The mirage of peace in Afghanistan: Karzai suspends talks
Posted by: Robert Weller
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-06-19 14:34:54 -0700 | disasters-news
It lasted less than 24 hours. While President Obama and the Taliban talked about talks, more soldiers and civilians were killed by the rebels. Then President Karzai said he would boycott the talks, which gave the impression of being US-led....
Government trying to remove disabled child's therapy animal, charge nearly $2 million in fines
Posted by: itobin53
Spring Hill :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 15:23:36 -0700 | disasters-news
Government officials in Florida are trying to remove the therapy animal of an 11 year-old disabled child. But there is more at stake here than the potential physical and emotional damage caused by separating Elijah Samaroo from his companion. Hernando...
Al-Shabaab militants kill at least 22 at UN Mogadishu office
Posted by: aymaan30
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-06-19 13:23:29 -0700 | disasters-news
Islamist militants carried out a daring assault on the UN compound in Mogadishu Wednesday, shattering the security gains that have allowed a slow return of foreign aid workers and diplomats. Rebel gunmen forced their way into the UN compound after...
Blast hits Syrian port city of Latakia
Posted by: saleh1966
Latakia :: Syria | updated 2013-06-19 13:51:34 -0700 | disasters-news
A loud explosion was heard inside the military zone for Syrian Army on the southern outskirts of Syria's main port city of Latakia. A military spokesman said, "On Wednesday that six soldiers, including three officers, were injured by a blast...
Was Maureen Kelly eaten by animals in the wilderness?
Posted by: ChelseaHoffman
Vancouver :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 08:53:46 -0700 | disasters-news
The search for Maureen Kelly has been called off, and there doesn't appear to be any updates to report on the search. To make matters worse, this source has suggested the grim possibility that Maureen might have either fallen to...
Bahrain jails 6 for 10...
Source: Arab News
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-06-19 13:27:08 -0700 | disasters-news
A Bahraini court sentenced six people to 10 years in prison yesterday after they were convicted of carrying out a bombing that wounded two people, the official BNA news agency reported. The group were accused of setting tires ablaze using...
Twitter users surrender accounts for Tourette awareness
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-06-19 13:03:46 -0700 | disasters-news
Gord Brown wants people to see him as a travelling, compassionate person, who happens to have tics...As people started opting into the program, seemingly random tweets began appearing on their feeds: But the tweets are not simply random word combinations....
PSNI challenged on temporary staff
Source: BBC
New York :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 12:49:16 -0700 | disasters-news
Frank O'Donoghue QC said the chief constable did not have the legal authority to award the contract, nor could he do so on behalf of the Policing Board. He said there was no legal basis for the decision and asked...
FBI admits to using surveillance drones in US
Source: World News
New York :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 15:12:07 -0700 | disasters-news
The Federal Bureau of Investigation uses drones for surveillance over the US soil, but does so very rarely, the FBI director has told Senate Judiciary Committee . Robert Mueller told the Senate Committee that the FBI was developing guidelines for...
Many in U.S. support NSA spy programs, but most want hearings
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-19 13:38:35 -0700 | disasters-news
A majority of Americans favor National Security Agency intelligence gathering, but most want congressional hearings on the secret programs, a poll indicates. The ABC News/Washington Post poll released Wednesday found 58 percent supported, and 39 percent opposed, the NSA collecting...
Recidivist gets life sentence for rape-murder of Melbourne woman
Source: United Press International
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2013-06-19 10:57:46 -0700 | disasters-news
Adrian Ernest Bayley, who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering Jill Meagher of Melbourne, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Nettle told Bayley, 41, he would serve at least 35 years in prison for the...
DEA boosts fight against West African narco-terrorists
Source: United Press International
Bissau :: Guinea Bissau | updated 2013-06-19 10:57:38 -0700 | disasters-news
U.S. authorities are stepping up counter-narcotics operations in West Africa, a key route for Latin American cocaine bound for Europe and allegedly a major source of funds for al-Qaida groups spreading their tentacles across the continent.
Warm Notes in Berlin for Obama and Merkel
Source: Newyork Times
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2013-06-19 10:41:02 -0700 | disasters-news
Merkel started out by wishing the president a heartfelt welcome in Berlin. In turn, he expressed pleasure to be in the German capital, his first state visit here, and said he had always appreciated the warmth that greeted him in...
Warren Buffett: 3 Things You Don't Know About Finance's Most Likeable Billionaire
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 13:55:26 -0700 | disasters-news
Dairy Queen, Fruit of the Loom, NetJets, half of Heinz and many more. He's currently 4th on Forbes' billionaires list and the second richest man in America. The video above shows a brief history of the life of one of...
Judge sets Aug. trial date for Ohio kidnapping suspect
Source: Fox
Cleveland :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 09:07:25 -0700 | disasters-news
A tentative Aug. 4 trial date has been set for an Ohio man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home for about a decade. Ariel Castro, with his wrists and ankles shackled, appeared in court in...
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