Students from a U.S. elementary school where a gunman killed 20 children and six staff members last month are returning to class Thursday for the first time. The December 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut ended when the gunman committed suicide. That school remains closed, so students are attending a refurbished […]
US Students Make First Return to Class After Massacre
Posted January 3rd, 2013 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
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Drone Strike Kills Pakistani Warlord
Posted January 3rd, 2013 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani security officials say U.S. drone strikes in tribal regions bordering Afghanistan have killed at least eight people, including Maulvi Nazir, a top militant commander in South Warziristan. Officials said Thursday that Nazir, who was also known as Mullah Nazir, was one of several suspected militants killed during a strike in the village of Angoor […]
India Rape Suspects Face Charges
Posted January 3rd, 2013 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
Police in India are set to formally charge six suspects in last month’s gang rape of a 23-year-old woman who later died from her injuries. The suspects are facing charges of kidnapping, rape and murder, and authorities say they will push for the death penalty if the men are convicted. One of the suspects has […]
Top Google Executive Headed to Reclusive N.Korea: Report
Posted January 3rd, 2013 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
The executive chairman of Google is reported to be planning to make a trip to North Korea, the reclusive, communist state considered to have the toughest Internet restrictions in the world. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that Eric Schmidt will take part in a “private, humanitarian mission” led by former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson […]
