Tag: Security
Texas officials sue US over border fence... but n...
I didn't see this one coming, and bet you didn't either. "WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas mayors and business leaders have filed a class-action lawsuit to stop construction of the U.S.-Mexico border fence.The Texas Border Coalition alleges Friday in a suit filed in Washington that...
Lebanon reverses decisions that angered Hezbollah
Lebanon's government appears to be backtracking in its conflict with Hezbollah after the fighting of the past few days revealed its weak position."The Lebanese government late Wednesday formally rescinded decisions...
WINS for security cooperation
Support is gathering for a new organisation aiming to improve security at nuclear facilities using some of the same methods already proven to have improved nuclear operations. The World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) is to be an independent not-for-profit...
Bush Celebrates Israel's Birthday Amid Rocket Fire
President George Bush was doing his best to put a happy face on an unhappy situation in Palestine. I'm not sure how he can do any good with everyone knowing he's soon on his way out." JERUSALEM (AP) --...
CCTV Boom Fails To Slash Crime
As western governments increase spending into the billions on video monitoring of ordinary citizens in public places and extol the crime fighting prowess of CCTV technology, the evidence from Britain seems clear that...
McCain rips Bush record on warming
Now that he has spent the last few months courting his party's base with promises on conservative pet issues such as remaining in Iraq what kind of supreme court justices he would appoint, McCain has turned to...
Renewed fighting erupts in crisis-torn Lebanon
The Lebanese army is doing it's best to keep the country from erupting
into an all-out civil war, but it's proving to be an uphill battle."BEIRUT (AFP) — Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday,...
America is rotting from the inside
Politicians are failing to comprehend the breadth of the US infrastructure crisis. Only disasters move our representatives to act — and in an election year, even those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst. The United States has much more than failing...
Lebanese violence reaches Tripoli
Fighting has been reported in Tripoli between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the government."Machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades are being used and people have been fleeing their homes,...
Mortar bomb slams into BBC office in Baghdad
"Baghdad (ANTARA News/AFP) - A mortar bomb hit the roof of the BBC office in central Baghdad on Friday without causing casualties, security officials and witnesses told AFP.The projectile struck the building in the Karrada district of the Iraqi capital at around 2:45 pm (1145...
Hezbollah to end Beirut seizure
Hezbollah has said that they will be withdrawing their gunman from Beirut after the Lebanese army settled tensions between armed government supporters and the Shia group."The army revoked two key government measures...
Marriott considers hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone
Marriott International is considering building a hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone.I'm not sure I would want to stay there to be honest; it wouldn't be my first choice for a holiday destination at the moment. "The...
Top police killed in Mexican assassination wave
One of Mexico City's anti-kidnapping commander was assassinated earlier today, which makes him the fourth top police authority to be killed in 10 days."One day after acting federal police chief Edgar Millan was...
Lebanon in turmoil as Shiite gunmen seize control...
UPDATE: 1:53PM ESTAfter three days of deadly street battles, Hezbollah has seized control of West Beirut, pushing Lebanon dangerously close to an all-out civil war.At least 11 people have been killed so far."
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Penthouses are catching up big time in India
"A penthouse apartment is nothing but an apartment that comes with a private terrace of its own. It is generally built on the topmost floors of high-rise buildings. Since multi-storey apartments are the ‘in thing’ these days, the concept of penthouses has caught on too!...
