The lights are back on in New York City’s lower Manhattan while other parts of the city still struggle with no electricity, no gasoline, and falling temperatures. Cheers could be heard throughout lower Manhattan as the power came back Saturday. The neighborhood has been in the dark since Superstorm Sandy caused an explosion at a […]
Power Back on in Lower Manhattan, New York City
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Peacekeepers Say Sudanese Army Stopping Probe of Alleged Attack in Darfur
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Peacekeepers in Sudan say the army is stopping them from investigating an alleged attack on civilians in Darfur. At least 10 people were reportedly killed when when a local militia opened fire Friday in the village of Sigili. U.N. and African Union peacekeepers say residents brought 10 bodies to their headquarters Saturday. But they say […]
Eastern US Continues to Recover From ‘Superstorm’
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Many New Yorkers are still without critical resources, including power, heat and food, days after “superstorm” Sandy thrashed the U.S. East Coast. U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday that the country still has “a long way to go” to make sure that the people of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and surrounding areas get their […]
Syrian Activists: 6 People Died Each Hour of October
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say an average of six people died every hour last month in the war-torn country. The Syrian Network for Human Rights released a statement Saturday saying 4,532 people died from unrest in Syria during the month of October. This equates to 147 people dying each day and six dying each hour. Meanwhile, the […]
Head of Anti-Taliban Group Killed in Pakistan
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say the head of an anti-Taliban committee has been killed by a suicide blast in the country’s northwest. Police officials say the suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying committee chief Fateh Khan Saturday in restive Buner district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack also killed three guards and wounded several other people. Buner district […]
5 Kidnapped Aid Workers Freed in Niger, 1 Killed
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Niger say five African aid workers who were kidnapped by suspected al-Qaida militants last month have been freed. The aid groups BEFEN and Health Alert say the workers were freed on Saturday near Niger’s border with Mali. They say a sixth worker who had been kidnapped with the group was shot during the […]
Syrian Rebels Launch Assault for Airbase
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say opposition forces and government troops are fighting for control of a northern airbase. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels launched an offensive Saturday morning to take the Taftanaz airbase. On Friday, the Observatory said rebels had taken control of a strategic northern town crucial to the government’s fierce campaign against […]
New York Continues to Recover From ‘Superstorm’
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Many New Yorkers Saturday are still without critical resources, including power, heat and food, in the wake of the devastation caused by “superstorm” Sandy that thrashed the U.S. East Coast. Some New Yorkers were surprised that Mayor Michael Bloomberg had initially given the go-ahead for Sunday’s New York Marathon, when so many of the city’s […]
