Afghanistan: Suicide blast near Kabul airport kills four
Palestine: Four Palestinians killed by Israeli shells targeting Al-Aqsa Hospital
Palestine: Ten, incl two children, killed in Gaza Mon midday
Palestine: 34 civilians killed as Israeli bombing continues
Palestine: Names of 72 Palestinians killed Sunday in Shuja’iyya, Gaza
Palestine: List of 522 Palestinians killed between July 8 and July 21
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Bosnians bury ethnically cleansed victims
Kenya: Several killed in Mombasa shooting
Palestine: Secretary of State John Kerry due in Cairo as Gaza death toll mounts
Palestine: At least 23 civilians killed as Israeli escalation continues
Palestine: At least 60 killed In Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, hundreds Injured
Palestine: Seven killed, incl 2 children, by Israeli attacks in Rafah and al-Bureij
Palestine: Nine more Palestinians killed, medics targeted again
Palestine: Six Palestinians killed in shelling of Gaza, Khan Younis
Palestine: 16 Palestinians kidnapped in West Bank and Jerusalem
Kenya: Seven killed as gunmen hijack bus in Lamu county
Palestine: Israel rejects 3-hour humanitarian truce
Iraq: Deadly bombings hit Baghdad, killing Shi’a Muslims, Christians flee Mosul
US: Kerry warns US lawmakers new Iran sanctions could threaten nuclear talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Congress against imposing new sanctions against Iran. Kerry said fresh sanctions could destroy diplomatic efforts to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program. Kerry asked a US lawmakers on Wednesday to refrain from passing new … Continued
US: Two killed, 19 wounded in party shooting in Texas
HOUSTON, (Xinhua): Two high school students were killed and 19 others, most of them teens, wounded when a celebratory gunfire led to random shootings at a massive house party in a suburb of the U.S. city of Houston, authorities said … Continued
Colombia: 4 dead, 30 injured in bus crash
BOGOTA, (Xinhua): A bus fell off a cliff in the central Colombian department of Tolima on Sunday, killing four people and injuring 30 others, authorities said. A spokesman for the Tolima regional emergency committee said the bus crashed after running … Continued
Brazil: 4 dead, 40 injured in bus crash in southern Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Xinhua): At least four people were killed and more than 40 injured on Sunday when a passenger bus veered off a highway and fell into a ravine in southern Brazil, local G1 news portal reported. A 14-year-old … Continued
US: Shooting at Los Angeles airport, flights delayed
Parts of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have been evacuated after a shooting inside Terminal 3. Officials say the gunman was taken into custody with injuries. The incident has caused major flight disruptions. LA officials told a press conference after … Continued
US: NSA accused of hacking Google, Yahoo data links
The US National Security Agency has reportedly broken into links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world. The latest revelations came hours after German and US officials met to discuss US spy claims. The Washington Post … Continued
Drone strikes can end tomorrow, if Pakistan wanted: Congressman
WASHINGTON, (The News): US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee member Congressman Alan Grayson has said that drone strikes in Pakistan could end tomorrow if the country wanted to and that no such attacks take place without the approval of … Continued
US intelligence director defends NSA spying policy
The head of US intelligence has defended spying on foreign allies. He stopped short however, of confirming reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) had spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The top US intelligence director told lawmakers on Tuesday … Continued
US: White House defends mass surveillance activities
The United States has defended the use of mass surveillance in foreign countries as necessary to safeguard its own citizens. At the same time, a leading senator has called for a review of US intelligence programs. White House spokesman Jay … Continued
Peru: At least 6 killed, 27 injured in bus crash in Lima region
LIMA, (Xinhua): At least six people died and 27 more were injured when a bus crashed head-on with a truck on Sunday in Peru’s western Lima region, local police said. The accident occurred on the Central Highway, near Carachacra town … Continued
US denies Obama aware of Merkel spying
The US has denied that Barack Obama was aware of his government’s spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel. The statement came after an earlier German media report saying the president was informed of the operation in 2010. There’s growing outrage here … Continued
US: Guantanamo lawyers push for declassification of CIA ‘torture’ program
The lawyers of five men being charged over the September 11 attacks are appealing to President Obama to declassify details of the CIA’s secret interrogation programs. They say evidence of torture is being hidden. In a letter to President … Continued
Mexico: At least 1 killed, 51 injured in candy factory blast in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY, (Xinhua): At least 1 person was killed and 51 others wounded Thursday in a candy factory blast in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, capital of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, local authorities said. The Chihuahua state … Continued
US: Nawaz says he urged Obama to end drone strikes in Pakistan
WASHINGTON, (Agencies, Dawn): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday he urged US President Barack Obama to end drone strikes in Pakistan, touching on a thorny subject in relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Sharif and President Obama were speaking … Continued
Germany: Merkel calls Obama for answers over reports that the US spied on her phone
Chancellor Angela Merkel has telephoned US President Barack Obama over allegations that her cellphone has been monitored. Recent revelations of alleged US espionage have angered some of Washington’s closest allies. The German government had been given information that US intelligence … Continued
US: School shooting kills 2, injures 2 in Nevada
LOS ANGELES, (Xinhua): Two people were killed and two injured in a shooting Monday at a Nevada middle school, in west United States, school officials said. According to police update, one person killed Monday morning at Sparks Middle School was … Continued
US: Washington seeks to ease tension in France over NSA spying claims
Washington has sought to pacify French anger over reports of mass surveillance by the National Security Agency. Several US allies have demanded answers from Washington over the widespread spying. US President Barack Obama phoned French President Francois Hollande on Monday … Continued
Argentina: At least 99 injured in Buenos Aires train crash
[Policemen and firemen work after a train from the Sarmiento line crashed at the Once Station, in Buenos Aires (Xinhua/Enrique Cabrera/TELAM)] BUENOS AIRES, (Xinhua): At least 99 people were injured in a train crash at a Buenos Aires commuter … Continued
US: Obama lays out post-shutdown agenda, praises Italy
US President Barack Obama has urged US lawmakers to find a long-term budget solution after a temporary deal that reopened government. He told visiting Italian premier Enrico Letta that Italy’s reforms were encouraging. Obama highlighted the need for a lasting … Continued
US: President Obama signs legislation ending shutdown
US President Barack Obama has signed legislation that ends the government shutdown and raises the US debt ceiling. The hard-fought agreement, which narrowly avoided default, has ended more than two weeks of shutdown. President Barack Obama has signed a spending … Continued
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