Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber in a wheelchair has attacked a police station near the capital, Baghdad, killing at least two people and wounding 18 others. Authorities say the bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the police compound in the central town of Tarmiyah on Sunday. At least nine of those wounded […]
Suicide Bomber in Wheelchair Kills 2 at Iraqi Police Station
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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Egyptian Health Official: No Proof Mubarak Has Cancer
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
An Egyptian health official says there is no “scientific” proof that former President Hosni Mubarak is suffering from cancer while awaiting trial on charges of corruption and ordering the killings of opposition protesters. Mr. Mubarak’s lawyer said last week the deposed leader has stomach cancer with growing tumors. But, Egyptian media published reports Sunday quoting […]
Suicide Bomber in Wheelchair Kills 2 at Iraqi Police Station
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber in a wheelchair has attacked a police station near the capital, Baghdad, killing at least two people and wounding 18 others. Authorities say the bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the police compound in the central town of Tarmiyah on Sunday. At least nine of those wounded […]
Several Dead in Suicide Bombing in Iraq
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say several people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a police station just north of the capital, Baghdad. The incident occurred Sunday in Tarmiyah when the bomber detonated his explosive vest. At least 12 people were wounded, many of them police officers. Police and security personnel have become a frequent target […]
2 Killed at Syrian Funerals
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
A Syrian human rights group says security forces have opened fire during funerals for slain political protesters, killing two people. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the two were shot dead Saturday in al-Kaswa, south of the capital, Damascus. The rights group said the security forces began shooting when the funerals turned into protests. […]
Blast Hits UN Compound in Gaza
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Gaza City say a blast has gone off near a U.N. compound that abuts the headquarters of the Hamas security services. The U.N. says a wall surrounding the compound was damaged in the explosion late Saturday. It was not immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the blast.
Hundreds of Syrians Flee Into Lebanon
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Syrians have fled across the border into neighboring Lebanon to escape escalating violence in their homeland. A Lebanese security official said Saturday that up to 1,000 Syrians, at least six with gunshot wounds, have crossed into northern Lebanon over the past two days near the border town of Wadi Khaled. The injured refugees […]
Israelis Mark 5th Year of Soldier’s Capture
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of supporters of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have gathered in Jerusalem and at the site near the Gaza border where Palestinian militants seized him in a deadly raid five years ago. At least 400 people massed Saturday at the Kerem Shalom crossing, close to the spot where Shalit was abducted on June 25, […]
NATO Responds to Libya Claim that Strikes Kill 15 Civilians
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
NATO officials have responded to Libyan claims that alliance forces struck a restaurant and bakery in the eastern city of Brega, killing 15 civilians, saying its aircraft hit “legitimate military targets.” A spokesman for the NATO mission in Libya said Saturday that allied warplanes hit key command and control centers in the strategic port city, […]
