Unrest and violence in Egypt continues to grow amid a vicious crackdown on Mohamed Morsi supporters that has left hundreds dead. The death toll has climbed to 638 and thousands have been injured, making the third mass killing since President Morsi was removed from power earlier this year the deadliest. The official toll reported Thursday […]
The violence brought on by security forces cracking down on two pro-Morsi sit-ins in Egypt has put the death toll at a whopping 525. More than 3,700 have been injured, according to the Health Ministry. Mohamad Fathallah, the Health Ministry spokesman, told the official Al Ahram Web site that the toll so far stood at […]
UPDATE: 2:00 PM EST: The White House has responded to the violence in Egypt. —– Things aren’t looking good in Egypt. Egyptian security forces launched a raid early Wednesday morning to clear sit-ins of supporters calling for the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Troops opened fire on the demonstrators and the result was so […]
What’s Going On?! News Around The World: Brazilian Teen Kills Entire Family & Then Himself…AND MORE!
BRAZIL: A thirteen-year-old boy in Sao Paulo, Brazil murdered his police officer parents, his grandmother, and his great-aunt. Marcelo Pesseghini then went to school for a full day, after which he killed himself. According to a friend of Pesseghini, he had always wanted to kill his parents and planned to become a “hired killer.” [HuffingtonPost] […]
ZIMBABWE: As Zimbabweans flock to the polls to cast their ballots (pictured above) in the country’s presidential election,President Robert Mugabe, who has reigned for 33-years, claims he has never rigged an election. International skepticism surrounds the 89-year-old candidate’s claims, as the southern African country has been under scrutiny, especially since the 2008 election in which 86 people […]
MONTENEGRO: The tiny Baltic state’s first gay pride parade was welcomed by 200 violent demonstrators, who clashed with police and peaceful, prideful marchers. Considering that two thirds of Montenegrins believe homosexuality is an illness, the fact the march was able to take place at all is a surprise. [NBC] QATAR: Qatar’s new emir, Sheikh Tamim […]
MEXICO: Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, leader of the notoriously brutal Mexican drug cartel, Zetas, has been captured. The Mexican Marines stopped a truck filled with $2 million in cash, as well as Morales and his entourage, on a countryside road outside of Nuevo Laredo, the cartel’s base. Morales has been flown to Mexico City, where […]
Your prayers have been working. Nelson Mandela is now responding to treatment, but still remains in critical condition. This information was released by South African President Jacob Zuma, after visiting Mandela. Mandela has been in the hospital since June 8th, battling an ongoing lung infection. King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, the head of Mandela’s Thembu Tribe, told AFP […]
Saudi Arabia: One of the wives of a Saudi prince is accused of human trafficking. A 30-year-old worker from Kenya flagged down a bus going to Southern California and told passengers that she had been held against her will and had been a victim of human trafficking. Soon after, the princess was arrested. The woman […]
LIBYA: When she was just fifteen years old, an ordinary Libyan girl named Soraya began an unimaginable life as one of Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s sex slaves, many of whom were members of the Amazonian Guard, the all-female group Gaddafi famously championed as an indication of his feminist beliefs. Trapped in a complicated labyrinth of moldy, […]
