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US Says Gunman in Sikh Killings Committed Suicide

Posted August 8th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. authorities now say the gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple last weekend killed himself after being shot by police. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that a policeman responding to the assault at the temple in Wisconsin on Sunday shot the gunman, Wade Michael Page, in the stomach, but that […]

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European Economies Signal New Weakness

Posted August 8th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
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Three of Europe’s biggest economies are showing new signs of weakness. Germany, with the euro currency union’s biggest economy, said Wednesday that its industrial production and exports fell in June. Analysts say the decline signals that the governmental debt crisis in the 17-nation eurozone is increasingly weighing on Berlin’s economy as financially weaker countries cut […]

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New Pakistani PM Facing Contempt Charges in Supreme Court

Posted August 8th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to appear to face possible contempt charges for failing to probe corruption allegations against the president. The court’s summons Wednesday is the latest move in a long-running battle with the government and the court over graft allegations against President Asif Ali Zardari, who has denied […]

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Typhoon Haikui Hits Eastern China

Posted August 7th, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Typhoon Haikui has hit eastern China, the third such storm to make landfall there in a week. The storm came ashore in Zhejiang province early Wednesday bringing heavy rains and winds of up to 150 kilometers per hour. Zhejiang officials have evacuated more than 130,000 people, while in Shanghai, just to the north, about 200,000 […]

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Sikh Temple Gunman Linked to White Supremacist Groups

Posted August 6th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. authorities say they are investigating possible ties between the gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin and white supremacist groups. Officials Monday identified the shooter, who was killed by police, as 40-year-old Wade Michael Page. They say he served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s […]

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Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman

Posted August 6th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators said Monday the shooter, who was killed by police, was 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before being discharged for misconduct. They […]

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Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman

Posted August 6th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators said Monday the shooter, who was killed by police, was 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before being discharged for misconduct. They […]

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Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman

Posted August 6th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators on Monday said the shooter was Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old man who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before […]

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Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman

Posted August 6th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators on Monday said the shooter was Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old man who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before […]

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Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman

Posted August 6th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators on Monday said the shooter was Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old man who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before […]

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