Blasts have rocked three churches in northern Nigeria, killing 12 and wounding dozens. The blasts took place Kaduna state, which divides the predominantly Muslim north and Christian-dominated south. Two blasts hit churches in the city of Zaria, according to local officials. A third explosion took place at a church in Kaduna city. A witness told […]
Voting Under Way in French Parliamentary Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Voting is under way in France, in a second round of parliamentary elections in which President Francois Hollande’s Socialists are expected to win a solid majority in the 577-member National Assembly. Opinion polls and seat projections from last Sunday’s first-round vote suggest the Socialist block could achieve at least 287 seats in the lower house […]
Opposition: Syria Intensifies Attacks After UN Mission Suspension
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government forces have intensified their shelling of rebel-held neighborhoods in Homs, killing a least 11 people — one day after U.N. observers suspended their work. Activists released new amateur video Sunday of what appeared to be heavy shelling in the central Syrian city. The opposition also reported that clashes and shelling […]
2 Killed in Nigeria Church Blasts
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Blasts have rocked three churches in northern Nigeria, killing two people in attacks similar to ones carried out by the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. Authorities say the blasts happened on Sunday in Kaduna state, which divides Nigeria’s mostly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south. Two blasts hit churches in the city of Zaria, according […]
Opposition: Syria Intensifies Attacks After UN Mission Suspension
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government forces have intensified their shelling of rebel-held neighborhoods in Homs, killing a least 11 people — one day after U.N. observers suspended their work. Activists released new amateur video Sunday of what appeared to be heavy shelling in the central Syrian city. The opposition also reported that clashes and shelling […]
Blasts Rock 3 Churches in Northern Nigeria
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Explosions have rocked three churches in northern Nigeria, where the radical Islamic sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for similar attacks. Authorities say all three blasts happened on Sunday in Kaduna state, which divides Nigeria’s mostly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south. Two blasts hit churches in the city of Zaria, according to local officials. […]
Voting Under Way in Greek Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Polls are open in Greece for an election that could decide the future of the debt-laden country in the 17-nation eurozone. The main contenders – the New Democracy conservatives and the Syriza leftist radicals – have pledged to form a government that will renegotiate the harsh austerity conditions of Greece’s bailout by the European Union […]
Blasts Rock 3 Churches in Northern Nigeria
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
Explosions have rocked three churches in northern Nigeria, where the radical Islamic sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for similar attacks. Authorities say all three blasts happened on Sunday in Kaduna state, which divides Nigeria’s mostly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south. Two blasts hit churches in the city of Zaria, according to local officials. […]
Explosions Strike Two Nigerian Chuches
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Police and emergency officials in Nigeria say explosions have struck two churches in the northern part of the African country. What appear to be militant attacks occurred in different sections of the city of Zaria. There are no immediate reports of casualties. Authorities have not publicly said who might be responsible, but the militant group […]
Voting Under Way in Greek Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Polls are open in Greece for an election that could decide the future of the debt-laden country in the 17-nation eurozone. The main contenders – the New Democracy conservatives and the Syriza leftist radicals – have pledged to form a government that will renegotiate the harsh austerity conditions of Greece’s bailout by the European Union […]
