September 21, 2013
Pollution Rules Proposed for New US Power Plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed new rules to cut carbon pollution from new coal-fired power plants. EPA administrator Gina McCarthy said the new standards "can slow the effects of climate change and fulfill our obligation…
September 16, 2013
UN to Get Syrian Weapons Inspectors’ Report
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon briefs the United Nations Monday on what chemical weapons inspectors found when they conducted an investigation in Syria. The team took soil samples from the Damascus suburbs and blood samples from the civilian victims…
September 16, 2013
More Heavy Rains for Battered Colorado Flood Zone
Forecasters in Colorado are warning residents near Denver to brace for torrential overnight rains, as raging flood waters roar through the region and cloud cover hampers helicopter rescue efforts. Days of heavy rains and flooding have turned the…
September 16, 2013
1 Protester Killed as Cambodian Political Crisis Escalates
Violence erupted in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, on Sunday, as thousands of opposition activists protested the government's victory in a disputed election. Human rights activists said one protester was killed by a gunshot to the head during a…
September 16, 2013
Kerry says ‘Threat of Force Against Syria is Real’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the threat of force against Syria is real if that country fails to live up to its agreement to rid itself of chemical weapons. Kerry said in Jerusalem Sunday that the government of Bashar al-Assad needs to…
September 16, 2013
Twin Storms Batter Mexico
Twin storms are battering the east and west coasts of Mexico, killing at least 17 people so far and forcing thousands to flee their homes. Hurricane Ingrid is forecast to strike Mexico's Gulf coast early Monday with winds as high as 120 kilometers…
September 4, 2013
Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanged in cell
Ariel Castro, who kept women captive at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, has died after being found hanging in his cell. Prison officials said he died in hospital late on Tuesday, after prison medical staff failed to revive him. Castro, 53, held three…
September 4, 2013
US Inaction on Syria Will Lead to Greater War says Kerry
Secretary of State John Kerry says he has no doubt that U.S. inaction on Syria will lead to a greater war and more use of chemical weapons.Kerry spoke to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday, in an attempt to persuade lawmakers to back a…
September 4, 2013
Scores Dead as Car Bombings Rip Iraqi Capital
A wave of deadly car bombings swept across the Iraqi capital Tuesday, targeting restaurants, markets and mosques and leaving at least 50 people dead.Police say 11 separate bombings hit predominantly Shi'ite neighborhoods in Baghdad in a two-hour…
September 4, 2013
Beyond Any Reasonable Doubt Assad Used Chemical Weapons
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says taking military action against Syria is definitively in the U.S. national interest.Kerry spoke before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday, saying it is beyond any reasonable doubt that the Assad…