Skip to main content

War Countries - SERIES 381 {13 articles}

Yemen peace talks 'pushed back to end of year'

11/8/2018, 9:31:47 PM
Plan for peace talks pushed back amid renewed Hodeidah offensive, spokesperson for UN's Yemen envoy says. ✔ Last week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded an immediate halt to the fighting, warning that the country stands on a precipice and could face the world's worst famine for decades if violence continues unabated ✔ Aid agencies have long warned that fighting in Hodeidah, the entry point for the bulk of Yemen's commercial imports and aid supplies, risks escalating the country's dire humanitarian crisis



Army veteran who shot 12 dead in bar may have 'snapped due to traumatic PTSD'

11/8/2018, 9:36:34 PM
Police are looking into the Afghanistan veteran's mental health after he shot 12 people dead in a country music bar ✔ He said: In April, deputies were called to his house for a subject disturbing [the peace] ✔ Read More Thousand Oaks shooting grid Fans inside 'survived Las Vegas' Heartbreaking apology from survivor Tearful witness speaks about gunman Live updates on shooting



Yemen troops push further into rebel-held Hodeida

11/8/2018, 9:51:32 PM
Yemeni pro-government forces backed by Saudi-led coalition warplanes advanced inside rebel-held Hodeida Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of civilians bracing for fighting in the streets of the Red Sea port city. ✔ Flashing victory signs, troops of the United Arab Emirates-trained Giants Brigade armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades rolled down the city’s streets in pickup trucks bearing their brigade logo spray-painted in red, a journalist working for AFP reported ✔ But rebel chief Abdulmalik al-Huthi vowed late on Wednesday that his fighters would never surrender despite being seriously outnumbered ✔ UN special envoy Martin Griffiths on Wednesday said he aimed to hold peace talks by the end of the year



Marine turned bar killer ‘terrified’ his mum when he returned from tour

11/8/2018, 9:58:21 PM
THE mother of a war veteran who gunned down 12 people in a California bar “lived in fear” of what her troubled son might do after he returned from Afghanistan. Former machine gunner Ian… ✔ Officials said former marine Long died from a single gunshot wound after exchanging fire with police at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks - 40 minutes drive from Los Angeles ✔ It was ranked as the fourth safest among cities with a population greater than 100,000 in the US by the FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Reports



Jordan says in talks with U.S and Russia to dismantle Syria camp

11/8/2018, 8:50:11 PM
Jordan said on Thursday it was in talks with Washington and Moscow to empty a de... ✔ Jordan officials have repeatedly said they suspect the camp is infiltrated with IS sleeper cells, a security nightmare that has haunted Amman since an IS militant in 2016 drove a car bomb into a Jordanian military border post, killing seven guards ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Fighting another war: How many military personnel and veterans will have PTSD in 2025?

11/8/2018, 8:18:10 PM
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mohammad S. Jalali , MIT Sloan School of Management (THE CONVERSATION) Post-traumatic stress disorder is a serious public health challenge. It is estimated that about eight million people in the U.S. (2.5 percent of the total population) suffer from it. This rate jumps to about 11 to 20 percent among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who suffer from diagnosed or undiagnosed PTSD.



Armies from 31 countries take part in huge war game amid rising Russia tension

11/8/2018, 10:35:56 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The field training operation in Norway is NATO's biggest military exercise in more than 30 years ✔ It’s also state-based threats and the challenge to what we would describe as the accepted world norms of behaviour ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Chris Watts sobs as he pleads guilty Girl, 9, begs to work after mum died More children stabbed after school Shopper stunned after opening huge box



Who is Ian David Long? California shooting suspect who killed 12 people

11/8/2018, 10:28:09 PM
IAN David Long, a former US Marine who served in Afghanistan, carried out a deadly mass shooting in California which left a dozen people dead. The attack was yet another horrific mass shooting to t… ✔ 4 The shooting suspect was identified as a war veteran and former Marine who suffered from PTSD How many victims were killed on injured at the Thousand Oaks shooting ✔ John’s stepdad Tom described seeing the shooter firing at a young girl ✔ Then he went into the office, where all the cash and stuff is



Trump administration could name Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist group

11/8/2018, 9:21:13 PM
Step could make it more difficult for aid groups to deliver assistance as conditions worsen. ✔ A designation would likely result in the freezing of financial assets of the Houthi movement, which controls government institutions in areas under its control, travel prohibitions and punishments for those believed to providing material support to the group



Trump's absence made North Korean envoy call off trip

11/8/2018, 8:41:01 PM
Cancellation deepens standoff, affecting inter-Korean projects ✔ Pompeo's visit to Pyongyang in October failed to iron out differences between the U.S. and North Korea ✔ The U.S. had attempted to arrange a meeting between Stephen Biegun, its special representative for North Korea, and North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, but Pyongyang rebuffed the offer



Neighbors recall series of disturbances at California shooter's home

11/8/2018, 11:44:00 PM
People who lived near 28-year-old Ian Long said they could hear loud arguments, and one neighbor called the police on him ✔ I suspected he had a gun there because I heard a gunshot one night, over a year ago, Macleud said ✔ 23 Photos Mass shooting at California bar A gunman entered the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, during a weekly College Country Night, setting off smoke bombs and firing into th..



Tragedy strikes twice for California shooting survivors who witnessed Las Vegas massacre

11/8/2018, 9:51:12 PM
Survivors of last year’s massacre at the Route 91 country music festival in Las Vegas were at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks at the gunmen started firing sporadically killing 12 people and injuring many. ✔ READ MORE: Police identify California bar mass shooting suspect as former marine Ian David Long Former Marine and Afghanistan veteran Ian David Long went on a shooting rampage at the crowded bar armed with his Glock 21 .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun with extended magazine ✔ While he said the Vegas attack traumatized him, Champion told Billboard that I don’t want to let fear change the way I live ✔ Trends: California newsLas Vegas shooting Thousand Oaks shooting newsUS news



How Daniel Barenboim's orchestra of Israeli and Arab musicians is faring in the current political climate - Los Angeles Times

11/8/2018, 10:37:16 PM
Daniel Barenboim talks about founding the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with student musicians from Israel, Palestine and other Arab countries, which is making its Disney Hall debut, Sunday night. ✔ As we came out, one Syrian musician said to me, ‘I never realized, but I now realize with horror, that if we, the Arabs, had been in Germany in the 1940s, we would have also ended up here ✔ Belying Berlin’s growing intolerance, particularly toward Jews and emigrant Muslims, Barenboim proudly concludes that in the Boulez Saal, There is a very good feeling



>>> Open This Series

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Disasters - SERIES 219 {23 articles}

Spain weather latest: Flood alerts hit tourist hotspots - man floats down street on a LILO 9/27/2018, 7:45:54 PM SEVERE weather warnings have been issued in the Spanish seaside resort of Benidorm as severe flooding ruins late summer holidays. ✔ (Image: La Nucia Police) Other affected areas could include Alicante, Valencia, parts of Malaga and Cadiz provinces, Almeria, as well as Seville, Cordoba and Murcia ✔ Don’t take any unnecessary risks, especially when under the influence of drink or drugs The Latest: Fox anchor calls Ford testimony GOP 'disaster' 9/27/2018, 5:38:24 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace says Chri ✔ (Michael Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP) Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa is seen before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept ✔ 27) Supreme Cour...

Trade War - SERIES 106 {13 articles}

Dozens of manufacturing companies testified about how Trump's trade war with China could affect them - here's what they said | Markets Insider 9/9/2018, 12:51:08 AM undefined ✔ AP Photo/Evan Vucci The Trump administration has prepared to place import tariffs on all Chinese products entering the country ✔ Today though, I am here, and I feel that I'm not testifying just for Royce but more on behalf of the thousands of US textile workers, the US military, and the blue collar professionals who the administration has pledged support for China's trade surplus with U.S. hits new record in August 9/9/2018, 7:12:01 AM China's trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a new record $31 billion in August despite a raft of U.S. tariffs, official data showed Saturday, adding fuel to the flames of a searing trade war. The figures were released hours after President Donald Trump threatened to slap tariffs on… ✔ The figures were well below July's performance...

Disasters - SERIES 101 {21 articles}

Japan recognizes first Fukushima cleanup-related death 9/7/2018, 8:37:52 PM The Japanese government has recognized the first death associated with cleanup work at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after the tsunami disaster in March 2011, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. ✔ The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recognized his cancer and death as related to his work at the plant ✔ A committee of experts determined his accumulated radiation level exceeded government standards ✔ CNN's Yoko Wakatsuki, Jessica Campisi and Saeed Ahmed contributed to this report Osaka to provide multilingual disaster information for foreigners 9/7/2018, 9:40:18 PM Osaka Gov Ichiro Matsui said Friday he wants to start providing useful information for foreign visitors in the event of a disaster. The plan to develop a multilingual email system was announced after many foreigners faced difficulties when a powerful typhoon this week closed Kansai International Ai...

Autos - SERIES 34 {16 articles}

British scientists have found a way to recycle plastic bottles into car fuel 9/3/2018, 2:44:41 PM SCIENTISTS have uncovered a way to turn plastic waste into a fuel for cars. The process uses a chemical reaction to create hydrogen gas, with researchers hoping it could be used to power cars in th… ✔ SCIENTISTS have uncovered a way to turn plastic waste into a fuel for cars ✔ Working in conjunction with a lab in Cambridge, researchers expect it will take a few years before the project can be rolled out on an industrial level ✔ Even if there is food or a bit of grease from a margarine tub, it doesn't stop the reaction, it makes it better All Welsh NHS hospitals axe their car park fees - but English still pay £4/hour 9/3/2018, 2:08:58 PM PATIENT parking is now free across all Welsh NHS hospitals – 10 years after policy was brought into effect. Then-health minister Edwina Hart announced the plan in March 2008, but existing con… ✔ PATIENT parking is now free across all Welsh N...

Disasters - SERIES 221 {14 articles}

Tropical Storm Kirk dumps heavy rain across eastern Caribbean; Hurricane Rosa turns into Category 3 storm 9/28/2018, 3:02:58 AM Kirk was about 15 miles east of St. Lucia and it's bringing heavy showers and thunderstorms across Barbados, according to the National Hurricane Center ✔ Lucia and heavy showers and thunderstorms are beginning to spread across Barbados ✔ Gradual weakening is expected during the next couple of days while the system moves over the eastern Caribbean sea ✔ A look at the forecast track for Hurricane Rosa as of 2 p.m. ET on Thu., Sept Typhoon Trami progresses towards Japan, heavy rain expected 9/28/2018, 3:47:54 AM Typhoon Trami has weakened considerably since its massive swirling eye was captured from space earlier this week, but meterologists warn it could strengthen to the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane before potentially hitting Japan's main islands this weekend. ✔ An image of Typhoon Trami viewed from the International Space Station (...