76 Taliban, 22 police killed in Afghan battle: officials:
The
five-hour battle in the Sherzad district of Nangarhar province was
described by provincial officials as "intense" after the convoy was
attacked as it returned from an operation to rescue a politician being
threatened by the Taliban.
Seven family members killed in roadside bombing in Afghanistan:
A
roadside bomb detonated, killing at least seven members of one family,
a provisional government spokesman in Afghanistan said. Faisal said
the family was traveling to attend an engagement ceremony for a
relative when the explosion occurred.
Army officer guilty of murder for ordering soldiers to shoot Afghans:
Soldiers testified he gave the order to shoot all Afghans on motorcycles.
US decreasing not withdrawing forces from Afghanistan: Kerry:
"Not every single soldier will leave in 2014. We have been very clear about that. We are not withdrawing we are drawing down."
White House Closes Inquiry Into Afghan Massacre - and Will Release No Details:
The
silence leaves many unanswered questions about what may have been one
of the worst war crimes since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan,
including why previous American investigations were shut down, and how
evidence was destroyed in the case.
In case you missed it:
Afghan Massacre : The Convoy of Death: Video -
In
Afghanistan, filmmaker Jamie Doran has uncovered evidence of a
massacre: Taliban prisoners of war suffocated in containers, shot in
the desert under the watch of American troops.
Indian army says it killed 12 militants in Kashmir:
The
Indian army said it had killed 12 suspected militants in Kashmir in a
forested area along the de facto border that divides the territory
between India and Pakistan on Friday.
Pakistan: 2 policemen, IB official killed in Peshawar:
The
militants opened indiscriminate firing on the vehicle, killing SHO
Amir Sultan and his bodyguard on the spot. The driver and another
policeman were injured in the attack.
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As Over 1,000 Iraqis killed in July alone:
Most
of the 1,057 victims were civilians, killed in a relentless campaign
of bombings and shootings that some Iraqis fear could drag the country
into another war.
US Kills Another 3 People In Yemen:
A US drone killed four Al Qaeda suspects in Yemen yesterday, a security official said, the third such strike in five days.
U.N. rights chief urges probe into Syria executions:
U.N.
rights chief Navi Pillay called Friday for a probe into the reported
mass execution by rebels of Syrian soldiers taken captive in fighting
in the north of the country this week.
Photographer recounts ordeal at hands of Islamists in Syria:
Alpeyrie
told the weekly magazine that he also witnessed the torture of four
Christian Shabihas [pro-Assad militia] who had been captured.
What did Iran's Rouhani call Israel?:
Iran's soon-to-be president did call Israel a wound, but did not call for its removal as he was quoted as saying.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters attack buses in Israel after woman refuses to move to back of a bus:
Ultra-Orthodox
Jewish practice forbids men from touching women, except for their
wives, and calls for separating the sexes in public. In recent years,
however, hard-liners in the insular ultra-Orthodox community have tried
to forcefully impose their will on others.
Newspeak: Egypt army 'restoring democracy', says John Kerry:
US
Secretary of State John Kerry has said Egypt's military was "restoring
democracy" when it ousted elected President Mohammed Morsi last month.
Egypt's military strongman Gen. El-Sisi will run for president: Israeli Report:
Egypt's
Defense Minister and coup leader Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will run
for president - He plans to restore the Egyptian army to political
center stage in Cairo and keep the democratic process under control.
Police 'to blockade pro-Morsi camps':
Egypt's
government orders security forces to blockade the two Cairo protest
camps set up by supporters of ousted President Morsi, state TV reports
Egypt protesters plan new marches after crackdown order:
Supporters
of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi pledged to defy a crackdown
ordered by the army-installed interim government, as diplomats
scrambled on Thursday to broker an end to the crisis.
US embassy in Cairo to shut for three days:
The
US embassy in Cairo has announced that it will be closed on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, in a statement published on its official website.
Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi plan to hold 33 marches
around Cairo and Giza on Friday under the slogan 'Egypt against the
coup.'
Inside Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood - video - Warning: contains scenes of death and violent images: -
We
hear from followers who have documented the killing of unarmed
protesters and claims of police torture, and medical volunteers who
treat victims of the street clashes
Blast at police station in Libya's Benghazi wounds five:
An
explosive device detonated outside a police station in Libya's
Benghazi on Friday, wounding five people, a security official told AFP,
in the latest attack to hit the eastern city.
CIA had 21 agents on the ground during Benghazi attack :
There
were as many as 35 CIA operatives on the ground in Benghazi on the
night of the attack, with up to seven wounded, in some cases seriously.
At least 21 were in the building known as the Annex.
Flashback: Clinton told Rand Paul she 'didn't know' if US was smuggling arms from Benghazi: Video -
Paul
specifically asked if the U.S. was involved in procuring of weapons,
transfer of weapons, buying or selling any weapons to Turkey out of
Libya.
Libya Oil Production Down 70 Percent:
At
yesterday's press conference, Oil Minister Abdelbari Arusi announced
that Libya's oil production is down 70 percent due to armed stoppages
at the various oil terminals.
US issues global travel alert over al-Qaeda attack threat:
Washington
has issued a worldwide travel alert, warning US citizens about the
"continued potential for terrorist attacks" in the Middle East and
North Africa. The announcement comes as the anniversary of the US
consulate attack in Benghazi approaches.
US Embassies to Close Sunday Amid Terrorist Threat:
"There
could be other targets, not just embassies," another U.S. official
said. The threat is considered to be throughout the Middle East, North
Africa and South Asia.
Tunisia "Islamists" face army attack in Chaambi mountains:
Tunisian
armed forces say they have launched an offensive against Islamist
militants near the Algerian border. Early-morning shelling was heard in
the mountains near Kasserine, 280km (174 miles) south west of Tunis.
Intel chips could let US spies inside: expert:
One
of Silicon Valley's most respected technology experts, Steve Blank,
says he would be "surprised" if the US National Security Agency was not
embedding "back doors" inside chips produced by Intel and AMD, two of
the world's largest semiconductor firms, giving them the possibility to
access and control machines.
NSA paid $150 mln to GCHQ to spy on UK citizens: Video report:
Snowden's
leaks continue to span the Atlantic. The latest revelations published
by the Guardian show not only was Britain's Government Communications
Headquarters (GCHQ) spying extensively on UK citizens - but it was
receiving funds from Washington to do so.
FBI Uses Hacker Tactics to Spy on "Suspects":
Law-enforcement
officials in the U.S. are expanding the use of tools routinely used by
computer hackers to gather information on suspects, bringing the
criminal wiretap into the cyber age.
Documents show NSA violated court orders on collection of phone records:
National
Security Agency officials violated secret federal court orders
authorizing the daily collection of domestic email and telephone data
from hundreds of millions of Americans, according to previously
top-secret documents made public Wednesday by the Obama administration.
US: Phone Surveillance Program Was No Secret From Congress:
Intelligence
officials today released top secret internal briefings they had
provided to members of Congress that outline the dragnet phone call
metadata surveillance program lawmakers secretly knew about but could
not tell Americans when publicly voting for it.
Thanks to NSA Surveillance, Americans Are More Worried About Civil Liberties Than Terrorism:
The
latest Pew Research Center survey, found that 44 percent of Americans
oppose "the government's collection of telephone and internet data as
part of anti-terrorism efforts," while 50 percent support it; the rest
were undecided or declined to answer.
Edward Snowden asylum: US 'disappointed' by Russian decision:
White House says Moscow should hand back whistleblower and hints Barack Obama might boycott Vladimir Putin meeting
Welcome to the Homeland, Mexico and Canada!:
We noticed a little detail from yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee meeting that seemed worth highlighting
Hacker Forces Colin Powell To Deny Affair:
As
a notorious hacker seeks to distribute "very personal" e-mails sent to
Colin Powell by a female Romanian diplomat, the retired general is
denying that he engaged in an extramarital affair with the woman while
he served as Secretary of State
UN narcotics body warns Uruguay over marijuana bill:
The
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) says it is concerned by
the approval by Uruguayan MPs of a bill which would legalise marijuana.
Mexican cartels hiring US soldiers as hit men:
Some
soldiers become corrupted by gangs after joining, while others are
gang members who enlist specifically for the training they can get.
Mexico and Canada declared part of US homeland by Senate maps:
Sen.
Dianne Feinstein referred to the US, Canada and Mexico as "the
Homeland" at an NSA Senate briefing on Wednesday, presenting a map that
united the three nations as one.
TransCanada going ahead with Energy East pipeline:
TransCanada
Corp (TSX:TRP) has decided to go ahead with its Energy East pipeline
project to transport crude oil to Canadian refineries and export
terminals as far east as New Brunswick.
Opponents vow to stop Energy East pipeline:
It's
being hailed as a "historic" project that will link the country
together, but a planned $12-billion oilsands pipeline set off immediate
divisions as opponents vowed to stop the energy development.
America's Dangerous Pipelines:
A
new analysis of oil and gas pipeline safety in the United States
reveals a troubling history of spills, contamination, injuries and
death
Climate change on pace to occur 10 times faster than any change recorded in past 65 million years, Stanford scientists say:
The
planet is undergoing one of the largest changes in climate since the
dinosaurs went extinct. But what might be even more troubling for
humans, plants and animals is the speed of the change.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Poised to Execute the "Prince of God":
Time is running out for the Supreme Court to intervene in the case of paranoid schizophrenic John Ferguson.
The Invisible Punishment of Prisoners With Disabilities:
For
inmates with disabilities who are routinely denied their mental or
physical needs, incarceration can be a nightmarish fight for survival.
In case you missed it:
Torture Inc. Americas Brutal Prisons:
Savaged
by dogs, Electrocuted With Cattle Prods, Burned By Toxic Chemicals,
Does such barbaric abuse inside U.S. jails explain the horrors that
were committed in Iraq?
