The three-day Democratic National Convention that will nominate U.S. President Barack Obama for a second White House term begins Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Party officials spent Monday making last-minute preparations at the city’s convention center for the opening night ceremonies, which include a speech by first lady Michelle Obama. Her husband will accept the […]
Democrats Ready for 2012 Convention in Charlotte
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
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Obama Tours Storm-Ravaged Louisiana
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama left the campaign trail on the eve of his party’s nominating convention to visit with Louisiana residents hard-hit by Hurricane Isaac. Mr. Obama toured St. John the Baptist Parish late Monday, about 50 kilometers outside of New Orleans, and met with residents, some of whom were forced to flee floodwaters by […]
US VP, VP Candidate Trade Barbs
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
While the two U.S. presidential candidates are doing what they can to rally support, their vice presidential running mates are on the attack. Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told voters in North Carolina Monday President Barack Obama’s campaign is running away from a poor record on the economy. “One out of six American today […]
Obama Rallies Labor Union Supporters
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is rallying blue-collar factory workers as he heads to this week’s Democratic National Convention to be formally nominated for a second term in the White House. Mr. Obama was in Toledo, Ohio, in the heart of the industrialized central part of the U.S., on Monday to speak to unionized auto workers […]
Suicide Car Bomb Targets US Consulate Employees in Pakistan
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber killed at least two people and wounded 19 others in an attack on a U.S. consulate vehicle in northwestern Pakistan. The bombing occurred as the vehicle travelled Monday through an area housing various international organizations, including the United Nations, in the northwestern city of Peshawar. The U.S. embassy in Islamabad says […]
2 US Consulate Employees Wounded in Pakistan Blast
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. embassy in Islamabad says two American consulate personnel in Peshawar and two Pakistani staff members were wounded Monday in what the embassy describes as “an apparent terrorist attack.” The four were wounded when a suicide bomber’s explosive-laden car hit a consulate vehicle in the northwestern city of Peshawar, near Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal region […]
US: No Americans Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. embassy in Islamabad denies that any Americans were killed in a deadly blast Monday in northwest Pakistan. Earlier, Pakistani officials said a suicide car bomber had killed two Americans in the explosion in the city of Peshawar, near Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal region along the Afghan border. Some reports said two Pakistanis died. There […]
2 Americans Among 4 People Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a suicide car bomber has rammed his vehicle into a U.S. government car in Peshawar, killing four people, including two Americans. Several people were wounded in the huge blast. Monday’s explosion happened in an area of Peshawar that is home to several foreign aid organizations and the United Nations. The […]
Founder of the Unification Church Dies at 92
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church and one of the most prominent Koreans in the world, has died. He was 92. The Unification Church in South Korea said Sunday that its founder succumbed to complications from pneumonia in a church-run hospital east of Seoul. Reverend Moon’s global business empire is worth billions […]
Twin Suicide Attacks Kill 12 in Afghanistan
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Two suicide bombers, including one driving a truck, killed 12 people and wounded more than 50 others Saturday near a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan. Both civilians and Afghan police were the victims of the attacks in the Sayed Abad district of Wardak province. President Hamid Karzai condemned the suicide attacks, which the Taliban says […]
