Mission apartment building fire forces 20 families from their homes
Source: Vancouver Sun
Mission :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 10:43:47 -0700 | travel-news
An apartment building in Mission was badly damaged in an overnight fire, forcing 20 families from their homes. According to Deputy Fire Chief Larry Watkinson, the fire broke out about 3:15 a.m. Friday at a low-rise building in the 33500...
Taliban leader arrested in Afghanistan
Source: United Press International
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-17 10:33:33 -0700 | travel-news
A top Taliban leader was seized during a military operation in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province Friday, officials said. The operation was carried out jointly by Afghan and coalition security forces, Khaama Press reported.
Rescuers keep digging to reach Indonesian miners
Source: Chandler Republic
Freeport :: Bahamas | updated 2013-05-17 10:32:38 -0700 | travel-news
Indonesia Rescuers were digging for a fourth day Friday trying to reach 23 workers trapped in a caved-in tunnel at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia. PT Freeport Indonesia, the operator of the Grasberg mine in Papua...
Joint Chiefs Chairman Pretty Sure He Could Pull Off Junta If He Really Wanted To
Source: The Onion
Madison :: WI :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 12:39:39 -0700 | travel-news
Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Martin Dempsey told reporters Friday that if he really wanted to, he could probably carry out a sweeping military junta that would oust President Obama from power. I'm just saying, there are seven joint chiefs,...
Driver sought after West Park hit and run
Source: Sun Sentinel
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 10:14:52 -0700 | travel-news
The driver of a silver Honda Civic with dark tinted windows is being sought by the Broward Sheriff's Office in connection with a pre-dawn hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian in West Park Friday. The victim, a 52-year-old man,...
Fire damages buildings near Greencastle's square
Source: The Journal Gazette
Greencastle :: IN :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 10:11:38 -0700 | travel-news
Fire badly damaged buildings near the courthouse square in Greencastle...Friday in downtown Greencastle in a building about a block from the Putnam County Courthouse. Flames spread and TV helicopter video showed flames shooting through the roofs of neighboring older two-story...
Marines revive amphibious skills
Source: 10 News
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-17 09:59:51 -0700 | travel-news
After 10 years of war in the desert, the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan begins next year. For Marines, it means getting back to their amphibious roots. Strapped to a tank chassis that first saw light in the 1960's is...
Apopka man with loaded gun arrested at OIA
Source: Orlando Sentinel Online
Oiã :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-17 09:56:22 -0700 | travel-news
William Glover, 58, of Apopka , missed his flight to Las Vegas. He was charged with carrying a firearm in a place prohibited by law and booked into the Orange County Jail in lieu of $250 bail, records show. It...
Pilot walks away from Lynden biplane crash
Source: Associated Press
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 09:55:50 -0700 | travel-news
The pilot walked away from a small plane crash Thursday at a Lynden airfield...The pilot was taken to a Bellingham hospital as a precaution. ---
Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums
Source: Associated Press
Petare :: Venezuela | updated 2013-05-17 09:54:12 -0700 | travel-news
Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas. Flashlights in his face, the driver steps out and places his hands on the roof while the soldiers frisk him...
Soldier, Kansas native, drowns in Afghanistan
Source: Kansas.com
Kandahar :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-17 09:54:04 -0700 | travel-news
A soldier who grew up in the western Kansas town of Oakley died this week in Afghanistan after drowning while attempting to cross a body of water during combat operations, the defense department announced Friday...He had previously served a tour...
History of Santa Fe Trail and Civil War are topics of historian’s talk
Source: Kansas.com
Kansas City :: KS :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 09:54:02 -0700 | travel-news
Leo Oliva, a Kansas and Santa Fe Trail historian will talk about the trail and the Civil War at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kaw Mission State Historic Site in Council Grove. Oliva's presentation will include discussion of historic events...
Palestinians, IDF, settlers clash across W. Bank
Source: Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-17 09:53:46 -0700 | travel-news
30 4 settlers detained; Border policeman injured from rock. Palestinian uses sling to throw rocks at IDF near Deir Jarir in the West Bank, May 17, 2013. Mohamad Torokman Multiple clashes broke out across the West Bank on Friday, that...
Aharonovitch: Protesters' Behavior Unacceptable
Source: Israel National News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 09:39:20 -0700 | travel-news
The Jerusalem Police will bring the rioters to justice," he said. (Arutz Sheva's North American Desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli...
Afghan Taleban Fighters Turn on Pakistan
Source: Institute for War and Peace
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-17 09:20:47 -0700 | travel-news
The true face of our enemy has now been revealed, says one commander. May 13 Some Taleban fighters in the Kunar province of eastern Afghanistan say they are ready to switch sides out of anger with recent actions by the...
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