Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won the women’s marathon Olympic gold medal through the rainy streets of London Sunday. She finished the race at 2:23:07, setting a new Olympic record. Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo came in just five seconds later taking the silver, while Russia’s Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova received the bronze. Later Sunday, the world’s fastest men will […]
Ethiopia’s Gelana Wins Women’s Marathon Olympic Gold
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian Forces Pound Rebel Positions in Aleppo
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian army continued its attacks on rebel positions Sunday in the northern city of Aleppo with heavy shelling and helicopter gunships. The country’s biggest city has become a key battleground in the nearly year and a half uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, as government forces reportedly mass ahead of what is expected to […]
Clinton Expresses Support for Malawi’s President
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised Malawi President Joyce Banda for making key reforms since taking office in April. Clinton met with President Banda in the capital, Lilongwe on Sunday, as the top U.S. diplomat continued her multi-nation tour of Africa. Clinton said Ms. Banda’s reforms have helped boost the impoverished country’s economy. […]
Ethiopia’s Gelana Wins Women’s Marathon Olympic Gold
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won the women’s marathon Olympic gold medal through the rainy streets of London Sunday. She finished the race (at 2:23:07), seconds ahead of Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo, who won silver. Russia’s Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova took the bronze. Later Sunday, the world’s fastest men will line up for the 100-meter race where fans will […]
Syrian Forces Pound Rebel Positions in Aleppo
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian army continued its attacks on rebel positions Sunday in the northern city of Aleppo with heavy shelling and helicopter gunships. The country’s biggest city has become a key battleground in the nearly year and a half uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, as government forces reportedly mass ahead of what is expected to […]
CClinton Expresses Support for Malawi’s President
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Malawi President Joyce Banda in the small African country on Sunday. Secretary Clinton said she strongly supports President Banda and her government. Ms. Banda, Malawi’s first woman president, said they both have long been advocates for women and children. The president told Secretary Clinton she had been […]
Afghan President Accepts Dismissal of Top Ministers
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accepted a decision by parliament to dismiss his two top security ministers. However, Mr. Karzai said Sunday that the two will remain in office until their replacements are appointed. Afghanistan’s parliament voted Saturday to remove Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and Interior Minister Bismillah Mohammadi after a series of recent […]
World Food Program Employee Killed in Sudan
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says a World Food Program employee was shot to death Saturday in the southern part of Sudan. A WFP spokeswoman said Sunday that two unidentified gunmen opened fire on a UN car 80 kilometers north of the South Kordofan state capital of Kadugli and killed the Sudanese driver. She said another person […]
Clinton Continues African Tour in Malawi
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Malawi – the latest stop on her tour of Africa. After her arrival Sunday, the State Department announced the top U.S. diplomat would be adding Nigeria and Benin to the African trip. On Saturday, she was in Nairobi where she urged Kenyans to work together to hold […]
19 Dead as Kurdish Rebels Clash with Turkish Soldiers
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Turkish authorities say 19 people were killed in fighting overnight between Turkish soldiers and Kurdish rebels near the border with Iraq in southeastern Turkey. Officials said six soldiers, two state militiamen and 11 Kurdish militants were killed and at least 15 soldiers were wounded in the rebel attack in Hakkari province Clashes between the military […]
