London said goodbye to thousands of athletes and visitors on Monday after more than two weeks of excitement surrounding the 30th Olympic Games. The city’s biggest airport, Heathrow, opened a special Olympic terminal with additional check-in desks to accommodate departing athletes and support staff. Competitors from countries as diverse as the United States and North […]
3 Killed At Texas University Shooting
Posted August 13th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Police in the U.S. state of Texas say a gunman killed two people near Texas A&M University before officers shot dead the suspect. Authorities say one police officer and one civilian were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire near the university in College Station. They say several other people were injured in the shooting. […]
2 Killed At Texas University Shooting
Posted August 13th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Police in the U.S. state of Texas say two people have been killed in a shooting near Texas A&M University, and several others injured. Authorities say one police officer and one civilian were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire near the university in College Station. They say officers shot the suspect before taking him […]
Egyptian Media Call Military Shakeup ‘Revolutionary’
Posted August 13th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian media outlets are hailing as “revolutionary” a decision by President Mohamed Morsi to dismiss the once-powerful defense minister and curtail the military’s authority. On Sunday, Mr. Morsi ordered Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi — a holdover from ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s rule — to retire along with armed forces chief of staff Sami Enan. The […]
Gunman At Texas University; Casualties Reported
Posted August 13th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Police in the U.S. state of Texas say multiple people have been shot near Texas A&M University. A police spokeswoman told CNN that law enforcement officers were among those shot. Few details about the shooting were immediately available including how many causalities there are. Texas A&M University says police have taken the shooter into custody. […]
Uganda Military Helicopters Crash in Kenya, 5 Injured
Posted August 13th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
A Kenya police spokesman says two Ugandan military helicopters crashed in central Kenya, injuring five people on board. The spokesman told a news conference that rescuers found the two missing helicopters on Mount Kenya Monday. He said the injured, including a seriously injured pilot, were taken to a hospital. Earlier, rescuers found a third Ugandan […]
Afghan Policeman Fires on NATO Troops
Posted August 13th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Officials say an Afghan police officer has opened fire on U.S.-led NATO troops, in the fifth such attack in a week. A NATO spokesman told reporters that a man wearing civilian clothes fired on international forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Monday, but that no coalition service members were killed. The spokesman said […]
Two More Tibetans Reportedly Self-Immolate
Posted August 13th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Tibetan exile sources tell VOA (Tibetan service) that two more Tibetans have set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule in their homeland. They say the self-immolations took place Monday evening local time in the Ngaba region of Sichuan province, neighboring Tibet. No other information was immediately available. The latest immolations bring to about 50 […]
Pope’s Butler to Stand Trial for Theft
Posted August 13th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
A Vatican judge has ordered Pope Benedict’s former butler to stand trial on charges of aggravated theft for allegedly leaking secret documents to Italian journalists. The prosecutor said Monday Paolo Gabriele, acted out of a desire to combat “evil and corruption everywhere in the Church” and wanted to help root it out “because the pope […]
Iran Raises Quakes’ Death Toll
Posted August 13th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Iran has raised the death toll from Saturday’s two earthquakes to more than 300, a day after rescuers called off the search for survivors. Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi told a session of parliament Monday that the latest death toll stood at 306, with more than 3,000 injured. The Iranian Red Crescent estimates that 180 […]
