Health & Environmental

Obama to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges for food security in Africa »

08:25 am | “President Barack Obama is set to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges aimed at alleviating hunger in Africa and urge the world’s biggest economies to make good on their own financial promises.”…

May 18 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Terrorism

Police: 3 terror suspects at NATO summit were plotting to hit Obama’s campaign HQs »

04:00 pm | “Three men charged with conspiring to commit domestic terrorism during the NATO summit were plotting to attack President Obama’s…

May 19 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Yemeni oil pipeline hit by third terrorist attack »

01:56 pm | “Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) terrorists blew up a gas pipeline transporting LNG from Maarib to the…

May 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Police detain 20 for alleged links to terrorist KCK »

09:22 am | “The İstanbul Police Department’s Counterterrorism Unit has detained 20 people for alleged links to the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK),…

May 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Opinion: Can the FBI understand intelligence? »

04:36 pm | “Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the FBI, the world’s leading law enforcement agency, has labored to transform itself into…

May 14 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Russian defense company worker convicted of divulging missile secrets to foreign intelligence »

08:26 am | “A Russian defense company worker was convicted Friday of passing missile secrets to foreign intelligence in the latest espionage case amid a cold spell in Moscow’s relations with Washington.” Source: Russian defense company worker convicted of divulging missile secrets to foreign intelligence – The Washington Post…

May 18 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

European Forces Strike Pirate Base in Somalia »

08:30 am | “European Union forces on Tuesday attacked a Somali pirate base for the first time, using a combat helicopter to strafe several of the signature fiberglass skiffs that the pirates use to hijack ships.” (Source: European Forces Strike Pirate Base in Somalia – NYTimes.com.)…

May 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Quake off Indonesia triggers tsunami alert »

07:50 am | “A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean.” (Source: Quake off Indonesia triggers tsunami alert – CNN.com.)…

Apr 11 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Italy Steps Up Security in Wake of Attacks »

08:28 am | “After a spate of violent attacks on tax collectors and the shooting of an energy company official last week, Italy’s government said Thursday that it was increasing security on thousands of potential targets.” Source: Italy Steps Up Security in Wake of Attacks – NYTimes.com…

May 18 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

BoE Cites Increased Risk Of Disorderly Euro Outcome As Greatest Threat To UK »

07:13 am | “The Bank of England’s monthly inflation report released today said inflation is expected to fall down below the bank’s target of 2% over the next two years. However, the report added that inflation risks have recently risen over the short term as political instability in Europe threatens the single currency’s future.” (Source: BoE Cites Increased…

May 16 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Organized Crime & Gangs

Kidnapped reporter found dead in Mexico »

03:56 pm | “The tortured body of a Mexican police reporter has been found on the side of a road in the northern state of Sonora on Friday. A day earlier he had…

May 19 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

49 decapitated bodies found in Mexico »

03:19 pm | “Mexican authorities found at least 49 decapitated and dismembered bodies along a highway in a northern border state Sunday morning, officials said.”…

May 13 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Armed men open fire on newspaper office in Mexico »

03:10 pm | “An official in northern Mexico says a group of gunmen have opened fire on a newspaper building in the border city of…

May 12 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Central America’s gangs: A meeting of the maras » Guatemala to Deploy Controversial Force to Mex Border » Mexican police find 12 decapitated, dismembered bodies » U.S. targets two sons of Mexican drug lord » 9 found hanging from Mexican bridge »

Dangerous Places

1 dead from grenade attack outside nightclub in Mombasa, Kenya »

07:58 am | “Police say attackers fired shots and detonated grenades outside a nightclub in Kenya’s coastal town of Mombasa after they were denied entry,…

May 16 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Bodyguard says he was paid $3K to gun down security official who was ‘annoyance’ to Iraqi VP »

11:25 am | “A bodyguard for Iraq’s fugitive vice president testified Tuesday that he was paid $3,000 to assassinate a government security official in one…

May 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Gunmen Sack Police Station, Steal Arms, Attack Banks » Guinea security forces clash with protesters » Blasts, gunshots ‘rock Nigeria’s Maiduguri’ » Syria: 50 killed in huge Damascus explosions » UN official says Afghan security has overshadowed humanitarian needs »

Explosion kills 2 in Port Harcourt »

09:11 am | “Two people were killed while several others were injured yesterday when a device believed to be dynamite exploded from a 16 seater bus along a major road in Rumoukoro area…

May 18 2012 / No Comment / Read More »