Israeli protesters smash bank windows, block roads

ShareThis Israeli protesters smash bank windows, block roads 24 Jun 2012 Scores of demonstrators clashed with police, smashed bank windows and blocked roads in Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv overnight during a protest against the arrest of an activist. Police said they detained 85 people at the rally, the latest sign of a nationwide protest [...]

Libya: US Consulate Comes Under Attack

ShareThis Libya: US Consulate Comes Under Attack 06 Jun 2012 Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the U.S. consulate Wednesday in the eastern city of Benghazi, a Libyan militia commander said. It came two weeks before the country is due to hold its first post-Gadhafi national elections. The transitional leadership based in the capital of [...]

Two massive blasts rock Syria’s capital

Two “terrorist explosions” struck security targets in the Syrian capital Saturday morning, killing at least 27 people and wounding 140, the state-run news agency said. SANA said many of the dead were civilians, including children and senior citizens. CBS News’ George Baghdadi, who’s in Damascus, reports many of the wounded were brought to a Red [...]

IED blast kills 4 in south Afghanistan

ShareThis IED blast kills 4 in south Afghanistan 22 Jan 2012 Four civilians have been killed and two others injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, which is a hotbed of Taliban militants. Mohammad Ismail Hotak, a senior provincial police official, said the incident took place in the Lashkari area of the [...]

When Romney ran Bain Capital, his word was not his bond

ShareThis When Romney ran Bain Capital, his word was not his bond By William D. Cohan 13 Jan 2012 Make no mistake: Under Mitt Romney’s leadership in the 1980s and 1990s, Bain Capital was a top-performing private-equity fund. According to an internal 2000 estimate, the fund achieved annualized returns of an astounding 88 percent from [...]

Obama sending 5 US military officers to South Sudan

Barack Obama is sending five American military officers to South Sudan amid recent outbreaks of violence in the newly independent African nation. The White House said the U.S. forces will join the United Nations mission in the capital of Juba and focus on strategic planning and operations. They are not expected to engage in combat [...]

NORAD to Conduct Training Over National Capital Region

ShareThis NORAD to Conduct Training Over National Capital Region –Fighter jets flying over Annapolis overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday 10 Jan 2012 The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will be conducting a series of training flights to practice its rapid response capability, according to a release. The testing, known as exercise Falcon Virgo 12-04, [...]

US Bagram airbase north of Afghan capital hit by missiles

ShareThis Breaking: US Bagram airbase north of Afghan capital hit by missiles 01 Jan 2012 [This story will be updated.] Citizens for Legitimate Government              

Multiple bomb blasts kill 69 in Iraq

ShareThis Multiple bomb blasts kill 69 in Iraq 22 Dec 2011 Sixty nine people have been killed and scores of others injured in multiple bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, an official says. Ziad Tariq, spokesperson for the Iraqi health ministry, said people 69 were killed and 176 were injured in 10 [...]

Troops attack protesters in Yemen capital

ShareThis Troops attack protesters in Yemen capital 24 Dec 2011 More than 100,000 protesters who entered Yemen’s capital Saturday after a 4-day march from another city were attacked by elite troops loyal to outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who opened fire with guns, water cannons and tear gas. Medical officials said at least three protesters [...]