A homicide bomber has killed one policeman in an attack on a police station in central Turkey.
Two attackers tried to ram a car into the Kayseri police station and were killed in the terror attack. A bomb inside the car detonated shortly after the car crashed following a clash with security officers.
The terrorists ran through a police checkpoint 55 miles away from Kayseri earlier in the morning. Continue reading
Gallup released a new poll Wednesday that showed the number of Americans identifying themselves as “pro-choice” fell to a record low.
The poll showed that only 41% of Americans identify themselves as “pro-choice,” one percentage point below the previous low in March 2009. Half of those surveyed identified themselves as “pro-life,” one percentage point below the previous record high. Continue reading
“Explosive” outbreaks of polio in countries deemed previously free of the disease is resulting in the World Health Organization declaring a “global emergency.” The WHO is also launching an initiative to boost vaccinations in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the only countries where the disease is considered endemic.
The WHO is stating they fear the disease could come back “with a vengeance” and that large outbreaks of polio have hit Africa and Tajikistan. China has reported it’s first case of polio in more than a decade. Continue reading
A survey is showing that business activity in Europe has fallen to a 35-month low. In response, the euro fell to a 22-month low against the US Dollar.
European leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to handle the crisis as a proposal by French President Francois Hollande for pan-European bonds was opposed by German pending “more economic discipline” across Europe. Continue reading
The UN has issued a report stating that the Syrian Army is responsible for the most serious human rights abuses in the nation since March 2012.
The report listed many “unlawful killings” conducted by Syrian military forces to stop anti-government demostrations in Idlib, Hama, Damascus and four other cities & numerous villages.
The report said that “too often the civilians born the brunt of the violence” between government and opposition forces. Continue reading
The USDA is reporting that Michigan farmers could lose almost 95% some crops because of the unusually warm March weather.
The biggest blow will be to apple growers who will suffer a 90% loss totaling $110 million dollars. Peach growers will face losses of 95% totaling over $14 million. Continue reading
Secrecy is surrounding an estimated 100 billion euro addition of emergency liquidity provided by the country’s central bank. The move was approved in secret by the European Central Bank.
The use of “Emergency Liquidity Assistance” to help weak economies has been a behind the scenes activity during the euro zone crisis. The ELA helped save the financial system in Ireland and is being used more extensively in Greece. Continue reading
Schools and universities in Spain closed in protest today because the government is planning to cut more than twenty percent from budgets.
The cuts, which will increase class sizes and require teachers to work more hours for the same pay, will force university tuition feeds to jump by more than twenty-five percent. Continue reading
Twelve soldiers were killed by Farc rebels in a terror attack near the Columbia/Venezuela border.
Government officials said the troops were attacked during a routine patrol. There were no reports whether any terrorists were killed in the attack. Venezuela responded with stronger security patrols on the border. Continue reading
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has said that eurozone problems are the single biggest risk to the global economic outlook.
“Failure to act today could lead to a worsening of the European crisis and spillovers beyond the euro area,” the OECD reported, “With serious consequences for the global economy.” Continue reading
