Hurricane Sandy is raging toward the eastern coast of the United States after leaving 29 dead and thousands without power and homes.
The storm has weakened to a category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph according to the National Hurricane Center. However, new forecast models have the storm on a much more likely path to strike the East Coast. Continue reading
In one day, Hurricane Sandy jumped from Category 1 to Category 2 and has killed at least one as she rages through the Caribbean.
The storm made landfall in Cuba early Thursday morning just south of Santiago De Cuba. Sandy has maximum sustained winds of 110 MPH with higher gusts. Continue reading
Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan by a man dressed in an Afghan police uniform. The forces attached to NATO were shot in Khas Uruzgan, about 250 miles from the capital of Kabul.
Last month the U.S. has suspended training of Afghan police because of insider attacks. Officials wouldn’t confirm that this terrorist was connected to the Taliban but said it was possible the attacker was a militant dressed in a police uniform. Continue reading
Costa Rica was rocked by a 6.5 earthquake Tuesday that drove residents into the streets of the country’s capital city.
The 6.5 magnitude quake struck about five miles from the tourist destination of Nicoya according to the US Geological Survey. Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy, predicted by the National Hurricane Center to hit Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas, is on a path to potentially cause problems for the U.S. East Coast.
The Florida Keys and eastern coast of Florida have already been placed under a Tropical Storm Watch. Continue reading
A car bomb and mortar attack in Baghdad has killed at least 9 and wounded dozens.
Two people were also killed in Chikuk during a mortar attack. Continue reading
Nigerian military forces have thwarted a plot to launch what they term “massive attacks” by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram while in another part of the nation stopping an illegal shipment of arms from Russia.
The attacks were planned to occur during a Muslim celebration called “Sallah” which falls on October 25 and 26 this year. Continue reading
A Taliban attack has killed at least 10 Afghani security staff.
The gun assault took place in the western city of Herat. Five policemen including the police chief and five soldiers are among the dead. Two Taliban leaders were killed.
Over two dozen terrorists were also arrested in the wake of the attack. Continue reading
Eleven terrorists have been arrested in Jordan in connection to an al-Qaeda plot. The men are reported to have planned attacks on Western diplomats and high-traffic locations like shopping centers.
Officials told the BBC the attack was planned to fall on the anniversary of attacks in Amman on November 9, 2005 when three al-Qaeda terrorists made homicide bomb attacks on three hotels killing 60 people. The plot reportedly has been in the planning stages since June where al-Qaeda operatives trained the men to create homemade explosives. Continue reading
French President Francois Hollande says a deal to start building a “banking union” on January 1 will “speed up” economic integration.
EU leaders agreed to set up a single banking supervisor for the 17-nation Eurozone. The move is seen as the first step to an entire European Union wide banking union. Continue reading