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Hong Kong police investigate acid attacks
June 9, 2009
East Asia / Pacific - Hong
Kong, SAR Hong Kongers ventured out
unafraid Tuesday, as police searched for suspects behind a third acid
attack that injured 24 people in one of the city's most densely
populated shopping districts. Nearly 100 people have been injured in the
assaults so far.
Deadly gun battle rocks Acapulco
June 8, 2009
Americas - Mexico
Sixteen gunmen thought to be linked to drug
cartels and two soldiers have been killed in clashes in the Mexican
resort of Acapulco, officials say.
2 JOURNALISTS ON TRIAL IN N. KOREA
June 4, 2009
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's top court began hearing
the case Thursday of two American journalists accused of crossing into the
country illegally and engaging in "hostile acts" -- charges that could draw
a 10-year sentence in a labor camp...
French plane lost in ocean storm
June 1, 2009
An Air France
airliner carrying 228 people from Brazil to Paris vanishes over the Atlantic
after a possible lightning strike.
EARTHQUAKES
May 28, 2009
A
powerful earthquake of 7.1 magnitude has struck off Honduras and a
tsunami watch is in effect for Honduras, Guatemala and Belize. The quake
knocked out power in some areas and a handful of houses collapsed in the
town of Santa Barbara in northwest Honduras, but there were no immediate
reports of deaths. The quake hit 39 miles (64 km) northeast of Roatan, an
island in the Islas de la Bahia, and had a shallow depth of 6.2 miles.
Authorities scramble to halt swine flu in Asia
May 2, 2009
East Asia / Pacific, South /
Central Asia Health authorities across
Asia were scrambling Saturday to limit the spread of swine flu after
reporting two confirmed cases in one of the world's most densely
populated regions.
11 bodies found in Mexico, some with torture signs
April 6, 2009
Americas - Mexico
Eleven people were found shot to death around
Mexico on Saturday, some bearing signs of torture and left with
threatening messages emblematic of drug violence.
US to boost Mexico border defence
March 25, 2009
Americas - Mexico
The US government is to increase security at
the country's border with Mexico in an attempt to combat drug cartels,
the White House has announced.
HLLN on the report that 30000 Haitians have been ordered deported ...
March 19, 2009
Atlantic Free Press -
Groningen,Netherlands
At this point, Haiti is in much worse shape than Central Americans
were at ... the need for France to repay the extraordinary 1825
ransom it extorted from ...
8 Terrorists Taken Under Custody in Capital, Ankara
March 11, 2009
Europe - Turkey
Turkish police lead an operation against the
terrorist group called Marxist Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) on 10th
of March.
5 human heads discovered in ice chests in central Mexico
March 11, 2009
Five human heads were found in ice chests on
Tuesday under a ficus tree in the central Mexican state of Jalisco,
police said. The grisly find appeared to be
the latest indication of drug cartels fighting for supremacy in battles
that have left thousands dead. Police in the municipality of Ixtlahuacan
del Rio were informed of the discovery at 2 a.m., the prosecutor's
office said in a written statement.
Canada warns about Mexico travel - International Herald
Tribune
Feb 27, 2009 ... TORONTO: Canada issued an
travel advisory Friday warning a surge in ... The
U.S. State Department recently issued a travel alert for... International
Herald Tribune, Alison Smale, on the big global issues of
the week. ...
Mexican Police Attacked by Suspected Cartel Hitmen
March 2, 2009
Americas - Mexico
Federal police made two arrests and confiscated
weapons and marijuana Sunday in Tijuana, across the U.S. border from San
Diego, after coming under attack by men linked to a drug cartel.
Mexican town fed up with violence turns to army
February
27, 2009
Americas - Mexico
The people of Villanueva said they'd had
enough. Men in cowboy hats, women with hand-scrawled signs, children on
bikes -- they gathered outside town and blocked the main interstate
highway.
Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam
February
25, 2009
Europe - Netherlands, Turkey
A
Turkish Airlines plane has crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol
international airport, killing nine people and injuring 84, six
critically. The plane, carrying 127 passengers and seven crew, crashed
short of the runway near the A9 highway. It broke into three pieces, but
did not catch fire.
'Small cell' behind Cairo blast
February
23, 2009
Middle East / N. Africa - Egypt
Security services in Cairo believe a small
Islamist cell carried out Sunday's deadly bombing, according to reports in
the pro-government press.
More on the
violence in Juárez
February
21, 2009
Juárez police chief Roberto Orduña Cruz resigned Friday after the drug
cartel killed six city police officers this week and threatened to kill more
unless he left the force...
The U.S. State Department renewed a travel
advisory Friday warning Americans to stay away
from prostitution and drug-dealing areas
along the U.S.-Mexico border. The alert recommends visiting only
legitimate business and tourist areas. ...
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_11753103?source=rss
Peru rocked by 6.0 earthquake
February 2, 2009
LIMA -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked
southern Peru Monday sparking panic, although the amount of damage
was not clear, the country's Geophysics Institute said.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20090203-187101/Peru-rocked-by-60-earthquake
Seoul exports in record plunge as demand dives
February 2, 2009
SEOUL: South Korea's exports plunged by a record one-third in January
from a year earlier as demand dropped sharply in major overseas markets
including China, the government said yesterday.
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/korexp2/Article/
Security beefed up as Thailand braces for fresh protests
January 30, 2009
BANGKOK: More than 5,000 police were set to be deployed on Bangkok's streets
Saturday as Thailand braced itself for a fresh anti-government rally
by supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra....
Japan sends ships to fight Somali pirates
January 28, 2009
Japan on Wednesday ordered its ships to join the international fight
against pirates off the shores of Somalia a move that has drawn criticism
from opposition lawmakers who fear it could draw the country into military
operations prohibited by its pacifist constitution.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-01-28-japan-somalia-piracy_N.htm?csp=34
Maoists torch 11 cement trucks
January 23, 2009
South / Central Asia - India
As many as 11 cement-laden trucks were set ablaze in Rohtas
district and a mobile tower was blown up in Gaya by Naxalites early on
Thursday during a bandh called by CPI(Maoist).
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Maoists_torch_11_cement_trucks/articleshow/4020032.cms
Europe -
United Kingdom
Crime 'stable' but robbery rises
July 19, 2007
Crime in England and Wales has remained stable during the past year,
according to Home Office figures.
East Asia /
Pacific - China
Fifth of China goods sub-standard
July 4, 2007
Nearly a fifth of goods
made and sold in China have been found to be sub-standard, Beijing has
revealed. The worst problems were found in canned
fruit, dried fish and fruit drinks, a food inspectors' report said.
Sub-Saharan
Africa - Nigeria
Scots oil worker held in Nigeria
April 1, 2007
A British oil worker is
still missing after being kidnapped in Nigeria, the Foreign Office has said.
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Middle East / N. Africa - Israel
Israeli union gripped by
general strikes
Mar. 21, /2007
Irael's main trade union has launched an open-ended general strike
which threatens to bring transport and public services across the country to
a halt.
Europe - Russia
55 Cities Could Face Spring Floods
Mar. 15, /2007
More than 55 cities and towns
across the country could be flooded this spring, according to a forecast
released by the Emergency Situations Ministry.
Middle East / N. Africa - Algeria
Threat to Commercial Aircraft in Algeria
Mar. 14, /2007
There is information that extremists may be planning to conduct an attack
against a commercial aircraft carrying Western workers in Algeria. At this
time, there is no additional information available as to the specific
carrier or the timing of this attack.
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East Asia /
Pacific - Thailand
Army doubts Bangkok attacks likely
Mar.
12, 2007
Council for National Security
chairman Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin Sunday dismissed rumours that southern
insurgents plan to launch disturbances in the Thai capital anytime from
Tuesday through Thursday.
Sub-Saharan Africa -
Kenya
Mombasa
Athletic Event Threats Mar.
6, 2007
Recent information emanating from
alleged extremist elements suggests the World Cross-Country Championship may
be the target of an unspecified terrorist attack. The embassy is also aware
of public statements by leaders of Kenya’s Coastal Muslim community
threatening to disrupt the Championship if the Government of Kenya does not
satisfy various demands
Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia
Tourists 'kidnapped' in Ethiopia Mar.
2, 2007
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:
A group of 15 foreign tourists
has been kidnapped in north-east Ethiopia. They include 11 French nationals,
at least one Briton and an Italian.
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East Asia / Pacific - Thailand
Muslim insurgency stokes fear in southern Thailand
Feb.
26, 2007
PATTANI, Thailand:
Some are already calling it war, a
brutal Muslim separatist insurgency in southern Thailand that has taken as
many as 2,000 lives in three years, with almost- daily bombings, drive-by
shootings, arson and beheadings.
American
Tourist kills mugger with bare hands
Feb.
24, 2007
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - An American
tourist who watched as a U.S. military veteran in his 70s used his bare
hands to kill an armed assailant in Costa Rica said she thought the
attempted robbery was a joke — until the masked attacker held a gun to her
head.
Sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria
Three Croatians kidnapped in Nigeria
Feb. 19, 2007
Port Harcourt, Nigeria:
Gunmen kidnapped three Croatian oil workers from a bar in Nigeria's oil city
of Port Harcourt.
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East Asia /
Pacific - China
Buddhist beheaded in Thai south
Feb. 9, 2007
A 72-year-old Buddhist rice miller was beheaded in Thailand's rebellious
Muslim south on Thursday in an apparent retaliation for a bomb attack on a
village tea shop owned by Muslims, police said.
Europe - Russia
Feb. 5, 2007
Registration Rules Stir Up Confusion
Moscow, Russia:
According to a new
law that came into effect Jan. 15, foreigners are now required to hand over
their registration papers to migration officials -- via their employer or
other sponsor -- every time they leave the country and re-register upon
subsequent entry into the country.
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Sub-Saharan
Africa - Nigeria
Captors release nine Chinese oil workers in Nigeria
Feb. 5, 2007
Nigeria, Lagos:
Hostage takers in Nigeria released nine Chinese oil-worker captives,
officials said on Sunday, amid rising violence in Africa's biggest petroleum
producer.
Sub-Saharan
Africa - Nigeria
Force no solution for Nigeria's oil delta
Feb. 2, 2007
The Nigerian government faces a new challenge from spiralling crime
in the oil-producing Niger Delta, but wants to avoid turning Africa's oil
heartland into a battleground, Energy Minister Edmund Daukorua said.
Sub-Saharan
Africa - Nigeria
Demands made for release of hostages
2/1/07
Manila - Nigerian kidnappers holding 24
Filipinos hostage have made "political demands" that have hampered
negotiations to free them, the Philippine foreign department said Thursday.
East Asia / Pacific - Thailand 1/30/07
Two explosions in northern Bangkok
Bangkok - Two explosions occurred early on Tuesday
morning along the main road in northern Bangkok. There were no casualties
reported in the blasts near the Daily News newspaper and Rama Gardens Hotel
Bangkok.
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