The head of Turkey’s armed forces says the military will respond with greater force if shelling from Syria continues to spill across the border. General Necdet Ozel gave the warning Wednesday during a visit to the Turkish border village of Akcakale, where cross-border shelling killed five people last week. Turkey responded with six days of […]
Turkish Military Chief Warns Against Further Syrian Shelling
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
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Suspected US Drone Strike Kills Five in Pakistan Tribal Region
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed five people in the country’s northwest, near the border with Afghanistan. Intelligence officials say the drone fired four missiles early Wednesday on a suspected militant compound in the North Waziristan tribal agency. The identities of those killed is not yet known, but the region […]
Nigerian Task Force Denies Killings in Borno State
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian security forces are denying reports soldiers killed at least 30 people and burned shops and houses in the city of Maiduguri in revenge for a bomb attack. Residents of the northeastern city say soldiers went on a rampage Monday after a bomb went off near an army patrol, killing at least one soldier. A […]
Doctors Remove Bullet from Pakistan Girl Activist
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
Doctors in Pakistan have successfully removed a bullet from a 14-year-old girl shot by the Taliban for speaking out against the militant group and promoting education for women. Officials say Malala Yousufzai is in stable but critical condition after gunmen shot her in the head and neck Tuesday on her way home from school in […]
Romney Campaigns in Ohio as White House Race Tightens
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will spend another day in the crucial swing state of Ohio Wednesday, as he continues to inch closer to President Barack Obama in public opinion polls. Recent nationwide polls show the former Massachusetts governor essentially tied with the president with less than a month remaining before the November 6 […]
Russian Court Releases One of Three Pussy Riot Members
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
A Russian appeals court has freed one of the members of the all-female punk band Pussy Riot, but has upheld a jail sentence for two others for an unsanctioned protest at a Moscow cathedral. The judge at the Moscow city court issued a suspended sentence for Yekaterina Samutsevich, saying she was thrown out of the […]
Gillard Defends Passionate Parliamentary Speech on Sexism
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is defending a passionate speech before parliament in which she slammed an opposition leader for having what she said are sexist and misogynist views. Ms. Gillard, Australia’s first female prime minister, on Tuesday unleashed a blistering, 15-minute attack on Tony Abbott, accusing him of having a “repulsive double standard” on […]
Turkish Military Chief Warns of Greater Response to Further Syrian Shelling
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
The head of Turkey’s armed forces says the military will respond with greater force if shelling from across the border in Syria continues. General Necdet Ozel issued the warning Wednesday during a visit to the Turkish border village of Akcakale, where cross-border shelling killed five people last week. Turkey responded to the Syrian shelling with […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills Five in Pakistan Tribal Region
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed five people in a Pakistani tribal region near the border with Afghanistan. Intelligence officials say the drone fired four missiles early Wednesday on a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan. The identities of those killed is not yet known, but the region is a […]
Nobel Chemistry Prize Awarded to American Duo
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Americans Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka have been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm announced the winners of the prestigious prize on Wednesday. Lefkowitz and Kobilka won for their research on G-protein coupled receptors, a part of the cell which affects how pharmaceutical drugs are absorbed […]
