Pedestrian struck in Wayne Burger King lot dies from injuries
Source: Pascak Valley Community Life
Westwood :: NJ :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 12:35:54 -0700 | travel-news
On the evening of June 2, at approximately 10:05 p.m., a pedestrian walking through the parking lot of Burger King, located on Route 23 south, was struck by a 1999 Ford Taurus traveling eastward, rendering him unconscious, according to Sgt...Joseph's...
Brazil protesters vow to hold big demo
Source: Associated Press
São Paulo :: Brazil | updated 2013-06-18 00:18:36 -0700 | travel-news
Protesters promised to hold their biggest demonstrations yet against a hike in public transport fares on Monday, stoking fears of more clashes with police and raising questions about security during big events such as the current Confederations Cup and a...
11 dead in attack on school, soldiers: Nigerian military
Source: Zee News
Damaturu :: Nigeria | updated 2013-06-18 00:49:31 -0700 | travel-news
Suspected Islamist extremists have attacked a secondary school and military checkpoint in Nigeria's northeast, leaving 11 people dead including seven students, the military said on Monday. Details were sketchy and the information could not be independently confirmed.
Indonesia Parliament paves way for fuel hike amid protests
Source: Zee News
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-18 00:46:21 -0700 | travel-news
Indonesian lawmakers on Monday approved a revised budget in a move that paves the way for the first hike in fuel prices since 2008 amid nationwide protests against the measure. As masked protesters hurling Molotov cocktails clashed with police outside...
Dick Cheney's Crystal Ball Says That NSA Surveillance Could Have Stopped 9/11
Source: Tech Dirt
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 12:10:30 -0700 | travel-news
As has been widely covered, there were a number of reasons why the government failed to stop 9/11, just as there were plenty of reasons it failed to stop the Boston bombings back in April. The idea that this program...
Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
Source: Denver Post
Denver :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 21:26:22 -0700 | travel-news
The plans would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country's elite special operations forces...They call for requiring women and men to meet the same physical and mental standards to quality for certain infantry, armor,...
1 killed in National City crash
Source: 10 News
National City :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 11:43:50 -0700 | travel-news
One person was killed Monday in a solo vehicle crash on the south Interstate 805 Palm Avenue offramp in National City. The crash happened shortly after 10 a.m. on south I-805 at Palm Avenue...Authorities redirected traffic in the area and...
US envoy to NATO says Syria no-fly zone not on agenda
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-17 13:53:07 -0700 | travel-news
Whether it will (be) tomorrow or some other day, I don't know, but it isn't there yet." (Reuters)
Domestic dissent can change U.S. foreign policy for the better
Source: War In Context
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | updated 2013-06-17 11:25:21 -0700 | travel-news
For as long as I can remember, our government has been spying on dissidents, especially those who oppose crimes committed in the name of national security. When I was a student at the University of Michigan, the FBI took down...
2 killed in Centurion crash
Source: News 24
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2013-06-17 13:19:31 -0700 | travel-news
Two people were killed in an accident involving three cars, a motorbike and a pedestrian in Centurion on Monday, paramedics said. A female passenger from one of the cars and the pedestrian died, Netcare 911 spokesperson Shanti Steinmann said. One...
Rights group charges Spain blocked probes of civil war disappearances
Source: United Press International
Madrid :: Spain | updated 2013-06-17 11:13:50 -0700 | travel-news
Spain has blocked investigations of the deaths and disappearances of tens of thousands of people during its civil war, Amnesty International charged Monday. The lack of official interest in determining if war crimes were committed during the war and afterwards...
Crews fight wildfire near Harding Lake
Source: Anchorage Daily News
Fairbanks :: AK :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 11:08:06 -0700 | travel-news
Alaska Wildfire crews are working to extinguish a fire near a popular recreation area south of Fairbanks off the Richardson Highway. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/10qlLML) reports the fire Sunday night was growing rapidly near Harding Lake off Old Valdez...
Kansas City pedestrian pinned by truck, breaking both legs
Source: Kansas City Star
Kansas City :: KS :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 11:06:14 -0700 | travel-news
June 17 The Kansas City Star A truck struck a woman and pinned her ankle under a tire Monday morning on Broadway at Southwest Boulevard. More News The accident occurred about 10:30 a.m. as the woman tried to cross Broadway...
Firefighters save snakes from burning attic
Source: The Boston Globe
Auburn :: AL :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 10:58:40 -0700 | travel-news
Maine (AP) It may sounds like a B-grade movie, but it was all too real for Maine firefighters who encountered Snakes in an attic.'' Firefighters in Auburn learned upon responding to an attic fire Monday morning that a tenant was...
Merchant vessel 'Mol Comfort' splits into two off Mumbai coast, crew rescued
Source: Indian Express
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-06-17 10:58:09 -0700 | travel-news
A Singapore-bound merchant vessel from Jeddah split into two around 840 nautical miles off the coast here today causing oil spill even as all the crew members were rescued, Coast Guard officials said. 'Mol Comfort', the 316-m-long vessel was carrying...
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