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 […]
Blast Kills 5 in NW Pakistan
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb has exploded in a busy market, killing at least five 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 […]
Syrian Activists: Battles Continue in Aleppo, Hama
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say clashes between rebels and government forces continue in the country’s largest city, Aleppo, and in several other areas that have been key sites in the 16-month anti-government uprising. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported shelling in several Aleppo neighborhoods Thursday that killed a girl and wounded seven other people. […]
Olympic Organizers Apologize for North Korea Flag Error
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
London Olympic organizers have apologized to North Korea after mistakenly displaying South Korea’s flag before a women’s football 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 the game 2-0. Organizers […]
