Two large Nevada wildfires are racing through rugged mountain regions making it hard for firefighters to tame the blazes.
Officials are trying to add resources to fight the flames. One fire’s smoke can be seen from downtown Las Vegas and the second is southwest of Reno. Continue reading
At least 17 people are dead after a roadside bomb destroyed a civilian transport in western Afghanistan. 16 of the confirmed dead are women and children.
Ten of the dead are from the same famliy. They were riding in a trailer being pulled by a motorcycle which is a common civilian transport in the Herat region. Continue reading
Russia has released a report where they claim Syrian rebels fired one canister of chemical weapons into a village in northern Syria.
Russia, an ally and apologist for the Syrian government, has long been resisting international efforts to remove President Bashir al-Assad from power and has disputed results of multiple reports showing conclusive proof of the government’s use of toxic sarin gas against rebels and civilians. Continue reading
Egypt’s defense minister issued a warning to protesters connected to Islamist groups and deposed president Mohammed Morsi to not “disrupt” the “difficult transition” of the Egyptian government.
The warning comes days after a protest by pro-Morsi activists ended in an attack on a military compound that left dozens dead. Continue reading
Heavy rain deluged Toronto, Canada Monday dumping an average month’s worth of rain on the city in one day. At the Pearson International Airport, the rainfall topped the previous one-day record from 1954’s Hurricane Hazel.
Officials say that over 3.5 inches of rain fell Monday. The rain caused flooding throughout the city including major roads and subway stations causing major traffic problems. Hundreds of commuter train passengers were stranded and had to be rescued by police boats. Continue reading
Four members of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have been sentenced to life in prison after convictions related to bomb attacks that killed 19 Nigerians.
They were found guilty of masterminding an attack on an electoral commission office and a Christian church in 2012. The sentences are the strongest given to any convicted Boko Haram terrorist. A fifth terrorist was sentenced to 10 years in jail and a sixth defendant was acquitted by the court. Continue reading
When an Oregon church was tagged with Satanist graffiti this week, many people saw it as a hate-speech attack. Vandals placed an upside down cross and the number 666 on the side of the building.
The youth of New Vision Church saw it as an opportunity. Continue reading
At least 54 people were killed and over 400 wounded in a clash outside a military building in Cairo where Muslim Brotherhood affiliated protesters were demanding the return of Mohammed Morsi to power. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Chantal is bearing down on the Caribbean and could possibly be heading for Florida by early next week. Continue reading
Cybersecurity firms say that hackers who knocked out tens of thousands of South Korean computers earlier this year are now coming after U.S. and South Korean military firms. Continue reading