French police are surrounding a house in Toulouse where the suspect in Monday’s deadly Jewish school shooting is holed up. French Interior Minister Claude Gueant says the suspect claims he belongs to al-Qaida, and that he wanted to avenge Palestinian children killed in the Middle East. Police arrested the suspect’s brother after raiding the house […]
French Police Surrounding House of Alleged School Shooter
French Police Make Arrest in School Shooting
French police have made an arrest after raiding a house in Toulouse where a suspect in the deadly Jewish school shooting is holed up. Police say the man taken into custody is the alleged shooter’s brother and the siege of the house continues. French Interior Minister Claude Gueant says the suspect claims he belongs to […]
US Exempts 11 Countries from Iran Oil Sanctions
The United States says 11 countries have “significantly reduced” their purchases of Iranian oil and will not be subject to U.S. sanctions intended to pressure Iran over its controversial nuclear program. In a statement Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton commended the countries – mostly European – and urged other importers of Iranian oil to […]
French Police Make Arrest in School Shooting
French police have made an arrest after raiding a house in Toulouse where a suspect in the deadly Jewish school shooting is holed up. Police say the person taken into custody is not the alleged shooter and that the siege on the house continues. Two officers were wounded when the raid got underway. The suspected […]
Romney Wins Illinois Republican Primary
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pulled off a convincing win in Tuesday’s Illinois primary, enlarging his lead in the race for the party’s nomination. With nearly 100 percent of all voting precincts counted, Romney has won 47 percent of the vote, well ahead of his main rival, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, who […]
French Police Raid House to Arrest Jewish School Shooting Suspect
French police have raided a house in Toulouse where a suspect in Monday’s deadly Jewish school shooting was believed to be holed up. Police say two officers were wounded in the raid. French news reports say the suspect is an Islamic militant. No details are known and it is unclear if anyone has been captured. […]
French Police Raid House inJewish School Shooting
French police have raided a house in Toulouse to arrest suspects in connection with Monday’s Jewish school shooting. There are no details on the raid or word if anyone has been arrested. Hundreds of police joined in the manhunt for the suspect in Monday’s fatal shooting deaths of a rabbi and three children at the […]
Romney Wins Illinois Republican Primary
Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has registered a convincing win in Tuesday’s Illinois primary, enlarging his lead in the race for the party’s nomination. U.S. news services say Romney won about 55 percent of the vote to nearly 30 percent for his top rival, Rick Santorum. The other two Republican candidates, Ron Paul and Newt […]
Romney Wins Illinois Republican Primary
Although all the votes have yet to be counted, it looks like Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has registered a convincing win in Tuesday’s Illinois primary, enlarging his lead in the race for the party’s nomination. U.S. news services say Romney won about 55 percent of the vote to a little more than 25 percent […]
Exit Polls: Romney Leading Santorum in llinois Primary
Exit polls show Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney is far ahead of his top rival, Rick Santorum, as results trickle in from the Illinois Republican primary. Republican voters in the central U.S. state went to the polls Tuesday to select their candidate to take on President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in November. Opinion polls released […]