A teenage suicide bomber struck at a government check post killed 19 people including two government officials. Hospital officials reported the attack resulted in 57 wounded.
The Taliban said the two officials had been targeted in retaliation for the death of an Al Qaeda commander in 2011. Continue reading
World powers have a growing concern that the unrest in Syria could lead to terrorists gaining control of a secret stockpile of chemical weapons. Syria is one of eight nations to refuse to join the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention meaning there’s no way to know the amount of chemical weapons or the types of weapons currently under the control of the Syrian government. Continue reading
Jerusalem police have blocked a march on the Temple Mount under grounds it would “endanger the public.” Continue reading
The military council ruling Egypt since the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak have reiterated their intention to hand over control of the country to civilian authorities after the upcoming elections.
The council also said that monitors from 45 countries will be invited to observe the Presidential elections. Continue reading
At least four people have been killed as Syrian forces raided student accommodations in the city of Aleppo.
Forces opened fire with live ammunition on an anti-government protest outside Aleppo University student dormitories. In addition to the shooting of students, tear gas was used to disperse protestors.
The University has suspended all classes for the rest of the academic year due to the assault. Continue reading
A US Citizen has been convicted for his role in a New York suicide-bomb plot and is facing a lifetime behind bars.
Adis Medunjanin and two friends were preparing to set off suicide bombs on New York subway trains before the 2009 remembrance of the 9/11 attacks. Najibullah Zazi, the self proclaimed “mastermind” of the plot, testified that the men planned to target trains at rush hour because it was the “heart of everything in New York City.” Continue reading
Twenty protesters were killed in Cairo during a protest against the ruling generals. Attackers used rocks, firebombs and shotguns in the assault.
Soldiers and police waited six hours after the attacks began before stepping into stop the violence. Continue reading
Greece, in the midst of a rash of suicides related to the country’s economic crisis, had their debt rating raised from “selective default” to “CCC”. After two bailouts, the Greek government has been described by Standard and Poor’s as having “alleviated near-term funding pressures.” Continue reading
Israeli Defense Forces have called six reserve battalions back to immediate duty in an emergency order because of conflicts in Syria and Egypt. In addition to the battalions activated there was an order from the Knesset to prepare for the call up of an additional sixteen battalions if needed by the IDF. Continue reading
Four women and two children were part of twenty-three people killed as part of the ongoing violence in Syria.
The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights detailed an attack in Idlib province where nine members of one family were killed in a mortar attack by government forces. Activists report twelve soldiers were also killed in the day’s fighting. Continue reading