China is reporting four more cases of the H7N9 bird flu.
The H7N9 virus, which has killed two people, is now confirmed to have been found in seven people. Three women, 32, 45 and 48, and one 83-year-old man were diagnosed between March 19th and 21st. Continue reading
The Egyptian government is seeking a massive loan from the International Monetary Fund to help the country’s foundering economy.
The negotiations between government officials and IMF representatives in Cairo is contingent on proving that the nation is serious about economic reform.
The Egyptian pound has lost ten percent of its value since the beginning of 2013. Inflation has significantly risen and the lack of funds has caused the government to cut back on imports. Continue reading
The anti-Christian group Freedom from Religion Foundation has succeeded in removing a picture of Jesus from a southern Ohio school.
The FFRF, along with the ACLU, had sued the Jackson City School District to remove a portrait of Jesus that hung in the middle school’s “Hall of Honor” on behalf of a student and parents who refused to be identified. Continue reading
Taliban members dressed as soldiers assaulted a courthouse complex killing at least 50 people, 34 of them civilians.
At least 90 were injured, most of them civilians.
The attack in Farah province began around 9 a.m. local time when militants detonated explosives inside an army vehicle damaging the local governor’s office and two banks packed with civilians. The terrorists then began a gun battle with Afghan security forces. Several terrorists detonated suicide vests. Continue reading
A federal judge has issued a ruling saying the city of Stockton, California would be unable to offer basic government services without bankruptcy protection.
The city’s troubles are attributed to a severely decreased tax base in the wake of the U.S. housing market crash. The tax base of the city declined 70% in the last few years. Continue reading
Under the “eye for an eye” mindset of Islamic law, a 24-year-old Saudi Arabia man has been sentenced to be permanently paralyzed because he caused paralysis to a friend when he was 14.
Ali Al-Khawahir stabbed his best friend in the back when they were 14 resulting in paralysis. A Saudi court on Sunday ruled that Al-Khawahir is to be permanently paralyzed unless he can pay the victim almost $270,000. Continue reading
The Naval vessel USS McCain has entered South Korean waters as the White House sends signals to North Korea to avoid escalation of the current situation with South Korea.
The USS McCain is a destroyer with the AEGIS defense system capable of shooting down missiles. Continue reading
State media are reporting that 36 bodies have been recovered from a landslide in Tibet.
Thousands of workers have arrived on the scene to keep digging for the remaining bodies. According to the mining company who owns the site, 83 miners were buried in the slide. The landslide happened about 45 miles east of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Continue reading
Whidbey Island near Seattle, Washington is in need of new maps after a massive landslide.
The landslide pushed at least 200,000 cubic yards of ground down the west side of the island in the Puget Sound 50 miles north of Seattle. The slide struck around 4 a.m. Wednesday and has destroyed one home and will likely require four others to be demolished. Continue reading
A pro-life student group at Johns Hopkins University has been denied official status after a debate that included pro-life students being compared to white supremacists.
Kristian Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, said the student council claimed being pro-life violates the school’s harassment policy. The violated group, Voice for Life, is searching for an attorney to sue the school because of the ban. Continue reading