in a central province that took the brunt of Typhoon Haiyan could reach as high as 10,000. Police and provincial officials provided the estimate Sunday after assessing damage in Leyte province…