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A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of the Philippines and Indonesia after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The quake hit Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, and all coasts within 300km of the site are at risk of tsunami waves. The Indonesian islands of Geme and Tabukan Tengah, and Davao in the Philippines could all experience the damaging waves from the tsunami warning. … Read More

A strong earthquake jolted Venezuelans from their sleep forcing residents in the capital to evacuate buildings in their pajamas before sunrise. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The 5.5 magnitude quake struck just before 5 a.m. and was centered near the town of San Diego, 165 kilometers (100 miles) west of Caracas, the capital. It had a depth of … Read More

In a furious response to Israel’s air offensive of Tuesday, Dec. 25 against Syrian military targets southwest of Damascus, the Russian defense ministry accused Israel of “provocative actions… when six F-16 aircraft launched an air strike on Syrian territory from the airspace of neighboring Lebanon, creating a direct threat to two passenger aircraft.” According to the spokesman, Gen. Maj. Igor … Read More

The Israeli Defense Forces made a daring and provocative Christmas night air raid into Syria with US military sources disclosing the attack and Israel confirming the Israeli air offensive. According to sources from inside the region, a wide-ranging IDF attack took place southwest of Damascus Tuesday night, Dec. 25, hitting Iranian and Hizballah targets. They confirmed that some of them … Read More

The leaders of Israel’s coalition government have decided to dissolve the Knesset and hold early elections in Israel for a new government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition has been trying to govern with a razor-thin one seat majority, and has been struggling to pass legislation. At a press conference at the Knesset on Monday, Netanyahu confirmed “the heads of the … Read More

The stock market has went into a slide that is shaping up as the worst December on Wall Street since the depths of the Great Depression. Stocks usually end the year with a flourish, and December is usually the best month of the year for the market. But this month has been dismal. Without some kind a decent rally, this … Read More

U.S. stocks plunged today in their worst day of Christmas Eve trading ever, as the S&P 500 entered a bear market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 653 points Monday in volatile trading, falling below 22,000 as the markets responded to turmoil in Washington. Last Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate for a fourth time this year and … Read More

The death toll following the tsunami caused by the Anak Krakatau volcano has risen to at least 373, Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency says. Giant waves crash into coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and Java. It is thought that volcanic activity set off undersea landslides which in turn generated the killer waves. “1,459 people are injured, while 128 remain … Read More

At least 43 people have been killed and 584 injured after a tsunami hit the coast around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait with hundreds of buildings also damaged, government officials say. The Sunda Strait is between the islands of Java and Sumatra connecting the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean. They say the possible cause of the tsunami were undersea landslides after … Read More

News that the White House had ordered the Pentagon to withdraw half of US troops in Afghanistan provoked widespread concern that the move would kneecap efforts to broker a peace deal to end America’s longest war, but one group was celebrating the reports — the Taliban. One senior Taliban commander from Afghanistan’s Helmand province said “The 17-year-long struggle and sacrifices of thousands … Read More