Lebanese media is reporting that a rocket launched toward Israel from a town near the Israeli border.
Residents of Marjayoun, 6 miles from the border, said they could hear the rocket being launched according to the National News Agency. Residents of the northern Israeli town of Metula contacted the military reporting the sound of an explosion. Continue reading
The French Health Ministry has reported that a 65-year-old man has died from the novel coronavirus now called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.
The death is the 23rd out of 44 confirmed cases in the world. The latest victim had traveled to Dubai where doctors believe he contracted the virus. Continue reading
The Washington Post released a report that says Chinese hackers have broken into some of the most sensitive designs for new military technology.
The information taken by the hackers could give China a significant advantage in any conflict with the United States. Continue reading
In a shocking development to scientists attempting to find the origin of the H7N9 bird flu in China that has killed 36 people, one of the most well known of medicines to fight the disease is showing up ineffective.
Tamiflu, part of the only group of medicines that can treat bird flu, has been found to be ineffective in three of 14 patients in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Continue reading
Video evidence is leading French investigators to believe the attack on a French soldier this weekend was inspired by the Islamic extremist attack on a British soldier the previous week. Continue reading
Iranian media was bragging about their nation’s fielding of a “massive” number of new long-range missile launchers. The weapons systems would be able to reach inside Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East. Continue reading
Over 3,000 residents on both sides of the Chile/Argentina border have been evacuated from the area of the Copahue volcano after gas emissions are leading experts to believe a full eruption is imminent. Continue reading
Terrorist attacks in Baghdad have killed at least 66.
Car bombs placed near busy shopping areas and markets in the Shia portion of the city. The terrorist attack was quickly attributed by government officials as due to increasing sectarian tensions in the city. Continue reading
Thirteen people are facing trial in Algiers for trafficking children from Algeria to France.
The illegal trade in children was discovered when a woman died in 2009 during a botched abortion in an illegal clinic owned by the main suspect in the trafficking ring. Continue reading
London police have announced the arrest of another man in connection with the terrorist murder of a British soldier on a London street. The 22-year-old man makes the total number of men being held in the terror attack to six. Continue reading