An American man has opened fire at an Israeli resort hotel, killing a hotel employee before being shot dead by Israeli police. Israeli authorities say a 23-year-old U.S. citizen from New York stole a gun Friday from a security guard before shooting and killing a hotel cook. The man later barricaded himself in a kitchen […]
American Shot Dead in Israel After Killing Hotel Worker
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Thousands Gather in Jordan Calling for Reform
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of people have gathered in Jordan’s capital to protest the slow pace of constitutional reforms in the country. Protesters raised flags and banners and chanted anti-government slogans during the demonstration Friday in Amman. The rally was organized by Jordan’s main Islamist opposition party, the Muslim Brotherhood, which is calling for a more democratic parliament. […]
Iran Jams VOA’s Satellite Broadcasts
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
The government appointed board that oversees Voice of America and other U.S.-sponsored broadcasts has responded with outrage to the latest incidence of satellite jamming of international Persian-language broadcasts by the Iranian government, calling it “a deplorable violation of well-established international agreements.” A statement this week by the Broadcasting Board of Governors says the jamming has […]
Turkish-Syrian Border Quiet After Deadly Attack
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Turkish forces are patrolling near the Syrian border Friday following a deadly attack earlier this week. The patrols come after Turkish forces shelled Syrian targets and Turkey’s parliament authorized military operations outside its borders if necessary. The Turkish shelling followed a cross-border mortar attack on the Turkish town of Akcakale that killed five civilians Wednesday. […]
UN Security Council Condemns Syrian Attack on Turkey
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has condemned a Syrian attack on a Turkish border town that killed five people earlier this week. The Council, in a statement Thursday, said the incident “highlighted the grave impact the crisis in Syria has on the security of its neighbors and on regional peace and stability”. The 15-nation body called […]
US Tourist Shot Dead in Israel After Killing 1
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Israeli police have shot dead a U.S. man after he opened fire at a hotel in the Red Sea resort city of Eilat killing one person. Officials say the man, an American in his 20s, stole a gun from a security guard and shot a hotel worker who died at the scene. Police say the […]
UN Security Council Condemns Deadly Syrian Attack on Turkey
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has condemned a deadly Syrian artillery strike on a Turkish border town “in the strongest terms,” while the Turkish military bombarded Syria for a second day in retaliation for the attack. Syrian troops had shelled a residential area of the Turkish town of Akcakale on Wednesday, killing two women and three […]
US Investigators Make First Visit to Benghazi Consulate Attack Site
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pentagon officials say U.S. investigators have visited Benghazi in eastern Libya for the first time since an attack on the city’s American consulate killed the U.S. ambassador to the country last month. Defense Department spokesman George Little said a Federal Bureau of Investigation team spent several hours in Benghazi on Thursday, accompanied by U.S. troops […]
Syria’s Aleppo: Wracked by Suffering, Enveloped in Fear
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
VOA’s Scott Bobb traveled to the war-torn northern Syrian city of Aleppo Thursday and left with vivid impressions of a complex community wracked by suffering and fear. As Bobb and his rebel guides approached the city from the north, near-constant government mortar and artillery shelling could be heard. A single MiG jet made at least […]
Turkey OKs Possible Further Action Against Syria
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
The Turkish parliament has voted to authorize further military operations outside its borders after it struck Syrian targets on Thursday in response to a deadly cross-border mortar attack that killed five civilians. Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said the one-year measure is not a declaration of war, but intended as a deterrent against aggressive action […]
