US bombs militants in Iraq as crisis worsens
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 9th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
US bombs militants in Iraq as crisis worsens
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. unleashed its first airstrikes in northern Iraq against militants of the Islamic State group Friday amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. The extremists took captive hundreds of women from a religious minority, according to an Iraqi official, while thousands of other civilians fled in fear.
Sterling appeals ruling that OK’d Clippers sale
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deposed Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has asked an appellate court to block the $2 billion sale of the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Tibet tour bus plummets into valley, killing 44
BEIJING (AP) — A tour bus on a highway in Tibet fell off a 10-meter (30-foot) cliff after crashing into an SUV and a pickup, killing 44 people and injuring 11 others, China’s state media reported Sunday.
