It was unclear why the 16 people were being held hostage
In one incident, a car chase and shootout killed three people in front of an elementary school, creating a panic among students, teachers and parents. Battles between rival drug gangs have made Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso,…
Vietnam Celebrates 35th Anniv. of War’s End
The city is now named for Ho Chi Minh, the father of the revolution, but signs of the burgeoning market economy are everywhere, with Communist banners competing for space with corporate ads and logos. Some 50,000 invitees, many waving red…
“The Thai economy is showing great resilience
A group of the so-called Red Shirts broke into Chulalongkorn Hospital late Thursday despite pleas from its director, then withdrew after not finding soldiers or police within the sprawling compound. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, whom the protesters seek to overthrow,…
More in After the Arab Spring “They have been breast-fed cowardice and their hearts are filled with fear
ALEPPO, Syria Most of the rebels fighting government forces in the city of Aleppo fit a specific mold: They’re poor, religiously conservative and usually come from the underdeveloped countryside nearby.
BBC News reports that the 75 death sentences confirm sentences that were handed down in July
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 75 people to death, including top leaders of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in protest by Islamists that was broken up by security forces in an operation…
He said it started when he bumped into the woman at the club during a party after a concert in Raleigh
There has been increasingly speculation that Jon Bon Jovi might be eyeing a run for New Jersey governor. Bon Jovi is keeping his Red Bank house despite his family’s move to SoHo. Bon Jovi has also been a fixture at…