US scrambles to determine fate of soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea
Paju, South Korea/Washington DC, USReuters US officials scrambled on Wednesday to determine the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorised crossing into North Korea, handing Washington a new crisis in its dealings with the nuclear-armed state. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told a regular briefing the Pentagon had “reached out” to counterparts in […]
Israeli-American motorist killed in West Bank after settlers rampage against Palestinians
Hawara, West Bank Reuters Suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli-American motorist in the occupied West Bank on Monday after Jewish settlers rampaged through a Palestinian village in a burst of violence that defied US efforts to prod the sides to cooperate on security. Israeli officials said in the latest incident Palestinians carried out several drive-by […]
Thousands rally in Pakistan in support of killer of American
Islamabad, PakistanAP Thousands of radical Islamists rallied on Friday in north-western Pakistan in support of a man who earlier this week walked into a courtroom in the city of Peshawar and gunned down a US citizen on trial for blasphemy. The American, Tahir Naseem, died of his wounds before he could be taken to hospital […]
American Christian killed by Indigenous inhabitants after approaching remote Indian island – reports
An American Christian has reportedly been killed on a remote Indian island after he was shot by arrows fired by its Indigenous inhabitants. The statement from the Chau family as it appeared on his Instagram account. Dependera Pathak, director-general of police on India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was quoted as saying that seven fishermen have […]
Cameroon clergy condemn killing of American missionary
Nairobi, KenyaRNS Church leaders in Cameroon have condemned the killing of an American missionary in the southwest of this West African nation, where the government is battling secessionist rebels. Charles Trumann Wesco, 44, a clergyman from Indiana, died on Tuesday, barely two weeks after arriving in the region, allegedly caught in crossfire between rebels and […]