U.S. military officials have sentenced a soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians to three years in prison. The verdict was announced Friday at the court martial trial of Specialist Adam Winfield at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state . Winfield, who is 23, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and drug use. His rank was […]
US Soldier Sentenced to 3 Years for Afghan Slayings
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment
Japan Marks 66th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday attended the 66th anniversary in Hiroshima of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, and reaffirmed the need to reduce the country’s reliance on nuclear energy. In his speech during the service to commemorate the 1945 bombing, Mr. Kan said Japan would examine the causes of this year’s nuclear […]
Former Ukrainian PM Arrested During Trial
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Ukrainian police have arrested former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko for violating court procedures during her abuse of power trial. A judge in Kiev accused Ms. Tymoshenko Friday of systematically disrupting the trial. She was then handcuffed and taken away by several officers. Ms. Tymoshenko is Ukraine’s top opposition leader and has mocked the judge during […]
China Braces for Powerful Typhoon
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials in China’s eastern Zhejiang province have evacuated more than 206,000 residents, as the area braces for a powerful typhoon. Forecasters say Typhoon Muifa, with winds up to 162 kilometers per hour, is expected to make landfall late Saturday or early Sunday near Shanghai. Authorities in that major commercial hub say the storm could be […]
