Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has secured his party’s nomination to run for the highest office in the United States. Republican party delegates from across the country cast more 1,144 votes for Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, during a roll call late Tuesday. Former New Hampshire governor John Sununu started the formal nomination process […]
Romney Secures Republican Presidential Nomination
Posted August 28th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Republican Party Opens Shortened Convention as Storm Skirts Florida
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is set to arrive in Tampa, Florida Tuesday, as the storm-shortened Republican National Convention gets into full swing . Campaign aides confirmed that Mr. Romney will fly in Tuesday, although they refused to say whether he will be in attendance when his wife Ann speaks. The Republican Party formally […]
Deadly Car Bomb Rocks Kandahar
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
A car bomb has exploded in Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Kandahar, killing at least one person and wounding at least 14 others. Local authorities say Monday’s car bomb appeared to target Kandahar’s police chief, Abdul Razaq, who was driving by in his car at the time of the attack. He escaped unhurt. The attack comes after […]
Taliban Beheads 17 Afghan Civilians
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say Taliban insurgents have beheaded 17 Afghan civilians, including two women. The Interior Ministry says the civilians were killed late Sunday in the Kajaki district of Helmand province. There were conflicting reports about the reasons behind the killings. Earlier, Afghan officials said the Taliban attacked a late-night party because insurgents disapprove […]
Taliban Beheads 17 Afghan Civilians
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say Taliban insurgents have beheaded 17 Afghan civilians, including two women. The Interior Ministry says the civilians were killed late Sunday in the Kajaki district of Helmand province. There were conflicting reports about the reasons behind the killings. Some Afghan officials said the Taliban attacked a late-night party because insurgents disapprove […]
Syrian Forces Carry Out Assault on Damascus
Posted August 23rd, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian government forces intensified efforts Thursday to seize control of parts of the capital and its surrounding areas from rebel fighters. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the military bombed Daraya, on the edge of Damascus, and nearby Moadamiyeh. The London-based group also reported house-to-house raids in Daraya and fierce clashes in the Hajar […]
Syria Says West Looking for Excuse to Send in Troops
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil says the West is looking for an excuse for military intervention in his country, a move he says would be impossible. Jamil said during a visit to Moscow Tuesday that sending Western forces into Syria would lead to a wider war in the Middle East. He dismissed U.S. President […]
Foreign Journalist Killed, Two Others Missing in Syria
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Japanese journalist who was traveling with Syrian rebels has died after being caught in gunfire, while two Alhurra TV journalists who may have been with her are missing. Japan’s Foreign Ministry says Mika Yamamoto was shot Monday while traveling with the Free Syrian Army in the northern city of Aleppo. She worked for the […]
South African President Orders Probe into Mine Shootings
Posted August 17th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
South African President Jacob Zuma has ordered an official inquiry into the police killing of 34 striking miners, the deadliest security operation in the country since the end of apartheid. Mr. Zuma said he was “shocked and dismayed” at what he called “senseless violence.” The president cut short a visit to a regional summit in […]
2 Years in Prison for Russian Punk Band ‘Hooliganism’
Posted August 17th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
VIDEO: attached at bottom, shot lists in Asset Manager A Russian judge has handed down a sentence of two years in prison for the members of an all-female punk band who performed a song ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral. The three members of Pussy Riot smiled and laughed in the moments after […]
