Police in the U.S. state of Colorado say 12 people were shot to death and at least 38 wounded in a shooting at a movie theater in a suburb of Denver. Authorities say the midnight premier of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the latest Batman movie, had just begun Friday at the Century 16 theater in […]
US: 12 Killed, 38 Wounded in Shooting at Batman Movie
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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World Court Orders Prosecution of Chad’s Habre
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nation’s highest court has ordered Senegal to either prosecute former Chadian President Hissene Habre on genocide charges or extradite him “without further delay.” The International Court of Justice at The Hague issued the decision on Friday in response to Belgium’s request to prosecute Mr. Habre for alleged crimes against humanity. A Chad truth […]
UN Security Council Extends Observer Mission in Syria
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
As fighting intensified in Syria, and with international diplomacy at a near standstill, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a 30-day extension to a monitoring mission on Friday. The vote allows the 300 unarmed military observers to began a transition to a mission shutdown. They have been been deployed as part of U.N. envoy Kofi […]
World Court Orders Prosecution of Chad’s Former Dictator
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
The International Court of Justice has ruled that Senegal must either put former Chadian President Hissene Habre on trial for genocide or extradite him “without further delay.” The court at The Hague issued the decision on Friday in a response to a request by Belgium to prosecute Mr. Habre on charges of crimes against humanity. […]
US: 12 Killed, 38 Wounded in Shooting at Batman Movie
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Police in the U.S. state of Colorado say 12 people were shot to death and at least 38 wounded in a shooting at a movie theater in a suburb of Denver. Authorities say the midnight premier of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the latest Batman movie, had just begun Friday at the Century 16 theater in […]
US: 12 Killed, 38 Wounded in Shooting at Batman Movie
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Police in the U.S. state of Colorado say 12 people were shot to death and at least 38 wounded in a shooting at a movie theater in a suburb of Denver. Authorities say the midnight premier of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the latest Batman movie, had just begun Friday at the Century 16 theater in […]
UN Security Council Discusses Observer Mission in Syria
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Members of the United Nations Security Council are meeting Friday to consider a resolution on the future of the U.N. observer mission in Syria. The meeting in New York follows Thursday’s Russian and Chinese veto of a resolution that would have extended the mission’s mandate past its expiration Friday at midnight. It is the third […]
US: 12 Killed, 38 Wounded in Shooting at Batman Movie
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Police in the U.S. state of Colorado say 12 people were shot to death and at least 38 wounded in a shooting at a movie theater in a suburb of Denver. Authorities say the midnight premier of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the latest Batman movie, had just begun Friday at the Century 16 theater in […]
Chinese Dissident Loses Tax Appeal
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
The lawyer for Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei said his client lost his appeal Friday against a multi-million-dollar tax evasion fine on a company he founded. Pu Zhiqiang said the Beijing Chaoyang District court rejected an appeal against the fine levied on Fake Cultural Development Limited, a firm that markets Ai’s art. Ai told […]
Rights Abuses Persist Against Burmese Muslims
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Activists and rights groups say violence continues against Burma’s ethnic Muslim minorities, six weeks after a state of emergency was declared in western Rakhine state. The government says at least 78 people have been killed in the region since late May, when longstanding tensions between the Buddhist Rakhines and Muslim Rohingyas erupted into communal violence. […]
