Germany’s supreme court OKs European bailout fund
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Germany’s supreme court OKs European bailout fund
North Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea, officials say
North Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea after devastating floods left scores dead and tens of thousands homeless, South Korean officials said Monday. But what the country will get and how has yet to be decided.If the two countries can reach agreement on an aid package, this would be the first time that North Korea has…
U.S. ambassador to Libya, 3 other Americans killed in consulate attack
CAIRO – The U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three other Americans were reported killed as a mob sacked the U.S. Consulate in eastern Libya in a rage over an anti-Muslim video produced in the United States, according the State Department.Early Wednesday morning, President Obama released a statement: “I…
China-U.S. power play at core of East Asian island disputes
At first glance, it seems to make little sense that China and U.S. allies in the Western Pacific would dredge up old fights over uninhabitable islands, provoking nationalist protests, diplomatic rifts and a threat of violent confrontation in a strategic maritime corridor.The South China Sea and coastal passages from Malaysia…
Death toll in Pakistani factory fires rises to 314
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Authorities Wednesday raised to 314 the death toll from two massive fires that engulfed factories in Pakistan’s largest cities and renewed questions about a lack of adherence to fire safety measures in the South Asian nation.The deadliest blaze occurred Tuesday evening in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and its…
Killing of U.S. ambassador, 3 staffers condemned by Libyan officials
CAIRO — Senior officials in Libya on Wednesday condemned the killing of the U.S. ambassador to the country and three other Americans by armed protesters in a furor over an anti-Muslim video.The mob sacked the U.S. Consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday, killing Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three U.S. government…
About 50 Marines heading to Libya to increase security at embassy
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the deadly attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya, the Pentagon ordered a team of about 50 Marines to fly to Libyan capital to beef up security at the embassy there, according to two U.S. officials.The Marines were dispatched to Tripoli from the U.S. naval base at Rota, Spain, and are expected to be on the ground…
Clinton praises ambassador to Libya, calls attackers ‘savage group’
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday said officials were still trying to determine the motives and methods of the heavily armed men who stormed a U.S. consulate and killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in eastern Libya, calling the attackers a “small and savage group.”She hailed…
Bones found in hunt for King Richard III’s remains
LONDON — Is now the summer of his disinterment?Archaeologists digging in central England for the remains of Richard III, the king immortalized as a murderous tyrant by William Shakespeare, have found bones that in many ways match his profile –- literally.The University of Leicester, which is spearheading the search, said Wednesday its…
Egypt officials condemn film, ask Egyptians for ‘self-restraint’
CAIRO — The Egyptian government said Wednesday that it strongly condemned a movie ridiculing the prophet Muhammad that triggered violent protests in Cairo and Benghazi, Libya, but called for “self-restraint” among those outraged by the film.Prime Minister Hesham Kandil told Egyptians that the U.S. government had nothing to do with the…
Four suspects reportedly arrested in breach of U.S. Embassy in Cairo
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.CAIRO — Four suspects accused of breaching the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo were arrested Wednesday, Egyptian state media reported.The brief report from the official Middle East News Agency said the four arrestees had been transferred to the state prosecutor.…
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