The Georgetown Hoyas basketball team was involved in a brawl during an exhibition game in China on Thursday. See video of the incident here:
Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Killing of Osama bin Laden Via Conference Call 12:03 A.M. EDT MR. VIETOR: Thank you, everyone, for joining us, especially so late. We wanted to get you on the line quickly with some senior administration officials to talk about the operation today regarding Osama bin Laden. And [...]
The terribly destructive earthquake that just hit Christchurch, New Zealand, was only a moderate 6.3 magnitude, but had certain characteristics that offer an important lesson to cities up and down the West Coast of North America that face similar risks, experts say. The New Zealand earthquake killed dozens – and some fear the death toll [...]
KABUL, Feb. 14, 2010 – International forces in Afghanistan have suspended use of an artillery rocket system, pending a review of an incident today in which two rockets missed their target and killed 12 civilians in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, International Security Assistance Force commander, conveyed his apologies to Afghan President [...]
U.S. forces in the Marja region of Afghanistan are engaged in a series of missions to prime the Taliban stronghold before a massive assault that’s expected soon, defense officials said today. Firefights have erupted with Taliban militants as American troops continue positioning equipment and forces in the central Helmand province area for what is likely [...]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 22, 2010 – The U.S. military Humvee squeezes through the heavy traffic, the rubble and the throngs of pedestrians filling the city streets here. These roads were not made for the wide-bodied military trucks. Army Sgt. Joey Brumfield has a local Haitian put a chicken on his shoulder as a joke during [...]
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund PSAJanuary 16, 2010 | 0:30Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush urge you to help the people of Haiti after the devastating January 12th earthquake. Donate now at clintonbushhaitifund.org. or give $10 by texting QUAKE to 20222.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2010 – Optimism is on the rise in Afghanistan, with 90 percent of Afghans reporting in a new survey that they believe their country is headed in the right direction and support the Afghan national government. Survey results released yesterday reveal a dramatic increase in confidence about the state of Afghanistan compared [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2010 – Combined Afghan and international security forces uncovered an estimated 800 cubic meters of marijuana in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province today and turned the drugs over to the Afghan National Police for destruction. Forces also discovered and destroyed more than 130 rounds of ammunition in Ghazni province and three steel, explosive-filled cylinders [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2010 – President Barack Obama condemned the Dec. 25 terrorist attempt on the United States in his first 2010 weekly radio address, vowing to bring those involved to justice and outlining steps the administration is taking to protect the American people. Speaking from Kailua, Hawaii, the president said the Christmas Day attempt [...]
