July 23, 2012
Penn State fined $60m over Jerry Sandusky sex abuse
US college sport authorities have fined Penn State University $60m (£39m) in the wake of child sex abuse perpetrated by a long-serving football coach. The university - a famous US football school - will be banned from competing for honours for four…
July 23, 2012
Colorado shooting suspect to make first court appearance
The man accused of opening fire in a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, is set to make his first court appearance Monday, giving the public its first look at the suspect since his arrest in an attack that authorities say was planned months…
July 23, 2012
South Sudan Makes New Peace Offer to Sudan
South Sudan has unveiled proposals to advance peace talks with Sudan, including billions of dollars in financial concessions. The two countries went to the brink of war in April, after failing to resolve issues on borders, oil and citizenship…
July 23, 2012
Attacks Kill 103 Across Iraq
Iraqi officials say a wave of bombings and shootings has killed at least 103 people and wounded nearly 200 others in one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq this year. The worst attack was in Taji, 20 kilometers north of Baghdad, where nearly 40 people…
July 23, 2012
Tens of Thousands Flee Clashes in Northeast India
More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northeast India to escape fighting between indigenous tribes and Muslim settlers. Officials in Assam state said Monday at least 18 people have been killed in recent days in clashes over land rights.…
July 15, 2012
Protests as Clinton holds meetings in Egypt
Egyptian protesters threw tomatoes and shoes at U.S. Secretary of…
July 15, 2012
Tornadoes hit Kujawy-Pomorze and Wielkopolska in Poland
One person has been killed and at least 10 others injured during a series of freak tornadoes in northern and western Poland. The extreme winds hits the country's Kujawy-Pomorze and Wielkopolska provinces, destroying 100 homes. Some 400 hectares of…
July 15, 2012
Syria in civil war, Red Cross says
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says fighting in Syria is so widespread that the conflict is now in effect a civil war. The change in status means combatants will now be officially subject to the Geneva Conventions, leaving…
July 15, 2012
Hillary Clinton meets Egypt military leader Tantawi
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met the head of Egypt's top military council, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, on the second day of her visit to the country. Mrs Clinton discussed the transition of power to newly elected…
July 15, 2012
Chinese tourists drop big bucks in US
Chinese tourists have developed quite a reputation for dropping big bucks during their US travels. According to the Department of Commerce of the United States, on average, Chinese tourists each spent 37.5 thousand yuan, or approximately 6,000 US…