An expedition is underway to resolve the mystery surrounding pioneering U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared 75 years ago this month. A team of scientists and salvagers set sail Tuesday from Hawaii for an island near the remote South Pacific nation of Kiribati. They are searching for clues into Earhart’s disappearance as she was flying […]
Expedition Begins to Uncover Fate of Amelia Earhart
Posted July 4th, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
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Burma Parliament Reconvenes with Focus on Economy
Posted July 4th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s parliament reconvenes Wednesday, with lawmakers set to begin debate on a series of laws aimed at developing the impoverished country’s long-stagnant economy. The new session of the National Assembly is a key test for rapidly changing Burma, which has made a series of dramatic political reforms since its long-time military rulers stepped aside last […]
Poisonous Radioactive Element Found in Yasser Arafat’s Effects
Posted July 4th, 2012 at 12:00 am (UTC-5)
Traces of the radioactive poisonous element polonium have been found in the belongings of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, according to the Swiss-based Institute of Radiophysics . An Institute spokesman told Reuters news agency “surprisingly” high levels of polonium-210 were found in Arafat’s belongings. But he stressed clinical symptoms described in Arafat’s medical reports were […]
Syrian Opposition Meeting Ends in Chaos
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 pm (UTC-5)
An Arab League-sponsored conference in Cairo aimed at uniting the fractured Syrian opposition ended in chaos Tuesday when the Kurdish delegation stormed out. Some witnesses report fistfights and loud arguments. The Kurds complained that they are being marginalized as the opposition tries to unite in preparation for a post-Assad Syria. The delegates did issue a […]
Syrian Opposition Meeting Ends in Chaos
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
An Arab League-sponsored conference in Cairo aimed at uniting the fractured Syrian opposition ended in chaos Tuesday when the Kurdish delegation stormed out. Some witnesses report fistfights and loud arguments. The Kurds complained that they are being marginalized as the opposition tries to unite in preparation for a post-Assad Syria. The delegates did issue a […]
America Readies for Independence Celebrations
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
From the far reaches of Alaska to the Gulf coast, Americans on Wednesday will celebrate Independence Day — the 236th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence from British rule. Tens of millions of small-town Americans and city dwellers alike will line parade routes, watch fireworks, attend picnics, concerts and family gatherings. In Washington, hundreds of […]
Iraq Attacks Kill 40
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Bombings across Iraq Tuesday killed at least 40 people and wounded nearly 100 others. The bloodiest attack was in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya, where a bomb hidden in a vegetable truck exploded at a crowded market, killing 25 people. Authorities declared a partial curfew in the city. Earlier Tuesday, at least four people […]
CPJ Rips Ethiopian Crackdown on Journalists
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
“I think what’s different now is that we’re also seeing individual Facebook pages being blocked, and they say that (privacy) softwares like Tor and (other) proxies that many Ethiopians use to access those sites regardless of the censorship are now not working either.” Last month, the U.S. State Department voiced “deep concern” about the Ethiopian […]
CPJ Rips Ethiopian Crackdown on Journalists
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The international organization Committee to Protect Journalists says the Ethiopian government is stepping up efforts to control the Internet, both by preventing access to certain websites and by blocking users from software used to circumvent the censors. CPJ spokesman Danny O’Brien says the government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been blocking major news sites […]
US TV Legend Andy Griffith Dead at 86
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
American actor Andy Griffith, unforgettable as the small-town sheriff in the 1960s television series The Andy Griffith Show, has died at the age of 86. The sheriff of Dare County, North Carolina issued a statement from Griffith’s family confirming his death Tuesday on Roanoke Island. The North Carolina born Griffith began his career as a […]
