Egypt’s military says militants from the Gaza Strip were involved in Sunday’s attack that killed 16 Egyptian border guards and included an attempt to cross into Israel. The military and Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Mursi, have condemned the attack and vowed to assert more control over the border area and the Sinai peninsula. Israel says […]
Israel Urges Egypt to Bolster Border Security After Sinai Attack
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Russia’s Mustafina Wins Gold on Women’s Uneven Bars
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The 2012 London Olympics featured gymnastics Monday, a day after Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt successfully defended his 100 meter title and set a new Olympic record at 9.63 seconds. On the women’s uneven bars, Russia’s Aliya Mustafina won the gold medal over China’s Kexin He, who won silver, and Britain’s Beth Tweddle, who won bronze. […]
Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators on Monday said the shooter was Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old man who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s. They […]
Clinton Visits Mandela During South Africa Stop
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in South Africa, where she has met privately with anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. Clinton traveled to the former president’s village of Qunu Monday. The 94-year-old Mr. Mandela is in frail health and rarely appears in public. Clinton then went to Johannesburg, to attend high-level meetings between U.S. and […]
Syria Replaces Prime Minister Amid Reported Defection
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s prime minister is gone from the job two months after taking the post, amid conflicting reports about the method of his departure. State television said Monday that Riad Hijab was fired and replaced by his deputy, Omar Ghalawanji, while Jordanian officials said Hijab defected to Jordan with his family. The news came hours after […]
Seven Killed in Shooting at US Sikh Temple
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
At least seven people have been killed in a shooting at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin. The gunman is among the dead. Greenfield Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt says four people were found dead inside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, located outside of Milwaukee, on Sunday morning. Three others, including the […]
Ethiopia’s Gelana Wins Women’s Marathon Olympic Gold
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won the women’s marathon Olympic gold medal through the rainy streets of London Sunday. She finished the race at 2:23:07, setting a new Olympic record. Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo came in just five seconds later taking the silver, while Russia’s Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova received the bronze. Later Sunday, the world’s fastest men will […]
Ethiopia’s Gelana Wins Women’s Marathon Olympic Gold
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won the women’s marathon Olympic gold medal through the rainy streets of London Sunday. She finished the race at 2:23:07, setting a new Olympic record. Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo came in just five seconds later taking the silver, while Russia’s Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova received the bronze. Later Sunday, the world’s fastest men will […]
Syrian Forces Pound Rebel Positions in Aleppo
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian army continued its attacks on rebel positions Sunday in the northern city of Aleppo with heavy shelling and helicopter gunships. The country’s biggest city has become a key battleground in the nearly year and a half uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, as government forces reportedly mass ahead of what is expected to […]
CClinton Expresses Support for Malawi’s President
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Malawi President Joyce Banda in the small African country on Sunday. Secretary Clinton said she strongly supports President Banda and her government. Ms. Banda, Malawi’s first woman president, said they both have long been advocates for women and children. The president told Secretary Clinton she had been […]
