A Syrian rights group says a bomb has exploded in Damascus, killing five people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday the blast targeted the neighborhood of Qaboun, which has been the center of several protests against President Bashar al-Assad. The blast came a day after activists said government forces stormed the village […]
Malaysia’s Anwar Charged with Violating Protest Ban
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been charged with defying a controversial court order banning street protests, in a case he says is politically motivated. Anwar and two members of his opposition party were charged Tuesday with violating the Peaceful Assembly Act last month by taking part in a massive street protest to demand electoral […]
SpaceX Trying Launch to ISS Again
A privately-owned company will make another attempt Tuesday to send a supply capsule to the International Space Station. The Falcon-9 rocket carrying the Dragon space capsule, built by U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Florida in the pre-dawn hours . The rocket was about to blast off […]
Malaysia’s Anwar Charged with Violating Protest Ban
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been charged with defying a controversial court order banning street protests, in a case he says is politically motivated. Anwar and two members of his opposition party were charged Tuesday with violating the Peaceful Assembly Act last month by taking part in a massive street protest to demand electoral […]