The body of a woman whose gang rape provoked violent protests in India arrived in New Delhi early Sunday. The 23-year-old unidentified woman died of severe organ failure in a Singapore hospital after suffering internal injuries and brain damage in the attack. Indian authorities have charged six men with murder. Police say the men could […]
Body of Indian Rape Victim Returns Home
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
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21 Missing Pakistani Paramilitaries Found Shot Dead
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan authorities say 21 tribal paramilitaries kidnapped by militants Thursday near the city of Peshawar have been found shot dead. Regional government spokesman Naveed Akbar Khan said officials found the bodies early Sunday in the Jabai area of of the Frontier Region near Peshawar. They were among 23 paramilitaries who went missing early Thursday when […]
Former President George H.W. Bush Leaves Intensive Care in Texas Hospital
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush has been moved out of intensive care and into a regular room at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. The 88-year-old Mr. Bush entered the hospital last month for bronchitis and was moved into intensive care last Sunday after developing a fever. A Bush family spokesman says the former president’s […]
4 Killed in Plane Crash in Moscow
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
A Russian passenger plane slid off a runway and and crashed onto a highway outside a Moscow airport Saturday, killing four of the eight crew members on board. The Russian-made TU-204 aircraft was flying back from the Czech Republic as it tried to land at Vnukovo Airport. After sliding off the runway, the plane broke […]
6 Charged With Murder in Death of Indian Rape Victim
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Indian authorities have charged six men with murder, following the death of a student who was brutally gang-raped earlier this month on a bus in New Delhi. Police say the men could face the death penalty if convicted. The 23-year-old woman died early Saturday of severe organ failure at a hospital in Singapore. She underwent […]
Egypt’s Morsi Appeals for National Unity
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has appealed to Egyptians to work together to rebuild the country. In a speech Saturday before Egypt’s newly convened upper house of Parliament, Mr. Morsi said it is time for the country to focus on “work, seriousness and effort.” He announced plans to create jobs and investment in such areas as […]
6 Charged With Murder in Death of Indian Rape Victim
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Indian authorities have charged six men with murder, following the death of an student who was brutally gang-raped earlier this month on a bus in New Delhi. Police say the six men could face the death penalty if convicted. The 23-year-old woman died early Saturday of severe organ failure at a hospital in Singapore. She […]
2 Killed in Plane Crash in Moscow
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Russian officials say two people have been killed in a plane crash at an airport in Moscow. The passenger plane broke apart Saturday after sliding off a runway and into a highway outside Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport. The Emergency Ministry says 12 people, including crew, were on board the plane at the time of the crash. […]
Peace Envoy in Moscow for Talks on Syria
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
The joint U.N.-Arab League peace envoy has met Russia’s foreign minister in Moscow in an end-of-the-year bid to find a resolution to the crisis in Syria. Lakhdar Brahimi and Russia’s Sergei Lavrov met Saturday in Moscow where the peace envoy talked about his recent round of discussions with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian […]
Top French Court Overturns 75 Percent Tax Rate for Rich
Posted December 29th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
France’s highest court has overturned the Socialist government’s 75-percent income tax rate for the wealthy. The Constitutional Council ruled Saturday that the upper tax rate on incomes above $1.32 million, set to go into effect next year, is unconstitutional because it represents a “breech of equality of taxes.”+ The decision is a huge blow to […]
