Jamaica easily advanced Friday in the men’s 4×100 relay at the London Olympics, setting up a gold medal showdown Saturday when speedster Usain Bolt and teammates go up against a tough U.S. squad anchored by 100-meter bronze medalist Justin Gatlin. In women’s competition, Ethiopian Meseret Defar won the gold medal in the women’s 5,000-meter race, […]
Jamaican Sprinters Advance as Ethiopia’s Defar Wins Gold at London Games
Posted August 10th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Bo Xilai’s Wife Admits to Murder
Posted August 10th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese state media say the wife of politician Bo Xilai has confessed to the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood and vowed to accept her sentence. Xinhua state news agency reported Gu Kailai’s statement Friday, quoting her as saying the case has been “like a huge stone” weighing on her for more than half a […]
Man in Afghan Uniform Kills 3 US Soldiers
Posted August 10th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say an Afghan police commander has shot and killed three American special forces soldiers after inviting them to dinner at his checkpost in southern Afghanistan. The U.S. military confirmed that a man wearing an Afghan army uniform killed the U.S. service members late Thursday in the Sangin district of Helmand province. Afghan authorities […]
Chinese Court: Wife of Disgraced Politician Didn’t Deny Murder Charge
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
A Chinese court says the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai did not deny murder charges against her in a high-profile trial Thursday. A court official said prosecutors accused Gu Kailai of luring British businessman Neil Heywood to a hotel in the southwestern city of Chongqing last November, getting him drunk and poisoning him. It […]
Clinton Presses Nigeria’s President on Security
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Nigeria’s president Thursday to step up efforts to combat growing extremist violence in the country’s north and central regions. Officials traveling with Clinton said she told President Goodluck Jonathan and top Nigerian security authorities that Washington stands ready to help train police and anti-terror units in the fight […]
Clinton Presses Nigeria’s President on Security
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Nigeria’s president Thursday to step up efforts to combat growing extremist violence in the country’s north and central regions. Officials traveling with Clinton said she told President Goodluck Jonathan and top Nigerian security authorities that Washington stands ready to help train police and anti-terror units in the fight […]
Chinese Court: Wife of Disgraced Politician Didn’t Deny Murder Charge
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Chinese court says the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai did not deny murder charges against her in a high-profile trial Thursday. A court official said prosecutors accused Gu Kailai of luring British businessman Neil Heywood to a hotel in the southwestern city of Chongqing last November, getting him drunk and poisoning him. It […]
Syrian Military Shells Aleppo as Clashes Continue
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say clashes between government forces and rebels continued in Aleppo Thursday, a day after the military launched a new air and ground assault on rebel positions in the country’s largest city. Journalists inside the city say government forces have been able to recapture some territory, as many rebels reportedly pull back farther north. […]
Syrian Activists: Latest Aleppo Fighting ‘Most Violent’
Posted August 8th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Syrian military launched a two-pronged attack on the northern city of Aleppo Wednesday, with jets and helicopters bombing from overhead while ground forces targeted rebel positions. Syrian state television said government forces were overrunning the rebels, but the leaders of the opposition’s Free Syrian Army denied they were retreating. Reports from foreign journalists in […]
Assad Vows to Rid Syria of ‘Terrorists’
Posted August 7th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to purge his country of what he called “terrorists,” as security forces continue to fight rebels who have tried to seize control of parts of Aleppo and Damascus. Syrian state-run media say Mr. Assad said he would show no leniency towards “terrorists,” following a meeting on Tuesday with Iran’s […]
