Heavy surf and torrential rains battered eastern China Sunday, as Typhoon Muifa, with wind gusts of up to 178 kilometers per hour, made its way offshore up the coast. The typhoon was originally expected to make landfall near Shanghai late Saturday. But China’s Central Meteorological Administration now says Muifa changed course and is moving northward […]
Typhoon Misses Shanghai, Moves Up China Coast
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian Army Launches New Raids
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s army has attacked a central town and parts of an eastern city, killing at least four people. Activists in the region say troops backed by tanks entered Houleh in the Homs province Sunday, and Deir el-Zour in the east where explosions were heard in several parts of the city. The raids come a day […]
Syrian Army Launches Raid on Deir Ezzor
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s army launched assaults across the eastern city of Deir Ezzor on Sunday. Activists say explosions can be heard in several parts of the city. The pre-dawn raid comes a day after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately stop using military force against civilians taking part in a four-month-old anti-government […]
Sudan’s Bashir to Attend Chad President’s Inauguration
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
Reports from Sudan say President Omar al-Bashir will visit Chad Sunday to attend the inauguration of his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Deby, for a new five-year term in office. This will be Mr. Bashir’s second visit to Chad in as many months, defying International Criminal Court warrants seeking his arrest on charges of war crimes, crimes […]
