The number of foreigners accused of robbery in French towns and cities has surged in recent years according to new data published on Tuesday. The figures show that thieves from abroad are now implicated in over a quarter of all thefts and robberies in the country. Read Article
Comments Off on France: number of foreigners accused of robbery surges • Permalink
voanews.com reported that Diplomatic tension escalated between the United States and India Tuesday following last week’s arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York City. Indian authorities asked U.S. consular officers to return their identity cards, rescinded airport passes and removed concrete security barriers from in front of the U.S. embassy in New Delhi. Read […]
Comments Off on Diplomatic tension escalates between U.S. and India following arrest of of Indian diplomat • Read this post »
independent.co.uk reported that an Air France flight bound for Paris has been grounded following reports that it may have been the target of a terrorist plot. The plane was scheduled to leave Venezuela at 7.25pm on Saturday night, but was prevented from taking off after French intelligence services received a tip-off about plans to blow […]
Comments Off on Air France flight grounded from Caracas to Paris, suspected planned terrrorist attack • Read this post »
theguardian.com reported that Hundreds of Christmas revelers had to be evacuated from central Belfast on Friday night after a bomb partially exploded during one of the busiest nights of the festive season. The device went off as police officers were clearing the Cathedral area of the city around 6.45pm. The police had been responding to […]
Comments Off on Belfast Ireland: hundreds evactuated after partial explosion of bomb • Read this post »
Indonesian police warned Thursday that extremists may be planning to target worshipers at Christmas and New Year celebrations in the capital Jakarta and other parts of the country. National police chief Sutarman said there were indications that militants were heading to areas they wished to target, and may be assembling bombs. “The terrorists have cells […]
Comments Off on Indonesia Alert: police warn of possible extremeists attacks on worshipers at Christmas • Read this post »
elpais.com reported, Argentina returned to live in the early hours of Sunday to another night of looting Monday, with dead in the province of Entre Rios and 25 people injured in the middle of the passivity of the police. On Tuesday it came to pass in the municipality of Cordoba. And on Sunday occurred in […]
Comments Off on Looting, violence across regions in Argentina • Read this post »
NBC News reports that a man fishing from a kayak in Hawaii was attacked by a shark off the coast of Maui on Monday and died of his injuries as he was being brought to shore, marking the second fatal shark attack in the area this year, officials said. The man had been kayak fishing […]
Comments Off on Hawaii: Kayak fisherman killed in shark attack • Read this post »
bbc.co.uk reported that football (soccer) fans going to the World Cup in Brazil should be aware of the risk of dengue fever, a UK expert warns. The tropical disease, spread by mosquito bites, could be a problem in three of the 12 host cities next summer, says Prof Simon Hay, of Oxford University. There are […]
Comments Off on Warning for Dengue Fever for those visiting Brazil’s World Cup, 2014 • Read this post »
Asia One reports that the United States is advising all US airlines to take steps to stay safe amid fresh tensions in the East China Sea as they seek clarification about Beijing’s newly-declared air zone over disputed islands. “We’re attempting to determine whether the new rules apply to civil aviation, commercial air flight,” State Department […]
Comments Off on American authorities warn commercial airliners to take caution when traveling over East China Sea • Read this post »
globalpost.com reported that after decades of peace, could China and Japan be on the brink of war? Both China and Japan have long-held claims to the Japanese-administered islands — known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. Tensions have intensified over the past year, and observers fear that a political or military misstep could […]
Comments Off on War may be on horizon between Japan and China over disputed islands • Read this post »
