Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Fighting Renewes Between Palestinians in Damascus

Fighting broke out, once again, in the Yarmouk district of Damascus.

While Syrians are busy fighting each other, the Palestinians who live in Yarmouk are back to doing the same.

Five people were killed in the fighting, on Tuesday.

Some of the factions support the Assad regime, some the Syrian rebels, others support neither.

Palestinian leaders, from fourteen of the factions, have called for peace between the groups.

Leaders for the other factions are encouraging their people to fight on.

India Accuses Pakistan of Raiding

A section of the Pakistan-India border
India is accusing Pakistan of launching a raid into it's territory, on Tuesday. The attack happened along the disputed Kashmir region border.

According to India, two of their troops were killed, one of whom was mutilated, and another was injured in the attack. Pakistan denies that the incident occurred.

Afterwards the two sides exchanged fire, over the border, for more than an hour. Neither side reported any injuries from the firing.

This comes just two days after Pakistan accused India of crossing the border. On Sunday, Pakistan claimed that they repulsed an attack from India, while India said their troops responded to fire coming over the border. In that exchange, one Pakistani was killed and another was injured.

787 Leaks Fuel Before Takeoff in Boston

Smoke coming from the 787 on Monday
For the second time in two days emergency crews had to be called out at Boston's Logan International Airport.

Both times it was a Japan Airlines 787 that had the emergency.

As a plane was taxiing for takeoff, Tuesday afternoon, crews noticed it was leaking fuel.

All one hundred and seventy-eight passengers and crew were evacuated from the plane.

Once the leak was contained and stopped, the plane was brought back to the terminal, for repairs.

Airline officials said that they hoped to repair the plane in time for the flight, to Tokyo, to only be delayed, not cancelled.

On Monday, a Japan Airlines 787 had a small fire, after it landed from Tokyo.

Homeowner Shoots 2 of 3 Attempted Robbers

Three men broke into a Colorado Springs home, Monday night.

Two of them ended up shot by the homeowner.

One of them is in critical condition, while the other is n stable condition.

The third man escaped and police are looking for him, but have not released any description.

The homeowner was uninjured and is not facing any charges.