Archive for July, 2013

Norway terrorist applies to Oslo Univ.

Anders Behring Breivik, who is serving a 21-year jail sentence in a Norway prison for killing 77 people in a terror campaign two years ago, has applied to the University of Oslo to study political science, The Guardian reported Tuesday, citing a Norwegian TV report. The university, whose motto is “we strive for the […]

1,200 evacuated in major Moscow fire

The Tuesday fire at Ostankino Television Center was successfully extinguished by local firefighters and, according to Emergencies Ministry authorities, left no injuries. Although the exact cause of the fire has not yet been identified, reports indicate that it originated in a prop room and likely caused by “an electrical failure or carelessness,” as described by […]

US keeping ‘Egypt on track’ for Israel

“If Egypt goes and Israel is surrounded by more and more radical regimes … we’ll regret not doing everything possible to keep Egypt on track as a stable society,” he said on Tuesday signaling Washington’s interference in Egypt’s internal affairs. The hawkish Republican made the remarks after President Barack Obama asked him and Senator John […]

American veterans ignored by Obama

The poll conducted by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) found that 66 percent of respondents said Obama and 80 percent said Congress do not listen enough to their problems. The findings also indicated that 45 percent of those surveyed said they know a veteran who has attempted suicide and almost one-third of […]

Chinese gobbling up real estate in Detroit

Lured by news stories that proclaim that you can buy homes in Detroit for as little as one dollar, Chinese investors are eagerly gobbling up properties. In some cases, this is happening dozens of properties at a time. Not only that, according to the New York Times “dozes of companies from China” are investing […]

US firms park $1.2tr in profits offshore

Major companies like Apple and General Electric are parking nearly $1.2 trillion in profits offshore in tax havens such as Bermuda or Hong Kong, the report by US PIRG said. Apple and General Electric held $108 billion and $82.6 billion, respectively, overseas in 2012, topping the list of companies with the most money kept […]

James Comey confirmed as FBI director

Comey, 52, will replace Robert Mueller, who has led the bureau since shortly before the September 11, 2001, attacks. He served as deputy attorney general from 2003 to 2005 under George W. Bush. The Senate confirmed Comey overwhelmingly by a 93 to 1 margin. Republican Senator Rand Paul casted the only no vote over his […]

Six killed in Damascus mortar attack

According to Syria’s official news agency SANA, a mortar round hit a bus transporting employees of the Scientific Research Center in Barzeh district on Wednesday. The attack comes a day after militants fighting against the Syrian government assassinated two government officials in Damascus countryside. Majed Tinawi, mayor of Zabadani city in Damascus countryside, and Ghassan […]

Syrian army regains key Homs district

Khaldiyeh was reportedly the main stronghold of foreign-backed militants in Homs, and their main operation room in the city. “Despite all the terrorists’ propaganda, we are here in Khaldiyeh and we are taking control of the neighborhood. We will carry out operation until we liberate all of Homs”, a Syrian soldier said. “We entered Khaldiyeh […]

Bombs targeting mosques kill 9 in Iraq

Police officials say a bomb exploded as worshippers were leaving Assad Allah mosque in Baghdad’s suburb of Hussainya on Tuesday. According to their report, seven people died and 11 were injured in the attack. In another incident on the same day, a bombing killed two more people near a mosque in western Baghdad. Reports say […]

‘Salafi fatwas basis of Saudi crackdown’

“The fatwas issued by the Wahhabi-Salafi establishment which gives the regime its religious legitimacy and its religious cover, has said that all those taking part in the protests are outsiders, they are foreigners and they are agents,” the London-based Middle East expert Zayd al-Isa said on Tuesday. These fatwas have allowed the Saudi Interior Ministry […]

AL, OIC urge Eid al-Fitr truce in Syria

In a joint statement released on Tuesday, the Arab League’s Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi and his OIC counterpart Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu called for “a ceasefire and a cessation of violence in all its forms for the duration of the holy Eid al-Fitr holiday.” Eid al-Fitr or the ‘Festival of Breaking the Fast’ is the day when […]

Freed prisoners moved to NW Pakistan

The two unnamed top commanders told media outlets that at least 25 militants had been shifted to North Waziristan tribal region, the main sanctuary for al-Qaeda and Taliban linked militants. They added that the recent jailbreak in the northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan – codenamed Freedom from Death – cost 11.5 million rupees (USD115,000). […]

Gunmen kill two in western Afghanistan

General Delavar Shah, the provincial police chief, said that the attack occurred in a village near the city of Chaghcharan on Tuesday. According to the official, a woman and two children were wounded in the attack. Although no group has claimed the responsibility for the incident, such instances of violence are often carried out by […]

Myanmar flooding displaces some 25,000

Monday torrential rain, which led to serious flooding in Karen State, has driven thousands out of their homes, forcing them into around 80 relief camps, the director of the social welfare, relief and resettlement department, Chum Hre, told AFP on Wednesday. “Altogether 24,499 flood victims have been evacuated in Karen State,” Chum Hre said, adding […]

10 die in Shanghai’s record high heat

The Shanghai Municipal Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that at least 10 people had died of high temperatures up to last Friday in the city, declining to disclose the exact number of deaths. China Meteorological Association issued heat alert for nine central and eastern provinces, saying the temperature could reach 41 […]

‘26 died of cadmium poisoning in China’

According to the China Youth Daily, hundreds more have also become ill as a result of being exposed to the metal. The report on Wednesday said that soil samples from Hunan Province’s Shuangqiao show cadmium levels 300 times higher than authorized levels. High levels of cadmium were also found in 500 of the 3,000 […]

3rd UK reservist dies after exercise

According to the ministry’s announcement two other reservists had also been killed during exercise in the Brecon Beacons mountain range in South Wales. The third reservist’s death was announced by the defence ministry on Tuesday bringing the number of training exercise fatalities to 3. The MoD did not provide any details about the […]

UK turning to refuge for war criminals

Those suspects, many of them thought to have been living in Britain for years, are originally from countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Libya and Rwanda. From among the suspects, Rwandan men may have been involved in the genocide that led to the deaths of an estimated 800,000 people, media reports said. […]

‘Britain losing war against e-crime’

The Home Affairs Select Committee said the UK is still “complacent” towards e-crime as victims are “hidden in cyberspace”, despite being the preferred target of online criminals in 25 countries. The MPs complained that enough funding and resources have not been allocated for them to be able to tackle online crime, including identity theft, industrial […]

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