Bullet From Mexico Hits Woman in Texas

Published By Terry On Wednesday, February 22nd 2012. Under General Tags: America's safest cities, carjackers, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso, Mexico, pushing a stroller, shopping, stray bullet, struck a Texas woman, Texas., US border

El Paso in Texas is considered one of America's safest cities, but it was painfully reminded yesterday, of its proximity to one of the world's most dangerous. As police battled carjackers in Ciudad Juarez, a stray bullet crossed the border and struck a Texas woman in her leg as she ... Read More

Greek Bailout Deal Sealed, But…

Published By Terry On Tuesday, February 21st 2012. Under General Tags: Athens, Bailout, BBC, eu monitors, european finance ministers, eurozone finance ministries, foreign currency, Greece, greek default

Greece has now been awarded a second massive bailout in a deal that is likely to cause anger on the streets of Athens, but tempered relief in the eurozone finance ministries. To avoid a chaotic Greek default, the European finance ministers have agreed to a $172 billion loan package, after ... Read More

Greece’s Ancient Olympia Robbed

Published By Lynn On Monday, February 20th 2012. Under General Tags: Athens, Museum, National Gallery, Zeus

Greece authorities said that armed robbers broke into a museum in Olympia, which is the birthplace of the Olympics, tied a museum guard, and fled with many precious artifacts.Local police reported that two armed men entered the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games, a smaller building close to ... Read More

UN Arrives in Iran for Tense Talks

Published By Terry On Monday, February 20th 2012. Under General Tags: alleged weapons experiments, atomic weapon, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Iranian nuclear scientists, Nuclear Program, Parchin military complex, secret facility, Talks, Tehran, UN nuclear inspectors

UN nuclear inspectors are starting a two-day visit to Tehran today seeking to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visiting a key military facility as they try to gauge allegations that Iran is edging toward making an atomic weapon. For the International Atomic Energy Agency team, it is the second trip ... Read More

Immigration Customs Enforcement Office Has 1 Dead and 1 Wounded In Shooting

Published By Terry On Friday, February 17th 2012. Under General Tags: Claude Arnold, Fbi, FBI's Los Angeles office, federal immigration agent, Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building, gunman died, ICE office, Immigration Customs Enforcement office, killed, Long Beach California, Long Beach police, Office of Professional Responsibility, several shots fired, shot agent, Steven Martinez, wounded man

Several shots were fired about 5:30 p.m. in the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. The FBI has released that a federal immigration agent who shot and injured a colleague was killed when a third agent drew his weapon and fired in their office. Assistant director Steven Martinez, in charge of ... Read More