London Olympic organizers have apologized to North Korea after mistakenly displaying South Korea’s flag before a women’s soccer match. North Korea refused to take the field after the error, delaying the start of their match Wednesday against Colombia by more than an hour. The North Korean team went on to win 2-0. Organizers said they […]
Olympic Organizers Apologize for North Korea Flag Error
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
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Thousands Flee Ethnic Clashes in India’s Northeast
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of people are pouring into relief camps in northeastern India, where ethnic clashes have killed at least 41 people in the last week. Security forces continue to patrol the worst violence-hit areas of Assam state, where members of the Bodo tribe and Muslim settlers have been fighting for several days. Troops have “shoot-on-sight” orders […]
Romney Begins International Tour
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as he begins a three-nation international tour. The presumptive Republican Party nominee arrived in the British capital Wednesday for talks with Mr. Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former prime minister Tony Blair. Romney will also attend Friday’s opening […]
Deadly Blast Hits Busy Market in Pakistan
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb has exploded in a busy market, killing at least eight people. The blast happened Thursday in Salarzai, an area of the Bajaur tribal district near the Afghan border. Authorities say two children were among those killed and at least 20 people were wounded in the attack. The bomb […]
Chinese Politician’s Wife Charged with Murder
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Chinese prosecutors have charged the wife of disgraced senior Communist Party official Bo Xilai and a family employee with the murder of a British businessman. The official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday that authorities say Bo’s wife Gu Kailai murdered Neil Heywood, who had business dealings with the couple. Gu and family aid Zhang Xiaojun […]
Romney Begins Overseas Tour as Obama Pledges to Reduce Gun Violence
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney will meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as he begins a three-nation tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. The presumptive Republican Party nominee arrived in the British capital Wednesday for talks with Mr. Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former prime minister Tony […]
Romney Begins Oversees Tour as Obama Pledges to Reduce Gun Violence
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney will meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as he begins a three-nation tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. The presumptive Republican Party nominee arrived in the British capital Wednesday for talks with Mr. Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former prime minister Tony […]
Blast Kills 7 in NW Pakistan
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb has exploded in a busy market, killing at least seven people. The blast happened Thursday in Salarzai, an area of the Bajur tribal district near the Afghan border. No group claimed immediate responsibility for the attack, which also wounded at least 11 people. The Pakistani Taliban has a […]
Authorities: Mass Shooting Suspect Sent Package Describing an Attack
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Law enforcement officials say the suspect in Friday’s mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater sent a package to a university psychiatrist containing a notebook describing an attack. The package, which reportedly included stick figure drawings of a gunman shooting people, was sent before the shootings. The exact date is unknown. The University of Colorado […]
Greek Olympian Disqualified After Racist Tweet
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
A member of the Greek Olympic team has been expelled from the Olympic games for a posting a racist comment on Twitter. Triple jumper Paraskevi Papachristou commented about immigrants in Athens saying, with so many of Africans in Greece, the West Nile virus mosquitoes will at least be eating some homemade food. The submission on […]
