Tribal clashes in Libya have killed 105 people and left over 500 injured according to the Libyan government.
The government deployed the army to the region and has reported no new fighting since troops arrived on the scene. The clashes have been happening in cities 90 miles south of the capital city of Tripoli. Continue reading
Explosives were found in a car parked at the largest nuclear plant in Sweden according to police. The explosives were found during a routine car inspection and resulted in immediate tightening of security at plants around the country.
Vattenfall, the company that runs the Ringhals nuclear power facility, said the explosives were not enough to cause “major” damage. The company further said there was no risk of explosion due to a detonating device not being found with the explosive. The State Forensic Laboratory confirmed the substance was an “explosive paste.” Continue reading
Eurozone ministers are gathering in Luxembourg to discuss plans to lower government borrowing costs as Spain’s bond yields hit a 16 year high.
The government paid a yield of 6.07% on five year bonds up from 4.96% in May. The 2.2 billion euros raised will fund 61% of the Spanish government’s operations and debt payments for the rest of 2012. Continue reading
Hamas admitted to an attack against Israel involving rockets and mortars. Hamas usually denies making attacks on Israel but spokesman Fawzi Barhoum claimed the attacks were in response to Israeli strikes.
Hamas had initially blamed Israel for the death of a two-year-old girl in Gaza stating she died from an Israeli air strike. It was later shown that she actually died during a botched rocket attack by Hamas. Continue reading
Three NATO soldiers and a local interpreter were among 21 killed when a homicide bomber attacked a joint NATO-Afghan military checkpoint. The bomber drove a motorcycle covered in explosives into a bazaar near the checkpoint.
At least 15 of the dead were civilians. Another 35 people were injured. Four of the dead were all members of one family. Continue reading
After being targeted by gunfire, Maj. Gen. Robert Mood announced his decision to suspend all operations of the UN Observer Team in Syria.
There have been at least ten direct fire incidents on UN personnel and nine UN vehicles were struck in attacks over the last week. Continue reading
Militant Islamists issued a statement claiming responsibility for the murder of 50 Christians in bomb attacks in Nigeria.
Boko Haram claimed the attacks were in retribution for Christians “destroying mosques” and turning others into “beer parlors and prostitution joints.”
“Let them know that now it’s time for revenge God willing,” the terrorist group said in a statement. “From now on, they either follow the right religion or there will be no peace for them.” Continue reading
Columbia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano is “days or weeks” from erupting according to the Volcanic Observatory in Manizales, Columbia.
Smoke and ash is rising out of the volcano just days after an “orange alert” was issued leading to at least 150 families being evacuated from along rivers that flow down the mountain. Continue reading
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stated he is “very concerned” about the chance of a major cyber attack on the United States that could bring down government and financial systems. The declaration came as part of his testimony to a congressional panel regarding the upcoming Defense Department budget.
Panetta compared the danger of the cyber-attack on America to that of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Continue reading
The leader of the party winning Greece’s elections Sunday is urgently trying to form what he calls a “national consensus.”
The New Democracy party, narrow victors in the vote, are one of a number of parties who favor Greece staying within the euro. Continue reading
