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North Koreans gather to pay respects to their late leader Kim Jong Il in front of a monument to mark the founding of Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, December 22, 2011. North Korea accused the South Friday of an intolerable response to the death of supreme leader Kim Jong Il by expressing sympathy for [...]
Cuba says it will release 2,900 prisoners, including some convicted of political crimes, in the next few days. The country’s governing body, the Council of State, said the move was a goodwill gesture after receiving “numerous” requests by relatives and religious institutions. It said many of those being released were unwell, women or elderly. But [...]
President Barack Obama salutes from stage as he participates in a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Dec. 20, 2011, marking the return of the United States Forces-Iraq Colors and the end of the war in Iraq. The U.S.-led war in Iraq is officially over, marked by a solemn and symbolic ceremony at a [...]
North Korean state media have been reporting pledges of loyalty to new leader Kim Jong-un after the death of his father Kim Jong-il. The body of Kim Jong-il is lying in state in the capital Pyongyang as organised public mourning continues in streets and halls. State media hailed the new leader, 27, as “the outstanding [...]
A Greenpeace activist holds a placard during a demonstration outside Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s official residence in Tokyo, criticizing the government’s declaration of cold shutdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant December 16, 2011. Japan’s government has announced that the reactors at the nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11th tsunami have achieved [...]
A military officer overseeing the hearing of the US Army analyst accused of leaking government secrets has rejected a request to recuse himself. The request was made by a defence lawyer for Private Bradley Manning, 23, as he appeared at a military court. He faces 22 charges of obtaining and distributing government secrets – which [...]
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev attends a news conference at Prague Castle, December 8, 2011. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday ordered an investigation into the allegations of electoral fraud during last week’s parliamentary vote. The announcement came a day after tens of thousands of people rallied in Moscow and other cities to demand the December [...]
The United States and Canada have announced deals to ease the flow of trade between them and improve security on their common border. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met Wednesday at the White House. The U.S. and Canada have the world’s largest bilateral trading relationship, with more than $1.1 trillion in [...]
Russia’s protest movement continues to move from the Internet to the streets and protesters have won an unexpected ally, the last leader of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev says Russia’s elections on Sunday were unfair, and he is calling on authorities to hold new ones. Mr. Gorbachev told Russia’s Interfax news agency, “The leadership of [...]
The head of the Chinese delegation at U.N. climate talks in South Africa has signaled the country is willing to accept a legally binding agreement to cut emissions. While a deal would not come until after 2020, many at the conference hope China’s move will influence other major polluters and developing nations. The European Union [...]