Syria says twin car bombings in Damascus on Saturday have killed at least 27 people. State media reports say nearly 100 people were wounded in the blasts, which occurred minutes apart near a police security building and an intelligence center. Television footage and photos have shown smoke billowing from the explosion sites, twisted steel and […]
27 Killed as Two Explosions Rock Damascus
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
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Two Explosions Rock Damascus
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Twin blasts struck Syria’s capital, Damascus, as the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad – and the government’s brutal crackdown against it – enters its second year. Syrian state television said what it called “terrorist attacks” Saturday morning killed police and civilians. It said preliminary reports traced the two explosions to car bombs targeting a security […]
East Timor Holds Presidential Election
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
East Timor held its second presidential election on Saturday since winning its independence from Indonesia in May of 2002. Although 11 candidates are challenging incumbent president and Nobel Peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, the election is expected to be a three-way contest, with Francisco Guterres from the main opposition Fretilin party and Jose Maria de Vasconcelos, […]
Report: Bin Laden was Actively Plotting Obama’s Assassination
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
A major U.S. newspaper reports Osama bin Laden ordered al-Qaida to assassinate U.S. President Barack Obama and General David Petraeus, who was then the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reported Friday documents taken from bin Laden’s compound describe the scheme. Bin Laden wrote that killing Mr. Obama would ensure Vice […]
Two Explosions Rock Damascus
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Twin blasts struck Syria’s capital, Damascus, as the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad – and the government’s brutal crackdown against it – enters its second year. Syrian state television said what it called “terrorist attacks” Saturday morning killed police and civilians. It said preliminary reports traced the two explosions to car bombs targeting a security […]
Two Explosions Rock Damascus
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Twin blasts struck Syria’s capital, Damascus, as the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad – and the government’s brutal crackdown against it – enters its second year. Syrian state television said the explosions Saturday morning killed police and civilians. It said preliminary reports traced the explosions to car bombs. Residents said at least one of the […]
