The commander of the Fort Hood military post says the U.S. Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting at the base will be tried in a military court and face the death penalty. Major Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder […]
Ft. Hood Shooting Suspect Gets Military Trial
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama: Success on Budget Talks “Possible”
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
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A White House spokesman says success on an agreement to increase the U.S. borrowing limit is not guaranteed, but is possible, despite an impasse on how to proceed. Spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Wednesday that U.S. President Barack Obama believes there are enough members of Congress in both parties who support his position that a […]
Court Orders Curator for Indian Temple Treasure
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court has called for a curator to be appointed to help manage and protect a treasure valued at more than $20 billion that was discovered in the vaults of a Hindu temple. The court has already instructed a team of investigators to take a formal inventory of the find, which includes diamonds, emeralds, […]
Republicans Blast Obama Administration’s Handling of Somali Terror Suspect
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Obama administration’s decision to bring a Somali terrorism suspect to New York for trial in a civilian court. On Wednesday, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell called Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame a “foreign enemy combatant” and said he should be treated as one. McConnell said Warsame should have been sent to […]
Somali Militants Change Tactics as Drought Worsens
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
The worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in 60 years is causing an Islamist militant group to change its mind about international aid agencies. Al-Shabab says Muslim and non-Muslim aid groups would be allowed to provide food and other supplies to Somalis living in areas under its control. Spokesman Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage […]
British PM Calls for Inquiries into Newspaper Phone Hacking Scandal
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for independent inquiries into new allegations that British tabloid newspaper News of the World hacked into the phones of multiple crime victims in recent years. British media say police have expanded their investigation of the tabloid to include allegations that it hacked the phones of several schoolgirls murdered […]
Gunmen Abduct 28 Mine-Clearance Workers in Western Afghanistan
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan police say gunmen have abducted 28 mine-clearance workers in the western part of the country. The police chief of Farah province, Sayed Mohammad Roshandel, says armed men kidnapped the workers in Bala Buluk district early Wednesday and set fire to at least one of their vehicles. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for […]
Iran’s President Wants University Segregation Plans Halted
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Iran’s president announced a halt to a controversial plan to segregate male and female university students. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a message on his web site Wednesday that the proposed policies are “shallow and unwise.” He added that “urgent action” is needed to prevent “superficial and non-scholarly actions.” Iran’s ministry in charge of higher […]
“Nuisance Weather” Could Delay Shuttle Launch
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
A weather expert for the U.S. space agency says there is a 70 percent chance that the final U.S. space shuttle launch will be delayed Friday. NASA Weather Officer Kathy Winters said in a news conference Wednesday that “nuisance weather” — clouds and thundershowers rather than a major weather event — could result in a […]
2018 Winter Olympics Go to Pyeongchang, South Korea
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pyeongchang, South Korea, will host the 2018 Winter Olympics. The resort city about 180 kilometers east of Seoul defeated Munich, Germany, and Annecy, France, in Wednesday’s vote by the International Olympic Committee, meeting in Durban, South Africa. Pyeongchang was bidding for the winter games for the third time, after close defeats for the 2010 games […]
