Six US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb while on a mission with other NATO forces. The incident comes after 14 civilians were killed in Taliban attacks on Sunday.
The civilians were also killed by roadside bombs that were aimed to cause maximum civilian causalities. The first bomb hit a car and then the second did not explode until a tracker arrived to rescue the wounded from the initial attack. Continue reading
Over 800 people were arrested in China Monday in a country-wide operation to destroy two human trafficking operations.
Over 180 children were freed from captivity in the rescue. Continue reading
Terrorists are attempting to disrupt Libya’s Saturday election by destroying ballots and firing on transports taking ballots to remote locations.
A depot holding ballots and election equipment in the city of Ajdabiya was firebombed destroying everything inside the building. The attack came less than a week after an attack on the electoral commission in Benghazi. The firebombing happened just before sunrise. Voting in the district is likely delayed until the materials can be replaced. Continue reading
Tens of thousands of computers in America will lose their internet connection ability on Monday when the FBI turns off special web servers aimed at keeping the infected computers from losing access.
The FBI worked with international groups to break an organization of international hackers who secretly infected millions of computers and used them as servers to send information and steal information from the host computers. The information was used in identify theft scams and other cyber crimes. Continue reading
Save The Children has issued a statement saying that drought and continuing conflicts in Somalia threatens the recovery from famine in the country.
The charity group says an “urgent increase” of aid is needed to the region because most families in Somalia are still unable to deal with the effects of the ongoing drought. East Africa had the worst drought in 60 years in 2011 and the drought conditions continue. Attacks by Islamic terrorist groups are also weakening the food supply. Continue reading
A mystery disease that has killed 61 of 62 children diagnosed with the illness has baffled Cambodian health officials.
The only thing health officials and World Health Organization staff has determined is that it’s very unlikely the disease is transmitted from person to person. All of the victims were under 10 years old. They first had a high fever and then neurological and respiratory problems progressed quickly after the fever. Continue reading
Officials in Cuba have confirmed three deaths and over 50 people are infected with a breakout of cholera.
The outbreak of cholera in Manzanillo has been traced to a series of wells that have been closed by the government. Communist Party newspaper Granma reported the health ministry is dismissing reports of a lack of medicine to help the victims. Continue reading
Extreme weather across the United States has muted many Fourth of July celebrations.
Dozens of cities across the country have scrapped fireworks displays due to the extreme heat wave drying out land and woods.
“The way I look at it,” Dale Seward of the Delphi, Indiana Chamber of Commerce told MSNBC, “I’d rather preside over the chamber that canceled fireworks one year than preside over the chamber that burned the school down.” Continue reading
A truck bombing in the Iraqi city of Diwaniya has killed at least 25 people and wounded 40 more on a day where bomb attacks spread throughout the country.
The bombing appeared to be aimed at Shia Muslims who were gathering at a market near a mosque for a pilgrimage to Karbala. The Shia community is celebrating the anniversary of the birth of a revered Imam.
Police have shut down all entrances to the city in an attempt to quell more violence. Continue reading
The chief executive of Barclays is out after allegations that he was involved with a scheme to manipulate interbank lending rates. Although the government could not produce evidence that Bob Diamond was personally involved with the scheme, Diamond was encouraged to resign to keep from “damaging the franchise.”
The resignation comes a week after Barclays bank was fined over $455 million for attempting to manipulate the rates that banks lend money to each other. Shares for the bank fell over 15% following the announcement of the attempted manipulation. Continue reading
