More than 150 people are feared dead after a passenger airplane crashed into a building in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Officials from Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority say the Dana airline flight was travelling Sunday from Abuja to Lagos when it crashed into a two-story building in a densely populated residential area. Several buildings are […]
Britain’s Queen Joins Giant Flotilla for Jubilee Celebration
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth joined a flotilla of more than 1,000 boats on the River Thames Sunday as part of her diamond jubilee celebration — marking 60 years on the throne. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the river’s edge despite the rainy weather to cheer on the monarch for a spectacle not seen on […]
Defiant Assad Denies Role in Houla Massacre
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has dismissed accusations his government had anything to do with the recent massacre in Houla, charging forces outside Syria of plotting to destroy the country. In Mr. Assad’s first speech since January – a rare televised address to Syria’s new parliament – he appeared to defy a week of mounting international […]
Passenger Airplane Crashes in Nigeria
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
A passenger airplane has crashed in Nigeria’s second main city of Lagos, reportedly carrying 153 people on board. Officials from Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority say the Dana airline flight was travelling Sunday from Abuja to Lagos. No information on casualties was reported, but the French news agency reports officials saying there are no survivors.
Bomber Strikes Nigerian Church,Kills 15
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian officials say a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a church in northern Nigeria Sunday, killing at least 15 people, in the most recent in a series of attacks against Christians in the area. Emergency officials say an additional 42 people were injured in the bombing, which occurred as worshipers were […]
Blast Strikes Nigerian Church
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian officials say a suspected suicide bomb attack on a church in the northern city of Bauchi Sunday, has killed at least nine people and injured many others. No one has yet taken responsibility for the attack, but the militant Islamist group Boko Haram has targeted Nigerian churches in the past. Boko Haram has been […]
Khamenei: Sanctions Deepen Hatred of West
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s supreme leader says Western sanctions will not impede Tehran’s progress, but will instead deepen hatred of the West in the hearts of the Iranian people. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his remarks Sunday at a ceremony to mark the 23rd anniversary of the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The […]
Assad Condemns Houla Killings
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denies his government had anything to do with the massacre in Houla, saying not even “monsters” would carry out such an act. The Syrian leader made the comment about last month’s brutal massacre in Houla that left more than 100 people dead, including 49 children, in his first address to parliament […]
7 Wounded in Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Strip
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
A series of Israeli airstrikes Sunday on the Gaza Strip has wounded seven people. The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted three weapon manufacturing facilities in the central Gaza Strip and “two terror tunnels” in the northern and southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said the strikes were in retaliation for an operation Friday, in […]
