A U.S. Army soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers appeared in a military courtroom for the first time Monday. Prosecutors say Staff Sergeant Robert Bales was “lucid,” “coherent” and “responsive” when he carried out the attack. Prosecutor Joseph Morse said Bales spent the night before the raid drinking whiskey and watching a violent movie […]
US Soldier Faces Hearing in Afghan Massacre
Posted November 5th, 2012 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
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US Soldier Faces Hearing in Afghan Massacre
Posted November 5th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. Army soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers during a predawn rampage in March is appearing in a military courtroom for the first time Monday. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales will face a preliminary hearing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in the northwestern U.S. state of Washington. The hearing is expected to last two weeks […]
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 […]
Attack in SW Pakistan Kills 18
Posted November 2nd, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in southwest Pakistan say at least 18 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a passenger van at a fuel station, triggering a massive fire. The vehicle was stopped in the Khuzdar district of Baluchistan province Friday, when gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed the driver and then fled. The gunfire sparked […]
4 Afghan Police Killed in Apparent Insider Attack
Posted November 2nd, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in southern Afghanistan say four Afghan police officers have been killed by their colleagues. The local police chief, Mohammad Toryali, said the four were shot and killed at a checkpoint in the Gereshk district of Helmand province. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest in a series of incidents in which […]
Cyclone Rakes Across Southern India; 6 Dead
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
At least six people are dead after Cyclone Nilam slammed into southern India this week, bringing heavy rains and storm surges that toppled homes and grounded an oil tanker. Indian officials say the deaths were caused by drowning and trees and homes falling down. One crew member of the grounded tanker Pratibha Cauvery was reported […]
Indian Cyclone Forces Tanker Aground
Posted November 1st, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
At least five people are missing after a cyclone that has battered southern India forced an oil tanker aground. The storm, named Cyclone Nilam, has weakened to a tropical storm after coming ashore near Chennai off the Bay of Bengal. Thirty-two crew members were recovered alive from the Pratibha Cauvery on Thursday, and rescuers were […]
Thousands Flee as Cyclone Hits Southern India
Posted October 31st, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes Wednesday as a cyclone slammed into southern India from the Bay of Bengal. Officials say that Cyclone Nilam left at least two people dead, including a crew member of an oil tanker that ran aground off Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state. India’s Meteorological […]
EU Welcomes Afghan Election Date Announcement
Posted October 31st, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
The European Union has welcomed Afghanistan’s announcement that presidential elections will be held in April of 2014. The EU’s special representative to Afghanistan, Vygaudas Usackas, said Wednesday the decision to hold elections demonstrates Afghan authorities are fulfilling their duties in accordance with political commitments. Usackas said the EU is supportive of “inclusive and transparent elections […]
Thousands Flee as Cyclone Hits Southern India
Posted October 31st, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes Wednesday as Cyclone Nilam slammed into India’s southern coast. India’s Meteorological Department said Nilam struck the port city of Mahabalipuraman, south of Chennai. It was expected to move towards Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry over the next few hours, bringing heavy rains and winds approaching 100 […]
