Hard News
Officials:
Attacks across Afghanistan kill 24 people:
April
has been the deadliest month this year for Afghan and foreign civilians and
security forces. According to an Associated Press tally, 182 people have been
killed in violence around the nation this month.
Taliban
Beheads 4 Troops, Red Crescent Staff Killed in Jawzjan:
Four
Afghan National Army soldiers have been found beheaded after they were kidnapped
in the Sheberghan-Andkhoy highway of northern Jawzjan province on Tuesday, local
officials said.
Pakistan:
Taliban suicide bomber kills 15 :
A
hospital official said doctors were treating some 50 people wounded in the
explosion, including dozens who were in critical condition.
8
"militants" killed in Orakzai:
Eight
militants were killed and one soldier was injured on Wednesday after an exchange
of fire in Orakzai Agency.
US
Kills Another 5 People In Pakistan:
The
attack in the Baber Ghar area of the South Waziristan tribal district on the
Afghan border, a stronghold of Taliban and Al Qaeda-linked
militants.
16
hurt in 'terror' blast in Indian city:
A top
Indian official said a blast in the city of Bangalore that wounded 16 people
Wednesday, including 11 policemen, was "an act of terror" designed to disrupt
upcoming state elections..
Bombings,
attacks kill 9 as 21 executed in Iraq -:
In
one attack, gunmen in two SUVs opened fire early in the morning on a military
checkpoint in Baghdad's western suburb of Abu Ghraib, killing two soldiers and
wounding five, a police officer said. Another police officer said a parked car
bomb went off shortly afterward in another part of Abu Ghraib, killing two
civilians and wounding six people
Syria's
Assad warns West over Qaeda, says defeat of his regime 'not an option':
"The
West has paid heavily for funding Al-Qaeda in its early stages. Today it is
doing the same in Syria, Libya and other places, and will pay a heavy price in
the heart of Europe and the United States," Assad said.
Hagel:
US sending Army planners to Jordan: -
Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel tells senators he is sending about 200 soldiers from an
Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence along the
Syrian border and plan for any operations needed to assure the safety of
chemical weapons in Syria.
US
Aid Falls into Al Qaeda's Hands in Syria by Design, Not Chance: Op-Ed:
Huge
amounts of US-provided flour smuggled into northern Syria have formed the
foundation of Al Qaeda's public relations strategy, the Washington Post and
London Telegraph reveal. Together with huge amounts of US-provided weapons, the
aid is fueling Al Qaeda's continued operations and atrocities inside
Syria.
U.S.
Senate committee passes resolution to back Israel in conflict with Iran:
Resolution
65 goes beyond affirming U.S. commitment to preventing a nuclear Iran to ensure
it will 'authorize the use of military force, diplomatic, military, and economic
support to Israel in its defense of its territory, people, and
existence.'
AIPAC
Applauds Passage of Senate 'Resolution Standing With Israel:
The
resolution reiterates that the policy of the United States is to prevent Iran
from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability and to take such action as may be
necessary to implement this policy.
Pentagon
Seeks $220 Million for Israel's Iron Dome System:
The
Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency for the first time in its regular annual
budget contains funds to buy additional Iron Dome missile defense systems for
Israel, according to documents and an agency spokesman.
Palestinian
hunger striker's health hangs in the balance on Prisoner's Day:
Palestinians
are marking Prisoner's Day with acts of defiance across the West Bank and Gaza.
The annual event is held to call attention to the plight of inmates held in
Israeli jails, who currently number 4,800.
Just
another day in the occupied West Bank:
Israeli
soldiers blindfold and arrest young boy in Hebron: Video:
Soldiers
tear the passports from the internationals' hands and soon they are flanked by
persons who appear to be Jewish settlers.
Egypt's
Mubarak ordered back to prison:
Public
prosecutor orders former leader back to jail from hospital, as court sets his
retrial for May 11.
Maduro
blames US for Venezuela violence that kills 7:
Maduro
says the U.S. Embassy has been "financing and leading all the violent acts." He
has also accused the opposition of planning a coup against him.
US
refuses to accept Venezuela election result:
The
State Department said Tuesday that a full recount of the vote and an
investigation into alleged irregularities were needed, given the close tally
that almost evenly divided the country.
Bolivia's
president says US planning coup in Venezuela:
"I am
certain that behind those remarks, the United States is preparing a coup d'état
in Venezuela," said Morales.
Honduras
Most Dangerous Country in World Thanks to US:
Following
the 2009 coup Honduras has spiraled into becoming the most dangerous country on
earth, with much of the violence funded by the U.S. State Department, and with
that Department clearly being less than forthcoming with the U.S. Congress or
the public.
Bianca
Jagger: Deadly Sins in the Brazilian Amazon: Op-Ed:
The
trampling of indigenous rights, military force used against protesters,
impunity, megadams and environmental destruction. Is Brazil returning to the bad
old days?
More
prisoners join Guantanamo Bay hunger strike:
Seven
prisoners have joined a hunger strike at the US detention facility at Guantanamo
Bay, bringing the total number to 52, US military officials have said. Fifteen
of the protesters are being force fed, and three of them are being observed in
hospital.
Detainee
Report Task Force Condemns Force-Feeding Hunger Strikers At Gitmo:
A new
bipartisan report released on Tuesday by the Constitution Project condemned
force-feeding terror detainees that are engaged in hunger strikes.
Boston
Marathon bombing suspect arrested:
Law
enforcement officials in Boston tell reporters that they have arrested a suspect
thought responsible for Monday's deadly bombing.
U.S.
sources say no arrest made yet in Boston bomb investigation:
There
have been no arrests made yet in the bombings at the Boston Marathon that left
three people dead and scores injured, U.S. government and law enforcement
sources said on Wednesday.
Question
Everything You Hear About the Boston Marathon Bombing:
From
Oklahoma City to 9/11 to Newtown, the aftermath of major tragedies is rife with
misinformation.
Letter
sent to Obama tests positive for ricin, officials say:
A
letter addressed to President Barack Obama tested positive for the poison ricin
and was from the same sender who mailed a letter to a senator that also tested
positive, officials told NBC News on Wednesday.
Suspicious
envelopes found in Flake's Phoenix office:
The
Phoenix office of U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake was evacuated Wednesday morning after a
staff member found a powdery substance with two envelopes sent to the Arizona
Republican's office.
HAZMAT
crews at Senator Carl Levin's office in Saginaw Michigan - building evacuated:
We've
just received word that the former Delphi Tower in Saginaw Michigan has been
evacuated, and that it's being treated as a HAZMAT situation. Police, Fire, and
HAZMAT crews are on the scene. The building houses the Saginaw offices of US
Senator Carl Levin.
Republican
Senator Who Voted With Democrats on Gun Control Receives Ricin Letter:
At
first it might seem odd that the junior senator from the deep red state of
Mississippi was targeted, but Wicker was one of 16 Senate Republicans who joined
with all but two members of the Democratic caucus in voting to advance the
enhanced background checks bill in the Senate.
AG
Holder: Americans Not Worried Enough About Home-Grown Terrorists:
"It's
a very serious threat. I think what it says is that the scope, our scope, has to
be broadened. We can't think that it's just a bunch of people in caves in some
part of the world,"
European
Stocks Plunge Most In Six Months:
Europe's 'Dow', the EuroStoxx 50, has suffered
the biggest 4-day rout in 10 months as the broad Bloomberg 500 index plunged by
the most in five months today amid terrible consumer, car registration, and
economic collapse on the continent.
UK
unemployment rises to 2.56mn:
UK
unemployment rose by 70,000 between December and February to 2.56 million, the
Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday.
Corporate Tax Dodgers: 10 Companies and Their
Tax Loopholes:
A new
report looks at 10 U.S. corporations that have used an array of tax loopholes
and corporate subsidies to slash their tax bills: Bank of America, Citigroup,
ExxonMobil, FedEx, General Electric, Honeywell, Merck, Microsoft, Pfizer, and
Verizon.
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