The British Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that British soldier from 1st Battalion the Mercian Regiment was injured in the Nad-e Ali area of Helmand province on Monday. It said the soldier was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. According to the latest figures released by the website icasualties.org,… Continue reading British Soldier Died in Afghanistan
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Strong Quake Jolts Taiwan, 20 Injured
A strong earthquake struck rural central Taiwan on Wednesday, March 27, swaying buildings, sending school children to seek cover and injuring at least 20 people, The Associated Press reports. The Central Weather Bureau said the magnitude-6.1 earthquake was felt throughout the island. Buildings swayed in the capital Taipei, and sections of the high-speed rail were… Continue reading Strong Quake Jolts Taiwan, 20 Injured
N Korea Threatens US
North Korea has once again threatened to strike Hawaii, Guam and the US mainland after ordering its artillery and strategic rocket units to be on combat-ready status. “All artillery troops including strategic rocket units and long-range artillery units are to be placed under class-A combat readiness,” the Korean People’s Army (KPA) supreme command said in… Continue reading N Korea Threatens US
Bahraini Man Dies of Inhaling Tear Gas
A 35-year-old Bahraini man has died due to inhaling tear gas fired by the Saudi-backed regime forces during a demonstration in the northeastern island of Sitra. Reports say Jafar Jassem Ali al-Taweal lost his life when Bahraini forces fired toxic gas to disperse protesters during an anti-regime demonstration in Sitra on Monday. Scores of Bahrainis,… Continue reading Bahraini Man Dies of Inhaling Tear Gas
FBI Spies on Clients: Microsoft
The world’s largest software company has revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) secretly spies on the private information of its customers. Microsoft Corp. released a report on Thursday, saying that the FBI secretly spies on its customers with so-called National Security Letters (NSL), warrants and court orders. “Like others in the industry, we… Continue reading FBI Spies on Clients: Microsoft
Forest Fires Raze 2,500 Hectares in Mexico
As many as 11 forest fires have spread through 2,500 hectares of land in Mexico’s north central state of San Luis Potosi, forcing at least 400 people to leave their homes, local authorities said Sunday. Jose Guadalupe Torres Armenta, the secretary of the state cabinet, said they would ask the federal government to declare a… Continue reading Forest Fires Raze 2,500 Hectares in Mexico
Storm in US Killed 1, Cut Power of Thousands
One man died and a hundred thousand people left without electricity in Georgia after the country was hit by a windstorm. The strong winds severely hit local infrastructure, bringing down electricity lines and destroying at least 210 houses. The head of Georgia’s government convened a meeting in which the ministers of finance and health and… Continue reading Storm in US Killed 1, Cut Power of Thousands
Police Arrested Drug Smuggler at Kabul Airport
The border police arrested a drug trafficker at Kabul International Airport yesterday, the commander of border police at the airport, General Mohammad Juma Adil said. The arrested man is from Kandahar attempted to take one kilogram heroin to New Delhi, he added. He also noted that investigation has been initiated into the case.
Landslide in Indonesia Killed 6 And 18 Others Missing
A landslide caused by heavy rains has killed six people and left 18 others unaccounted for on Indonesia’s Java Island, an official says. “Six people were found dead and 18 people are still buried” in West Bandung district early on Monday, said national disaster management agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. The official added the landslide… Continue reading Landslide in Indonesia Killed 6 And 18 Others Missing
Karzai Heads to Qatar to Discuss Peace with Taliban
Reuters- Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Qatar within days to discuss peace negotiations with the Taliban, the Afghan Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday, as efforts intensify to find a negotiated solution to the war, now in its 12th year. Karzai’s trip to Qatar would represent the first time the Afghan president has discussed… Continue reading Karzai Heads to Qatar to Discuss Peace with Taliban
6.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Far East of Russia
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of far-eastern Russia early Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake, which hit at 0418 GMT at a depth of 9.7 kilometers (six miles), was centred 269 kilometers from the eastern Russian city of Ozernovsky, on the southern tip of the Kamchatka peninsula. An underground formation there… Continue reading 6.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Far East of Russia