Nation Dec 05 American teacher shot and killed in Benghazi It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the death of Ronnie Smith -@ISBchem-was shot & killed in #Benghazi 1/3 pic.twitter.com/f8glWUROJw— LibyanYouthMovement (@ShababLibya) December 5, 2013 An American teacher was shot…
Nation Nov 27 Italian Senate expels Berlusconi from parliament over tax fraud conviction "We must not despair" - video shows defiant Silvio #Berlusconi after Senate expulsion http://t.co/IXwHzwGxC0 & pic.twitter.com/tDKG2uzPjF— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 27, 2013 ROME -- The Italian Senate voted Wednesday to expel…
Nation Nov 22 Wind energy company to pay $1 million for eagle deaths Photo by Flickr user Jeff Babbitt In a settlement announced Friday, wind power company Duke Energy Corp. will pay $1 million for killing 14 golden eagles and 149 other birds at two Wyoming wind farms, the Associated…
Nation Oct 28 Two senior al-Shabab rebels killed in suspected ‘drone’ strike The AP reports that a military strike, possibly by a drone, has killed two senior members of the Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab. Four eyewitnesses confirmed to Al Jazeera that a car carrying two members of al-Shabab, was…
Oct 08 Argentine President Fernandez recovering from surgery The president of Argentina is out of surgery and recovering, reports the AP. President Cristina Fernandez suffered a subdural haematoma, which is an accumulation of blood in the brain. She is expected to remain in intensive care… Continue reading
Sep 27 FROM THE WIRE: A New Jersey judge has ruled that the state must allow gay couples to marry in light of June's United States Supreme Court ruling. (AP)… Continue reading
Sep 12 Assad Won’t Turn over Weapons Unless U.S. Stops Threatening Military Strike Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Syria will not fulfill the proposed chemical weapons initiative unless the United States stops threatening a strike on Syria. (Reuters)… Continue reading
Sep 12 Interim Egyptian president extends state of emergency Photo: KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour announced he will extend the state of emergency by two months due to a security situation. Continue reading
Sep 09 FROM THE WIRE The State Department said the U.S. will take a "hard look" at the Russian proposal for Syria to turn over chemical weapons. (AP)… Continue reading