A South Korean official says a North Korean soldier has defected to the South after killing two officers. A South Korean Defense Ministry official says the defection took place around noon on Saturday across the western section of the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries. The South Korean military says the soldier used […]
North Korean Soldier Kills 2 Before Defecting to South
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 10:55 pm (UTC-5)
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SpaceX ‘Dragon’ Launch Set for Sunday
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
Engineers at Cape Canaveral, Florida are making final preparations for another launch of the world’s first privately-owned space cargo ship, on a mission to resupply the International Space Station. Liftoff of the unmanned SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is set for 8:35 p.m. Sunday, with forecasters predicting a 60-percent chance of acceptable launch weather. In May, […]
SpaceX ‘Dragon’ Launch Set for Sunday
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
Engineers at Cape Canaveral, Florida are making final preparations for another launch of the world’s first privately-owned space cargo ship, on a mission to resupply the International Space Station. Liftoff of the unmanned SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is set for 0135 hours UTC Sunday, with forecasters predicting a 60 percent chance of acceptable launch weather. […]
Israel Shoots Down Unidentified Drone
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
The Israeli air force shot down an unidentified drone Saturday after it crossed into Israel’s air space. Defense officials say the pilotless aircraft traveled more than 50 kilometers above Israel’s Negev desert before it was shot down. Spokeswoman Avital Leibovich told reporters that the drone heading toward Israel was spotted in the morning and military […]
Israel Shoots Down Unidentified Drone
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
The Israeli air force shot down an unmanned drone Saturday, after it crossed into Israel’s air space. Defense officials say the unidentified drone traveled more than 50 kilometers above Israel’s Negev desert before it was shot down. Spokeswoman Avital Leibovich told reporters that the drone heading toward Israel was spotted in the morning and military […]
Obama Re-Election Campaign Breaks Fundraising Record
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s campaign and the Democratic Party have raised $181 million in September for his re-election effort — their highest monthly total yet . The president’s campaign said Saturday that the money represents donations from more than 1.8 million people. The fundraising haul surpassed the more than $114 million Mr. Obama’s campaign and […]
Death Toll from US Meningitis Outbreak Rises to 7
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. health officials say the death toll from a multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak has risen to seven. New data posted Saturday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the outbreak has spread to more than 60 people in nine states who have received steroid shots for back pain since July. Authorities say […]
Anti-Terror Sweep in France Leaves 1 Dead
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
French officials say the man who was killed Saturday during a countrywide crackdown on terror suspects is linked to a grenade attack on a Jewish market outside Paris last month. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins identified the man as Jeremy Sidney and said he was a 33-year-old delinquent who had converted to radical Islam. Sidney was […]
Terror Suspects Appear in U.S. Courts after Extradition from Britain
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terrorism suspects who fought for years to avoid facing charges in the United States appeared in U.S. courts Saturday, hours after being extradited from Britain. Hamza faces charges that include conspiring to set up a terrorist training camp in the state of Oregon and facilitating violent […]
Suspect Dead in French Anti-Terrorism Raids
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
French officials say one person is dead after police carried out raids across France Saturday while investigating a grenade attack on a Jewish market outside Paris. Police conducted the raids after DNA on the grenade led police to a suspect in the eastern city of Strasbourg. When confronted, police say the suspect opened fire on […]
