Flooding in Argentina Killed 54

At least 54 people have lost their lives and thousands have been left homeless after days of heavy rains caused flash floods in and around Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, officials say. In La Plata, a city about 40 miles (60 kilometers) south of Buenos Aires, 46 people were reported to have died after more than… Continue reading Flooding in Argentina Killed 54

Experts Defused an Unexploded World War II Bomb

Residents have been evacuated and trains stopped or diverted in the German capital, Berlin, as bomb disposal experts defused an unexploded World War II bomb. The 100-kg bomb was found on a building site near Berlin’s main train station late on Tuesday, a police spokesman said. The spokesman also stated that the bomb had been… Continue reading Experts Defused an Unexploded World War II Bomb

N Korea Army Receives Approval to Attack US

The North Korean Army says it has received final approval for a nuclear attack on the United States in response to Washington’s threats and its planned deployment of an advanced ballistic missile system to the Pacific island of Guam. The General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) said in a statement issued Thursday that… Continue reading N Korea Army Receives Approval to Attack US

Election Campaigns Begins in Venezuela

Venezuela’s presidential election campaigns to replace Hugo Chavez have formally begun, with interim President Nicolas Maduro vowing to continue the social reform program of the late president. On Tuesday, Maduro visited Chavez’s childhood home in Sabaneta de Barinas in the west of the country and asked the ruling party supporters for their vote in the… Continue reading Election Campaigns Begins in Venezuela

Gun Ownership is Mandatory for Americans

A town in the US state of Georgia has passed a new law in favor of gun ownership, requiring every head of household “to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition.” The City Council of Nelson, which is located about 50 miles north of Atlanta, approved the so-called Family Protection Ordinance amid rising gun violence in… Continue reading Gun Ownership is Mandatory for Americans

Two-fifths of Britons Mistrust Priests: Poll

Two-fifths of Britons have little or no trust in priests, vicars, and other clergy to tell the truth, a new poll has found. According to a survey of 1,918 adults by pollster YouGov commissioned by The Sunday Times newspaper between March 27 and 28, forty percent of those polled said they did not trust the… Continue reading Two-fifths of Britons Mistrust Priests: Poll

Number of Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Hits 130

Now more than 100 detainees at the United States’ infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba are staging a hunger strike to protest disrespect of the Qur’an and confiscation of personal items. Shaker Aamer, one of the best known inmates in Guantanamo, said the number of detainees on hunger strike at the Guantanamo has risen to… Continue reading Number of Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Hits 130

US and Israel Trying to Drag Lebanon into Crisis: Hezbollah

Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has slammed the United States and the Israeli regime over interfering in Lebanon’s internal affairs in an effort to drag the country into crisis. Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s executive council, said the political strife looming over the country “is a US scheme together with an Israeli project that… Continue reading US and Israel Trying to Drag Lebanon into Crisis: Hezbollah

Ministry of Defense Denies Army Attrition Claim

Afghan Defense Ministry has dismissed a report by British Ministry of Defense that claimed some 5,000 Afghan troops escape their duty every month. Afghan Defense Ministry said the British ministry’s statistics about Afghan soldiers leaving their uniforms are inaccurate, stressing the local Afghan army maintains the adequate number of troops to tackle the security. “The… Continue reading Ministry of Defense Denies Army Attrition Claim

US Kit Removal from Afghanistan to Cost $5-6 bn

The US operation to remove military hardware and vehicles from Afghanistan as troops withdraw after 12 years of war will cost between five and six billion dollars, officials said. Among statistics released by the military about the process known as a “retrograde” was that 25,000 vehicles have been shipped out of Afghanistan in the last… Continue reading US Kit Removal from Afghanistan to Cost $5-6 bn

Russia Keeps Syria`s UN Seat Safe

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said Russia will firmly prevent the attempts seeking to give Syria’s seat at the UN to the Syrian opposition. “The UN is an international organization where seats can’t be granted to opposition groups that didn’t go through the necessary measures to be granted legitimacy, and we will… Continue reading Russia Keeps Syria`s UN Seat Safe