U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Turkey next Saturday to discuss the deteriorating situation in neighboring Syria. A State Department official made the announcement Sunday as Clinton visited Malawi during her African tour. In Syria, explosions Saturday rocked the capital, Damascus, and the northern city of Aleppo as security forces tried to push […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 35 in Yemin
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say a suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens of others late Saturday in a southern town. The bomber struck in the village of Jaar, one of several towns in Abyan province that were retaken from Al-Qaida in a major government offensive in June. The Reuters news agency says the […]
Clinton’s Next African Tour Stop, Malawi
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Malawi Sunday – the latest stop on her 11-day tour of Africa. On Saturday, she was in Nairobi where she urged Kenyans to work together to hold free and fair elections next March, and be a role model for Africa and the world. She urged leaders to avoid […]
Jamaica’s Bolt Runs in Sunday’s Olympics
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
The world’s fastest men line up at the London Olympics Sunday in the 100-meter race where fans will be looking to see if Jamaica’s Usain Bolt will be able to keep his Olympic crown. American tennis-playing sisters Serena and Venus Williams team up Sunday for the women’s doubles gold medal. Serena won the singles gold […]
