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 […]
4 Dead in Shooting at French Jewish School
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
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4 Dead in Shooting at French Jewish School
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 6:15 am (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 […]
4 Dead in Shooting at French Jewish School
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 5:55 am (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 […]
Islamic Militants Claim Responsibility for Killing American Teacher in Yemen
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Islamic militants are claiming responsibility for gunning down an American language teacher Sunday in Yemen, accusing him of spreading Christianity. Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot Joel Strum to death in his car in Taez. It is unclear if the gunmen are affiliated with al-Qaida. The militant group took advantage of the chaos since President […]
East Timor President Concedes Election Defeat
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 4:00 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 […]
North Korea Flexes Military Muscle; South Denounces Missile Plan
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
Tensions rose Monday on the Korean peninsula, with Pyongyang releasing video of a major military exercise and Seoul accusing the North 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 a […]
Romney Wins Puerto Rico’s Republican Primary
Posted March 19th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has won his party’s primary in Puerto Rico, strengthening his bid to face President Barack Obama in the November general election. Election officials say that with more than three-quarters of the precincts reporting, Romney had won 83 percent of Sunday’s vote. His top rival, Rick Santorum, was a distant second […]
Indonesia Police Kill 5 Suspected Militants
Posted March 18th, 2012 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
Indonesian authorities say police on the resort island of Bali killed five suspected militants who were planning to carry out attacks, including robberies, against targets across the island. The authorities said all five suspects died late Sunday in shootouts with police. They described the sites as typical terrorist targets and said police confiscated two firearms […]
King of Tonga Dies
Posted March 18th, 2012 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
Tonga’s prime minister has announced the death of the Pacific island nation’s King George Tupou V. Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano says the 63-year-old monarch died Sunday in a Hong Kong hospital, with his younger brother and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Tupouto’a Lavaka, at his side. King Tupou, known to the outside world for […]
East Timor Heads for Run-Off Without Ramos-Horta
Posted March 18th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Preliminary election results in East Timor indicate the country is headed for a presidential run-off without incumbent leader Jose Ramos-Horta. With more than 60 percent of the vote tallied, Francisco Guterres, from the main opposition Fretilin party, is ahead with about 28 percent of the vote, followed by former military chief Jose Maria de Vasconcelos […]
