Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has cast his ballot for a controversial draft constitution that has sparked weeks of violence and protests. Half of Egypt’s eligible voters go to the polls Saturday. The rest of the country will vote December 22. Officials said Saturday they have deployed 120,000 soldiers to protect polling stations, where long lines […]
Morsi Casts Vote for Controversial Constitution
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
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America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities have yet to say what might have been the motive of a 20-year-old gunman in a mass shooting that killed 20 young children and six adults at an elementary school in the town of Newton, Connecticut. Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in Newtown Friday night to grieve the deaths, as the […]
America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in in Newtown, Connecticut Friday night to grieve the deaths of 20 young children and six adults killed by a lone gunman at a local elementary school. Television footage showed hundreds more mourners outside the packed church, as the community and the nation sought to absorb the scope […]
Egypt Faces Contentious Vote
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptians vote Saturday on a contentious referendum on a new constitution, following a campaign plagued by violence and protests. Clashes broke out Friday among stone-throwing protesters near a mosque in Alexandria, prompting police to fire tear gas. Medical workers say 15 people were injured. In Cairo and other cities, thousands of flag-waving activists turned out […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
A tearful U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the American public Friday, saying “our hearts are broken” by the school massacre near New York City that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A gunman also died at the scene. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after ordering U.S. flags at the White House and federal facilities […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
A tearful U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the American public Friday, saying “our hearts are broken” by the school massacre near New York City that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A gunman also died at the scene. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after ordering U.S. flags at the White House and federal facilities […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he and parents across the country are feeling overwhelming grief over the mass school shooting Friday that killed children and school staff in the northeastern state of Connecticut. Mr. Obama, visibly upset and wiping tears from his eye as he spoke at the White House, said most of the victims […]
Official: 27 People Killed in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
News reports in the northeastern state of Connecticut say 26 people – most of them young children – were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school. A Connecticut State Police lieutenant told reporters the fatalities included students and staff, and that the gunman involved also was dead. The officer did not give a […]
News Reports: At Least 20 Killed in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
News reports from the northeastern U.S. state of Connecticut say at least 20 people, including children, were killed in a shooting at an elementary school. The reports say a suspected gunman was among the dead at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Police and other emergency vehicles are at the scene. Images showed […]
South Korea Analyzing North’s Rocket Debris
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
South Korea says its navy has retrieved debris from the North’s rocket launch earlier this week and will analyze it to learn more about Pyongyang’s missile capability. Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok says a navy ship carrying what appeared to be a fuel tank arrived Friday at a military base in Pyeongtaek. The tank was […]
