December 23, 2012
South Korea Lights Border Christmas Tree
South Korea has allowed a Christian group to light a massive steel Christmas tree tower near the country's tense border with North Korea. The holiday display is thought to be in response to North Korea's recent launching of a long-range rocket…
December 23, 2012
Gandhi Meets Delhi Rape Protesters
India's ruling Congress party chief has met with protesters demonstrating outside her New Delhi residence about the recent gang rape of a female student. Sonia Gandhi met early Sunday with the demonstrators who are demanding that action be taken…
December 23, 2012
Police Clash with Rape Protesters
Police in India's capital Sunday used tear gas and water cannons for a second day on demonstrators who are demanding speedy action against the six detainees accused of a gang rape and beating of a 23-year-old female student. Sonia Ghandi, chief of…
December 23, 2012
South Korea Says Pyongyang has ICBM Technology
South Korea says debris from a rocket fired by the North this month shows Pyongyang has significantly advanced it ballistic missile technology. South Korean Defense Ministry officials said Sunday their reclusive North Korean neighbor has developed…
November 26, 2012
Anti-Morsi Protest in Egypt Turns Deadly, Stocks Tumble
Opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have stormed an office of his Muslim Brotherhood movement in the country's north, triggering a fight that killed one person and wounded at least 40 others. Brotherhood leaders identified the fatality as…
November 26, 2012
Bangladesh faactory kills At Least 11o
Fire officials say a lack of emergency exits contributed to the deaths of at least 110 people, when a fire swept through a garment factory in Bangladesh. Authorities said Sunday that the blaze broke out on the ground floor of a multi-story building…
November 26, 2012
Nationalists Take Election in Spain’s Catalonia
Official results from local parliamentary elections in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia show the majority of seats will go to nationalist parties that favor independence from Spain. Returns from Sunday's vote show the national alliance of…
November 26, 2012
Syrian Rebels Claim Capture of Helicopter Base Near Damascus
Syrian rebels say they have captured a government helicopter base near Damascus as they try to close in on President Bashar al-Assad's seat of power in the capital. A video released by Syrian activists on Sunday appears to show anti-Assad rebels…
November 26, 2012
Egypt’s Morsi to Meet Judicial Council on Decree
Egyptian state media says President Mohamed Morsi will meet members of the country's highest judicial authority Monday to discuss his decree shielding his decisions from judicial review. Mr. Morsi and the judiciary hinted at compromise Sunday to…
November 22, 2012
Gaza and Israel Calm as Cease-fire Holds
A cease-fire that halted eight days of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas held firm Thursday as thousands of flag-waving Gaza residents poured into the streets, while in Israel the mood was more subdued. Following a night of quiet skies after…