By Jeanette Smith on December 8, 2015
Georgia
Breaking News
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, the United States Airforce and the Georgia police began the search for two missing Afghan trainees. Their absence was discovered after they failed to attend a training at Moody Air Force Base in southern Georgia on Monday. The trainees have been stationed at Moody Air Force Base (AFB) since February. All […]
By Jeanette Smith on December 6, 2015
bomb
Breaking News
At 8 a.m. JST on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, the Apple Inc. outlet store was preparing for a scheduled event in the Ginza district. A few hours after opening, the store received a letter claiming the writer would blow up the store if the event, scheduled for the same day, was not canceled. The Tsukiji […]
By Shepherd Mutsvara on December 3, 2015
oscar pistorius, Pistorius
Breaking News, Celebrities
The Supreme Court of Appeals (SCA) on Dec. 3, 2015, convicted Oscar Pistorius of murder for shooting to death Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. This overturns an earlier conviction of culpable homicide which was handed by the North Gauteng High Court. The Paralympian now faces a prescribed minimum punishment of 15 years in prison after the […]
By Shepherd Mutsvara on December 2, 2015
Iran, Nuclear deal, U, UN, United Nations
Breaking News
According to a U.N. atomic agency confidential report, Iran is believed to have worked in the past on a nuclear weapons program. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released the assessment report on Dec. 2, 2015, which stated that Tehran “coordinated” the development of nuclear weapons before 2003 and this continued up to 2009. However, […]
By Jeanette Smith on December 1, 2015
Libya
Breaking News
According to CNN, the United Nations released a report on Dec. 1, 2015, from an organization that looks into terrorist groups specifically in Libya. The report stated that ISIS has a powerful presence in the area. It appears that the terrorist group plans to expand its influence using local allies. However, it is likely ISIS […]
By Cathy Milne on December 1, 2015
Chicago, Chicago Police, Laquan McDonald, Police Chief, Shooting death, Van Dyke
Breaking News
Chicago Police Superintendent, Garry McCarthy was fired according to NBC News on Dec. 1, 2015. In a live press release Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel stated he asked McCarthy to resign. This comes in the wake of protests after the publication of the video of the brutal shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, by police officer […]
By Jeanette Smith on November 28, 2015
earthquake
Breaking News
On Nov. 29, at 00:28 UTC, an unconfirmed magnitude (M) 5.0 earthquake erupted in Turkey. The epicenter was 10 km deep. According to GEOFON Program, the coordinates of the epicenter were 37.87ºE 38.90ºN. At the same time, Central Turkey experienced a 5.0M quake that was 22 km deep and five minutes later, a 3.0M aftershock, […]