One student was killed and three were injured when an unidentified suspect entered a college in Seattle and began shooting. Said suspect was subdued with the help of other students.
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World leaders and veterans celebrate D-day landings
World leaders and veterans celebrate the 70th anniversary of the D-day landings which led to the Allied victory in Europe that brought about the end of World War II.
U.S. spy agency joins Facebook, Twitter
(Reuters) – The CIA, which has long trolled social media to try to uncover global trends and track evil-doers, officially joined Twitter and Facebook on Friday. The spy agency cast the move as an effort to better get out its message and engage directly with the public, but its first Twitter message, sent out shortly before 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT), did not indicate there would be major revelations. It said simply: “We can neither confirm nor […]
WHO experts find hospital breaches worsened MERS outbreak in UAE
(Reuters) – Lapses in hospital infection control measures exacerbated an outbreak of a deadly new viral disease which has infected more than 60 people and killed at least 10 in the United Arab Emirates, health investigators said on Friday. Reporting the findings of a five-day mission to the UAE, experts from the World Health Organisation said, however, that they found no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission of new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). “The […]
Putin, Ukraine leader break crisis ice at D-Day event
(Reuters) – The leaders of Russia and Ukraine held their first talks on Friday since Moscow annexed Crimea, discussing ways to end their four-month conflict in a brief encounter during commemorations in France of the World War Two D-Day landings. French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel brought together Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko for a 15-minute meeting before they joined other dignitaries for lunch. The meeting was the culmination […]
Chinese military spending exceeds $145 billion, drones advanced: U.S.
By Phil Stewart (Reuters) – China’s military spending exceeded $145 billion last year as it advanced a program modernizing an arsenal of drones, warships, jets, missiles and cyber weapons, the Pentagon said on Thursday, offering a far higher figure than Beijing’s official tally. The Pentagon’s estimate, using 2013 prices and exchange rates, was 21 percent above the $119.5 billion figure announced by China. It was detailed in an annual report to Congress that cited steady progress in […]
Canada seeks stronger defense ties with Philippines
Canada’s chief of the defense staff said in his two-day state visit that Canada wants to bolster its defense ties with the Philippines.
Gunman kills one, wounds three at Seattle Pacific University
A man shot 4 people in Seattle Pacific University in the Washington State.
G7 warns Russia of tougher sanctions
Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting at a Brussels summit, warn Russia of further sanctions over its actions in Ukraine. Malou Francisco reports from The Netherlands.
China’s military capabilities expand as tensions in South China Sea rise
According to a report to the United States Congress by the the Defense Department, China’s military capabilities are expanding in time with the rising tensions in several territorial disputes with neighboring countries.
Militant group attacks in Nigeria result in 500 deaths
Casualties reach up to 500 in the worse attack in five years by a militant group in Nigeria.
Military jet crashes in Southern California, damages homes
(Reuters) – A U.S. military jet crashed in a Southern California desert town on Wednesday, damaging homes, according to military officials and local media. An AV-8B Harrier jet from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona, crashed at about 4:20 p.m. local time in Imperial, California, said Corporal Melissa Lee of the San-Diego based Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. As of Wednesday night, eight homes were evacuated, but no injuries had been reported, the […]
