French authorities have launched a manhunt for a suspected serial killer who opened fire at a Jewish school in the southern city of Toulouse, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and the principal’s young daughter. The French government raised its terrorism alert to the highest level for the southwestern region around Toulouse in response […]
Manhunt Under Way in France For Gunman Who Killed 4 at Jewish School
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Romney Positioned for Win in Illinois Primary
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is hoping for a big win in his party’s primary Tuesday in the central state of Illinois, as he seeks to enlarge his lead over his top rival, Rick Santorum. Opinion polls show Romney is 15 points ahead of Santorum in Illinois. Sixty-nine delegates are at stake. A win […]
Manhunt Under Way in France For Gunman Who Killed 4 at Jewish School
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
French authorities have launched a manhunt for a suspected serial killer who opened fire at a Jewish school in the southern city of Toulouse, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and the principal’s young daughter. The French government raised its terrorism alert to the highest level for the southwestern region around Toulouse in response […]
North Korea Invites UN Nuclear Monitors to Return
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations nuclear watchdog said Monday it has received an invitation from North Korea to visit, three years after its inspectors were expelled from the communist country. A spokeswoman for the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said the invitation was received Friday — the same day Pyongyang announced it would launch a rocket carrying […]
North Korea Launch Plan Raises Regional Tensions
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Tensions rose Monday on the Korean peninsula, with Pyongyang releasing video of a major military exercise and Seoul accusing its northern neighbor of using a planned satellite launch as a pretext for testing a nuclear weapon delivery system. The North Korean video shows leader Kim Jong Un meeting soldiers and watching what is described as […]
Syrian Troops Fight Rebels in Rare Battle Near Central Damascus
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels have staged a rare incursion into an upscale area of Damascus, triggering a deadly exchange of gunfire with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian state news agency, SANA, says two rebels and a security force member were killed in Monday’s pre-dawn battle that frightened residents of the Mazzeh neighborhood, which is […]
Romney, Santorum Prepare for Illinois Primary
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are campaigning in the central state of Illinois ahead of Tuesday’s nominating contest. Former Massachusetts governor Romney, fresh off his victory in the U.S. island territory of Puerto Rico, met with voters at a diner in the capital, Springfield, before heading to Chicago to deliver an […]
4 Dead in Shooting at French Jewish School
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Police in southwestern France say one adult and three children are dead after a gunman opened fire at a private Jewish school in the city of Toulouse. Authorities say the attack at the Ozar Hatorah school also seriously wounded at least one other person. The dead include a teacher who worked at the school and […]
Heavy Fighting Rocks Syrian Capital
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have clashed with rebels in an upscale area of Damascus that is home to embassies and senior officials in the worst gunbattle the tightly-controlled city has seen since the start of the country’s year-long uprising. The head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel-Rahman, said at least three rebels […]
East Timor President Concedes Election Defeat
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta conceded defeat on Monday in his bid to win a second term in office. With more than 70 percent of the ballots counted, results show Francisco Guterres, from the main opposition Fretilin party, ahead with about 28 percent of the vote. He is followed by former military chief Jose Maria […]
