Some 2,000 people fleeing violence against foreigners in Cape Town boarded a special train on Saturday to take them to Johannesburg, from where they will join their compatriots from across the country hoping to be evacuated from South Africa.
A high-level commander of an armed Rwandan group has laid down his arms and voluntarily returned to his own country, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported today.
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe, fearing defeat in the forthcoming poll, has urged his wounded party to establish a "warlike leadership" to conduct a military-style campaign during the looming presidential election run-off.
A surge since the start of the year in the number of attacks by armed bandits across the north of the Central African Republic (CAR) is forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and has brought economic
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday promised the families of the officer and 45 soldiers who lost their lives on Wednesday along the Kari-Potiskum-Maiduguri Road in Bauchi State that he would mitigate the harsh effects of their death on them.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday invoked the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in explaining her decision to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, comments that drew criticism from aides to Sen. Barack Obama and
Assembly Bill 2948, introduced by State Assembly Member Mark Leno (D-13), could be voted on by the Assembly as soon as next Tuesday, May 27. Simply put, this dangerous bill would ban the sale of firearms and ammunition on the
The 2008 legislative session is winding down in South Carolina and while the session was productive, there are two key provisions that have yet to be passed.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is an organization comprised of public and private sector members (largely made up of state legislators and corporate/association government affairs representatives) from all 50 states that share common support for free market principles and
On Wednesday, activist U.S. District Judge Jack B. Weinstein announced he would allow New York City's lawsuit against Adventure Outdoors, a Georgia gun store, to continue.
Following up on the report on the May 16 Grassroots Workshop that was held in conjunction with NRA's Annual Meetings in Louisville, Ky., here are some additional highlights from that meeting.
As we've reported over the last few weeks, the U.S. Department of the Interior has issued a proposed rule to eliminate the prohibition on Right-to-Carry in national parks and wildlife refuges.
This week's outrage comes to us courtesy of Chicago alderman Richard Mell (D-33). It seems the gun-owning alderman found himself afoul of a registration law that he himself helped pass.
A 61,000-square-foot state-of-the-art shooting facility is currently trying to open in San Diego. This range would provide valuable firearms training to our men and women in uniform prior to deployment overseas, as well as domestic law enforcement.
On Wednesday, May 21, the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee soundly defeated House Bill 68 by a 12 to 1 vote. Introduced by State Representative Cedric Richmond (D-New Orleans), HB68 would have banned commonly used pump-actions as well as
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Board of Directors has agreed to help fund Santa Clara County's mandatory boat inspection program at local reservoirs. (PRWeb May 23, 2008) Read the full story at
