Al Jazeera reports that scores of supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have been killed in clashes with security forces in the capital, Cairo, after a night of mass protests. The exact death toll from Saturday’s violence was not immediately clear, but Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel Hamid, reporting from Cairo, says the health ministry has put the figure at 60 killed so far, based on the number of bodies recieved at the morgue, while doctors at the field hospital in Nasr City, where the pro-Morsi supporters have been gathering at the Rabaah al-Adawiyah Mosque for nearly a month, have put the number as high as 120. Read article
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Yahoo News UK reports that the Dutch embassy in Kenya has warned of a possible attack against foreigners, shortly after police in the east African country discovered a large quantity of explosives on a bus in the capital Nairobi. Kenya has seen a series of grenade and gun attacks since October 2011, when its troops […]
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Nps.gov reported that, Glacier National Park Rangers recovered the body of Matthew Needham, a 21-year old male from Simi Valley, California, Thursday afternoon, July 25, near Grinnell Point in the northeast area of the park. The individual was climbing the mountain with two other climbers when he fell at least 60 feet to his death. […]
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As reported by awaiinewsnow.com,Tthe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a tour helicopter made a hard landing about a block away from the Hilo Airport Thursday afternoon. Photos sent to Hawaii News Now show the helicopter lying on its side in an empty field. Moments before the hard landing, FAA officials say the pilot […]
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As reported by Thetelegraph.com, an 82-year-old Missouri man escaped injury Thursday morning when his two-toned, turquoise experimental plane dropped into a cornfield south of the Jerseyville Walmart Supercenter. “He flew right over town; he was very fortunate he got it to where he did,” Jersey County Sheriff Mark Kallal said about pilot Donald G. Glennie […]
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BBC reports that Tunisian opposition party leader Mohamed Brahmi has been shot dead in the capital, Tunis, in the country’s second political killing this year. Protesters have gathered in Tunis and other cities across the country calling for the government to resign. Tunisia’s largest trade union has called for a general strike on Friday and […]
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As reported by M.usembassy.gov, Department of State urges U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. As the August 26, 2012, arrest of two terrorist cells by Saudi security authorities indicates, there remains an ongoing security threat due to the continued presence of terrorist groups, some affiliated with al-Qaida, who may […]
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As reported by Rt.com, a high-speed train has reportedly derailed in Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain, leaving at least 35 people dead and 200 injured. Media reports suggest the death toll may rise. The train, which reportedly had 240 people on board, was en route between Madrid and Ferrol. According to media reports, 13 […]
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Globalpost.com reported that, hundreds of protesters built barricades around Bulgaria’s parliament, effectively trapping over 100 lawmakers, ministers, and journalists in the building for more than seven hours on Tuesday following a brief scuffle with police. Read Article
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As reported by Networkedblogs.com, a young tourist has died after being attacked by a shark as she swam off a beach in northeastern Brazil. Bruna Gobbi, an 18-year-old resident of Sao Paulo, was rushed to the Restauracao hospital in Recife after attack. “She lost a lot of blood” and died of her injuries after her […]
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