Six people have been killed in a gunbattle in the troubled nation of Guinea-Bissau in what officials are calling a failed coup attempt. Officials in the West African country say government troops repelled an attack before dawn on Sunday on an air force base near the capital, Bissau. Casualties among the government forces could not […]
Guinea-Bissau Troops Kill 6 Gunmen in Failed Coup Attempt
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Protesters, Police Clash in Kuwait
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Kuwait used tear gas, stun guns and batons on Sunday to disperse tens of thousands of anti-government protesters. Opposition groups took to the streets of Kuwait City to protest changes in Kuwait’s electoral law that they say would undercut their rising clout in the oil-rich nation. Dozens of people were injured and several […]
3 Killed, 4 Injured in US Spa Shooting
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Three people have been killed and four others wounded by a gunman who opened fire in a spa in Wisconsin. Police said the suspect, 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene. Authorities also found an improvised explosive device inside the Azana Salon and Spa in Brookfield, a suburb […]
Four Killed in Yemen Drone Strike
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni security officials say four suspected militants were killed in a drone strike in the country’s east. Officials say the strike targeted a car travelling Sunday on the outskirts of the city of Marib. Reports say a local al-Qaida leader was among those killed in the attack. U.S. drones deployed in the region have backed […]
3 Killed, 4 Injured in US Spa Shooting
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Three people have been killed and four others injured by a gunman who opened fire in a spa in Wisconsin. Authorities say they have found an improvised explosive device inside the Azana Salon and Spa in Brookfield, a suburb of Milwaukee. Bomb experts were at the scene. Police have identified a suspect as Radcliffe Haughton, […]
Guinea-Bissau Troops Kill 6 Gunmen in Failed Coup Attempt
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Six people have been killed in a gunbattle in troubled of Guinea-Bissau in what officials are calling a failed coup attempt. Officials in the West African country say government troops repelled an attack before dawn Sunday on the airforce base near the capital, Bissau. Casualties among the government forces could not be immediately confirmed. Witnesses […]
Burma’s Thein Sein: Foreign Investment Bill to be Finalized in ‘Days’
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says long-delayed legislation to boost foreign investment in his country could be finalized within days. Speaking Sunday in the capital Naypyitaw, Mr. Thein Sein said he “thinks” a final draft of the foreign investment bill will emerge in several days after months of debate and amendments by parliament and the presidency. […]
Former US Presidential Candidate George McGovern Dies
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
George McGovern, a former U.S. lawmaker best known for a devastating defeat in the 1972 presidential election, has died. McGovern passed away at age 90 on Sunday in his native South Dakota. Family members say he had been suffering from a “combination of medical conditions.” McGovern served terms as a Democratic Congressman and a Senator […]
Russia: Security Forces Kill 49 Militants in North Caucasus Operation
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Russia says its security forces have killed 49 militants in an anti-terror operation in the North Caucasus region, home to a long-running Islamist insurgency. In a videotaped statement released Sunday, a Russian Anti-Terror Committee spokesman (Nikolai Sintsov) said Russian forces also detained 30 militants, destroyed 90 militant bases and seized weapons caches throughout the region. […]
US, Iran Deny Report of One-On-One Nuclear Talks
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Both the United States and Iran are denying a U.S. newspaper report that they have agreed to unprecedented one-on-one talks on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told a news conference Sunday that his government is not involved in any such talks with Washington. The White House on Saturday also denied […]
