“A decision has been made to deploy Russian warships near the Syrian shores on a permanent basis.”-unnamed Russian Defense Ministry official
April 13, 2012, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that a Russian naval fleet will continuously patrol the Mediterranean Sea, near the Syrian coastline.
The Black Sea Fleet will deploy to Syria around May. Currently the […] Continue Reading…
April 12, 2012, a girl in Utah has become the first child in the U.S. to be infected with H3N2v swine flu, this year. Back at the beginning of March three elderly people died from H3N2 in Maryland.
Utah state officials will not say how old she is. She reportedly recovered after taking tamiflu.
The Centers […] Continue Reading…
In a case of government incompetence, the Indian state of Karnataka has decided it was time for family doctors to start addressing the rising cases of swine flu. This after confirmed cases hit 126 on April 12, 2012.
“The role of general practitioners is important now because treatment can be effective only if it is […] Continue Reading…
On 07 April 2012, a 36 year old woman went to an Egyptian hospital and died the same day. She tested positive for H5N1.
She is the 5th Egyptian to die from H5N1 this year. So far there have been nine confirmed human cases of H5N1 in Egypt this year.
In Hong Kong, at the beginning […] Continue Reading…
For April 12, 2012, around and adjacent to the Pacific Ring of Fire (PRoF) there have been 10 magnitude 5+ quakes.
Gulf of California: 6.2 and 6.9 (USGS saying the epicenters were in the Gulf of California, but news media reporting it being felt in Mexico City)
West Coast northern Sumatra: two 5.0s, 5.1 and 5.3
East […] Continue Reading…
April 12, 2012, Afghans in Faryab Province are protesting the killing of a teacher the night before, by U.S. led forces.
Protestors clashed with local police, at least two protestors are dead, 20 wounded.
International Security Assistance Force admit that U.S. led forces killed two civilians on April 11. One in Faryab Province, the other in […] Continue Reading…
“The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting an over flight assessment for a report of a rainbow sheen approximately one mile by 10 miles spotted near the Mississippi Canyon block 807 in the Gulf of Mexico……trying to identify the responsible party.”-Petty Officer Bill Colclough, U.S. Coast Guard
April 12, 2012, the USCG is investigating a report, […] Continue Reading…
April 11, 2012, has turned out to be a busy day for magnitude 5+ earthquakes, around or adjacent to the Pacific Ring of fire.
Oregon, United States, experienced a 5.9 quake just off its coastline.
Alaska, United States, had a 5.5 quake.
Michoacan, Mexico got hit with a 6.5 quake.
The Banda Sea area (east of Indonesia, north […] Continue Reading…
April 11, 2012, Iranian military officials announced their indigenous tank, Zolfaqar-3, has been upgraded with the latest in laser targeting.
The Zolfaqar tank (not to be confused with many other Iranian weapons using the same name) was developed over the decades by experimenting with U.S. M60 tanks, British Chieftain tanks and Soviet/Russian T-72 tanks.
The production version […] Continue Reading…
“Today our country has become a main exporter of cement. By launching the second phase of Orumieh cement factory, Iran’s cement production capacity increased by one million tonnes!”-Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
With the end of the Iranian year (on March 19, 2012) came news of increased exports of products other than oil, and despite U.S. […] Continue Reading…