A “manifesto” discovered by journalists covering the fighting between French forces and Islamic terrorists in Mali appears to indicate divisions between the terror groups trying to take over the nation.
A French newspaper published the paper allegedly written by Abdel Malek Droukdel, the head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. AQIM is the leading terror group in the attempt to overthrow the Mali government. Continue reading
Astronomers have released a report detailing the origin of the massive meteor that caused millions of dollars in damage to central Russia earlier this month.
Using the amateur video footage found on YouTube and other social networking sites, the scientists were able to calculate the trajectory of the meteor to determine it originated from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Continue reading
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A deadly snowstorm packing hurricane-force wind pummeled the Great Plains on Monday, the second bout of fierce winter weather there in less than a week. Authorities pleaded with people to stay off the roads. Continue reading
Winter Storm Rocky is bearing down on the central Plains, forcing cancellations, forcing the closure of highways in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and sending work crews scrambling for salt and sand less than a week after Winter Storm Q dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the region. Continue reading
Blizzard conditions again descended on the midsection of the country Monday, bringing hurricane-force winds to the Texas Panhandle, closing highways in Texas and Oklahoma and putting already snow-covered parts of Kansas on high alert as the day progressed. Continue reading
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 jolted eastern Japan on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said, adding that no tsunami warning had been issued. Continue reading
French President Francois Hollande has called the latest offensive by French troops in Mali the “final phase.”
The French troops joined with Chadian troops in the Ifoghas mountains where they say the members of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb are believed to be hiding and attempting to regroup. At least 65 terrorists have been killed in the fighting along with 13 Chad troops. Continue reading
The British Pound is suffering losses across the world markets after the announcement by credit house Moody’s of a downgrade in the country’s credit. Continue reading
The United States has deployed armed troops to Niger in a mission to support the French war against terrorists in Mali.
In a manner that will allow the U.S. to deny direct involvement in the war against al-Qaeda, 100 troops have been sent to neighboring Niger to provide “intelligence support” in the attempt to drive terrorists out of Mali. Continue reading
