Syrian activists say a government air strike has killed at least 18 people in a residential area in the country’s north, while a car bomb has killed five people in a Damascus suburb. The activists said women and children were among those killed in Monday’s air strike in the town of al-Bab. They said other […]
Syrian Activists: Government Air Strike Kills 18 People in North
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
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US: No Americans Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. embassy in Islamabad denies that any Americans were killed in a deadly blast Monday in northwest Pakistan. Earlier, Pakistani officials said a suicide car bomber had killed two Americans in the explosion in the city of Peshawar, near Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal region along the Afghan border. Some reports said two Pakistanis died. There […]
UNICEF: 1,600 Killed in Syria’s Civil War Last Week
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. children’s fund UNICEF says Syria’s civil war killed 1,600 people last week, making it the deadliest seven-day period of the 18-month conflict. UNICEF spokesman Patrick McCormick said Sunday the death toll included some children, but he did not elaborate. Syrian opposition activists have been reporting daily death tolls of 100 to 200 people […]
Twin Suicide Attacks Kill 12 in Afghanistan
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Two suicide bombers, including one driving a truck, killed 12 people and wounded more than 50 others Saturday near a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan. Both civilians and Afghan police were the victims of the attacks in the Sayed Abad district of Wardak province. President Hamid Karzai condemned the suicide attacks, which the Taliban says […]
Pakistani Taliban Claims It Beheaded 12 Soldiers
Posted August 31st, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban has released video of what it says are the severed heads of 12 soldiers. Reporters who saw the video say they saw the heads on the ground and the soldiers’ belongings spread out on a sheet. Several militants are standing over the heads, including one holding a large ax. The video surfaced […]
Quake Near Philippines, Tsunami Threat Passes
Posted August 31st, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
A major earthquake struck under the sea near the Philippines on Friday, briefly triggering tsunami warnings for the region. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 7.6 quake was centered to the east of the Philippines, about 96 kilometers from the town of Sulangan. It initially said the quake had a magnitude of 7.9. The […]
UN Airs New Concerns After Iran Says Nuclear Program Peaceful
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Iran’s supreme leader says his country is not pursuing nuclear weapons but will not give up its national right for peaceful use of nuclear energy. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke to the Non-Aligned Movement’s summit in Tehran Thursday, even as the U.N. nuclear watchdog publicized new concerns about Iran’s controversial nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy […]
Tropical Storm Isaac Losing Punch, But Still Poses Threat
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The winds of Tropical Storm Isaac weakened Thursday but its rain still posed a flooding threat as it continued on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. Officials in Louisiana and the neighboring state of Mississippi urged residents to evacuate homes near their border after finding that a dam had sustained […]
Egypt’s Leader Denounces Syrian Regime During Iran Visit
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Regional pressure mounted on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Thursday, as Egypt’s newly elected leader called Syria’s government “oppressive” and urged it to transfer power to a democratic system. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi delivered his rebuke at a Non-Alignment Movement summit in Iran, one of Mr. Assad’s staunchest supporters. Mr. Morsi said the world has a […]
5 Australian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Five Australian soldiers have been killed in what Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls the country’s “single worst day in Afghanistan.” NATO officials say a person wearing an Afghan National Army uniform shot and killed three soldiers late Wednesday at a base in southern Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the incident took place in the […]
