Myanmar leader starts landmark U.S. visit May. 19, 2013 - 06:50AM JST ( 0 ) Myanmar President Thein Sein on Saturday began the first visit to Washington by a leader of his country in nearly 50 years as the United… Read
Assad insists he will not quit; car bomb hits Damascus World May. 19, 2013 - 06:30AM JST ( 2 Comments ) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in 2014 as a car bomb exploded in the capital Damascus on Saturday killing at least three people. "To resign… Read
Nigeria imposes curfew in campaign against Islamists World May. 19, 2013 - 06:21AM JST ( 1 Comment ) Nigeria's military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as soldiers pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent people fleeing from their homes. Nigeria launched… Read
Iraq violence kills 11 World May. 19, 2013 - 06:18AM JST ( 0 Comments ) Violence in Iraq killed 11 people on Saturday including a police officer, his wife and two children, while gunmen kidnapped up to 10 people, among them police, officials said. The attacks are the latest in… Read
Over 50 injured after car slams into bystanders at parade in Virginia World May. 19, 2013 - 06:00AM JST ( 0 Comments ) More than 50 people were injured when a car slammed into bystanders at a parade in the mountains of the U.S. state of Virginia, media reported Saturday. The accident stunned people who flocked to a… Read
N Korea fires 3 short-range missiles World May. 18, 2013 - 06:54PM JST ( 4 Comments ) North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defense ministry said. U.S. and South Korean forces had been on heightened alert… Read
French president signs gay marriage into law World May. 18, 2013 - 03:27PM JST ( 7 Comments ) France became the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate. Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out… Read
60 injured in U.S. commuter train collision World May. 18, 2013 - 11:38AM JST ( 0 Comments ) Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov Dannel Malloy said. The Metro-North Railroad, a commuter… Read
Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq World May. 18, 2013 - 07:15AM JST ( 6 Comments ) Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears… Read
U.S. slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria World May. 18, 2013 - 07:10AM JST ( 30 Comments ) The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together… Read
Outgoing IRS chief insists abuses were not political World May. 18, 2013 - 06:58AM JST ( 10 Comments ) The outgoing head of the IRS told Congress Friday that the U.S. tax agency made "foolish mistakes" in targeting conservative groups but insisted the action was not politically motivated. Lawmakers hammered Steven Miller, who resigned… Read