A private firm contracted to provide security at the 2012 London Olympics has apologized to Olympic officials for failing to provide all the personnel it had promised. G4S said Saturday it is having difficulty processing applicants for the security jobs. That has prompted British government officials to order an additional 13,500 military personnel to take […]
London Olympics Security Firm Can’t Fill Jobs
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
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U.N. Probes Mass Killings in Syrian Village
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
U.N. observers in Syria have set out from Damascus to try to reach a site where more than 150 people may have been killed, on Thursday, as opposition activists reported fresh attacks elsewhere in the country. The team departed on Saturday for Tremseh, a Sunni farming village in Hama province. Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for […]
Karzai Orders Probe into Wedding Blast
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s president has condemned a suicide bombing at a wedding reception in a northern province that killed 17 people, revising earlier reports that the attack had killed at least 20 people. President Hamid Karzai said that among those killed in the attack Saturday in Samangan province were Ahmad Khan Samangani, who was a member of […]
Olympic Security Firm Apologizes for not Fulfilling Contract
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
A private firm contracted to provide security at the 2012 London Olympics has apologized to Olympic officials for failing to provide all the personnel it had promised. G4S issued a statement Saturday saying that the company is having difficulty processing applicants for the security jobs. British officials say they will deploy an additional 13,500 military […]
Olympic Security Firm Apologizes for not Fulfilling Contract
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
A private firm contracted to provide security at the 2012 London Olympics has apologized to Olympic officials for failing to provide all the personnel it had promised. G4S issued a statement Saturday saying that the company is having difficulty processing applicants for the security jobs. British officials say they will deploy an additional 13,500 military […]
UN Observers Try to Reach Syrian Village Hit by Attack
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
U.N. observers in Syria have left their headquarters in Damascus to try to reach a village where more than 150 people were killed in an attack on Thursday. Observers were seen loading their vehicles Saturday before setting off in the direction of Hama province. The head of the U.N. observer team in Syria, General Robert […]
Rights Group Calls for Justice in Afghan Bombing
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Amnesty International says the assassination of a prominent female official of the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs was meant to undermine what it called the “fragile gains” made for women’s rights in Afghanistan. The rights group is urging the Afghan government to bring those responsible for the attack to justice. Afghan authorities say the director […]
Obama Wants Tax Cut Extension
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
****EMBARGOED UNTIL 6 AM**** U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to extend tax cuts for another year for the 98 percent of Americans who make less than $250,000 per year. The president said in his weekly address Saturday a tax increase — scheduled to go into effect on January 1 — would be […]
Rights Group Calls for Justice in Afghan Bombing
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Amnesty International says the assassination of a prominent female official of the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs was meant to undermine what it called the “fragile gains” made for women’s rights in Afghanistan. The rights group is urging the Afghan government to bring those responsible for the attack to justice. Afghan authorities say the director […]
At Least 20 Dead in Suicide Attack at Afghan Wedding Party
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities say an explosion has killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 40 others at a wedding reception in northern Afghanistan. Police say Mohammad Khan Samangani, a powerful former Uzbek commander and a member of the lower house of parliament was killed in the suicide attack early Saturday in Samangan Province. The […]
