Protests across Syria demand end of Assad's rule, Posted by Meosha Eaton

AMMAN, June 24 - Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the street across Syria on Friday to denounce attacks by the military designed to crush a 13-week pro-democracy uprising that has demanded the president's departure, witnesses and activists said.

CORRECTED - Marine reservist charged in U.S. military shootings

(Corrects 4th paragraph make clear authorities found list of bomb related components, rather than items themselves)
WASHINGTON, June 23 - U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged a Marine Corps reservist with shooting at four military buildings around Washington, including the Pentagon, and also said he appeared to be trying to build a bomb.

Metro crash anniversary: Series of events planned to honor victims, Posted by Meosha Eaton

 

Metro crash anniversary: Series of events planned to honor victims 

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Best of last night's late-night TV, Posted by Meosha Eaton

Bus driver recalls horror of beating at the hands of 17-year-old girl whose dog not allowed on board, Posted by Meosha Eaton

Wincing in pain, a black-and-blue bus driver recalled being sucker-punched and brutally beaten after telling a 17-year-old her Chihuahua wasn't allowed on board.

Marlene Bien-Aime, 48, had turned her attention away from the disgruntled teenager at the front of the bus and faced the windshield when the brutal attack began Tuesday night, she said outside Bronx Criminal Court.

"When I turned my head, that's when she hit me," Bien-Aime said. "She punched me in my eyes while I was sitting. She hit me several times in my eyes. She hit me all over my head and on my back."

Michelle Obama urges Africa to advance women's rights, Posted by Meosha Eaton

* Obama says violence against women violates human rights

* Says HIV is preventable, treatable, and not shameful

By Jeff Mason

JOHANNESBURG, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama urged young Africans on Wednesday to fight for women's rights and battle the stigma of AIDS, using her husband's "yes, we can" campaign slogan to motivate youth across the continent.

Obama is on her second solo trip abroad as first lady to promote issues such as education, health and wellness.

U.S. tightens Libya sanctions; key senators back Obama, Posted by Meosha Eaton

* Nine companies owned, controlled by Gaddafi targeted

* U.S. Treasury removes sanctions from a Libyan defector

* Kerry, McCain want Senate to endorse U.S. role in Libya (Adds House Republicans discuss possible votes, paras 14-16)

By Rachelle Younglai and Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday tightened financial sanctions on the Libyan government and two influential senators pushed back against calls to halt funding for American involvement in NATO operations there.

Ethiopian Man detained in Pentagon security case had prior arrest

A U.S. Marine reservist detained in a security scare last week around the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery had his bond from a prior criminal case revoked, a local sheriff's office spokesman said Monday.

Yonathan Melaku, who was detained Friday after being found acting suspiciously before dawn in the national cemetery, was arrested in May in Leesburg, Virginia, during a vehicle tampering investigation, said Kraig Troxell of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.

REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY DURING VISIT TO ZANDSPRUIT TOWNSHIP DAYCARE CENTER

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the First Lady

For Immediate Release June 21, 2011

REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY
DURING VISIT TO ZANDSPRUIT TOWNSHIP DAYCARE CENTER
Emthonjeni Community Center
Johannesburg, South Africa

SYRIAN PROTESTERS TAKE TO STREETS IN DAMASCUS SUBURBS, COASTAL CITY OF LATAKIA DENOUNCING ASSAD'S SPEECH-ACTIVISTS AND RESIDENTS

SYRIAN PROTESTERS TAKE TO STREETS IN DAMASCUS SUBURBS, COASTAL CITY OF LATAKIA DENOUNCING ASSAD'S SPEECH-ACTIVISTS AND RESIDENTS

HIGHLIGHTS-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's speech on unrest , Posted by Meosha Eaton

 

HIGHLIGHTS-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's speech on unrest 

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US missile strike kills seven militants in Pakistan, Posted by Meosha Eaton

* North Waziristan tribesmen vow revenge

* Militants' pact with Pakistan army possibly at risk

* Expansion of drone campaign into other tribal lands

By Javed Hussain

PARACHINAR, Pakistan, June 20 (Reuters) - Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles into Pakistan's Kurram region on Monday and killed at least seven militants, local officials said, in the first strike in the lawless tribal region in a recently stepped up campaign by unmanned American aircraft.

Golf-McIlroy's next target - dueling with Tiger, Posted by Meosha Eaton

By Larry Fine

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 19 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy has realised one of his dreams with a record-shattering romp to victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday for his first major title but the 22-year-old now yearns to test himself against his golf idol, Tiger Woods.

"When I was growing up, I always had putts to beat Tiger Woods in the Masters or U.S. Open," said McIlroy. "So it would be great to be able to get in contention one day .... and go down the stretch with him because I've never really had that experience before.

MACTV News: Pentagon scare suspect ID'd as Naturalized Marine reservist from Ethiopia, Posted by Menelik Zeleke

MACTV News UPDATE: Pentagon Bomb Scare Suspect a Marine Reservist, Posted by Menelik Zeleke