Israel and Hamas continued exchanging fierce attacks Saturday as Israeli forces massed along the Gaza border in preparation for a possible ground invasion. Israel carried out more than 200 air strikes on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Saturday, destroying the Hamas Cabinet headquarters, while Palestinian rocket fire continued over southern Israel. Israel’s military has shut down […]
Israel Hits Hamas Government Building
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
The Israeli military has shut down the main roads around the Gaza Strip, a sign that it is poised to launch a ground offensive on the Palestinian enclave that could explode into an all-out war. Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Saturday destroyed the Hamas Cabinet headquarters. The strikes followed an exchange of rocket […]
Train, Bus Collision in Egypt Kills Scores of School Children
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian officials say a speeding train has collided with a school bus, killing at least 49 people. Almost all of them were young children. Officials say the accident occurred Saturday about 300 kilometers south of Cairo near the village of Manfalut in Egypt’s southern Assiut province. The bus was filled with more than 60 children […]
Clinton: US Wants to Promote Economic Interests
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says now that the war in Iraq is over for the U.S. military and the war in Afghanistan is winding down, America is seeking to promote its economic interests around the world. The country’s top diplomat, speaking Saturday in Singapore, sought to dispel concern over a looming so-called “fiscal […]
Train, Bus Collision in Egypt Kills Scores of School Children
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian officials say a train has collided with a school bus, killing scores of young children. Officials say the accident occurred Saturday about 300 kilometers south of Cairo near the village of Manfalut in Egypt’s southern Assiut province. The bus was filled with about 60 children between the ages of four and six when it […]
Sierra Leone Choosing President, Parliament
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Voters in Sierra Leone are choosing a new president and parliament Saturday. People formed long lines outside polling stations in the capital, Freetown, before the voting got under way. Incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma faces eight challengers, including main opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio. Ahead of the polls, political parties urged their supporters to refrain […]
Train, Bus Collision in Egypt Kills 40 School Children
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian officials say a train has collided with a school bus, killing some 40 young children. Officials say the accident occurred Saturday about 300 kilometers south of Cairo near the village of Manfalut in Egypt’s southern Assiut province. The bus was filled with about 50 children between the ages of four and six when it […]
Burmese Leader to Consider Rights for Rohingya Minority
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s president has pledged to consider new rights for the stateless Rohingya minority ahead of a landmark visit by U.S. President Barack Obama. In a letter to the United Nations Friday, Thein Sein condemned what he called “senseless violence” in western Rakhine state between local Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya. The Burmese leader said he would […]
Israel Hits Hamas Government Building
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have hit a Hamas government building. The Cabinet headquarters was among targets hit early Saturday in Gaza. There are no initial reports of injuries. The strikes followed an exchange of rocket fire Friday between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza with one Palestinian rocket landing in a field […]
Israel Hits Hamas Government Building
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have hit a Hamas government building. The Cabinet headquarters was among targets hit early Saturday in Gaza. There are no initial reports of injuries. The strikes followed an exchange of rocket fire Friday between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza with one Palestinian rocket landing in a field […]
