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 […]
Obama Re-Election Campaign Breaks Fundraising Record
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
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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 […]
2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. military says two American service members have died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan. The military says the attack took place on Saturday but provided no other information about the incident. Earlier this month, a suicide bomber attacked a joint Afghan-NATO patrol in the region, killing at least 14 people. The Taliban […]
Terror Suspects Appear in U.S. Courts after Extradition from Britain
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was scheduled to appear before a U.S. federal judge in New York Saturday following his extradition from Britain on terrorism charges. Officials say Hamza will be formally arraigned on Tuesday. The Egyptian-born former imam faces charges that include conspiring to set up a terrorist training camp in the state […]
Somali President Names PM
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has announced his choice of a political newcomer to serve as the country’s prime minister. President Mohamud, on Saturday, announced his selection of Abdi Farah Shirdoon Saaid, a Kenya-based businessman. A correspondent in Somalia has told VOA that Mr. Mohamud announced his choice after holding a series of consultations […]
North Korean Soldier Kills 2 Before Defecting to South
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
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 […]
Khan Leads Drone Protest in Pakistan
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of activists have joined Pakistani cricket star turned politician Imran Khan, who has launched a so-called motorcade march against U.S. drone strikes. Khan and his Movement for Justice Party, along with Western and local activists, began the drive Saturday in Islamabad. The convoy is headed to the South Waziristan tribal district along the Afghan […]
