A senior U.S. official says the defection of Syria’s prime minister shows that President Bashar al-Assad’s government “is crumbling.” State Department deputy spokesman Patrick Ventrell on Monday welcomed Riad Hijab’s defection, just two months after taking the prime minister post. In a statement read in his name on Al Jazeera television Monday, Riad Hijab said […]
US Welcomes Syrian Prime Minister Defection
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Russia’s Mustafina Wins Gold on Women’s Uneven Bars
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
The 2012 London Olympics saw upsets in gymnastics and track and field Monday. On the women’s uneven bars, Russia’s Aliya Mustafina won the gold medal over China’s Kexin He, who won silver, and Britain’s Beth Tweddle, who won bronze. U.S. teenage gymnast Gabby Douglas, who has emerged as a star of the Games, was competing […]
Sikh Temple Gunman Linked to White Supremacist Groups
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities say they are investigating possible ties between the gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin and white supremacist groups. Officials Monday identified the shooter, who was killed by police, as 40-year-old Wade Michael Page. They say he served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s […]
Malian Journalist Beaten After Reporting on Protest
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
A journalist in Mali has been badly beaten by Islamists occupying the north of the country, after reporting on the Islamists’ failed plans to amputate a thief’s hand. Malick Aliou reported on a demonstration by hundreds of protesters who came to the town square in Gao Sunday to try to prevent the Islamists from carrying […]
Israel Urges Egypt to Bolster Border Security After Sinai Attack
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s military says militants from the Gaza Strip were involved in Sunday’s attack that killed 16 Egyptian border guards and included an attempt to cross into Israel. The military and Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Mursi, have condemned the attack and vowed to assert more control over the border area and the Sinai peninsula. Israel says […]
Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators said Monday the shooter, who was killed by police, was 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before being discharged for misconduct. They […]
Chinese Leaders Meet to Settle Succession Issues
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
China’s top leaders are meeting this week at the Beidaihe resort near Beijing to finalize their selections for the next generation of national leaders. The decisions made this week will become public at the 18th Party Congress scheduled later this year. Officials holding seven of the nine seats in the Politburo Standing Committee — the […]
Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators said Monday the shooter, who was killed by police, was 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before being discharged for misconduct. They […]
Israel Urges Egypt to Bolster Border Security After Sinai Attack
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Israel is calling on Egypt to step up security along their border after suspected Islamist militants killed 16 Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai region. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the region on Monday. He said the suspects were trying to enter Israel to carry out a major terror attack, but he said Israeli forces foiled […]
Russia’s Mustafina Wins Gold on Women’s Uneven Bars
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The 2012 London Olympics featured gymnastics Monday, a day after Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt successfully defended his 100 meter title and set a new Olympic record at 9.63 seconds. On the women’s uneven bars, Russia’s Aliya Mustafina won the gold medal over China’s Kexin He, who won silver, and Britain’s Beth Tweddle, who won bronze. […]
