35 killed in Baghdad car bomb attacks:
Six separate car bombs went off in eastern and southern districts of the capital in quick succession.
Syrian state media say a car bomb has struck in a Damascus suburb, killing 18 people
Fact or fiction?
450 people slaughtered in Syria's Tal Abyad:
al-Nusra Front have massacred 120 children and 330 men and women in Syria's northern district of Tal Abyad, al-Alam reports.
Syrian gunmen kill pro-regime family:
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gunmen have stormed a Damascus home and killed five members of a
family supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a
monitoring group says.
Syrian insurgents' commander killed in Latakia:
A top commander of foreign-backed militants in Syria has been shot dead in clashes in Latakia port city neighborhood.
Rebels seize key air base in Aleppo:
Rebel
groups have been fighting loyalists for Minnigh air base for some
eight months, as part of a battle in Aleppo province to stop the regime
from using warplanes to strike areas in opposition hands.
Syria: Assad Denies Key Airbase Fell to Rebels:
While
rebel groups touted their successful takeover of Minnigh, Assad's
troops reported successes in Homs and surrounding towns and in the
Daraa area.
The
official state news outlet SANA denied reports of a rebel takeover in
Minnigh. "Guards at Minnigh airport in Aleppo are all fine," the
station reported.
Illegal Israeli settlements expanding rapidly:
Figures show increase of 7,700 settlers in occupied West Bank during first six months of 2013, according to army radio.
U.S. kills four people in Yemen:
A
suspected U.S. drone killed four alleged al-Qaida members in Yemen on
Tuesday, as the U.S. and British embassies evacuated staff amid reports
of a threatened attack by al-Qaida that has triggered temporary
shutdowns of 19 American diplomatic posts across the Muslim world.
U.S. tells its citizens in Yemen to leave immediately:
The
United States told its citizens in Yemen on Tuesday to leave
immediately and ordered the evacuation of non-essential U.S. government
staff because of the threat of terrorist attacks.
US Air Force flies embassy staffers from Yemen amid terror threats:
The
"Department of Defense continues to have personnel on the ground in
Yemen to support the U.S. State Department and monitor the security
situation," he said
Tribesmen shoot down Yemeni army helicopter - witnesses:
Tribesmen
shot down a Yemeni military helicopter on Tuesday as it fired rockets
at gunmen suspected of involvement in blowing up oil pipelines in the
centre of the country, witnesses said.
Rouhani calls for 'serious' nuclear talks:
"If the United States shows goodwill and mutual respect, the way for interaction will be open" he said.
New Qatari emir signals policy shift with bow to Saudi Arabia:
Arab
diplomatic sources said the one-day visit on Aug. 2 marked an
unprecedented gesture to recognize Saudi regional leadership. "The
symbolism of this visit cannot be exaggerated," a diplomat said. "This
would never have been possible under [Tamim's father] Hamad."
Man killed in car bomb in Libya's Benghazi:
A
bomb exploded under a car Tuesday in Libya's Benghazi killing the
driver, a security official told AFP, the latest in a wave of violence
to hit the restive city.
In bid to buy loyalty:
Egyptian government offers Muslim Brotherhood ministerial posts:
Military leaders offer former ruling party three posts in unity government and pardons members held in prison
Egyptian Brotherhood leaders to face trial for inciting murder:
The
leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and his deputy will face trial in
three weeks' time for crimes including incitement to murder during
protests in the days before the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi, a
Cairo court announced on Sunday.
Report: Egypt Cancels Erdogan's Gaza Visit:
A
planned visit by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was
canceled by Egyptian authorities. The visit, originally scheduled for
several months ago, was postponed several times due to the unrest in
Egypt, but last week Erdogan was informed by Cairo that he could not
visit at all.
Gunmen kill 13 bus passengers in Pakistan:
Dozens
of gunmen disguised in police uniforms shot to death 13 people they
pulled off of a convoy of buses in southwest Pakistan and dumped their
bodies in a nearby ravine, officials said Tuesday.
India says Pakistani soldiers kill 5 Indian troops:
India's
army says five of its soldiers were killed and another wounded when
Pakistani troops fired at a patrol near the ceasefire line in the
disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Tuesday.
Pakistan denies its troops killed 5 Indian soldiers in Poonch:
"Our
military authorities have confirmed that there had been no exchange of
fire that could have resulted in such an incident," a press release by
Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Fact or fiction?
Afghan government in secret talks with Taliban:
The
discussions with members of the Afghan High Peace Council have so far
been unofficial and preliminary, seen as an attempt to agree on
conditions for formal talks.
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar vows no power grab:
In
a speech marking the Muslim festival of Eid, he said the Taliban will
try to reach an understanding with the Afghan people for "an inclusive
government based on Islamic principles".
Fukushima emergency declared as radioactive water spills over:
Nuclear watchdog warns contaminated groundwater has likely breached underground barrier meant to keep it out of sea
Killed Chechen's father arrives in US to sue the FBI:
The
father of a Chechen man who was fatally shot by a Boston FBI agent has
arrived in the United States, where he intends to file a lawsuit
against the agency and investigate the mysterious death of his son.
Fort Hood shooting trial begins:
Former
US army psychiatrist, who faces death sentence for killing 13, opens
defence saying "war is an ugly thing".: "Witnesses will testify that
war is an ugly thing. Death, destruction and devastation are felt from
both sides, from friend and foe. Evidence from this trial will only
show one side. I was on the wrong side but I switched sides," said
Hasan in his two-minute statement.
Outrageous- War criminals Bush & Blair go free as :
Judge agrees to reduce maximum sentence for Manning to 90 years:
Bradley
Manning will now face a maximum sentence of 90 years in prison after
his judge agreed to merge some of the 20 offenses he was found guilty
of last week.
'Every Single Time It Was Torture' - Guantanamo Detainees Appeal to Federal Courts to Stop Force-Feeding:
Lawyers
for hunger-striking Guantanamo detainees have today filed an appeal
with the Federal Court of Appeal in Washington, DC against their
ongoing force-feeding by US authorities.
The NSA is giving your phone records to the DEA. And the DEA is covering it up.:
A
day after we learned of a draining turf battle between the NSA and
other law enforcement agencies over bulk surveillance data, it now
appears that those same agencies are working together to cover up when
those data get shared.
DEA agents use NSA intercepts to investigate Americans: Video -
The
Drug Enforcement Agency has a secret unit that has been funneling
information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, and a massive
database of phone records.
The Public-Private Surveillance Partnership:
Imagine
the government passed a law requiring all citizens to carry a tracking
device. Such a law would immediately be found unconstitutional. Yet we
all carry mobile phones.
Phoenix Police Helicopter responds to a 1&4 Amendment Test : Video -
Tonight I set out to test the Phoenix Police Department with a 1st and 4th Amendment test while open carrying.
NH Police Acquisition of Military-Style Vehicles Raises Questions:
American
neighborhoods are increasingly being policed by cops armed with the
weapons and tactics of war. Federal funding in the billions of dollars
has allowed state and local police departments to gain access to
weapons and tactics created for overseas combat theaters - New
Hampshire is no exception.
Florida executes mentally ill man:
Working
through the final hours, Ferguson's attorney Christopher Handman
maintained his client was "insane and incompetent for execution."
US debt six times greater than declared - study:
The
United States has accumulated over $70 trillion in unreported debt, an
amount nearly six times the declared figure, according to a new study
by University of California-San Diego economics Professor James
Hamilton.
