Europe risks air traffic chaos over strike A plan to open the European Union's air traffic control system to private enterprise has sparked strikes and job actions by controllers. The strikes that began in France on Tuesday are expected to... (photo: AP / Paulo Duarte) Al Jazeera Aviation Europe Photos Transport Wikipedia: Air traffic controller |
Loss in Afghanistan could result in regional instability: US Washington: An American loss in Afghanistan could result in instability in the region with re-emergence of extremist groups, a top Pentagon official has told lawmakers. "The region will become... (photo: US Army / Spc. Tim Morgan) Zeenews Afghanistan Photos US War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
NSA surveillance: anger mounts in Congress at 'spying on Americans' Anger was mounting in Congress on Tuesday night as politicians, briefed for the first time after revelations about the government's surveillance dragnet, vowed to rein in a system that one said... (photo: GFDL) The Guardian CIA Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Edward Snowden |
Turkey protests: PM Erdogan issues stern warning Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that he will not show "any more tolerance" for protests. He vowed to end the demonstrations after police cleared Istanbul's Taksim Square, the... (photo: AP / ) BBC News Photos Politics Protests Turkey Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Turkey |
Kabul car bomb kills at least 16 outside supreme court Deadly blast strikes during afternoon rush hour, a day after Taliban suicide squad fires rockets at city's airport Kabul police assist victims of the car bomb blast. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters... (photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid) The Guardian Afghanistan Bomb Blast Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
Bombs kill 14 in central Damascus - Syrian TV BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two bombs killed 14 people in central Damascus on Tuesday, state media said, in an attack which appeared to target a police station. Syrian television said... (photo: AP) The Star Damascus Photos Syria War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
Al Qaeda, U.S. and Politics of Invasive Species Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. There are only two conquerors of Earth: ants and humans.(1) Both of these imperial spectacles establish territorial tribal colonies. Within and around... (photo: US CBP file/James Tourtellotte) WorldNews.com Al Qaeda Photos Terrorism US Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda |