WHITE HOUSE — The United States on Friday announced new sanctions targeting the Assad government in Syria and detailed how Hezbollah — already designated a terrorist organization by the United States — has supported the Syrian government crackdown on opposition forces.
It has been confirmed by the United States Military that three U.S. Service members in Afghanistan were killed on Thursday.
LONDON, ENGLAND-Violence has continued to escalate and has now spread to four cities in England. Unrest has made itself known in Liverpool, Nottingham, Birmingham and Bristol, spreading there from London in the days since the shooting of Mark Duggan. 16,000 police officers have been called out to try and quell the violence.
China's most politically explosive trial in recent memory ended in a matter of hours Thursday when Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, did not object to murder charges against her.