Ivory Coast: 'Heavy fighting' near Gbagbo residence

The area controlled by Laurent Gbagbo the president of Ivory Coast who refuses to give up power has shrunk to a relatively small area in the main city of Abidjan near his residence. Troops loyal to the man widely thought to have won November’s disputed elections Alassane...

Mexico forces seize huge marijuana haul in Tijuana

" Mexican security forces have seized 105 tonnes of marijuana with a street value of at least $340m (£214m) - the biggest such haul in the country in years. Heavily armed troops and police raided several homes in the city of Tijuana, on the border with the US, exchanging...

Barona Casino Gunfire & Hostage Taking: Two People Allegedly Dead

UPDATE: BreakingNews quotes KNSD-TV saying, "San Diego casino gunman, one other person dead in apparent murder-suicide."An unnamed suspect opened fire from a rifle and took a number of people hostage at the offices of the Barona Gaming Commission and Casino in San Diego...

Shooting at Texas Southern University in Houston: 8 Injured

A shooting at Texas Southern University in Houston has up to left eight people injured. The shooting happened just before 9pm local time, during the Trae Day concert on the campus hosted by another community. The event had just ended when the shooting began.The shooting was a...

Twitter follows Thai protests

The situation in Thailand is becoming more violent. "While the government has declared a state of emergency, protesters controlled many streets in the capital Bangkok. They had earlier commandeered public buses...

Deadly attacks hit Afghan capital

few hours ago deadly attack shock Afghan capital Kabul. " Two suicide attacks in the north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, have killed 10 people and wounded 30, a senior official has told the BBC. Gunmen have...

LTTE fires at escaping civilians; 7 civilians killed -Kilinochchi

"Seven innocent Tamil civilians including two children, on their way to cleared areas seeking protection for their lives, were gunned down by the LTTE terrorists this morning, 10 January. According to the military sources, the civilians from Murusamoddai and...

Mumbai Attacks: Nariman House siege, five bodies found

" NowPublic Mumbai Channel A coordinated series of attacks took place across Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Follow updates on this unfolding story from NowPublic members, consult Mumbai resources and emergency...

More gunfire in Mumbai...Two Americans missing

" A Virginia man and his daughter are missing in Mumbai, India. An organization in Virgina says it can't account for the two. The U.S. State Department says at least three Americans are among those injured in...

Manuela Testolini Survives Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

" Manuela Testolini and her colleagues had just sat down to dinner at the Oberoi hotel restaurant in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday when the sound of gunfire erupted outside.Manuela Testolini was in Mumbai on business when a series of brazen attacks broke out.At first,...

Gunfire at Wash. Shopping Mall Kills 1, Wounds 1

Anyone have more information on this incident? "Police on Sunday were searching for a gunman who opened fire in a packed Seattle-area shopping mall, killing one man and critically injuring another, before apparently slipping away in a crowd of panicked shoppers. Officer Mike...

Israeli troops gun down Palestinian sheep farmer

Barry Artiste Op/Ed An elderly Palestinian Farmer protecting his flock of sheep was gunned down in a nightime raid by Israeli Forces, certainly Israel needs to get their friggin act together when gunning down 70...

Gunfight on Thai-Cambodia border

Thailand and Cambodia have been fighting centres on 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of scrub near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, which sits on a jungle-clad escarpment dividing the countries.The tension turned violent in October when one Cambodian and two Thai soldiers...

Troops patrol Thailand streets after deadly protests

Amidst the threat of  protestors to intensify their stir in the capital Bangkok today , there is no improvement in the situation in Thailand a day after two people died and over 400 were injured in the...

Car bomb explodes outside U.S. embassy in Yemen -TV

After the serial blast in delhi , this incident in sanna clearly shows that , these terrorist group can hit any target anywhere in the world. A car bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy in Yemen on Wednesday, and...

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