Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Overview

2013/08/07 Headlines: Yemen Claims Al-Qaeda Terror Plot Foiled; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 7; Bradley Manning's Maximum Sentence Reduced to 90 Years; Bradley Manning's Father: "I Still Love My Son"; U.S. Files Charges for 2012 Benghazi Attack; Pentagon Official in Charge of Guantánamo Says Prison Should Never Have Opened; Egypt's Interim President Declares Failure of Diplomatic Efforts; Fort Hood Shooting Suspect: "War Is An Ugly Thing"; Tunisia: Tens of Thousands Protest Killings of Opposition Figures; Uganda Passes Harsh Law Against Protests; Obama Backs Larger Role for Private Sector in Housing Market; U.S. Sues Bank of America for Mortgage-Backed Securities Fraud; NOAA: Last Year Was Warmest Ever Recorded in the U.S.; Heat Wave in China Kills Dozens; Mexico: Farmers' Rights Activists Murdered amid Spate of Killings; Detained "Dream 9" Activists Win 1st Step in Bid for Asylum; Pennsylvania Shooter Kills 3 at Township Meeting