Security concerns force 600 UN workers out of Afghanistan

After the recent spate of attacks and heightened security concerns the UN announced its decision to temporarily relocate 600 members of its international foreign staff based in Afghanistan. The international body...

September 11: Myths, Facts, and Unknowns

It has been eight years since the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, however there are still many widely spread theories that are actually falsely claimed or still unproven. Here, we try to clear up a few:HijackersMyth: Hijackers were not skilled...

Machine gun attack and car bomb in Athens

Athens witnessed two more attacks by armed groups in the last 24 hours. In the first incident the car park of the Greek TV station, Alter was sprayed by machine gun fire and and an improvised explosive device was...

LTTE terrorists attack bus carrying IDPs; mother of a Catholic pr

You will find "This kind of news" more and more and also more and more civilians will be among the victims :-( "Last modified on: 2/14/2009 2:07:05 PM LTTE terrorists attack bus carrying IDPs; mother of a Catholic priest killed - Pulliyankualam [Updated] The LTTE...

Mumbai Attacks: 160 Dead, Over 320 Injured

" 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...

Mumbai Terror Attacks: More than 130 Dead and 300 Wounded

" NowPublic Mumbai Channel A coordinated series of attacks took place across Mumbai on November 26, 2008 - in the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station; two five-star hotels, the Oberoi...

Mumbai Attack - Nation Salutes its fallen Heroes

" NowPublic Mumbai Channel A coordinated series of attacks took place across Mumbai - in the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station; two five-star hotels, the Oberoi Trident and Taj Mahal...

Mumbai attacks: 4 terrorists holed up in Taj hotel

Gunbattle is still on between Indian security forces and fresh explosion have been heard from Taj and oberoi hotels, the situation remained tense and death toll has reached to 101. Senior security officals said...

Two American Intelligence officer killed in Mumbai Attack. French Nuclear Phy...

At least six foreigners have been killed and the death figure has gone up to 101 in the Mumbai attack. In one of the most violent terror attacks on Indian soil, Mumbai came under an unprecedented night attack...

Survey: U.S. Unprepared for ‘Dirty Bomb’ Attack

The Radiological Threat Awareness Coalition (R-TAC) today released a national survey on homeland security preparedness, showing that at least 81 percent of those polled said the threat of a “dirty bomb” is...

"It's a Friggin' Embarrassment"

OPINION PIECENot really something you'd hope to hear from a source at Homeland Security.  It seems that that the top job which was once occupied by Frances Fragos Townsend, is being turned down by everyone...

Remembering 9/11

New Yorkers and Americans are today remembering the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans as they went about their daily lives. Today, Orato.com pays tribute to the...

9/11 Remembered: A Roundup

Anniversaries are for looking back and looking forward at the same time. Such is the anniversary of 9/11 – a day so significant that it is known simply by the date. No matter your political perspective, 9/11 was...

Three French nationals killed in Saudi shooting

"Three French nationals have been shot dead in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi and French governments say. Saudi sources told the BBC that police were treating the incident as a "terrorist attack"."

Germany's Student Train Bomber: Friendly, Unremarkable and Pious

Fellow students describe the Lebanese man, who was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of terrorism, as "completely normal" and "polite". Then, according to the investigators, he became the...

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