Southern China bore the brunt of Typhoon Usagi where at least three people have died while neighboring Hong Kong dodged a much stronger hit.
Officials say two people were killed in Guangdong province when a tree fell on the duo while a third people died after being struck by flying glass. Continue reading
A deadly amoeba that killed a 4-year-old boy last month was found in the water supply of a Louisiana parish where the boy had been visiting.
The CDC has confirmed that Naegleria fowleri was found in four different locations of the St. Bernard Parish water system. Officials say the water is safe to drink but can be a risk for infection should the water go up a person’s nose. The amoeba enters the brain through the nose. Continue reading
Over 400,000 people have been forced to leave their homes after Typhoon Man-yi struck central Japan.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency said the country received “an unprecedented amount of rainfall” in central prefectures of Kyoto, Fukui and Shiga. In some places three inches of rain fell per hour. Continue reading
Several people were killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday, authorities said.
One Navy official said that four people had died and eight others were injured, but other officials suggested caution over those numbers saying the situation was in flux. Continue reading
Over 160 Somali religious scholars have declared a fatwa against the al-Qaeda related terrorist group al-Shabab. The group said that al-Shabab has no place as a part of Islam.
Al-Shabab is in control of most of the rural areas of Somalia although government and African Union forces have driven the terror group out of the cities. Continue reading
Muslim rebels attacked the city of Zamboanga early Monday resulting in the death of one Philippine soldier and the wounding of six others. Continue reading
Two Islamic clerics have been arrested in connection with bombing in Tripoli last week that killed 42 people and wounded hundreds.
Sheikhs Hashem Minkara and Ahmad Gharib were arrested with three other men and charged with forming a terror cell to attack government buildings. The clerks are believed to have close ties to a Sunni group in Syria. Continue reading
Peru’s government has ordered a state of emergency after a freak cold spell has caused the deaths of two people and tens of thousands of animals.
In addition to the two deaths, officials say at least 33,000 people have had to receive some kind of assistance because of the weather. Continue reading
A new front in the war against Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria has resulted in the deaths of 20 vigilantes that resisted the group’s attempt to control a town in Borno state.
Vigilante groups have now risen across the north as Nigerian citizens fight back against the terrorists wanting to force an Islamic state on the region. Continue reading
A series of coordinated bomb attacks have left at least 50 people dead in the Iraqi capital city.
Police and hospital workers tell the BBC that the bombings targeted the daily rush hour. Continue reading
