Nigerian police say a suicide car bomber has killed at least six soldiers and one civilian in an attack in the northeastern state of Yobe. Yobe state police commissioner Patrick Egbuniwe said the bomber detonated his vehicle Sunday, as security forces were chasing him in the city of Damaturu. There was no immediate claim of […]
Suicide Car Bombing in Northern Nigeria Kills 7
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Shooting at Sikh Temple in Midwestern US
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
At least one gunman has opened fire at a Sikh temple in the midwestern U.S. state of Wisconsin. Police say the shooting occurred Sunday morning at around 10:25 a.m. local time at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, located outside of Milwaukee. A police spokesman said an officer responding to the shooting engaged a suspected gunman […]
Shooting at Sikh Temple in Midwestern US
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
A gunman has opened fire at a Sikh temple in the midwestern U.S. state of Wisconsin. Police say the shooting occurred Sunday morning at around 10 a.m. local time at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, located outside of Milwaukee. The number of casualties is unknown, but several people have been reportedly shot. A police operation […]
Turkey: 115 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Offensive
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish security forces say a large-scale military offensive has killed some 115 Kurdish rebels in the south of the country. Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin said the rebels were killed as part of an air and ground offensive that began on July 23 near the town of Semdinli. A local television station said up to […]
Ethiopia’s Gelana Wins Women’s Marathon Olympic Gold
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won the women’s marathon Olympic gold medal through the rainy streets of London Sunday. She finished the race at 2:23:07, setting a new Olympic record. Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo came in just five seconds later taking the silver, while Russia’s Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova received the bronze. Later Sunday, the world’s fastest men will […]
Ethiopia’s Gelana Wins Women’s Marathon Olympic Gold
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won the women’s marathon Olympic gold medal through the rainy streets of London Sunday. She finished the race at 2:23:07, setting a new Olympic record. Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo came in just five seconds later taking the silver, while Russia’s Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova received the bronze. Later Sunday, the world’s fastest men will […]
Syrian Forces Pound Rebel Positions in Aleppo
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian army continued its attacks on rebel positions Sunday in the northern city of Aleppo with heavy shelling and helicopter gunships. The country’s biggest city has become a key battleground in the nearly year and a half uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, as government forces reportedly mass ahead of what is expected to […]
Clinton Expresses Support for Malawi’s President
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised Malawi President Joyce Banda for making key reforms since taking office in April. Clinton met with President Banda in the capital, Lilongwe on Sunday, as the top U.S. diplomat continued her multi-nation tour of Africa. Clinton said Ms. Banda’s reforms have helped boost the impoverished country’s economy. […]
Ethiopia’s Gelana Wins Women’s Marathon Olympic Gold
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won the women’s marathon Olympic gold medal through the rainy streets of London Sunday. She finished the race (at 2:23:07), seconds ahead of Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo, who won silver. Russia’s Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova took the bronze. Later Sunday, the world’s fastest men will line up for the 100-meter race where fans will […]
Syrian Forces Pound Rebel Positions in Aleppo
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian army continued its attacks on rebel positions Sunday in the northern city of Aleppo with heavy shelling and helicopter gunships. The country’s biggest city has become a key battleground in the nearly year and a half uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, as government forces reportedly mass ahead of what is expected to […]
