International

December 13, 2010

Snowstorm wreaks havoc, barrels east; Metrodome roof collapses

A powerful snowstorm barreled east through the Midwest…

December 13, 2010

South Korea to conduct naval drills

A new round of naval firing drills in South Korea is scheduled to steer clear of border islands, defense officials told the Yonhap News Agency on Sunday. The exercises, which will start Monday and end Friday, will take place off coasts on all…

December 13, 2010

At least 4 dead, 20 rescued, 17 missing after ship sinks off Antarctic

A South Korean fishing vessel sank Monday in frigid ocean waters about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Station in Antarctica, killing at least 4 people while at least 20 were rescued, according to maritime officials. A time-sensitive…

December 10, 2010

Chinese dissident awarded Nobel Peace Prize

An empty chair stood in for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia on Friday amid protests and condemnation from China. China has responded furiously since the Nobel committee announced on October…

December 8, 2010

Prison fire kills 81 in Chile

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December 8, 2010

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange refused bail

The founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been refused bail by a court in London but vowed to fight extradition to Sweden. Mr Assange denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden. He was remanded in custody pending a…

December 7, 2010

Obama reaches deal with Republicans over tax cuts

US President Barack Obama has announced a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans. Referring to the bitter wrangling over the issue, Mr Obama said he would not "let working families become…

December 7, 2010

Wikileaks: Swiss bank freezes Julian Assange’s account

The Swiss post office's bank, PostFinance, has frozen the accounts of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The whistle-blowing website says the freeze includes a defence fund and personal assets worth 31,000 euros. Wikileaks has published hundreds of…