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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2012
Page
12
National Los Angeles reports the X-51A Waverider failed during a test to reach Mach 6 after being dropped from a B-52 off the Southern California coast. A faulty control fin prevented engine ignition, ending the hypersonic run.
An armed man entered the Washington headquarters of the Family Research Council and shot a security guard in the arm before being wrestled to the ground. FBI took the suspect into custody for questioning. The guard was hospitalized in stable condition. The incident prompted the group to express concern for their colleague.
Two grenades exploded inside a mosque in Khost province and a bicycle bomb targeted a city market wounding 23 Afghan civilians. The incident followed a day of deadly blasts across Afghanistan as Taliban fighters press a summer offensive and international forces withdraw. NATO reported one service member killed in the east and the U.S. military confirmed a roadside death in the east.
Syrian warplanes bomb Azaz near the Turkish border killing at least eight people including a baby and wounding dozens. Witnesses describe panicked civilians fleeing rubble as a second jet hits downtown and damages homes. The violence comes as a U N report cites war crimes and notes a brutal civil conflict.
Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with a recurrent bladder infection. Buckingham Palace said he would stay for a few days for investigation and treatment after traveling 40 miles by road from Balmoral.
The London Games end and several African athletes from Eritrea Guinea and the Ivory Coast remain unaccounted for there is talk of asylum requests as athletes seek better living conditions and basic rights one Eritrean runner Weynay Ghebreslassie 18 says harsh conditions drive his decision while visa rules allow staying until November.
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