Health & Environmental

Nearly 500 on 2 Princess cruise ships stricken by Norovirus »

09:59 pm | “Nearly 500 cases of Norovirus have been reported on two Florida-based Princess Cruises ships, the cruise line said Sunday.” (Nearly 500 on 2 Princess cruise ships stricken by Norovirus – CNN.com)…

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Terrorism

Attackers blow up gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai »

09:17 am | “An Egyptian security official says attackers have set off explosives along a gas pipeline in the country’s Sinai peninsula,…

Feb 5 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Manila scores ‘big anti-terrorism success’ »

04:30 pm | “Philippine military officials said 15 Al Qaeda-linked militants – including a Singaporean and a Malaysian who is on the…

Feb 2 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Iran, perceiving threat from West, willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds »

01:23 pm | “In congressional testimony Tuesday, U.S. intelligence officials indicated that Iran has crossed a threshold in its adversarial relationship with…

Feb 1 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Al-Shabaab Suicide-Bomber Attacks Ethiopian Military Base In Somalia »

07:40 am | “Islamist militant group al-Shabaab carried out a suicide bomb attack on an Ethiopian military base in central Somalia on…

Jan 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

U.S. Closes embassy in Syria »

09:05 am | “The State Department shuttered its embassy in Syria and pulled out its remaining staff Monday after the government refused to address its security concerns, senior State Department officials tell CNN.” Source: BREAKING: U.S. Closes embassy in Syria – CNN Security Clearance – CNN.com Blogs…

Feb 6 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Somali pirates arrested trying to board Spanish navy ship »

04:59 pm | “Somali pirates tried to board a Spanish navy ship off the Horn of Africa nation but it repulsed the attack and arrested six pirates, the European Union Naval Force for Somalia said on Thursday.” Source: Somali pirates arrested trying to board Spanish navy ship | News by Country | Reuters…

Jan 12 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan »

06:51 am | ” strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of Japan on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The earthquake hit 468 kilometers (302 miles) south-southwest of Tokyo at a depth of 348 kilometers, according to the USGS.” (Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan – CNN.com)…

Jan 1 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Thames River Potential security threat to Olympics »

04:31 pm | “The Thames is Britain’s best-known river, immortalized in the novels of Charles Dickens, and a waterway once so putrid that it shut Parliament because of its stench. It’s now getting the Olympics treatment because of its potential to give would-be terrorists a foothold. “There’s no specific threat, but we would be failing in our duty…

Jan 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Gas prices to spike 60 cents or more by May »

08:26 am | “Prices could spike another 60 cents or more by May. “I think it’s going to be a chaotic spring, with huge price increases in some places,” says Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information Service. Kloza expects average prices to peak at $4.05, although he and other industry trackers say prices could be sharply higher…

Feb 6 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Organized Crime & Gangs

Cartels targeting police officers in Juarez, authorities say; 8 officers dead »

08:14 am | “In the weeks prior to Juarez’s death, banners had appeared in Ciudad Juarez threatening to kill one officer per day unless Police Chief Julian Leyzaola resigned. Leyzaola, some of the…

Feb 3 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

22 slain in drug crimes in Mexico »

07:48 am | “Twenty-two people were murdered on Saturday night in suspected drug related crimes around Mexico, including five shot dead at a child’s birthday…

Jan 30 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Human trafficking a growing crime in the U.S. »

08:44 pm | “According to the U.S. Department of Justice, human trafficking has become the second fastest growing criminal industry — just behind drug trafficking…

Jan 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Mexico drug war deaths over five years now total 47,515 » 2 bodies left at Mexico mall; drug toll at 47,500 » Mexican journalist shot dead: intelligence official » Head of security for Sinaloa drug cartel arrested » Mexico port city police infiltrated by Zetas gang »

Dangerous Places

Activist: ‘We’re really tired of talk’ as rockets blast through Syrian city »

08:00 am | ” Intense blasts echoed through the ravaged Syrian city of Homs on Monday after a weekend bloodbath ended in hundreds of deaths…

Feb 6 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Crime soars as police go on strike in Brazil »

07:42 am | “A strike by police officers in and around the Brazilian city of Salvador has sparked a wave of murders and other crimes.…

Feb 6 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Egypt to try 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, over funds » Car bomb kills at least seven in Afghanistan » 200 alleged killed in Syria » Two American tourists kidnapped in Egypt » Six Killed In Attack On Colombia Police Station »

U.S. Closes embassy in Syria »

09:05 am | “The State Department shuttered its embassy in Syria and pulled out its remaining staff Monday after the government refused to address its security concerns, senior State Department officials tell CNN.”…

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