Eluniverso.com reported that the number of traffic accidents decreased during the last year in Ecuador, although deaths from this cause increased by 4.7% compared with 2011. Juan Ruales, National Director of Traffic Control and Road Safety, said yesterday that while in 2011 there were 15,751 traffic accidents on the roads, in 2012 the figure stood at 13,979, which means a decrease of 11.31%. Read Article
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Thesun.co.uk reported that terrorists last night killed a Brit and took five hostage at a desert gas complex — which they threatened to blow up. Six hostages were also hurt as the al-Qaeda fanatics led by jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar warned troops who raced to the BP plant in Algeria of “disaster” if they storm it […]
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Dailyrecord.co.uk reported that temperatures in the north of Scotland plummeted to below minus 12C last night as the latest bitter weather system gripped the country. Braemar in Aberdeenshire was the coldest part of the UK as it registered minus 12.7C. But the whole of Scotland shivered in a bitter prelude to a weather system that […]
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dailyrecord.co.uk reported that Scotland has twice as many fire deaths than England and Wales despite running the most expensive fire brigades in Britain, according to the public spending watchdog. High levels of deprivation, poor housing, high rates of smoking and alcohol abuse, and more rural communities are cited as possible reasons for the disparity by […]
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Spiegel.de reported a self-proclaimed revolutionary is attracting mass protests, while the highest court has ordered the prime minister’s arrest and the military waits in the wings. Pakistan is in the grips of a major political upheaval. Desperation over living conditions and anger over the corrupt government are considerable enough that people would be willing to […]
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Rueters.com reported that a computer virus attacked a turbine control system at a U.S. power company last fall when a technician unknowingly inserted an infected USB computer drive into the network, keeping a plant off line for three weeks, according to a report posted on a U.S. government website. Read Article
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President François Hollande on Saturday ordered security to be tightened in France, including increased protections at public buildings and on transportation networks, following the launch of French military operations in Mali to combat Islamist rebels. Mali’s militants warned France on Friday that it would seek revenge for its military involvement in the country. Read Article
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france24.com reported that on Monday, Islamists vowed to strike back at France. “France has attacked Islam. We will strike at the heart of France,” Abou Dardar, a leader of Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), one of the Mali-based groups with ties to al Qaeda, told the AFP news agency. Asked where […]
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Prosecutors said one of the five people charged in connection with the take-over robbery at a Nordstrom Rack department store in Westchester raped one of the female hostages. Prosecutors offered no details. But a district attorney’s office spokeswoman said the victim was sexually assaulted “multiple times.” Read Article
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It was ‘business as usual’ for the UK’s major airports today despite a freezing fog that descended on parts of the UK overnight. A cold snap is set to grip the country today, heralding a weather system that forecasters say will leave the UK covered in up to four inches of snow by the weekend, […]
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