A very powerful typhoon with winds gusting more than 200 kilometers per hour is moving toward Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, while Taiwan may get a second dose of a typhoon that hit there Friday. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that Typhoon Bolaven will sweep directly over Okinawa Sunday, bringing as much as 50 […]
Taiwan Soaked, Bigger Typhoon Heads for Okinawa
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 11:15 pm (UTC-5)
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28 Killed in China Road Accident
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 11:00 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese officials say a methanol tankers has collided with a bus, killing at least 28 people. Chinese state media reported the two vehicles burst into flames early Sunday after the accident near the northern city of Yan’an in Shaanxi province early Sunday. The report says the death toll could rise because it is not clear […]
Activists: Syrian Troops Kill Dozens in Daraya
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian troops have killed dozens of people in Daraya, just southwest of Damascus. The town had already sustained heavy shelling. Activists say more than 100 people have died there this week alone. The attack on Daraya was part of an army campaign to regain control of the outskirts of the capital. Activists say […]
Astronaut-Icon Neil Armstrong Dies
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Former U. S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died. A family statement said the 82-year-old icon died Saturday in his home state of Ohio, following a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. After stepping […]
Astronaut-Icon Neil Armstrong Dies
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former U. S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died. A family statement said the 82-year-old icon died Saturday, following a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. After stepping on the lunar surface he sent […]
Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies at 82
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former U. S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died in his home state of Ohio. A family statement said the 82-year-old icon died Saturday outside Cincinnati, following a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. […]
Conflicting Accounts of Gambian ‘Executions’
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
There are now conflicting accounts whether authorities in The Gambia have executed nine prisoners, as reported by Amnesty International. Amnesty said Friday that according to “reliable sources,” nine death-row inmates were taken from their cells the night before and executed. A group called the Civil Society Associations of Gambia says on its website that it […]
Air Strike Kills Key Pakistani Taliban Leader
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Coalition forces say an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan has killed a leader of the Pakistani Taliban. The international alliance says the operation Friday in the Shigal district in Kunar province killed Maulawi Dadullah and several others. Media reports say 12 insurgents were killed in the attack. NATO says Dadullah, who was also known as Jamal, […]
US Jury Orders Samsung To Pay Apple $1 Billion
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. jury has ruled that South Korea’s Samsung Electronics infringed on several patents for mobile devices owned by the U.S. company Apple, in the latest stage of a multibillion dollar global legal battle between the two technology powerhouses. The jury in the state of California awarded Apple more than a billion dollars in damages […]
France: Greece Must Stay in Eurozone
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande says Greece must stay in the European currency union and he has encouraged Greek leaders to make sure economic reforms they enact can be borne by the Greek people. Mr. Hollande met with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Paris Saturday to talk about the country’s bailout plan. The French president […]
