KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Eleven Afghan policemen were killed Saturday when one of their colleagues, believed to be a Taliban infiltrator, opened fire on them, officials said. The incident in Delaram district of western Nimroz province was the latest in … Sakoda leads Japan to bronze medal in women's Olympic volleyball - Washington Post
US, Turkey Strengthen Cooperation on Syria, Clinton Says - Businessweek
Iran's Northwest Hit by Two Quakes, First of Magnitude 6.4 - Businessweek
By Mike Harrison and Yeganeh Salehi on August 11, 2012 Two earthquakes exceeding magnitude 6 struck within 11 minutes in northwestern Iran, the US Geological Survey reported. The first was a magnitude-6.4 quake with an epicenter 12 miles (20 … 1000s of law enforcement agencies using emerging social media site Nixle to ... - Washington Post
SAN FRANCISCO -- Law enforcement agencies across the county are adding a new form of social media to their arsenal of crime fighting tools. Almost 6000 law enforcement agencies are now deploying the public notification service Nixle to provide residents …
Romney declares Paul Ryan the 'intellectual leader' of the GOP - Los Angeles Times
NORFOLK, Va. -- In the shadow of a military battleship, Mitt Romney formally named Paul Ryan as his running mate Saturday, saying that the 42-year-old Wisconsin congressman was the "intellectual leader" of the Republican Party with the experience to … Romney campaign calls wife-death ad a low blow - Chicago Tribune
BOSTON (Reuters) – Mitt Romney's campaign accused President Barack Obama's re-election team on Friday of "unbelievable distortions," citing an online ad from a pro-Obama group in which a former steel worker seems to link Romney to the death of his wife … Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Annual 'Shooting Star' Show To Hit Night Sky This ... - Huffington Post
NASA astronaut Ron Garan took this photograph during the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 13, 2011 from the International Space Station. This is the weekend of the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower and most meteor forecasts predict the annual … Syrian forces, rebels clash in central Damascus (Reuters) - Haaretz
Corn falters; traders watch crop yield, demand - MarketWatch
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Corn and wheat futures ended lower Friday, pulling back after a two-session climb, and soybean futures rose as the US Agriculture Department cut its 2012 estimates for corn- and soybean-crop yields and predicted an increase in … Female Syrian Olympic hurdler DQ'd for doping
A female hurdler from Syria was kicked out of the London Olympics on Saturday after failing a drug test. Olympic closer hit parade has The Who, Spice Girls
Get the Union Jacks out and prepare to party: Olympic Stadium is being transformed into a giant jukebox of British pop and pizazz for the ceremony that wraps up the so-far spectacularly successful London Games. Nigerian troops recover weapons after raids in north
Nigerian troops recovered weapons in raids on suspected Boko Haram bases in two northern cities, officials said Saturday. Crowds gather to welcome Gabon opposition leader
Hundreds backing Gabon's main opposition leader risked sanctions Saturday, gathering to welcome Andre Mba Obame back from 14 months in France after his claim to have won presidential elections. A MURAL FOR GABBY
Gabby Douglas is really big in her hometown. Really big and painted on a wall.
S.African man fractures arm in whale collision
A South African man fractured his arm after a catamaran crashed into a whale off the eastern port city of Durban but the Leviathan was unhurt, an official said Saturday. Taliban infiltrator kills 11 Afghan police
Eleven Afghan policemen were killed Saturday when one of their colleagues, believed to be a Taliban infiltrator, opened fire on them, officials said. Spice Girls tipped for Olympic closing ceremony
The Spice Girls are rumoured to be among a diverse wealth of acts lined up for Sunday's Olympic Games closing ceremony, entitled "A Symphony of British Music". 
No comments:
Post a Comment