New Big Red One commander takes over at Fort Riley
Source: Kansas.com
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-17 07:46:29 -0700 | travel-news
Paul Funk II will take over as commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division during a ceremony at Fort Riley at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Funk had served as the Big Red One's deputy commander of operations...William Mayville Jr., who...
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...
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...
Chinese opinion jars with policy on Korea
Source: Asia Times Online
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-17 02:40:03 -0700 | travel-news
North Korea's missile and nuclear tests and its defiant attitude in the face of international condemnation have had negative consequences both for North Korea itself and all involved actors, but arguably no country has been affected more than China. US...
SD man sentenced to prison for manslaughter
Source: SF Gate
Pierre :: SD :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 06:11:05 -0700 | travel-news
S.D. (AP) A McLaughlin man accused of driving drunk and causing a fatal crash has been sentenced to 1 ½ years in prison for manslaughter. Thirty-three-year-old Jody Red Bird also was ordered to spend three years on supervised release following...
Castro Valley: Officer shoots driver on I-580
Source: Contra Costa Times
Castro Valley :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 08:54:14 -0700 | travel-news
Font Resize Bay City News Service The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting on westbound Interstate Highway 580 near Castro Valley that occurred late Thursday night, deputies said. An officer shot the driver of a vehicle near...
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...
Body recovered following fire in Maine
Source: Boston.com
Monroe :: ME :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 08:01:31 -0700 | travel-news
Maine (AP) Maine fire officials say a body has been recovered following a house fire in the Waldo County town of Monroe. The fire marshal's office say the body is believed to be that of the occupant, 56-year-old Randy Oliver,...
Body of ninth Genoa port accident victim found
Source: Ansa
Genoa :: Italy | updated 2013-05-17 08:59:27 -0700 | travel-news
The body of the ninth and final victim was found Friday following the Genoa port accident when a container ship crashed into a control tower last week. Italy's marine force identified the remains of Gianni Iacoviello. Earlier this week funerals...
Obama's 'red line' is crossed as he reveals US has evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Aleppo :: Syria | updated 2013-05-17 16:58:09 -0700 | travel-news
He will try to redeem himself and his administration after all these scandals with a war. Kristen , Boise, United States, 17/5/2013 13:18 Now Obama is going into war distraction mode. He will try to redeem himself and his administration...
Two dead in Chicago Heights fire
Source: Julie's Health Club - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Heights :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 09:03:04 -0700 | travel-news
The fire happened in the 200 block of East 24th Street in Chicago Heights, a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office said. The man and woman inside were both in their 50s but have not yet been identified. ...
Central African Republic: Bemba Drops 13 Witnesses
Source: Africa Headlines
Bangui :: Central African Republic | updated 2013-05-17 08:45:07 -0700 | travel-news
Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended to call to testify for the former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo....
Top down for the summer? Empty double-decker bus's roof is ripped off after driver took it under low ...
Source: Mail Online UK
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-17 05:36:50 -0700 | travel-news
The roof of a double-decker bus was torn off and left lying in the middle of the street after its driver crashed it into a low railway bridge...The impact tore off the entire roof of the vehicle, which was left...
Traffic: Crash shuts down Taft Vineland
Source: Orlando Sentinel Online
Winter Park :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 06:22:52 -0700 | travel-news
Also in Orange, a crash is blocking eastbound Hoffner Avenue near Conway Road South. In Lake, a patrol car crash is blocking lanes on County Road 44 and Harbor Shores Road. Delays from construction are being reported in the following...
George Michael treated for 'minor' injuries
Source: The Gleaner
Henderson :: KY :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 13:28:49 -0700 | travel-news
George Michael's publicist says the singer is being treated for minor injuries after he was a passenger in a car crash. A statement released Friday said he was in the accident on Thursday night and suffered "superficial cuts and bruises."...The...
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