The search continues for seventy-four sailors missing in the South China Sea.
Three fishing boats sank, Sunday afternoon, off the coast of China.
Eighty-eight sailors were aboard the three vessels.
Fourteen sailors were rescued on Monday.
Three helicopters and seven naval ships are conducting the search operations.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Austria's Elections Show Shift Away From Grand Coalition
Austrians hit the polls on Sunday to vote in the parliamentary elections.
Both the Social Democrats and the Austrian People's Party both showed their weakest takes since the return of democracy in 1945.
They will now, more than ever, need the grand coalition they have with each other.
Combined they now have ninety-nine of the one hundred and eighty-three seats, a slight majority.
All four of the other parties gained seats, showing unexpected strength.
The biggest surprise was NEOS, which in their first election took nine seats.
Analysts believe that the results show a dissatisfaction with the grand coalition's governing, not just growing like for the other parties.
Both the Social Democrats and the Austrian People's Party both showed their weakest takes since the return of democracy in 1945.
They will now, more than ever, need the grand coalition they have with each other.
Combined they now have ninety-nine of the one hundred and eighty-three seats, a slight majority.
All four of the other parties gained seats, showing unexpected strength.
The biggest surprise was NEOS, which in their first election took nine seats.
Analysts believe that the results show a dissatisfaction with the grand coalition's governing, not just growing like for the other parties.
49 Killed in Iraq's Sunday Violence
Forty-nine people were killed in bombings and shootings in Iraq, on Sunday.
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shiite mosque. It happened during a funeral in al-Musayyib, killing twenty-five and injuring forty.
In Baqouba, a Sunni mosque was bombed killing five and wounding seventeen. Gunmen attacked a Sahwa checkpoint leaving one dead and three injured.
Gunmen in Dora assassinated an Electric Ministry employee.
Five people were killed and fourteen were wounded by a car bombing in Hussainya's market.
In Idrib, six soldiers were killed and thirty people were wounded in a dual blast. A suicide bomber exploded his vehicle at a military checkpoint. As rescuers gathered, a second bomber, in an ambulance, set his charges off as he reached the scene. Gunmen then attacked the scene, beginning a fire fight with security officials that left three militants dead.
Violence in the country continues to increase as both Sunnis and Shiites attack each other.
The Syrian civil war has only encouraged the centuries old hostilities between the two groups.
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shiite mosque. It happened during a funeral in al-Musayyib, killing twenty-five and injuring forty.
In Baqouba, a Sunni mosque was bombed killing five and wounding seventeen. Gunmen attacked a Sahwa checkpoint leaving one dead and three injured.
Gunmen in Dora assassinated an Electric Ministry employee.
Five people were killed and fourteen were wounded by a car bombing in Hussainya's market.
In Idrib, six soldiers were killed and thirty people were wounded in a dual blast. A suicide bomber exploded his vehicle at a military checkpoint. As rescuers gathered, a second bomber, in an ambulance, set his charges off as he reached the scene. Gunmen then attacked the scene, beginning a fire fight with security officials that left three militants dead.
Violence in the country continues to increase as both Sunnis and Shiites attack each other.
The Syrian civil war has only encouraged the centuries old hostilities between the two groups.
Car Bomb Kills 41 in Pakistan
Forty-one people were killed when a car bomb tore through the Qissa Khawani Bazaar, in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Sunday's explosion left more than one hundred people injured.
Dozens of shops were damaged or destroyed in the centuries old market.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack and the Taliban has denied involvement.
It is the third major bombing that Peshawar has seen over the last week.
Sunday's explosion left more than one hundred people injured.
Dozens of shops were damaged or destroyed in the centuries old market.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack and the Taliban has denied involvement.
It is the third major bombing that Peshawar has seen over the last week.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
5 Ministers Resign in Italy
In a move that could bring down the Italian government, five ministers announced their resignations, on Saturday.
All five of the ministers belong to the People of Liberty Party and they are in a very uneasy alliance with the Democratic Party.
Almost all of the People of Liberty's senators have threatened to quit if their leader is removed from the senate.
Silvio Berlusconi has been convicted of tax fraud and a senate committee is set to vote on whether or not he should be stripped of his seat, due to the conviction.
Berlusconi has also been telling his party to quit the senate if an increase in value added tax isn't revoked, before it takes effect this coming week.
If the senators resign it would force the government to hold new elections.
All five of the ministers belong to the People of Liberty Party and they are in a very uneasy alliance with the Democratic Party.
Almost all of the People of Liberty's senators have threatened to quit if their leader is removed from the senate.
Silvio Berlusconi has been convicted of tax fraud and a senate committee is set to vote on whether or not he should be stripped of his seat, due to the conviction.
Berlusconi has also been telling his party to quit the senate if an increase in value added tax isn't revoked, before it takes effect this coming week.
If the senators resign it would force the government to hold new elections.
Greece Arrests Golden Dawn Leadership
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| Nikos Michaloliakos being arrested |
They also arrested four more of the party's parliamentarians, thirteen of the group's members, and two police men.
Warrants out for the second leader of the Golden Dawn and eleven others who have avoided police.
All thirty-two face charges of membership in a criminal organization with intent to commit crimes.
"The prime minister and the government were determined to deal with Golden Dawn solely through the justice system. We have succeeded in stripping them of their political cover and deal with them as what they really are, a criminal organization," Simos Kedikoglou, a spokesman for the government, said in a statement to the press.
Golden Dawn is a neo Nazi party, which had been gaining strength, in Greece.
In the last elections they took seven percent of the vote, winning eighteen seats in parliament.
Members of the group have been becoming increasingly violent, especially towards immigrants.
Fighting in Lebanon Kills 5
Fighting broke out in Baalbek, Lebanon, on Saturday.
Unknown gunmen attacked a Hezbollah checkpoint around noon and fighting spread through the afternoon.
Lebanese troops deployed through the town and by evening fighting stopped as the soldiers enforced peace.
Five people were killed and six wounded in the fighting.
The fighting was likely overflow from the Syrian civil war, in which Hezbollah has been very actively supporting the regime.
Unknown gunmen attacked a Hezbollah checkpoint around noon and fighting spread through the afternoon.
Lebanese troops deployed through the town and by evening fighting stopped as the soldiers enforced peace.
Five people were killed and six wounded in the fighting.
The fighting was likely overflow from the Syrian civil war, in which Hezbollah has been very actively supporting the regime.
Pakistan Shaken by a 6.8 Earthquake
A 6.8 earthquake struck southwest Pakistan, on Saturday, killing twelve people.
It centered very close to where a 7.7 quake hit on Tuesday, killing at least five hundred and fifteen.
Hundreds more buildings were knocked down on Saturday, trapping unknown numbers more.
Officials expect the death toll from both quakes to continue to rise.
Tens of thousands of people are homeless, due to the quakes, and enduring hundred plus degree heat, with little shelter and their water supplies mostly cut off.
Pakistan has sent over a thousand troops to aid in rescue efforts.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by rebel activity in the region, as rebels have taken shots at three helicopters working to bring aid.
Also on Saturday, four Pakistani troops were killed by militants, as they attempted to aid in the search and rescue.
It centered very close to where a 7.7 quake hit on Tuesday, killing at least five hundred and fifteen.
Hundreds more buildings were knocked down on Saturday, trapping unknown numbers more.
Officials expect the death toll from both quakes to continue to rise.
Tens of thousands of people are homeless, due to the quakes, and enduring hundred plus degree heat, with little shelter and their water supplies mostly cut off.
Pakistan has sent over a thousand troops to aid in rescue efforts.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by rebel activity in the region, as rebels have taken shots at three helicopters working to bring aid.
Also on Saturday, four Pakistani troops were killed by militants, as they attempted to aid in the search and rescue.
Death Toll in Mumbai Building Collapse Hits 42
The death toll from Friday's building collapse in Mumbai, India has jumped up to forty-two.
Thirty-three people have been rescued from the rubble, of the five story building.
Rescue workers continue to search through the remains of the building, hoping to find more survivors.
It is unclear exactly how many people were inside the building, at the time of the collapse.
The building had been actively undergoing repairs to improve structural integrity, after it failed an inspection in April.
Thirty-three people have been rescued from the rubble, of the five story building.
Rescue workers continue to search through the remains of the building, hoping to find more survivors.
It is unclear exactly how many people were inside the building, at the time of the collapse.
The building had been actively undergoing repairs to improve structural integrity, after it failed an inspection in April.
Friday, September 27, 2013
2 Killed in Violent Protests in Sudan
More than ten thousand people protested in Sudanese cities, on Friday.
Protests have been going since last week, when the government announced substantial increases in gas prices.
Friday's protests were by far the largest and the most violent.
Two people were killed and over three hundred injured, including one hundred and eleven policemen.
Police used tear gas to try and force crowds, who were lighting fires in the streets and throwing objects at police, to disperse.
By Friday evening, military forces lined the streets of Khartoum and were deploying in other cities.
Protests have been going since last week, when the government announced substantial increases in gas prices.
Friday's protests were by far the largest and the most violent.
Two people were killed and over three hundred injured, including one hundred and eleven policemen.
Police used tear gas to try and force crowds, who were lighting fires in the streets and throwing objects at police, to disperse.
By Friday evening, military forces lined the streets of Khartoum and were deploying in other cities.
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