Syrian government forces are continuing to use ballistic missiles against rebel forces and civilian neighborhoods suspected of housing rebels.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called the latest round of attacks the “act of a desperate regime nearing collapse.” Continue reading
A drive to eliminate polio in Pakistan has been stopped after the Taliban executed five women who had been administering the vaccine in Karachi.
Four of the women were killed in a coordinated assault that occurred over a 20 minute time period that kept warnings from being issued to various clinics. Continue reading
A car bomb exploded outside a market in the Khyber tribal area of Pakistan killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 70.
Among the dead are many women and children. The explosion was in proximity of the tribal administration. Continue reading
A bombing campaign carried out through a series of car and truck bombs roared through multiple towns and villages in northern Iraq with at least 25 confirmed dead.
The towns are in an area of the country in dispute between the Iraqi government and the Kurdish minority that lives in the region. The Kurds govern a region in the north that is considered autonomous. Continue reading
Syrian rebels reported that a government mortar attack hit a school outside of Damascus today killing 28 students and their teacher.
Government forces have been intensifying attacks as rebels have gained ground in the eastern parts of the capital. A BBC correspondent reported that the city is essentially “under siege.” Continue reading
Islamic terrorists attacked churches and Christian settlements last night in their latest assault on the people they determine are “infidels.” Continue reading
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent relief organization has released figures with the United Nations showing that over 2.5 million civilians have been displaced in the country since the start of the nation’s civil war.
UN refugee agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said the group’s estimate was “very conservative” and said because of people on the run or in hiding it’s impossible to guess the actual number of people displaced by the war. Continue reading
A top commander of the al-Qaeda affiliated Islamic terror group Boko Haram has been killed in a battle with the Nigerian military.
Ibn Saleh Ibrahim was killed along with six lieutenants died when military troops staged a siege after receiving a tip regarding Ibrahim’s location. A number of civilians were reportedly killed in the crossfire according to the BBC. Continue reading
Greek police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of anti-austerity protesters who attacked the government’s parliament using gasoline bombs.
The protesters are angry about spending cuts of 11.5 billion euros ($15 billion U.S.) the government needs to put in place to secure the country’s next round of bailout funds. The country’s next 31 billion euro ($39.8 billion U.S.) installment is being sought to help continue government operations. However, record unemployment and 1/3 of the country’s citizens under the poverty line many citizens are upset about the cuts to government services. Continue reading
Police have labeled a mass murder plot in Maryland as a possible copycat attempt of the Dark Knight Rises massacre in Colorado.
Neil Prescott, 28, referred to himself as “a joker” like the theatre killer in Aurora, Colorado. Prescott called his employer and said he was coming in to “shoot the place up” after finding out that he was about to be fired, according to police sources. Continue reading
