65 killed in US overnight airstrikes in Afghanistan:
The
casualties came after a series of airstrikes happened in an area of
Paktia Province on Sunday night. The US military has confirmed separate
air raids in three villages, saying those killed were militants.
21 killed or injured in Zabul explosion:
At
least 21 people were killed or injured following an explosion in
southern Zabul province of Afghanistan on Sunday evening, local
officials said.
Nine Afghans killed by roadside bomb:
A
police official, two guards and six pedestrians were killed by a
roadside bomb in southern Zabul province, deputy provincial governor
Mohammad Jan Rasolyar said.
NATO occupation force soldier killed in direct fire attack in central Afghanistan:
A
NATO soldier was killed in an attack by militants in central
Afghanistan on Sunday, the coalition security forces officials said.
US Kills Another Seven People in northwest Pakistan:
Seven
"suspected" militants were killed and three others wounded when a US
drone fired two missiles at a compound in Pakistan's northwestern
tribal region, triggering strong condemnation from Islamabad.
60 people killed as 17 bombs explode across Iraq :
Explosions
took place across Baghdad, including in the neighborhoods of Sadr
city, Habibiya, Hurriya, Bayaa, Ur, Shurta, Kadhimiya and Risala.
123 killed by Syrian rebels in Aleppo province:
Most
of those killed in Khan al-Asal were unarmed civilians, the state-run
SANA news agency said, adding that medical examination identified six
of the dead bodies.
Syria army 'retakes' key Homs district:
Syrian
government forces have fully captured a district that was a key rebel
stronghold in the central city of Homs, state media report. The Sana
news agency said the military had "restored security and stability to
the neighbourhood of Khalidiya".
Report: Israel Bombs Another Syrian Weapons Convoy:
Israeli
air force jets bombed trucks carrying Syrian missiles bound for
Hizbullah's warehouses in Lebanon, according to Syrian opposition
sources. The sources, were cited Sunday by Voice of Israel radio's
Arabic-language service, which was quoted by i24 News.
US to host Israeli-Palestinian talks:
Palestinian and Israeli negotiators depart for Washington to re-open negotiations after years of stalemate.
Kerry to pronounce Martin Indyk special U.S. envoy to Middle East peace:
Indyk,
born to a Jewish family in London and raised in Australia, currently
serves as vice president and director for foreign policy at the
Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C
Palestinian party rejects Mideast peace talks:
A
major faction of the Palestine Liberation Organisation rejected new
peace talks with Israel just hours before their scheduled resumption in
Washington on Monday after a three-year break.
PA police attack and arrest demonstrators against negotiations with occupation:
Palestinian
Authority security forces attacked Palestinian protesters as they
marched in Ramallah on Sunday, injuring dozens and arresting a number
of protesters. The marchers were protesting the PA's return to
negotiations with Israel, warning that the negotiations represent
threats to Palestinian rights
Gallup poll: Majority of Palestinians doubt U.S. able to broker peace deal with Israel:
Two in three say they don't trust the U.S. as a peace broker.
Palestinians protest resumption of talks with Israel:
Palestinians
took to the streets of Ramallah on Sunday and began marching towards
the PA Acting Chief Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters before the police
confronted them.
'US kills six people in Yemen:
An apparent US drone strike killed six "suspected" Al-Qaeda militants overnight, a Yemeni military source told AFP.
Life as a US drone operator: 'It's like playing a video game for four years':
His bombs kill real people though and, he admits, often not the people he is aiming at.
Weekend attacks kill 31 in Nigeria:
At
least 31 people were killed in separate weekend attacks by gunmen in
northeast and central-north Nigeria, military and local government
officials said Sunday.
One soldier killed in Egypt's Sinai:
One
soldier was killed and 11 injured in fresh attacks targeting security
forces in northern Sinai overnight, a security official said, dpa
reported.
Egypt: Many Protesters Shot in Head or Chest: HRW:
Many
of the at least 74 pro-Morsy protesters killed in clashes with Egypt's
riot police and plain clothed men who stood alongside were shot in the
head or chest. They were killed on July 27 over a period of several
hours during clashes on a road near the Muslim Brotherhood's sit-in at
Rabaa al-Adawiya in eastern Cairo.
Cairo Massacre: The hospital field in Rabaa square :
Video - - Warning -
Video shows police shooting protesters:
Video -
In pictures: : Security forces attacked pro-Morsi protesters
'People were dropping like flies':
By
early yesterday afternoon, there were so many corpses arriving at
Cairo's Zeinhom mortuary that the street outside was blocked with a
queue of orange ambulances. Inside one of them, mechanical engineer
Mohamed Khamis waited with the body of his 15-year-old son, Omar, shot
in the head by police.
Egypt arrests 2 pro-Morsi party leaders:
Egyptian
police on Monday arrested two leaders of an Islamist party affiliated
with ousted president Mohamed Morsi, a security source said.
Egypt's interim president says PM has right to give military arrest powers:
Egypt's
interim president says he has given the prime minister the power to
grant the military the right to arrest civilians after a weekend of
violence between supporters of the country's deposed leader and
security forces left at least 72 dead.
Morsi supporters call for fresh Egypt rallies:
Supporters of deposed president urged to come out for "million-person march", despite warnings from authorities.
Clashes in Benghazi leave 1 dead:
Cradle of Libyan revolution sees third straight day of violence
Gaddafi son facing 'show trial', ICC & Libya at loggerheads:
Saif al-Islam is set for a hearing in Libya; his lawyer says he faces an "entirely unfair" show trial.
Tunisia army declares protest area 'closed military zone':
The
military used barbed wire to close the main square in the capital,
Tunis, on Monday. Opposition media reported that demonstrators from
both sides pledged to come back to the area, adding that
anti-government protesters had already begun regrouping close to the
square.
US releases prisoners from Guantanamo:
US government releases five prisoners from infamous detention camp as gesture ahead of talks with Taliban
U.S. to Transfer 2 Guantánamo Bay Prisoners to Algeria:
The
Obama administration has announced plans to transfer two prisoners
from Guantánamo Bay to Algeria. The two are among 86 prisoners who have
remained at Guantánamo despite being cleared for transfer as early as
three years ago.
Guantanamo medics decried for forced feeding of prisoners:
This
week the British Medical Association (BMA) added its condemnation over
what it described as "a violation of medical ethics" by those doctors
involved in carrying it out.
Manning verdict to be announced on Tuesday:
The
judge presiding over the case of Army private first class Bradley
Manning will announce her verdict Tuesday afternoon from Ft. Meade,
Maryland.
Report: New Zealand military collected data on phone calls of McClatchy contributor: -
New
Zealand's defense minister said Monday that an investigation is
underway into a report that U.S. intelligence agencies helped his
nation's military track the mobile telephone calls of a freelance
journalist while he worked for McClatchy Newspapers in Afghanistan.
Lawmakers Protecting NSA Surveillance Are Awash In Defense Contractor Cash:
Why
would an anti-Obama Republican and a supposedly pro-privacy Democrat
join forces to uphold the NSA's surveillance policies?
The Frightening New Mind Control Technology That Can Hack Your Brain:
This
technological 'advancement' is terrifying when considering that it
could lead to real life brainwashing and mind control like that shown
in the classic movie The Manchurian Candidate (the classic film
starring Frank Sinatra). In the film, communists turn an average man
into an assassin by implanting false memories into his mind.
Toronto police kill teen with knife: Video -
Toronto
police shooting of an 18-year-old wielding a knife on an empty
streetcar has left a family shattered and renewed questions about
police procedure in "crisis" situations.
'It was like a firing squad':
Deputies shoot Florida man in his own front yard
Detroit Cops Arrested For Robbing Drivers At Gunpoint (Video):
The
first incident was occurred at a Citgo gas station last Sunday, where
the station clerk said two white men in a black Ford F-150 with police
lights, pistol whipped customers pumping gas before stealing their cash
and cell phones.
California prison's 'pay-to-stay' option offers 'quieter' rooms for $155 a day:
The
program has been criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union as a
"jail for the rich," KQED news reports. However, it's been defended by
its creators as a way for the city of Fremont to earn some much-needed
money.
Largest Fast Food Walkout Begins in Seven Cities:
Starting
today, workers in seven cities will begin the largest fast food worker
mobilization in US history. Staff at chains including McDonald's,
Burger King, KFC and Wendy's will reportedly walk out in New York,
Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City and Flint,
Michigan.
I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave:
My brief, backbreaking, rage-inducing, low-paying, dildo-packing time inside the online-shipping machine.
