Scores of environmental activists have gathered at the streets of New York City for the International Day of Action on Climate Change.
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Military aircraft in Egypt
In Egypt, a military aircraft crashed, killing six of its crew. Reports said that the crash occurred in a training flight. One crew member survived said crash. The crash was caused by a technical failure.
Storm kills four in Taiwan
“Mario” brought heavy rains and strong wings to Taiwan, killing 4.
US on airstrikes
The United States is confident that other countries will help them in conducting airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State militants. This was stated by the US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Powers, after the formation of the international military, political and financial coalition to fight the Sunni muslim group that invaded portions of Syria and Iraq. She said, that US will wait for the announcement of other countries. Said official did not name the […]
Airstrike in Iraq
The French military conducted airstrikes against the Islamic State militants in Iraq. Two French military jets bomb a depot and a military base used by the ISIS as a fort. More than 20 Islamic militants were said to have been killed in the said airstrike.
UN Peacekeepers
The 84 Filipino peacekeepers that were part of the 7th Philippine contingent in the Golan Heights have returned to the country. AFP Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Pio Catapang Jr., met the peacekeepers as they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. AFP is planning to give medals and promotions to the peacekeepers, particularly those who were involved at the fighting in Position 68 in the Golan Heights.
President Aquino visits Spain
About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance
(Reuters) – About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister said on Saturday, as Islamic State militants seized dozens of villages close to the border. Turkey opened a stretch of the frontier on Friday after Kurdish civilians fled their homes, fearing an imminent attack on the border town of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobani. A Kurdish commander on the ground said Islamic State had advanced to […]
French jets strike in Iraq, expanding U.S.-led campaign vs Islamic State
(Reuters) – French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target inIraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighboring Syria. President Francois Hollande said Rafale jets hit “a logistics depot of the terrorists” near the city of Mosul, which has been held by Islamic State for more than three months. It promised more operations in coming days. […]
Wildfires and drought in California – Don Orozco reports from Silicon Valley, Calif.
Scotland votes “NO” to independence – Vee Sison reports from London
UN declares Ebola a threat
The United Nation Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution that calls the Ebola outbreak in Africa an international threat topeace and security.
