Monthly Archives: August 2012
Fatal shooting in New Jersey
At least three people, including a gunman, have been killed in a shooting in New Jersey, US, police and law enforcement officials say. Friday’s incident happened inside Pathmark supermarket in Old Bridge,
Australia ends hunt for asylum seekers
Australian officials have given up hope of finding survivors after nearly 100 asylum seekers vanished in choppy seas off Indonesia when their overcrowded vessel sank en route to Australia. The Australian Maritime
Rescuers search for Iran earthquake survivors
Rescue teams in northwest Iran have been trying to dig survivors out of the rubble of villages levelled by two powerful earthquakes, northeast of the city of Tabriz, that have killed at
Syrian forces launch ground assault in Aleppo
The Syrian army has launched a ground assault on the northern city of Aleppo, sparking fierce clashes with opposition fighters in the frontline district of Salaheddine. “The army is advancing from west
Egypt launches deadly air strikes in Sinai
Egypt has launched air strikes in the Sinai region close to the border with Gaza, killing more than 20 people, in response to a deadly attack on Sunday on a police station,
Bahrain charges policemen over abuses
Bahrain’s public prosecutor says authorities have charged 15 policemen with mistreating medics during last year’s crackdown on opposition protesters. The charges on Tuesday follow an investigation into police abuses that was recommended
Man pleads guilty to Arizona shootings
Jared Lee Loughner has pleaded guilty to carrying out the deadly Arizona mass shooting in January 2011 that was a failed attempt to kill US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Six people were killed
Pakistan court summons PM over contempt
Pakistan’s top court has summoned the new prime minister to appear later this month to face possible contempt charges, escalating a wrangle over corruption cases against the country’s president. On Wednesday, the
Floods submerge most of Philippine capital
Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the capital of the Philippines as floods devastate the city. About 80 per cent of Manila, a sprawling metropolis of about 12 million
China slams US over South China Sea criticism
China has summoned a US diplomat to protest his government’s criticism of a new military garrison in the South China Sea. Zhang Kunsheng, the Chinese assistant foreign minister, summoned Robert S Wang,
Kurdish rebels storm Turkey border post
At least 19 people have been killed in southeastern Turkey after a battle between soldiers and members of a Kurdish separatist group, the local provincial governor has said. Six soldiers, two government-paid
Karzai ‘accepts’ dismissal of key ministers
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says that he has accepted the parliament’s decision to dismiss the country’s interior and defence ministers over continued cross-border shelling incident with Pakistan, but that the two will
