Japan formally OKs new nuclear safety requirements Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:59:18 GMT
FILE - In this Saturday, July. 23, 2011 file photo, the No. 3 reactor, right, of the Ikata nuclear power plant, operated by Shikoku Electric Power Co., is seen in Ikata, western Japan.

United Tech sees possible impact from court order Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:44:30 GMT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — United Technologies Corp. says a federal court ordering it to pay $473 million plus interest to compensate for alleged fraud in its sale of fighter jet engines could cut revenue and profit.

News Summary: Japan OKs nuclear requirements Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:59:18 GMT
p NOD TO NUKES: Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty.

UN: US-NKorea talks must include nuclear issues Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:47:28 GMT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes any dialogue between the United States and North Korea should focus on the goal of denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, a U.N. spokesman said Monday.

Rowhani's 'path of moderation' also shows limits Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:32:25 GMT
Iranian newly elected President Hasan Rowhani, listens during a press conference, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 17, 2013. Rowhani showcases his reformist image by promising a "path of moderation," the easing of nuclear tensions and steps to narrow the huge divide with the United States.

Dual government? U.S. operates in sunshine and in shadow Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:45:02 GMT
It's as if the United States has two governments, one open and one very much not. President Barack Obama leads both, trying not to butt heads with himself.

US and Cuba to resume migration talks Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:17:25 GMT
HAVANA (AP) — A State Department official says the United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, in the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations.

Glasnost on the Potomac under Obama? Not quite Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:22:02 GMT
WASHINGTON — It’s as if the United States has two governments, one open and one very much not. President Barack Obama leads both, trying not to butt heads with himself.

World powers to meet on Syrian rebel demands Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:17:16 GMT
PARIS (AP) — A French diplomat says officials from the United States and other countries will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday to decide how to respond to requests for help from the Free Syrian Army.

Mali and Tuareg rebels sign accord Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:32:15 GMT
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The nation of Mali, which lost half its territory last year to rebels, signed an accord Tuesday with Tuareg separatists who still control the country's northernmost province, paving the way for the Malian military to return to the areas still under rebel rule.