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 […]
Syrian Forces Pound Aleppo, Damascus
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian forces with tanks and combat helicopters have launched fresh raids in Aleppo and suburban Damascus in a bid to crush rebels. The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says about 40 people – most of them civilians – died in anti-government related unrest across Syria Saturday. President Bashar al-Assad has blamed foreign-backed […]
More Executions in Gambia Expected
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Amnesty International says more executions could take place in Gambia in the coming days, after nine condemned prisoners apparently were put to death late Thursday – the first executions in the tiny West African nation in more than a quarter-century. Authorities in The Gambia have refused to comment on Amnesty International’s report that eight men […]
Haiti Assessing Damage from Tropical Storm Haiti
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in earthquake-ravaged Haiti are assessing damage from Tropical Storm Isaac, which moved over the impoverished Caribbean island early Saturday. Relief workers are concerned about hundreds of thousands of people who are still living in tent camps and other makeshift structures, more than two years after a catastrophic earthquake caused enormous damage in and around […]
