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War-torn Yemen on brink of human calamitySanaa, Yemen (UPI) May 23, 2012 Amid the bloodletting in war-torn Yemen, the Arab world's poorest state is facing a rapidly mounting humanitarian crisis from hunger, poverty and dwindling resources, aid officials warn. Oil production is slumping and even the water's running out. At current rates, Sanaa, the country's ancient capital with a population of 2 million, looks like being dry by 2025, the first metropolis in the world to run out of water. By all accounts, Yemen is facing economic collapse, a crisis that is pro ... read more |
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 Congress to spend more on tanks than US military wants Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan Outside View: Negotiating with Iran Lovitt to supply parts for Super Hornets Taiwan businessman jailed for spying for China S. Korea says to pick weapons suppliers in October Lack of access to WikiLeaks suspect condemned in US $2.5B jet deal with Saudis boosts BAE $3B in training deals for European firms Tick tock: Pressure for real progress in next Iran talks MPs see conscription as possible cure to Iraq woes China targets immigrants on North Korean border US soldier convicted in base attack plot Lockheed Martin Delivers Core Structure for Fourth SBIRS Satellite | .. |
 Ex-dictator Rios Montt accused in 1982 massacre case A Guatemelan judge has opened legal proceedings against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt for genocide in the 1982 massacre of more than 200 people. ... more | .. |
 Army role in Mexico drug war questioned as generals held President Felipe Calderon's reliance on the army in Mexico's war on drugs was shaken in the past days with the arrest of three generals and a lieutenant colonel on corruption charges. ... more | .. |
 12,500 officers to police London Olympics Some 12,500 British officers will be deployed daily during the Olympic Games in the country's largest ever pre-planned policing operation, the Metropolitan force said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Yemen vows to fight as Qaeda bomber kills 96 troops Yemen vowed to fight "terrorism" regardless of the sacrifices as Al-Qaeda claimed it was behind a bombing Monday that saw a soldier blow himself up in the middle of an army battalion, killing 96 troops. ... more |
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Military to take charge of air space for Olympics: report Britain's military is to take charge of London's airspace for the first time since 1945 as part of the huge security operation set up to police the Olympic Games, The Times reported on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Italy deploys police to protect 550 people after shooting Italy has deployed 2,000 officers to protect 550 people after the shooting of a nuclear company boss this month in an attack claimed by a violent anarchist group, the interior ministry said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 No credible threat to NATO summit: FBI There is no credible terror threat to the NATO summit set to get underway Sunday in Chicago but security forces will nonetheless be on high alert, a spokesman for the FBI said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Protection of U.S. citizens The Obama administration states that it is concerned about human rights infringements of foreign citizens but seems indifferent to its own people who have been arrested and imprisoned on trumped up charges abroad. ... more |
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 Italian anarchist group threatens to target Monti An Italian anarchist group that has claimed responsibility for a series of bombings and the shooting of an Italian nuclear company boss threatened on Wednesday to target Prime Minister Mario Monti. ... more | .. |
 Bogota bomb blast kills five, ex-minister targeted Five people were killed and 17 injured in Colombia's capital Tuesday when a bomb exploded in what President Juan Manuel Santos said was an assassination attempt against a former interior minister. ... more | .. |
Yemen air raids kill 2 jihadists, 8 civilians: witnesses Twin air strikes Tuesday on a house in the Al-Qaeda stronghold of Jaar in south Yemen killed two jihadists and eight civilians, witnesses said. ... more | .. |
Olympics: 'Sonic weapon' to be deployed for London Games A long-range acoustic device that can be used as a sonic weapon is to be deployed at the London Olympic Games starting in July, Britain's defence ministry said Saturday. ... more |
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Britain to use sound 'weapon' in Olympics? A device that can send verbal warnings over a long distance or emit a beam of pain-inducing noise will be used in London during the Olympics, officials said. ... more | .. |
Italy boosts security fearing more anarchist attacks Italy's government has raised the alert level at sensitive sites nationwide after an anarchist group shot and wounded the head of a nuclear energy company, the interior minister said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Body Scanners would NOT detect underwear bomb FlyersRights.org asks why the TSA continues to mislead the public about the efficacy of body scanners in detecting devices like the one reported to have been used in the most recent plot foiled just ... more | .. |
 Pentagon releases censored Guantanamo testimony The Pentagon on Thursday released testimony that was censored during a Guantanamo Bay court appearance by the September 11 suspects, with a spokesman attributing the omission to a mistake. ... more |
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 Gas fracking boom in Michigan goes bust Turkey warns of faceoff over east Medgas Spanish cash crunch threatens Catalonia Oil bonanza eludes Cuba after fresh tests Yahoo! ditches digital newsstand for iPads Dish Network in US legal fight over ad-skipping Ferrari recalls 56 cars in China: state media US to welcome Philippine leader amid China tensions Japan taps pop idols to sell bonds: reports China challenges US trade duties Critics pan Britain's draft energy bill New canal links S. Korea capital to Yellow Sea Shareholders vote to take China's Alibaba unit private China welcomes resumption of Sudanese talks | .. |
 Swiss nationals said joining jihadists Switzerland's Federal Intelligence Service said this week there is evidence of Swiss nationals traveling abroad to receive terrorist training. ... more | .. |
 China suicide bomber kills two in protest: Xinhua A woman blew herself up on Thursday to protest the demolition of her house in southwest China, killing two people and injuring 14, the official Xinhua news agency said. ... more | .. |
 Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula The United States has said it has has foiled a plot by Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen to blow up a US-bound passenger jet with a new take on the "underwear bomb" near the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. ... more | .. |
 Deadly Hezbollah agent awaits release The likely release by Baghdad of a veteran Hezbollah commander accused of plotting to kill U.S. soldiers while operating with Iranian forces in Iraq won't do U.S.-Iraqi relations any good. ... more |
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 Outside View: Why FATCA should be repealed For two years, much of the global financial community has been in an uproar about a pending U.S. law that has barely been noticed in the United States. That may soon change as the unacceptable costs of the "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act" become fully apparent. ... more | .. |
 Qaeda kills 22 Yemen troops after death of leader Al-Qaeda gunmen on Monday launched spectacular attacks on two army posts in south Yemen, killing at least 22 soldiers, to avenge the death of a top militant in an air raid, a military official said. ... more | .. |
 Yemen's new president moves to assert control After weeks of intense shuttle diplomacy, Yemen's new President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has taken firm control of two key military units, seen as a bold step towards asserting his authority on a divided nation. ... more | .. |
France jails 'Big Bang' scientist for Qaeda terror plot A Paris court sentenced a Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist to four years in jail on Friday after he was convicted of plotting with Al-Qaeda's north African branch to carry out terror attacks. ... more |
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