U.S. authorities have yet to say what might have been the motive of a 20-year-old gunman in a mass shooting that killed 20 young children and six adults at an elementary school in the town of Newton, Connecticut. Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in Newtown Friday night to grieve the deaths, as the […]
America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
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World Reacts to US School Shooting
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
The shooting rampage at a U.S. elementary school Friday in Newtown, Connecticut that left 28 people dead, including 20 young children, has prompted reactions of shock and sympathy from around the world. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard described the attack as an “incomprehensible act of evil.” She said that like U.S. President Barack Obama and […]
Egyptians Vote in Constitution Referendum
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Voters in Egypt have begun voting in a referendum on a new constitution. The polls opened Saturday morning. The lead-up to the voting has been marked by violence and protests. Officials say they have deployed 120,000 soldiers to protect polling stations Saturday, when half the country’s eligible voters cast their ballots. The rest of the […]
America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in Newtown, Connecticut Friday night to grieve the deaths of 20 young children and six adults killed by a lone gunman at a local elementary school. Many other mourners gathered outside the packed church, as the community and the nation sought to absorb the scope of the tragedy. […]
America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in in Newtown, Connecticut Friday night to grieve the deaths of 20 young children and six adults killed by a lone gunman at a local elementary school. Television footage showed hundreds more mourners outside the packed church, as the community and the nation sought to absorb the scope […]
Egypt Faces Contentious Vote
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptians vote Saturday on a contentious referendum on a new constitution, following a campaign plagued by violence and protests. Clashes broke out Friday among stone-throwing protesters near a mosque in Alexandria, prompting police to fire tear gas. Medical workers say 15 people were injured. In Cairo and other cities, thousands of flag-waving activists turned out […]
US, Europe Object to Global Telecom Treaty
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and many European countries have refused to sign an international telecommunications treaty that they say opens the door to greater government control of the Internet. Eighty-nine countries signed the U.N. treaty in Dubai Friday while 55 states objected, revealing a deep divide about the oversight of cyberspace. The U.S.-led bloc advocated a […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
A tearful U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the American public Friday, saying “our hearts are broken” by the school massacre near New York City that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A gunman also died at the scene. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after ordering U.S. flags at the White House and federal facilities […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
A tearful U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the American public Friday, saying “our hearts are broken” by the school massacre near New York City that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A gunman also died at the scene. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after ordering U.S. flags at the White House and federal facilities […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he and parents across the country are feeling overwhelming grief over the mass school shooting Friday that killed children and school staff in the northeastern state of Connecticut. Mr. Obama, visibly upset and wiping tears from his eye as he spoke at the White House, said most of the victims […]
