Libyan rebels say they have seized control of parts of the strategic city of Zawiya, a claim the Libyan government denies. Rebels say they pushed farther into western districts of the coastal city on Sunday, despite intense clashes with forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi. Zawiya is near a major highway and is just 50 […]
Libyan Rebels Report Gains Near Tripoli
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. Fair Stage Collapses, Killing Five
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Five people died and more than 40 were injured when a stage collapsed during a severe storm at a state fair in the midwestern U.S. city of Indianapolis. The deadly incident occurred Saturday at the Indiana State Fair just before the country music group Sugarland was about to mount the stage to perform. No one […]
Afghan Suicide Bombers Attack Governor’s Compound Killing 19
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says at least 19 people were killed on Sunday when militants attacked the compound of the governor of central Parwan province. At least 37 others were also wounded. Officials say a group of six gunmen and suicide bombers stormed the compound of Parwan Governor Abdul Basir Salangi after militants detonated a suicide […]
Gunboats Join Syrian Assault on Latakia,19 Killed
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have stepped up their deadly siege in the port city of Latakia, with gunboats joining the assault. Activists say government forces killed at least 19 people in the city on Sunday, a day after an assault with armored vehicles left at least two people dead. They say gunboats with machine guns fired […]
Bomb Blast Kills 12 in Southwest Pakistan Hotel
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
(( new head, new info grafs 1-7) Police in southwestern Pakistan say a bomb has exploded in a two-story hotel killing at least 11 people, and injuring more than 20 others. Authorities say the explosion occurred in the town of Dera Allah Yar in Baluchistan province. The death toll could rise as several people are […]
Bachmann Wins Key Iowa Test Vote, as Perry Announces Candidacy
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann won a key test vote Saturday in the U.S. state of Iowa, on the same day Texas Governor Rick Perry shook up the Republican race by announcing his bid for the party’s nomination. Bachmann won the Iowa “straw poll,” solidifying her as a top contender for the Republican nomination. The […]
Iowa ‘Straw Poll’ a Test for US Republican Presidential Candidates
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential contenders in the U.S. seeking to challenge President Barack Obama in the 2012 election face a highly anticipated test vote Saturday in Iowa. The Iowa Republican party calls it a “straw poll,” a mock election with no official standing. But the balloting in the city of Ames is seen as a key test […]
Clinton Urges Further Sanctions as Syrian Violence Continues
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have reportedly opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in the seaside town of Latakia. Activists say Syrian tanks and armored personal carriers rolled into the port city early Saturday amid heavy gunfire. There are reports of mass anti-government demonstrations taking place in the city. On Friday, witnesses said Syrian security forces shot and […]
US Citizen Kidnapped in Pakistan
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say at least eight armed men have kidnapped a U.S. citizen from his residence in the eastern city of Lahore. Pakistani police say the attackers guards and took the American early Saturday. They say the kidnapped man is in his 60s and works for a private company. U.S. embassy officials have confirmed the […]
Al-Shabab Vows to Use Guerilla Tactics in Somalia
Posted August 12th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Somalia’s militant group al-Shabab says it will use guerilla tactics in the capital, Mogadishu, where a massive new shipment of foreign aid has just arrived in the famine-hit country. In an interview aired on London’s Somali Channel on Friday, al-Shabab leader Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys said the group will use the new strategy because it […]
