by Reiji Yoshida and Mizuho Aoki Jun 12, 2014 Tokyo and Beijing traded blame Thursday over the second close and potentially dangerous encounter in just over two weeks between Chinese SU-27 fighter jets and Japanese reconnaissance planes over the… Read More ›
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Jordan destroys armored vehicles at Syrian border
By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Wednesday, 16 April 2014 Jordanian air forces destroyed a number of armored vehicles on Wednesday as they crossed the border from war-torn Syria, the army said in a statement.
Turchynov Demands Self-Proclaimed Crimean Authorities Free All Hostages, Stop Provoking Ukrainian Troops By 21:00 On Wednesday
(19:32, Wednesday, March 19, 2014) Турчинов3 Ukrainian News Agency Parliament Speaker/acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has demanded that the self-proclaimed Crimean authorities free all hostages and stop provoking Ukrainian troops by 21:00 on Wednesday, the acting president’s representative office announced in… Read More ›
Dozens of US nuclear missile officers caught up in drug and cheating scandals
– 11 air force officers are suspected of illegal drug use, and 34 officers have been implicated in cheating – Missile-launch officers work in part in underground bunkers on bases equipped with nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles. Affected ICBM sites included… Read More ›
Japan’s population falls by record 244,000 in 2013
National Jan. 02, 2014 – 06:20AM JST Japan’s population fell by a record 244,000 in 2013, according to health ministry estimates released on Wednesday, highlighting concerns over an ever-dwindling workforce supporting a growing number of pensionersAFP TOKYO — Japan’s population… Read More ›
Only 100,000 ‘select’ Obamacare plans in October and fewer than 27,000 have made it through
13 Nov 2013 Washington (AFP) Only 100,000 people have enrolled in the new US Obamacare health plan so far, and fewer than 27,000 have made it through a faulty federal sign-up website, the government said Wednesday. The figure of 106,185… Read More ›
Obamacare website security at ‘high risk’ before launch -memo / ” sensitive data, such as Social Security numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and birth dates that could be used by criminals “
Source: Reuters – Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:02 PM Author: Reuters By Jim Finkle BOSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The security of the Obama administration’s healthcare website was at “high risk” because of lack of testing before it opened for… Read More ›
China’s rich get richer despite slowing economy: Forbes
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 AFP SHANGHAI – China’s 400 richest people became US$150 billion (S$186.64 billion) wealthier this year, Forbes magazine said Wednesday, despite a slowdown in the world’s second largest economy. The vast increase – an… Read More ›
Undercover NYPD Cop Arrested for Role in Assault on SUV Driver: Worked Undercover on Occupy Wall Street
The officer, who was not on duty, came forward several days after the Sept. 29 fight to say he was present, according to a source By Shimon Prokupecz | Wednesday, Oct 9, 2013 | Updated 9:07 AM EDT NBC 4… Read More ›
State Dept Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Ordered Syria’s Chemical Strike
Posted By Elias Groll Wednesday, August 28, 2013 – 10:24 PM With the United States barreling toward a strike on Syria, U.S. officials say they are completely certain that Bashar al-Assad’s government is responsible for last week’s… Read More ›
27 killed as rioting hits Xinjiang
Knife-wielding mobs attacked police stations, the local government building and a construction site, stabbing people and setting fire to police cars. -China Daily/ANN Cui Jia, Wang Xiaodong Thu, Jun 27, 2013 China Daily/Asia News Network XINJIANG – Riots left 27… Read More ›
Crowd of 30,000 overruns police cordon ahead of Brazil football match (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Published time: June 19, 2013 22:34 Edited time: June 20, 2013 00:07 Anti-riot police officers carry a wounded demonstrator as clashes erupt in Fortaleza on June 19, 2013.(AFP Photo / Yuri Cortez) Violent clashes have erupted in the… Read More ›
DOJ Wants More for Prisons Than U.S. Security
WASHINGTON (CN) – President Obama’s proposed 2014 budget for the Department of Justice will spend $4.1 billion more on prisons than on “national security,” the Justice Department revealed Wednesday. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday released the… Read More ›
Wal-Mart’s Nude Child Photo Policy Hits 9th : Lost Custody of daughters over photos developed at Wal Mart
By TIM HULL (CN) – A couple who briefly lost custody of their children after developing bath-time photos told the 9th Circuit that Wal-Mart should have disclosed its “unsuitable print policy.” Lisa and A.J. Demaree say they photographed their daughters,… Read More ›
Economic Official Sperling Warned Woodward
The meaning of the word “regret.” posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:39pm EST Ben Smith BuzzFeed Staff posted a few minutes ago Economic Official Sperling Warned Woodward Source: whitehouse.gov The White House official who Bob Woodward charged had crossed a line… Read More ›
Greek protesters seize ministry office
Jan 30, 2013 21:32 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Greek anti-austerity protesters from the PAME group seized Labor Minister Yannis Vroutsis’s office Wednesday after he had voiced plans to introduce tougher pension reforms. Some 40 protesters broke into the building and… Read More ›
Kuwait detains Twitter users for insulting emir
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, November 18, 2012 20:44 EST Kuwait’s public prosecution on Sunday ordered the detention of four Twitter users for 10 days for allegedly insulting the ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state, a rights group said. The four… Read More ›
Turkish government authorises raids against Syria
Fears of major conflict grow as parliament approves ‘deterrent’ measures in wake of cross-border incident on Wednesday Martin Chulov in Beirut The Guardian, Thursday 4 October 2012 14.18 EDT Turkey‘s parliament has given legal authority to the military to launch… Read More ›
Iran currency crisis sparks Tehran street clashes: Rial has lost a third of its exchange value against the dollar in a week
Police use teargas and batons on demonstrators and Tehran bazaar closes as value of rial plunges Saeed Kamali Dehghan The Guardian, Wednesday 3 October 2012 14.32 EDT Iran’s rial has lost a third of its exchange value against the dollar in… Read More ›
Revealed: Ringleader behind ‘al-Qaeda attack that killed U.S. ambassador was former Guantanamo inmate handed over to Libya by America’
Sufyan Ben Qumu was classified as a ‘medium to high’ national security risk before his release from American custody Qumu reportedly was Osama bin Laden’s driver and worked for the al-Qaeda founder’s company in Sudan Libyans promised to keep him… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 