BEIRUT | Thu May 16, 2013 4:37pm EDT (Reuters) – A video published on Thursday showed fighters of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in Syria executing 11 men they accused of taking part in massacres by President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces…. Read More ›
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Alaska’s Remote Cleveland Volcano Erupts: International Air Traffic Could be Hit
Alaska‘s remote Cleveland Volcano is experiencing a continuous low-level eruption after it exploded early Saturday morning. (Photo : Flickr/NOAA/Mandy Lindeberg/NMFS/AKFSC.) One of the coldest places in the United States is experiencing a little bit more heat. Alaska’s remote Cleveland Volcano… Read More ›
Syrian report: Israel bombs outskirts of Damascus for second time in recent days
Video: Israeli officials report their target was a shipment of advanced long-range missiles headed to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. They are both a major supporter of the Assad regime in Syria and an outspoken enemy of Israel. CLICK HERE… Read More ›
UPDATE: NEW NEWS : North Korea puts rockets on standby
Published on Mar 28, 2013 North Korea puts rockets on standby for US strike http://www.globalpost.com › Home › AFP – Traduzir esta página 27 min atrás — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered preparations Friday for strategic rocket strikes on… Read More ›
First Chemical Weapon Attack Takes Place In Syria
SOURCE DAMASCUS, Syria Syrian state media accused rebels of firing a chemical weapon for the first time on Tuesday in the north of the country, killing at least 15 people in the war-torn Aleppo province. Rebels quickly denied the report… Read More ›
New York Stock Market Plan To Trade Without Humans
Now the end begins Moving rapidly towards singularity (Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange is readying plans to be able to operate without human traders in case another disaster, such as Superstorm Sandy, forces the shutdown of its historic… Read More ›
Iran’s nuke-plant explosion cover-up
Reza Kahlili-SOURCE Last physical inspection of Fordow site was 7 weeks BEFORE blast The International Atomic Energy Agency‘s latest report on Iran’s nuclear program, released two days ago, reveals the organization made its last physical inspection of the Fordow nuclear… Read More ›
North Korea threatens “final destruction” of South Korea
SOURCE (Reuters) - North Korea threatened South Korea with “final destruction” during a debate at the U.N Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, saying it could take “second and third steps” after a nuclear test last week. “As the saying goes, a new-born puppy… Read More ›
“Meteorite rush” begins as Russian scientists find fragments
From: Yahoo News By Alissa de Carbonnel | Reuters – 13 hrs ago View PhotoReuters/Reuters – A research worker of the Ural Federal University inspects a fragment of a material substance in Yekaterinburg, the province of Sverdlovsk capital in the Ural Mountains, February… Read More ›
Egypt Floods Gaza Smuggling Tunnels
Lonnie C. Mings Clearly Egypt’s President Morsi is no friend of Israel. But neither is he much of a friend to the Palestinians. It is widely known that Gaza gets some 30% of her consumer goods through tunnels that go… Read More ›
North Korea Explodes Nuclear Bomb World Condemns
SOURCE (Reuters) – North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of existing U.N. resolutions, drawing condemnation from around the world, including from its only major ally, China, which summoned the North Korean ambassador to protest. The reclusive… Read More ›
Snowstorm shuts down Massachusetts nuclear plant
Sat Feb 9, 2013 4:15am EST | SOURCE (Reuters) – A nuclear power plant in Massachusetts lost power and automatically shut down late on Friday during a massive blizzard across the northeastern United States, the nuclear regulator said. The reactor… Read More ›
Florida judge approves birth certificate listing three parents
By Kevin Gray | SOURCE MIAMI | Thu Feb 7, 2013 6:35pm EST (Reuters) – A Florida judge has approved the adoption of a 22-month-old baby girl that will list three people as parents on her birth certificate — a… Read More ›
Alabama boy rescued from bunker eating, laughing
By Verna Gates MIDLAND CITY, Alabama | Tue Feb 5, 2013 7:53pm EST | SOURCE (Reuters) – He played with a toy dinosaur and laughed with family and friends. His school district planned a birthday celebration, and his classmates… Read More ›
More than 700,000 Syrians have fled their country, mostly into Jordan and Lebanon.
SOURCE|February 1, 2013 at 3:15 pm As the slaughter continues in Syria — more than 60,000 people are dead — the refugee crisis is growing, as well. “More than 700,000 Syrian refugees have fled to other countries in the region… Read More ›
US chides Iran on plan to speed up nuclear fuel work – Israel News, Ynetnews
SOURCE The White House said on Thursday that Iran’s plan to install advanced uranium enrichment machines at its main enrichment plant near the central town of Natanz would be a “provocative step” in further violation of United Nations resolutions against… Read More ›
After Newtown, Massachusetts pulls violent games from rest stops
By Daniel Lovering | Reuters – 11 hours ago|SOURCE CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Massachusetts has pulled violent arcade games from its highway service plazas after a family raised concerns they might offend residents of neighboring Connecticut, which last month witnessed the second-deadliest… Read More ›
Iran endorses nomination of former Sen. Hagel to be U.S. Defense Secretary
January 8, 2013 at 3:03 pm | SOURCE What’s wrong with this picture? “Iran’s Foreign Ministry appears to be backing President Barack Obama’s pick of former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., as secretary of defense,” reports the AP and CBS News…. Read More ›
Three killed as small plane crashes into Florida home
MIAMI | Fri Jan 4, 2013 7:49pm EST (Reuters) – A small plane burst into flames when it crashed into a home in eastern Florida on Friday killing all three people on board, authorities said. A preliminary report from the… Read More ›
AT&T, Microsoft among donors to Obama’s second inauguration
WASHINGTON | Fri Jan 4, 2013 9:37pm EST (Reuters) – More than 400 donors, including AT&T Inc and Microsoft, have contributed money to help pay for the festivities to mark President Barack Obama’s inauguration to a second term, organizers… Read More ›
UPDATE: Philippines’ biggest typhoon kills at least 82, many buried under mud
MANILA | Tue Dec 4, 2012 11:50pm EST (Reuters) – The Philippines‘ strongest typhoon this year was headed towards tourist destinations on Wednesday after hitting a southern island, destroying homes, causing landslides and killing at least 82 people, but many… Read More ›
Judge gives initial OK to revised Facebook privacy settlement
By Jessica Dye|REUTERS Mon Dec 3, 2012 10:09pm EST (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday gave his preliminary approval to a second attempt by Facebook Inc to settle a class action lawsuit which charges the social networking company… Read More ›
Bomb explodes at offices of Greek ultra-right party, no casualties
ATHENS | Mon Dec 3, 2012 11:25pm EST|REUTERS (Reuters) – A bomb went off at the offices of a Greek ultra-right group near Athens early on Tuesday causing damage but no casualties, a police source said. The explosion occurred at… Read More ›
Magnitude 5.8 quake rattles Anchorage, Alaska
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Monday, close to the city of Anchorage, rattling buildings and knocking bric-a-brac from shelves, but no serious damage or injuries were reported. The tremor, initially reported as… Read More ›
Iranian military agents reportedly in North Korea ahead of ballistic missile test
Long-range test announced for December 10-22; previous attempt ended in failure By Gabe Fisher and AP |December 2, 2012, 4:56 pm (CAPTION: North Korea‘s Unha-3 rocket stands at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on April 8, 2012. (photo credit: AP… Read More ›