U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators on Monday said the shooter was Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old man who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s. They […]
Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
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Clinton Visits Mandela During South Africa Stop
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in South Africa, where she has met privately with anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. Clinton traveled to the former president’s village of Qunu Monday. The 94-year-old Mr. Mandela is in frail health and rarely appears in public. Clinton then went to Johannesburg, to attend high-level meetings between U.S. and […]
Gunmen Kill NATO Truck Driver in Pakistan
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in northwest Pakistan say gunmen have opened fire on a truck carrying NATO supplies, killing the driver. Monday’s attack was the second in the Jamrud area of the Khyber tribal region since Pakistan re-opened its two border crossings into Afghanistan last month. The Pakistani Taliban vowed to attack NATO supply convoys when the border […]
Syrian Prime Minister Defects to Opposition
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s prime minister has defected two months after taking the job, saying he is joining the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. In a statement read in his name on Al Jazeera television Monday, Riad Hijab said he was leaving what he called “the killing and terrorist regime.” The statement said he and his family were […]
Clinton Visits Mandela During South Africa Stop
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in South Africa, where she is meeting with former president Nelson Mandela on the latest leg of her African tour. Clinton traveled to the village of Qunu Monday for talks with the anti-apartheid hero, who led South Africa while Clinton’s husband served as U.S. president. Clinton will spend […]
Syria Replaces Prime Minister Amid Reported Defection
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s prime minister is gone from the job two months after taking the post, amid conflicting reports about the method of his departure. State television said Monday that Riad Hijab was fired and replaced by his deputy, Omar Ghalawanji, while Jordanian officials said Hijab defected to Jordan with his family. The news came hours after […]
Barak Hopes Israeli Border Attack Will Be ‘Wakeup Call’ for Egypt
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says he hopes a deadly attack on Egyptian border guards Sunday near the Gaza Strip and Israel will serve as a “wakeup call” for Egypt to enhance its security in the Sinai peninsula. Gunmen killed 16 border guards then tried to cross the Israeli border in two stolen vehicles. The […]
Indian Prime Minister Saddened by US Sikh Shooting
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he is shocked and saddened by the shooting attack at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin Sunday that left seven people dead, including the gunman. Mr. Singh, who is a Sikh, called on the U.S. to do everything possible to determine who was behind what […]
Syria: Bomb Explodes in State TV Building
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state media say a bomb has exploded at the state television building in Damascus, wounding several people. The station remained on the air Monday following the blast, which ripped through the third floor of the building. A pro-government, private TV station, which itself was hit with a deadly blast in June, broadcast images of […]
US Gymnast Douglas Goes for Third Gold Medal Monday
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Monday marks the 11th day of the 2012 Olympics in London. U.S. teenage gymnast Gabby Douglas, who has emerged as a star of the Games, will compete for a third gold medal when she faces off again against Russia’s Viktoria Komova in the uneven bars. The U.S. basketball team, which barely won its game against […]
