A technical problem has forced SpaceX to abort what would have been the first launch of a privately owned capsule to the International Space Station. The pre-dawn launch of the Dragon Capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida was scrubbed a second before it was to occur on Saturday. Initial plans are to try again Tuesday morning. […]
Bombing Outside Italian School Kills One Student and Injures Six
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
An Italian emergency official says a bomb exploded outside a vocational school in southern Italy Saturday morning, killing a teenage girl and injuring as many as six people. Officials are denying a media report that a second person has died, saying only, the victim is in very serious condition but alive. The bomb exploded as […]
Chinese Activist Leaves China
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family have left China on a flight headed for the United States. Chen and his wife, plus their two children, obtained their passports at Beijing’s international airport, shortly before boarding a United Airlines flight. The flight is due to land at Newark airport, just outside New York City, Saturday […]
G-8 Prepares to Take on Europe’s Debt Crisis
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Leaders of the largest industrialized countries will focus on Europe’s economic turmoil when they resume talks Saturday at their annual economic summit. U.S. President Barack Obama will press Group of Eight leaders to consider a growth agenda as they discuss ways to tackle the mounting debt that has threatened the stability of the euro zone. […]
Italian Media Say Second Student Has Died in School Bomb Attack
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Italian media report that a second student has died after a bomb exploded outside a girls school in southern Italy Saturday morning. An emergency official says at least six others were injured. The blast occurred in the city of Brindisi as students were arriving at their vocational school. The official said there may have been […]
Chinese Activist Says He’s Headed to New York
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng told VOA Saturday he and his family have obtained passports and are waiting for their flight to the U.S. at Beijing international airport. The blind activist says his flight was slightly delayed, but he expects to leave soon for New York, where New York University has offered him a fellowship. Earlier […]
7 Killed in Bombing in Syria
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
WEB: 1. Death map updated; new format in the worksclick: http://media.voanews.com/images/syriadeath300-may12.png Pangea: http://gdb.voanews.eu/E2D28F51-10F1-49B4-A322-B09A96567CF7.png 2. Annan Plan Factbox #2238304 3. Timeline #2346878 4. Factbox of largest recent attacks #2467470 5. LCC statement: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=460111127349362 TYPE: OCN )) At least seven people are dead after a car bomb ripped through Syria’s eastern city of Deir el-Zour, on Saturday, […]
Historic Launch of Space Capsule Scrubbed
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
A technical problem has forced SpaceX to abort what would have been the first launch of a privately owned capsule to the International Space Station. The pre-dawn launch of the Dragon Capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida was scrubbed a second before it was to occur on Saturday. Initial plans are to try again Tuesday morning. […]
Chinese Activist Says He’s Headed to New York
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he is out of the hospital and is at Beijing’s international airport, waiting for a flight to New York, where New York University has offered him a fellowship. Chen told VOA Saturday his flight has been slightly delayed, but he expects to leave late Saturday afternoon with his family. The […]
Car Bomb Rocks Syrian City
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
WEB: 1. Death map updated; new format in the worksclick: http://media.voanews.com/images/syriadeath300-may12.png Pangea: http://gdb.voanews.eu/E2D28F51-10F1-49B4-A322-B09A96567CF7.png 2. Annan Plan Factbox #2238304 3. Timeline #2346878 4. factbox of largest recent attacks #2467470 5. LCC statement: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=460111127349362 TYPE: OCN )) A car bomb has rocked Syria’s eastern city of Deir el-Zour. Activists say Saturday’s blast occurred near a security agency. […]
