Colombian authorities warned of a potential skin disease outbreak Thursday after seven cases of Leishmaniasis were reported in the southcentral city of Neiva. The Colombian Secretary of Health, Mauricio Santa Maria said that there have been 36 registeredcases throughout the country in 2012 of the the skin disease known as Leishmaniasis, which is caused by protozoan parasites and transmitted by sandfly bites. The disease’s symptoms include skin sores and in some cases fever, anemia and damage to the liver and spleen . Santa Maria noted that seven cases were concentrated in Neiva, a city located in the southern department of Huila. Read article
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(Reuters) – Any potential attacker planning to threaten the Olympic Games that begin next month will find London a “hard target” to penetrate, a former British security minister has said. Pauline Neville-Jones said all major global events were attractive targets, but the fact Britain was under constant potential threat had made it far more vigilant […]
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One Israeli civilian was killed Monday morning along the Egyptian border in an ambush combining rifle fire, antitank weapons and two explosive devices. Two terrorists who crossed into Israel were killed in an ensuing gunfight. The coordinated ambush was reminiscent of earlier attacks along the Israel-Egypt border, including the August 18, 2011, attack on Route […]
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Kompas.com says hundreds of Australian pedophiles are now traveling abroad where they are involved in predatory behavior with little fear of arrest, as Australian law is largely unable to touch them. The latest statistics point to Bali as a main destination for pedophiles. A report in Adelaide Now’s website said that in the first two […]
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It is thought the crew were setting up when the accident occurred at around 4pm local time, an hour before the gates were due to open to let ticketholders in. The Downsview Park stage collapsed just hours before Radiohead were due to play Paramedics and police rushed to the scene, but they were unable to […]
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Edmonton Police said Travis Baumgartner was apprehended by U.S. border officials Saturday evening at the Lynden, Washington border crossing, south of Abbotsford, B.C. Edmonton Police Supt. Bob Hassel said Baumgartner was arrested driving the blue Ford F-150 truck that investigators had told the public to watch out for. Read Article
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At least two rockets were fired into southern Israel on Saturday but both exploded in desert areas causing no damage or casualties, a military spokeswoman said. “Last night an explosion was heard in the Arava area in southern Israel … Following an examination in the area it was determined that the rocket was probably a […]
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Peru21.pe reported that new investigations by Peruvian Police confirm that a group of Australians killed the doorman of a building in Miraflores , in January 2012 after throwing him from the 15th floor of the department in which they lived, in block 2 of Malecón Cisneros. Originally it was believed that doorman Lino Rodriguez Vilchez […]
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More strikes have recently impacted the global shipping industry. In Indonesia, an airport was also on strike last week similar to Norway’s airport security walkout, as previously reported in this blog. However, in Indonesia, the pilots were the ones protesting. All flights were cancelled at Air Nigeria, according to the News of Africa. The strike […]
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A strike and work slowdown at Istanbul’s main airport has forced Turkish Airlines to cancel more than 100 flights. Ground handlers, technicians and other workers are protesting a government-proposed legislation that would ban future strike actions by aviation workers. Read article
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