Hezbollah fighters killed in battle for Syria's Al-Qusayr
Posted by: saleh1966
al Quşayr :: Syria | updated 2013-05-20 23:15:05 -0700 | disasters-news
At least 28 Hezbollah fighters including a senior commander were killed in battles in the Syrian border town of Al-Qusayr, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "Reliable sources informed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that 28 members of...
Police officer, not intruder, killed Hofstra University student during standoff
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Phyllis L. Smith Asinyanbi
Uniondale :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 17:46:04 -0700 | disasters-news
Andrea Rebello, 21, a Hofstra University student, was killed by a police bullet at an off-campus house in Uniondale, N.Y. as a masked intruder held a loaded gun to her head then aimed at the officer, according to Nassau County...
37 deaths in Oklahoma as three tornadoes devastate the state
Posted by: Dava Castillo
Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 23:57:10 -0700 | disasters-news
One mile wide tornado churned through Oklahoma City and nearby towns demolishing buildings and anything in its path including one elementary school. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management confirmed 37 deaths and said three tornadoes hit the state, including Oklahoma...
More than 50 killed in Oklahoma City tornado
Posted by: Robert Weller
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 00:01:12 -0700 | disasters-news
The Oklahoma state medical examiner reports at least 91 people have died in a tornado that hit Oklahoma City and suburbs Monday, KOCO TV reported. Hundreds more were injured. National Guard helicopters with thermal detection gear were flying over the...
23 Hezbollah rebels die in the Syrian regime attack on Qusayr
Posted by: prabirghose
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-20 20:54:14 -0700 | disasters-news
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has been informed through reliable sources that there were 23 Hezbollah rebels out of the more than 70 killed in the Assyria regime's attack on the town of Qusayr. These deaths occurred when the...
Obama voices concern over Hezbollah's role in Syrian civil war
Posted by: StephenManual
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 21:21:15 -0700 | disasters-news
The increasing role of Lebanese based Hezbollah in Syrian civil war has prompted alarm in the international community as the militant outfit can cause regional instability by its growing activities in the volatile country. Hezbollah is a militant outfit and...
2-mile wide tornado rips Moore Oklahoma kills 51, wipe-out homes, schools (Photos)
Posted by: richwebnews
Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 23:57:10 -0700 | disasters-news
Deadly Oklahoma tornado that was two miles wide at its largest on some point has wiped out homes, two schools, businesses and killed at least 51 people in Moore Oklahoma on Monday afternoon. News9 reports three people were killed at...
(Dramatic Images) 20 Kids Killed and Dozens Feared Dead Under elementary school debris in Oklahoma ...
Posted by: faraway
Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 23:57:10 -0700 | disasters-news
At least Seven children have been died from drowning in a pool of water under Plaza Towers Elementary School debris while at least 75 people kids including, teachers and staff trapped under the rubble and they are feared dead after...
York University students create comics to raise awareness about sexual violence
Source: Toronto Star
Ottawa :: Canada | updated 2013-05-20 20:35:29 -0700 | disasters-news
Photo Save to mystar A group of York University students is using comics to tackle an issue that doesn't usually get the funny pages treatment: sexual violence. As part of Design for Public Awareness, a class taught by Prof. Jan...
Murder prompts police inquiry call
Source: BBC
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2013-05-20 20:25:27 -0700 | disasters-news
Home affairs correspondent, BBC News Maria Stubbings was killed in her home in 2008 by a convicted murderer The family of a woman murdered by her ex-partner are calling for a public inquiry into how complaints of domestic violence are...
France deports Moroccan accused of calling for 'acts of murder'
Source: United Press International
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-20 22:09:25 -0700 | disasters-news
France is continuing a crackdown on suspected Islamic radicals with the expulsion of a 24-year-old Moroccan man who allegedly called for "acts of murder." French Interior Minister Manuel Valls announced Friday the man, living in La Rochelle, France, had been...
Bomb hoax
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-20 20:12:31 -0700 | disasters-news
Panic speared in and around the Malir district courts and legal proceedings were partly disturbed because of a bomb hoax on Monday. According to the court staff, a man made a call at 9am from his mobile phone to the...
Man given death for killing brother-in-law
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-20 20:12:30 -0700 | disasters-news
A sessions court on Monday sentenced a man to death in a murder case. Izzat Khan was found guilty of killing his brother-in-law, Fazal Amin, in August 2008 over a domestic dispute in Orangi. District and Sessions Judge (west) Shahnawaz...
91 dead in Oklahoma tornado include at least 20 children; toll expected to rise
Source: World News
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 23:44:02 -0700 | disasters-news
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph .
Bin Laden's Son-in-Law Asks to Change Lawyers
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 18:44:50 -0700 | disasters-news
May 20, 2013 When a high-profile defendant in a terrorism case appeared last week before a federal judge in Manhattan, it seemed as if the entire bar association was there to represent him...Cohen, a lawyer who has handled many terrorism...
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