The mirage of peace in Afghanistan: Karzai suspends talks
Posted by: Robert Weller
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-06-19 20:34:29 -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 19:16:34 -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 19:03:49 -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...
Boy charged for killing sister with wrestling moves: WWE, parent, teen all to blame?
Posted by: VeronicaS
Terrytown :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 19:21:08 -0700 | disasters-news
Sadly, this is not the first time a teen is charged with killing a sibling with wrestling moves, for in 2001 a 14 year old Fla. Boy received life for the wrestling death of his playmate. Lionel Tate was 12...
Angelina Jolie visits Syria-Jordan border
Posted by: Michael McGuire
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-06-19 16:38:04 -0700 | disasters-news
Actress Angelina Jolie on Wednesday visited war refugees near the borders of Syria and Jordan, the United Nations announced in an emailed news release. Jolie, a UN special envoy for refugees, said that violence in Syria has resulted in “the...
Islamists and extremists are taking control in Syria
Posted by: StephenManual
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-06-19 19:45:50 -0700 | disasters-news
Syria's civil war is getting more ugly with each passing day as there appears to be no end to it in sight. The international community has been struggling to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but so far little is...
U.K fails to convince EU to list Hezbollah armed wing on on blacklisting
Posted by: saleh1966
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-19 19:22:12 -0700 | disasters-news
Britain failed to put Hezbollah's militant branch on the European Union's (EU) terror list on Wednesday, as several government expressed fears over the move fueling more violence in the Middle East, diplomats told Reuters. Following an inconclusive meeting on June...
WikiLeaks Says It Is Working to Negotiate Asylum in Iceland for Snowden
Source: Newyork Times
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 18:02:43 -0700 | disasters-news
We are in touch with Mr. Snowdens legal team and are in the process of brokering his asylum in Iceland, Mr. Assange said in a conference call with reporters. He said both the legal and practical obstacles were under review...
Judge sides with US in Manning document dispute
Source: Associated Press
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 17:05:29 -0700 | disasters-news
A federal judge in Baltimore said Wednesday she's satisfied for now with measures the military has taken to release documents related to Army Pfc...Lawyers for the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights and other groups, including The Associated Press, have...
Despite Their Guilty Pleas, Relatives of Payroll-Scheme Defendant Stay Loyal to Him
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 19:24:58 -0700 | disasters-news
The three relatives who pleaded guilty on Wednesday his mother, Larisa Medzon, 68; his wife, Svetlana Mazer, 47; and a cousin of his wifes, Anna Makovetskaya, 42 had each been accused by prosecutors of helping to conceal kickbacks generated in...
Two held in US 'X-ray terror plot'
Source: BBC
New York :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 18:58:18 -0700 | disasters-news
New York men in court accused of 'X-ray terror plot' A judge ordered Glendon Scott Crawford (pictured) and Eric Feight should remained jailed until further hearings on Thursday Two US men have appeared in court accused of plotting to build...
4 shot, 3 dead in shooting at Kentucky condo
Source: Fox
Louisville :: KY :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 17:04:08 -0700 | disasters-news
Ky. Three people were shot to death and a fourth was seriously injured Wednesday at a condominium building in Louisville, Ky. The fourth person was taken to University Hospital with what appeared to be life-threatening injuries after the shootings,...
Study to link SIM cards...
Source: Arab News
Sim :: Russia | updated 2013-06-19 15:35:10 -0700 | disasters-news
Thursday 20 June 2013 Last Update 20 June 2013 1:35 am Linking a SIM card's number with a customer's fingerprints could be the latest attempt at minimizing the amount of anonymous SIM card owners...The procedure would replace the current one...
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...
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