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UN nuke agency reports failed Iran talks
Written on 22 Feb, 2012 at 8:29 in World | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
VIENNA – The U.N. nuclear agency on Wednesday acknowledged its renewed failure in trying to probe suspicions that Tehran has worked secretly on atomic arms, in a statement issued shortly after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against... (Continue reading)
Alabama court’s wrongful death ruling used to recommend abandoning Roe ‘viability’ argument
Written on 21 Feb, 2012 at 5:54 in Politics, World | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Life groups are hailing an opinion by an Alabama Supreme Court justice who argued that it’s time to abandon the viability standard used in Roe v. Wade because medical breakthroughs — backed by case law and legislation — have shown... (Continue reading)
3 killed after avalanche near Washington ski resort
Written on 20 Feb, 2012 at 8:39 in World | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
STEVENS PASS, Wash. – Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them about a quarter-mile down an out-of-bounds canyon at a popular resort, but a fourth skier caught up in the slide was saved by a safety device,... (Continue reading)
‘Words With Friends’ spells L-O-V-E for some players
SAN FRANCISCO – Last summer, Kyla Smith spelled S-E-X-Y in “Words With Friends,” an on-line scrabble-like app on her phone. It won her more than just 13 points — it won her love. Eventually her opponent, Charles Briggs, became her boyfriend. Up... (Continue reading)
Reid Threatens to Push a Democrats-Only Payroll Tax Cut Extension
Written on 3 Feb, 2012 at 8:35 in World | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatened to move his own payroll tax cut extension bill Thursday, as Democrats across the Capitol decried what they said was GOP obstruction, this as the deadline fast approaches for the tax break to expire.... (Continue reading)
US aircraft carrier sails through Strait of Hormuz
Written on 23 Jan, 2012 at 6:28 in Latest, World | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
WASHINGTON – The USS Abraham Lincoln on Sunday passed through the Strait of Hormuz — the first time a US aircraft carrier has been through the strategic waterway since Iran threatened to close it earlier this month. The US Navy... (Continue reading)
U.S. Navy aids another Iranian fishing boat
Written on 19 Jan, 2012 at 8:30 in World | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
For the third time this month, the U.S. Navy has come to the rescue of distressed Iranian fisherman – at the same time Iran has threatened to disrupt a key oil route off its coast. Guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey rendered aid... (Continue reading)
As European Union Beckons, Allure Fades for Wary Croatia
Written on 18 Jan, 2012 at 7:20 in World | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
HARMICA, Croatia — Zoran Sluga has a small family farm here on the border with Slovenia, his 300-year-old barn filled with thousands of squawking chickens. But if Croatians vote to join the European Union next Sunday, Mr. Sluga’s simple business... (Continue reading)
As Reforms Flag in Greece, Europe Aims to Limit Damage
Written on 16 Jan, 2012 at 3:59 in World | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
ATHENS — As Greece and its lenders prepare for another week of tense negotiations, European officials now say that the task is less to help the country through its troubles than to avoid the sort of uncontrolled default that many... (Continue reading)
Austerity Reigns Over Euro Zone as Crisis Deepens
Written on 2 Jan, 2012 at 3:54 in World | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Europe’s leaders braced their nations for a turbulent year, with their beleaguered economies facing a threat on two fronts: widening deficits that force more borrowing but increasing austerity measures that put growth further out of reach. Saying that Europe was... (Continue reading)