April 24, 2012, International Security Assistance Force now saying, almost as an afterthought, that a U.S. led soldier was killed by an explosion in Helmand Province on April 22.
No other details.
Afghan officials reporting major battles with Mujahideen in Helmand and Kandahar provinces.
In Kandahar one Afghan government soldier was killed, and three wounded after being […] Continue Reading…
Farmers in Vietnam, who’ve only just started using herbicides in the past two years, are suffering from terrible symptoms, even dozens of deaths. On top of that, and seemingly in coincidence, wild mutant dogs have been terrorizing villages, attacking and killing domestic animals.
Local Vietnamese media reports are now blaming an herbicide that farmers were […] Continue Reading…
I thought that me having a biology degree was a gold ticket for me getting into places, but every other job wants you to have previous history in the field. Everyone is always telling you, ‘Go to college’. But when you graduate, it’s kind of an empty cliff.”-Kelman Edwards Jr, recent college graduate
A report […] Continue Reading…
April 24, 2012, International Security Assistance Force announced more U.S. led troop deaths. As is ISAF SOP, no further details were given, other than that the official death toll for occupying forces is now at 123 for 2012.
Yet again, the Afghan government claims to have captured more “Taliban” and “Haqqani” leaders. The captures took […] Continue Reading…
“I think I witnessed someone being murdered.”-eyewitness who was threatened by cops if she continued videoing their crime
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has aired video of a handcuffed immigrant being beaten and tasered to death. The new, never before seen video was part of an April 20, 2012, Need to Know report.
The man was married […] Continue Reading…
“There will be no Israeli presence at the NATO meeting unless they issue a formal apology and pay compensation for the Turkish citizens their commandos killed in international waters.”-Turkish statement
Turkey, a full member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has blocked Israel’s attendance at the upcoming Chicago NATO meeting.
Israel is not a member of […] Continue Reading…
“Once Revolutionary forces’ Special Action is taken, all the rat parties [South Korea] and provokers [U.S. forces in South Korea] will be burned to the ground in three or four minutes….with our own unique methods, which haven’t been witnessed.”-North Korean TV announcement, translated by Reuters
April 23, 2012, an announcement by North Korea said that […] Continue Reading…
April 23, 2012, Spain’s Central Bank has declared the country officially in recession.
Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.4% in the first quarter of 2012, following a 0.3% decline in the last quarter of 2011. Decline for two quarters in a row makes an official recession.
The Spanish government says it will cut spending by […] Continue Reading…
April 23, 2012, a fuel depot near Kabul is burning. The only info available, currently, is that there are casualties and that it’s not clear how the fire started.
April 23, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) announced that two U.S./NATO/ISAF personnel were killed by an explosion the day before.
As is ISAF SOP, no details were […] Continue Reading…
“The development of the disease at Ba Dien commune is really complicated and critical; the numbers of new cases and recurrence cases are increasing dramatically.”-Han Phong, People’s Committee in Ba To District
April 22, 2012, health officials in Vietnam are asking for help from the United Nations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […] Continue Reading…