Monday, August 20, 2012
HAVANA, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad was within 75 miles of Key West Monday afternoon on her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida, her Web site said. Nyad, who turns 63 Wednesday, reached the 50-hour mark of her swim about 5:30 p.m. EDT. At 3:24 p.m. EDT, when Nyad had been in the... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Reports of Russian sub in gulf downplayed
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Russia declined to confirm or deny a media report that one of its submarines spent a month in the Gulf of Mexico without the knowledge of the United States. The RIA Novosti news agency said the Defense Ministry brushed off inquiries about the report, which appeared on a... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Victims of 'Dark Knight' shooting get aid
AURORA, Colo., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Victims of the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colo., are to receive another $350,000 each from a fund created with donations, officials say. The money will go to the 58 people who were injured and the families of the 12 people killed during a midnight premiere of... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Russian, Syrian officials to meet
MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Russian officials are to meet with a Syrian delegation about an agreement on Russian money and oil supplies to Syria, officials said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is to meet with the Syrian delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Qadri... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Myanmar: No need for human rights inquiry
RAKHINE, Myanmar, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- There is no need for an investigation into violence between Burmese Buddhist and Muslim ethnic groups, Myanmar's Human Rights Commission says. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation said it will ask the United Nations Security Council to look into the government's... Sign in to see full entry.