The Syrian military is pressing its crackdown against anti-government dissent in the port city of Latakia while troops are carrying out new raids near the central city of Homs. Residents of Latakia report tank fire in parts of the city on the third day of the assault, and witnesses say people are trying to flee, […]
Syria Presses Crackdown in Latakia, Homs Area
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
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Iraq Attacks Kill 60
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Bombings and attacks hit more than a dozen Iraqi cities Monday, killing at least 60 people and wounding hundreds of others. Iraqi officials say suicide bombings and other explosions devastated targets from the northern city of Kirkuk, to the capital, Baghdad, to the southern city of Kut. Authorities say the worst violence was in Kut, […]
Gadhafi Urges Libyans to Fight NATO
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi has urged his people to take up arms “to liberate Libya.” In an audio message broadcast on Libyan television early Monday, Mr. Gadhafi urged Libyans to fight to retake towns held by rebels. Rebels have been pushing closer to the capital Tripoli. On Sunday, they claimed to have seized control of […]
US Fair Stage Collapses, Killing Five
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
The governor of Indiana, where five people died in the collapse of a concert stage, says what happened was a “freakish accident” that no one could have anticipated. Governor Mitch Daniels says precautions were taken prior to the severe storm that caused the stage collapse Saturday at a state fairgrounds in Indianapolis. A gust of […]
26 Killed in Syria’s Siege on Port City
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have stepped up their deadly crackdown on dissent in Latakia, where the military is blasting the port city with gunfire from land and sea. Activists and witnesses say military vessels mounted with machine guns began firing on coastal districts Sunday, a day after tanks rolled into the city. They say at least […]
Bomb Blast Kills 12 in SW Pakistan
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani police said Sunday a bomb blast in a two-story hotel in the country’s restive southwest killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 20 others. Authorities said the explosion occurred in the town of Dera Allah Yar in Baluchistan province, located some 300 kilometers east of the provincial capital, Quetta. The authorities warned […]
22 Killed in Syria’s Siege on Port City
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have stepped up their deadly crackdown on dissent in Latakia, where the military is blasting the port city with gunfire from land and sea. Activists and witnesses say military vessels mounted with machine guns began firing on coastal districts Sunday, a day after tanks rolled into the city. They say at least […]
Afghan Suicide Bombers Attack Governor’s Compound Killing 22
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
At least 22 people were killed eastern Afghanistan when a group of gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the compound of the provincial governor. Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says a group of six gunmen and suicide bombers stormed the compound of Parwan Governor Abdul Basir Salangi on Sunday after militants detonated a suicide car bomb at the […]
Syrian Forces Widen Crackdown in Two Regions
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have stormed into the coastal city of Latakia and towns near the Lebanese border. Activists and witnesses say tanks rolled into Latakia on Saturday, a day after thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the city. The Syrian Observatory for Human rights says at least one person was killed, after gunfire rang through […]
US Citizen Kidnapped in Pakistan
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 5:15 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 overpowered 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 […]
