Syrian uprising: An antithesis of the Arab Spring
Posted by:
aymaan30
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:51 -0700 | disasters-news
The Arab Spring was a massive mobilization for "change" in the Arab world. The Arabs conquered the barrier of fear to unseat entrenched dictatorships through mass protests, starting in Tunisia and spreading to Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria. While...
Moore Oklahoma tornado video: Dog emerges from debris to reunite with owner during interview
Posted by: jodijill
Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:38:52 -0700 | disasters-news
The grim pictures of the aftermath of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado have American’s watching intently as the scene unfolds. Still searching for missing residents and combing the area for any sign of survivors, the tornado pictures are heartbreaking. On Tuesday...
Syrian regime submits to Moscow five names for possible peace talks
Posted by: saleh1966
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:31 -0700 | disasters-news
The Syrian regime has submitted to Moscow a list of five officials to be the potential negotiators in talks with the opposition in the upcoming international peace conference, which Moscow and Washington agreed to organize, possibly in Geneva next June,...
18-year-old charged for lesbian relationship or for sex with a minor?
Posted by: VeronicaS
Sebastian :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:07:10 -0700 | disasters-news
The worldwide Web is alight with this Florida case and those who are outraged that the teen is being charged, believe the parents did so because they’re upset their daughter was “turned Gay” by the relationship. Cries of discrimination, bias...
Jodi Arias asks for life term as jury deliberates her fate (Video)
Posted by: VeronicaS
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 23:45:31 -0700 | disasters-news
Almost immediately after her May 8 guilty verdict, convicted murderer Jodi Arias gave an interview where she claimed to prefer the death penalty to life in prison. But apparently Ms. Arias had a change of heart and no longer views...
Judge approves marathon bombing suspect's request to see prison records
Posted by: Nathan Salant
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 23:11:58 -0700 | disasters-news
Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has won a court order allowing him to review records kept on him during the past month, while he has been in federal custody. A federal magistrate judge in Boston agreed Monday that Tsarnaev's...
Moore Oklahoma elementary school has no tornado shelter, Who's to blame?
Posted by: richwebnews
Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 23:44:43 -0700 | disasters-news
When deadly Oklahoma tornado chewed through Moore city in Cleveland County on Monday afternoon, dozens of young children in an elementary school left scampering around with nowhere to hide. Plaza Towers Elementary was directly in the path of the two-mile...
More than 72 million Americans are at risk of severe weather
Posted by: rooys
Columbus :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 23:39:32 -0700 | disasters-news
Yet a different flare-up of intense storms and tornadoes is conceivable Tuesday evening and night in the midway USA. "The air is prime for tornadoes from northern Texas to Arkansas," Accuweather meteorologist Henry Margusity said. "The setup is the same...
Syria and Israel exchange fire over Golan Heights
Posted by: arkar
Tel Aviv :: Israel | updated 2013-05-21 23:06:13 -0700 | disasters-news
Syria and Israel today exchanged fire over the Golan Heights, with soldiers from either country firing at one another across the ceasefire line. According to the Israeli Defence Force, the incident took place after Syrian soldiers allegedly shot at an...
Body of missing Glenburn teen Nichole Cable found, Facebook friend charged
Posted by: madn3wz
Glenburn :: ME :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 12:25:29 -0700 | disasters-news
GLENBURN, Maine (Tue, May 21) – Reported by madn3wz A 20-year-old man from Orono was charged Tuesday with the murder of missing Glenburn teen, Maine State Police said. Nichole Cable, 15, went missing about a week ago and police found...
Oklahoma Tornado: First Missing Children Pictures Revealed
Posted by: faraway
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 23:44:51 -0700 | disasters-news
US officials confirmed that at least 24 people have killed, including nine children and 237 people were injured after a mile-wide tornado, classified as EF5, has ripped through southern Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, May 20, leaving two elementary schools...
L.A. County D.A. plans to retry former Bell City Council members
Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:31:25 -0700 | disasters-news
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office plans to retry the case against Bell council members accused of misappropriating public funds by overpaying themselves for sitting on city boards and authorities that rarely met, according to defense attorneys connected with...
Chicago Communities Wary of Chicago School Closures
Source: The New York Times
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:19:19 -0700 | disasters-news
Chicago School Closings May Leave Some Communities Without Old Lifelines Peter Hoffman for The New York Times Tzia Ford, 9, at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School, on the West Side of Chicago. It is one of 53 underutilized public schools...
Pentagon requests $450M to upgrade Guantanamo
Source: Fox
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:33:32 -0700 | disasters-news
The Pentagon wants more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request for next year and other expenses emerged on Tuesday. The cost...
Defense contractors get 3 years in prison for aircraft repair scam
Source: United Press International
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 15:14:07 -0700 | disasters-news
Two California defense contractors were sent to federal prison for receiving payments for repairs to military aircraft that wasn't done. The contractors, Robert Ehnow and Joanne Loehr, each received three-year prison terms Monday, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
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