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Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
ReutersBAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. Several...Tags: Bombings, National Government, Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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2 bombs kill 9, wound 70 inside Afghan gated community linked to Karzai family in south
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two bombs hidden in a motorcycle and a car exploded inside an elite gated community linked to the family of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday evening, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 70 near the...Tags: Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hamid Karzai, Taliban
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Jorge Rafael Videla dies at 87; Argentine dictator
BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87. He...
Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Argentina, Politics, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
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Sudans defuse row over rebel support, promise more talks
ReutersBy Hereward Holland JUBA, May 17 (Reuters) - Sudan's foreign minister said on Friday neighbour South Sudan had promised him it would not let rebels operate across their shared border, defusing a row that had threatened a key oil deal. The countries,...Tags: Rebellions, Sudan, Netherlands, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Salva Kiir Mayardit
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Turkey's Erdogan says U.N. must decide on any Syria no-fly zone
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it would be up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned peace...Tags: National Government, China, Brookings Institution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...Tags: Grocery Coupons, Miami Hotels, Movies, Economy, Business and Finance, Business
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Army general who served in Afghanistan is Pentagon pick to command US troops in South Korea
AP National Security WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in South Korea. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the promotion of Lt. Gen....Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Egyptian police close Gaza border in protest, demanding release of kidnapped colleagues
Associated PressCAIRO (AP) — Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the lawlessness and crisis of...Tags: Criminals, Hosni Mubarak, Punishment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of next year, is considering deploying border guards on the Tajik-Afghan border, Moscow's envoy to Kabul told Reuters in an interview. Moscow,...Tags: U.S. Military, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hamid Karzai, Tajikistan
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Myanmar frees political prisoners before president goes to US
ReutersYANGON, May 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar's government has freed 23 political prisoners, a senior interior ministry official said on Friday, the day President Thein Sein was due to leave for a landmark visit to the United States. The official declined to be...Tags: European Union, National Government, Yangon (Burma), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Factbox: Rising Syrian death toll, refugee wave
Reuters(Reuters) - Here is a look at the rising human cost of Syria's civil war: DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA - The United Nations said on May 15 the death toll in Syria from the two-year-old civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 10,000 from February 2013....Tags: Refugee, United Nations, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Angry Egyptian policemen close crossing with Gaza
ReutersGAZA (Reuters) - Egyptian policemen blocked the crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest against the kidnapping of Egyptian security forces in the Sinai, witnesses and sources said. Locals said police had placed barbed wire across the entrance...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kidnapping, Mohamed Morsi
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