22 June 2012
Afghan Mujahideen attack the Spozhmai Hotel in Kabul city, at least 12 people killed (six cops and six civilians).
Kabul police say the attack began late night, 21 June 2012. They claim they rescued 20 hostages, but there are dozens more inside: “It would be very easy for police to kill them, but […] Continue Reading…
18 June 2012
Afghan troops turned their guns on each other in Kunar Province. One soldier was killed, the shooter escaped.
In Kandahar Province, in the Zhari district, three Afghan police attacked U.S. personnel, killing one and wounding nine. ISAF is investigating: “The International Security Assistance Force confirms that three individuals in Afghan police uniforms turned […] Continue Reading…
21 June 2012, Japan’s Nissan Motor is cutting production in Japan.
Starting next month Nissan will end production of four models of cars in Japan. It amounts to 15% of Nissan’s Japanese production.
The move comes after Nissan reported a profit of $4.29 billion USD for the Japanese year ending in March. Company officials say the […] Continue Reading…
“For the time being we will be able to continue smoothly transporting Iranian oil to Japan. I would like to thank the government and all parties concerned for their efforts.”-Yasushi Kimura, Petroleum Association of Japan
21 June 2012, Yasushi Kimura, president of the Petroleum Association of Japan, basically said the U.S. and European oil sanctions against […] Continue Reading…
20 June 2012, the Upper House of the Japanese Diet passed a tough new anti-downloading law. If your caught ‘illegally’ downloading music or movies you could pay a $25,000 USD fine and/or spend two years in prison!
The law was pushed by the corporate music and movie industry. The Recording Industry Association of Japan is […] Continue Reading…
Volunteer animal rescuers in Japan are reporting that pets are still being found in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster area.
Recently six kittens were found and taken to a animal hospital in Tokyo. They were taken to Tokyo because local animal shelters are still full of abandoned pets from the March 2011 disasters. More than […] Continue Reading…
“The United States should preserve the model of ‘lily pad’ bases throughout the Gulf, which permits the rapid escalation of military force in case of emergency.”-SFRC report
19 June 2012, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) revealed that there are nearly 15,000 U.S. troops in Kuwait, three times more than in 2003.
The SFRC report […] Continue Reading…
20 June 2012, China claims to provide 90% of rare earth minerals to the global high tech industries. Now they’re holding back.
Rare earths are necessary for the high tech gadgets we have. U.S. and European officials criticized China saying their mining cut backs will cause prices to skyrocket.
China claims they’re cutting back because the […] Continue Reading…
On 1 July 2012, the European Union’s sanctions against Iran kick in. This includes European shipping insurers (who dominate the market) ending insurance on ships carrying Iranian oil.
20 June 2012, the Japanese Diet has passed a law that allows the government to cover Japanese tanker ships transporting oil from Iran.
The law was unanimously passed […] Continue Reading…
20 June 2012, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCo) published a thick report concerning the handling of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
It admits three of four damaged reactors (there are six reactors at the facility) actually went into melt down, because of total loss in cooling.
“The report admits that the company’s management of the emergency […] Continue Reading…