Posts Tagged ‘Reported’

Hagel: US assessing reported Syrian chemical use

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its allies are still trying to figure out details of Syria’s suspected use of chemical weapons against its own people, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday, as international officials pressed for broader access to suspected attack sites. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Rapid-fire gunshots reported in neighborhood in Watertown

Suspect is on a boat in a residential backyard. Now many more gunshots and loud bangs. 4:56 PM PT (Meteor Blades): Tweet This Post

Rapid-fire gunshots reported in neighborhood in Watertown

Reporters saying multiple shots fired. There are reports of a body found in a boat in a backyard. But nothing is confirmed. Tweet This Post

Explosion reported at Boston Marathon finish line

Not much in the way of details, but multiple reports on Twitter suggest some sort of explosion at the finish line area of today’s Boston Marathon: Tweet This Post

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Reported Pick for Labor Secretary

President Obama is set to name Thomas Perez, a civil rights official at the Justice Department, as his new Labor secretary, according to weekend news reports. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Shooting reported at South Carolina university: school website

(Reuters) – A shooting took place at a university residence hall in South Carolina on Tuesday and students and faculty were urged to stay indoors, the university said on its website. The alert from Coastal Carolina University provided no information on injuries, but said police were on the scene at the school in Conway, near [...]

California couple reported missing in Peru turn up on boat

(Reuters) – A young California couple who were reported to be missing and feared kidnapped while on a cycling trip through Peru have turned up on a river boat in the Andean nation, the mother of one of the pair said in an online statement posted on Tuesday. Peru’s tourism ministry issued a separate statement [...]

California couple reported missing in Peru turn up on boat

(Reuters) – A young California couple who were reported to be missing and feared kidnapped while on a cycling trip through Peru have turned up on a river boat in the Andean nation, the mother of one of the pair said in an online statement posted on Tuesday. Peru’s tourism ministry issued a separate statement [...]

Explosion in central Damascus, casualties reported

BEIRUT (Reuters) – An explosion shook central Damascus on Thursday, residents said, and state media reported a “terrorist explosion” had caused casualties. Syrian television said the explosion was in the Mazraa district of the capital. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors violence in the country, said initial reports suggested a building of the [...]

Quake rattles Rome, no damage or injuries reported

ROME (Reuters) – An earthquake struck 90 km southeast of Rome on Saturday, Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 4.8 magnitude quake struck at 10:16 p.m. and was felt from Rome to Naples and in the neighboring region of Abruzzo, according to Reuters [...]