Jennifer Mee, better known as "The Hiccup Girl," who gained notoriety on television in 2007 for her continuous hiccuping,is in court, and is charged for murder in the death of a 22-year-old former Walmart employee.
Although it did not assign blame, or an origin of the attack, United Nations inspection team confirmed that sarin gas was the chemical used in the August 21 attack on the outskirts of Damascusit that killed approximately 1400 people.
Thirteen people were killed, and several others wounded including two police officers, when at least one gunman opened fire inside Washington Navy Yard building at 8:20 AM on Monday morning. The gunman has been identified.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Taliban militants have attacked the U.S. consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat. NATO officials said international and Afghan security forces repelled the assault and the compound was secure.