North Korea to try two detained U.S. citizens
The two U.S. tourists are accused of committing crimes against the state.Read More ...
Pistorius returns to court after psychiatric evaluation
After
a six-week break, the murder trial that has gripped South Africa and
the world resumes on Monday when Paralympian Oscar Pistorius returns to
the dock after a month of psychiatric tests. The star sprinter has tried
to argue that a "generalised anxiety disorder" contributed to him
shooting dead his 29-year-old model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on
Valentine's Day last year. He admits shooting Steenkamp with a 9mm
pistol through a locked toilet door, but says it was a mistake as he
thought she was an intruder coming to attack him in the dead of night.
Judge Thokozile Masipa last month ordered Pistorius to spend 30 days
under psychiatric observation to determine if he should be held
criminally responsible for the killing.Read More ...
Marine who disappeared in Iraq in 2004 back in U.S.
WASHINGTON
(AP) — A Marine who was declared a deserter nearly 10 years ago after
disappearing in Iraq and then returning to the U.S. claiming he had been
kidnapped, only to disappear again, is back in U.S. custody, officials
said Sunday.Read More ...
Obama picks ex-P&G head to lead Veterans Affairs
WASHINGTON
(AP) — President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Procter
& Gamble executive Robert McDonald as the next Veterans Affairs
secretary, as the White House seeks to shore up an agency beset by
treatment delays and struggling to deal with an influx of new veterans
returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Read More ...
North Korea preparing to try 2 American tourists
TOKYO (AP) — North Korea said Monday it is preparing to try two Americans who entered the country as tourists for carrying out what it says were hostile acts against the country. Though a small number of U.S. citizens visit North Korea each year as tourists, the State Department strongly advises against it.
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Al-Qaida splinter declares new Islamic caliphate
BAGHDAD
(AP) — The al-Qaida breakaway group that has seized much of
northeastern Syria and huge tracts of neighboring Iraq formally declared
the establishment of a new Islamic state on Sunday and demanded
allegiance from Muslims worldwide.Read More ...
N. Korea preparing to indict 2 American tourists
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday it is preparing to indict two American detainees for carrying out what it says were hostile acts against the country.
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Benghazi case unfolds against political backdrop
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The first prosecution arising from the Benghazi attacks is
playing out in the federal courthouse blocks from both the White House
and Capitol Hill, an appropriate setting for a case that has drawn stark
lines between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress.Read More ...
Ukraine president talks to Putin, Merkel, Hollande
KIEV,
Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tried to keep his
peace plan to settle the conflict with pro-Russian separatists on track
in a four-way phone call Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin
and the leaders of France and Germany.Read More ...
Algeria coach: fasting up to players at World Cup
PORTO
ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — Algeria's players are being left to decide
whether or not they observe the Ramadan fast during Monday's World Cup
game against Germany, with coach Vahid Halilhodzic saying it's not a
divisive issue.Read More ...
Police: 9 shot on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
NEW
ORLEANS (AP) — Two men exchanged gunfire early Sunday on the city's
always-crowded Bourbon Street in the celebrated French Quarter and nine
people were shot in the crossfire, including two who were critically
wounded, police said.Read More ...
N. Korea's Kim guides rocket firing drills
SEOUL,
South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un
guided the test launches of tactical ballistic rockets aimed at U.S. and
South Korean forces, the second such launch drill reported in state
media in three days.Read More ...
BRAZIL BEAT: Teacher makes history for Australia
RECIFE,
Brazil (AP) — Ben Williams sacrificed his salary as a teacher for six
months so he could prepare for the World Cup. On Sunday, it paid off.
Williams became the first Australian referee to control a second-round
match at a World Cup during the game between Costa Rica and Greece.Read More ...
Al-Qaida breakaway formally declares Islamic State
BAGHDAD
(AP) — The al-Qaida breakaway group that has seized much of northern
Syria and huge tracks of neighboring Iraq formally declared the creation
of an Islamic state on Sunday in the territory under its control.Read More ...
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