Egypt Sinai peacekeepers deny they came under fire - Reuters
Paul Ryan selection shrouded in secrecy - Fox News
NORFOLK, Va. - After Mitt Romney decided on a running mate, Paul Ryan's carefully planned transition from congressman to vice presidential candidate began — in deep secret. Almost a week ago, Ryan snuck through Chicago's O'Hare airport in a baseball … Romney's choice of Ryan sets contours for campaign - Businessweek
By Kasie Huntken Thomas on August 12, 2012 As sprint to the November election gets under way, Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, are pitching themselves as "America's Comeback Team," Republican turnaround artists willing to take on tough … Death toll in Iran quake raised to at least 250 - The Associated Press
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, AP - 1 minute ago TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2000, Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were … Seven suspected militants killed in Sinai, Egypt security officials say - Fox News
EL-ARISH, Egypt - Security officials say Egyptian government forces have killed seven suspected militants during raids against hideouts in a village south of the town of el-Arish in northern Sinai. They said the Sunday raids took place in al-Ghora … Comeback Kumar into Olympic wrestling final
India's Sushil Kumar advanced into the Olympic men's 66kg freestyle wrestling final after coming from behind in his last four clash in spectacular style on Sunday. Iran ends quake rescue; mourning begins for 227 dead
Iran on Sunday wrapped up rescue operation in hundreds of villages flattened by twin earthquakes the day before in its northwest, as officials gave a new toll of 227 dead and 1,380 injured in the disaster. India hails Olympic bronze medal wrestler Dutt
Indian celebrities and politicians lined up Sunday to lavish praise on wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, who won a bronze medal for his success-starved country despite suffering a badly swollen eye. Isn't he tired? Now Mo Farah eyes the marathon
Mo Farah, who came to the Olympics as one of Great Britain's top medal hopes, leaves as the finest distance runner in the world with a step-up to the marathon a possible future target. PKK-linked group says it attacked Turkish army bus
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A group connected to the separatist militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has claimed responsibility for an attack last Thursday on a Turkish military bus that killed two soldiers and injured 12 people. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) said in a statement emailed to websites close to the militants that they had fired on the vehicle carrying military personnel close to Foca, a small resort town on the western Aegean coast which is home to a naval base. …
Bailed U.S. businessman flees UAE to Yemen, detained again: sources
DUBAI/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – U.S. businessman Zack Shahin, who was freed on bail in the United Arab Emirates last month after Washington expressed concern about his health, has fled the country for Yemen, where he was detained again, sources familiar with the matter said. The former chief executive of Dubai real estate developer Deyaar, in jail since 2008 over embezzlement charges, went on hunger strike in May and was released on $1.4 million bail. …
Wildfires threaten to burn precious parks in Spain
Officials say high temperatures and brisk winds are hampering efforts to combat wildfires that are spreading across some of Spain's most precious natural parks, including one that is a UNESCO world heritage site. Sinai: Egypt army 'kills seven gunmen in village raid' - BBC News
Arabs postpone Syria meet
Arab foreign ministers postponed a planned meeting on the Syrian conflict that had been due to take place in Saudi Arabia later on Sunday, a top Arab League official said. US warship collides with oil tanker near Gulf
A US guided-missile destroyer collided on Sunday with a Japanese-owned bulk oil tanker near the entrance to the Gulf, but no one was hurt, and the ship is able to operate, the US Fifth Fleet said. Out of Africa - Farah, Britain's golden boy
When Britain's Mo Farah became only the seventh man to achieve the 5,000-10,000m Olympic double on Saturday, it completed a remarkable journey which began in war-torn Somalia. Coe appointed Olympics legacy ambassador
David Cameron on Sunday appointed London Olympics chief organiser Sebastian Coe as his legacy ambassador for the Games, Downing Street said in a statement. Iran earthquake relief efforts begin after 250 killed - BBC News
Relief operations are under way in Iran after two strong earthquakes in the north-west left at least 250 people and more than 2000 injured. The 6.4 and 6.3 quakes struck near Tabriz and Ahar on Saturday afternoon, with more than 55 aftershocks reported … 40 Taliban insurgents killed, 30 arrested in Afghanistan: gov't - Xinhua
KABUL, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — About 40 Taliban insurgents were killed and 30 others detained in military operations within the past 24 hour in different Afghan provinces, the country's Interior Ministry said Sunday morning. "Afghan police, army and the … 
No comments:
Post a Comment