Month Misfortune August 2015 ---
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- Wikipedia Current Events Portal
- RT Russia Today Daily Headlines
- snewsi crimes
- Democracy Now http://www.democracynow.org/2015/8/2/headlines
- SPLC Hatewatch Headlines, 8-3-15
- Killed by Police (anti-police site)
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, August 2015
- Religion justified attacks
Headlines:
- August 3, 2015 15 wounded, including 2 children, in shootings citywide Chicago
- August 3, 2015 4-year-old dead in a bomb blast in Kolkata India
- August 3, 2015 At least 31 people dead and dozens injured after a Syrian fighter jet crashes into a marketplace
- August 3, 2015 Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains has caused over 100 deaths in India
- August 3, 2015 Twenty people are injured when two truck mounted cranes on a barge overturn on several houses in the Netherlands.
- 12 killed August 3, 2015 many feared trapped in the rubble as a fifty year old building collapses in the Indian city of Thane after days of heavy rain. (NDTV)(AP)
- Aug 3 update 1 killed 1 turned self in Officer Sean Bolton shooting suspect Tremaine Wilbourn turns self in to investigators, crowds chant Free T
- 459 killed August 3, 2015 Hundreds of civilians killed in US-led air strikes on Isis targets – report
- August 3, 2015 “Iran Making its Move smuggles explosives, terrorists on Bahrain,”
- August 3, 2015 Germany accepts ISIS supporters, refusing Christians from Egypt Copt
- August 3, 2015 United Express pilot reports drone fly-by on Minneapolis MN airport approach
- August 3, 2015 Authorities: Revenge for mother's shooting may be motive in courthouse homicide
- August 3, 2015 Lightning sparks explosion leaves crater at Dixie Highway Gas Depot in Fairfield Ohio
- August 3, 2015 Bomb squad removes training bobm device bought at blind auction from Buffalo home
- August 3, 2015 Burundi rights activist Mbonimpa injured in gun attack
- August 3, 2015 Governor: Father, daughter killed in circus tent collapse at Lancaster NH fairgrounds
- August 3, 2015 Lafayette LA police seek Jeep man who attempted to kidnap young girl
- August 3, 2015 Philadelphia: killer at large after fatal shooting, standoff in Brewerytown
- August 3, 20153 2 Injured In Shooting Outside J. Cole Concert In New Jersey
- August 3, 2015 Boy, 11, charged in fatal shooting of 3-year-old in Detroit
- August 3, 2015 5 wounded, unborn killed Police seek suspects in Brooklyln Red Hook shooting that wounded 5, killed unborn baby
- August 3, 2015 15 wounded, including 2 children, in shootings citywide Chicago Tribune At least 15 people were shot, including a 5-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, in shootings across Chicago since Sunday afternoon, police said.
- August 3, 2015 4-year-old dead in a bomb blast in Kolkata Times of India KOLKATA: A child died when two crude bombs went off in Tala Tank area of north Kolkata here on Monday. The explosion took place early Monday morning near Tallah park area.
- August 3, 2015 At least 31 people dead and dozens injured after a Syrian fighter jet crashes into a marketplace in the town of Ariha. (TC via AP)(ABC)(YNET News)Business and economy
- August 3, 2015 Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains has caused over 100 deaths in India over the past week with tens of thousands of people taking shelter in refugee camps.(BBC)
- August 3, 2015 Twenty people are injured when two truck mounted cranes on a barge overturn on several houses whilst installing a part of the Julianabrug at Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands. (NL Times)(BBC)
- 12 killed August 3, 2015 many feared trapped in the rubble as a fifty year old building collapses in the Indian city of Thane after days of heavy rain. (NDTV)(AP)
- Aug 3 update 1 killed 1 turned self in Officer Sean Bolton shooting suspect Tremaine Wilbourn turns self in to investigators, crowds chant Free T www.wmcactionnews5.com People near the scene were chanting, "Free T," frustrated by the arrest. They even directed some violence towards WMC Action News 5 crews, threatening them. Suspect in killing of Officer Sean Bolton turns self in; Neighbors chant 'Free T'; Restaurant pays tribute Twitchy People near the scene were chanting, “Free T,” frustrated by the arrest. They even directed ... Suspected cop-killer surrenders: 'One, I am not a cold-blooded killer and two, I am not a coward' BizPac ReviewSuspect Tremaine Wilbourn turns self in to investigators
- 459 killed August 3, 2015 Hundreds of civilians killed in US-led air strikes on Isis targets – report The Guardian A US-led air strike in October in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and Islamic State. Chris Woods, of Airwars, said: 'You can't have an air war of this intensity without civilians getting killed or injured.' Photograph: Gokhan Sahin ... air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has killed more than 450 civilians, according to a new report, even though the US-led coalition has so far acknowledged just two non-combatant deaths. w Airwars, a project by a team of independent journalists, is publishing details of 52 strikes with what it believes are credible reports of at least 459 non-combatant deaths, including those of more than 100 children... Fadhiliya, Iraq, on 4 April. When the Guardian investigated this strike in May, witnesses and local politicians said a family of five had died, including a pregnant woman and an eight-y
- August 3, 2015 “Iran Making its Move smuggles explosives, terrorists on Bahrain,” by Michael Rubin, Commentary: Iranian attempts to estabilize Bahrain have accelerated. There have now been four weapons caches seized in country, and two interceptions of smuggling attempts by boat, and two by bus..pointed directly to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kata’ib Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy operating in Iraq. On July 18, for example, just days after President Obama triumphantly announced the deal, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said, “[Regardless of] the Iran deal text, approved or not, we won’t stop supporting the oppressed nation in Palestine, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, and Lebanon.” Ten days later, terrorists used military grade C4 for the first time, killing two policemen. Bomb attack in Bahrain points to Iran - Security Middle East Jul 28, 2015 - Two policemen were killed and four severely wounded. the most powerful and lethal since the February 2011 uprising...appears to be the work of Saraya al-Ashtar, an Iranian linked/trained Shia militant group in Bahrain. may have used [military sourced] C4 and RDX explosives smuggled from Iran and Iraq...days ago authorities intercepted a shipment of C4 and weapons being smuggled by sea from Iran along with Bahraini Shia militants who had apparently received military training in Iran and Iraq.
- August 3, 2015 Germany accepts ISIS supporters, refusing Christians from Egypt Copt GELLER on August 3, 2015 received this harrowing account from an Egyptian Christian asylum seeker in Germany. I’m Egyptian. I am an asylum seeker in a refugee camp in Germany. I escaped from Egypt in 2004, after Islamic terrorists assaulted and tried to kill me. in 2003, Islamic terrorists stopped us and attacked me and my friends. Germany in the refugee camp... ISIS come and they get asylum right away. But I am Coptic, they ignore my case
- Burundi: April, activist was held without charge for more than 24 hours by the intelligence services after he called for protests BBC
- August 3, 2015 United Express pilot reports drone fly-by on Minneapolis MN airport approach
- FOX 9 News The FBI is investigating the near-collision of a drone and a United Express flight as it approached the runway at Minneapolis-St. Paul
- August 3, 2015 Authorities: Revenge for mother's shooting may be motive in courthouse homicide Jackson Mississippi Jackson Clarion Ledger A Canton man is charged with murder after pulling up to the Madison County Courthouse and allegedly shootinganother man in the chest point-blank before a hearing Monday morning, officials said. Officials said Kendrick Brown, 37, was on his way to a status hearing to turn down a plea deal and schedule trial for later on this month when William Wells, 24, who had no prior record, allegedly drove up, got out of the vehicle and shot him in the chest. One clear connection between the two men was that District Attorney Michael Guest said Wells’ mother, Sherry Wells, was set to testify against Brown. after shooting Brown, allegedly Wells stood over him momentarily and said something to him. Then he laid his gun on the ground and surrendered to authorities. Mother was shot over the weekend, and Guest said it's possible that the motive for William Wells' alleged shooting of Kendrick Brown could be retaliation. victim had a long drug history and was not cooperating with any law enforcement or the DA's office as a witness. Brown faced drug charges for selling cocaine and conspiracy to sell cocaine.
- August 3, 2015 Lightning sparks explosion leaves crater at Dixie Highway Gas Depot in Fairfield Ohio WCPO Huge crater left behind after blast. first time on record that lightning struck an underground gas tank in Ohio. Evan Millward.
- August 3, 2015 Bomb squad removes training bobm device bought at blind auction from Buffalo home WGRZ-TV - Buffalo's fire commissioner explained that the bomb squad was quickly able to determine that inside the box was a Vietnam Era military training explosive. homeowner on Hoyt Street opened a box that he recently purchased at a blind auction and saw the word "EXPLOSIVES" labeled inside
- August 3, 2015 Burundi rights activist Mbonimpa injured in gun attack BBC News A prominent human rights activist in Burundi has been shot and seriously wounded by.. was stern critic of President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial bid for a third term in office. On Sunday presidential aide Gen Adolphe Nshimirimana was killed in an attack on his car in Bujumbura. He was in charge of the president's personal security. Monday evening. "suddenly a group of motorcyclists encircled him and started shooting at him."
- August 3, 2015 Governor: Father, daughter killed in circus tent collapse at Lancaster NH fairgrounds WMUR Manchester LANCASTER, N.H. —A father and daughter were killed when a circus tent collapsed at the Lancaster fairgrounds as severe weather moved through the area Monday evening, New Hampshire officials probing tent collapse that killed 2Washington Post
- August 3, 2015 Lafayette LA police seek Jeep man who attempted to kidnap young girl AP Police say an unidentified man seen driving a green Jeep Wrangler is accused of trying to kidnap an 11-year-old Lafayette girl as she walked down the street. Cpl. Paul Mouton said in a news release the... girl broke free and ran for help after a man wearing a black mask jumped out and grabbed her
- August 3, 2015 Philadelphia: killer at large after fatal shooting, standoff in Brewerytown 6abc.com It was around 5:15 p.m. when police were called out to the report of a shooting at an auto repair garage sfound a 48-year-old male victim inside of his garage laying on his back suffering from at least one gunshot wound to his chest. It appears to be a shotgun wound." pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Barricaded man who shot and killed a man with shotgun not found. Still at large.
- August 3, 20153 2 Injured In Shooting Outside J. Cole Concert In New Jersey Huffington Pos Authorities attend to people following a shooting late Monday outside the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey State police search News 12 New Jersey 2 Shot Outside J. Cole and Big Sean Concert in New Jersey People Magazine Shooting Ouside PNC Bank Arts Center Leaves 2 Wounded ... WCBS‑TV11 wounded late Monday outside the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, while a concert was in progress.
- August 3, 2015 Boy, 11, charged in fatal shooting of 3-year-old in Detroit (AP) — An 11-year-old boy has been charged in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy at a home on Detroit's east side. Prosecutors say the boy is charged with manslaughter — death by weapon aimed with intent but without malice and using a firearm during a felony.
- August 3, 2015 5 wounded, unborn killed Police seek suspects in Red Hook shooting that wounded 5, killed unborn baby New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV RED HOOK, Brooklyn - Police have released a picture of one of the two suspects wanted in connection to Monday night's shooting in Brooklyn that injured five people and caused a pregnant woman to lose her unborn baby. Marquise Frederick, 19, is wanted
2 killed January 20, 2015 Workers die falling into tank, equipment fall at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plants Death at site of nuclear accident comes as another worker is killed at nearby Fukushima Daini plant A worker at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has died after falling into an empty water storage tank Last March, a worker died after being buried by gravel while digging a ditch. separate incident on Tuesday, a worker in his 40s died in hospital after equipment fell on him at a facility storing radioactive waste at the nearby Fukushima Daini plant, Kyodo News said. AFP, Jan 20, 2015: worker did not fasten safety harness was inspecting an empty water tank… “He was wearing a harness, but the hook was found tucked inside the harness. This means the harness was not being used,” AP The number of injuries in April-November totaled 40 last year, compared to 12 a year earlier, underscoring growing concern about sloppy safety measures. Jiji Press, Jan 6, 2015: Number of injured workers soars at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant [and] far exceeded the 2013 figure by November, [TEPCO] officials said… Thirty-nine workers were injured at the plant between April and November 2014, while one became ill. In fiscal 2013, which ended in March last year, 23 were injured… Last Sept. 22, a worker from a partner company suffered a broken back after being hit by a falling iron pipe while building a storage tank for contaminated water. During work to build a tank on Nov. 7, three workers were injured by falling steel weighing 390 kg. One was left temporarily unconscious, while another broke both ankles… Tepco believes the injuries were caused by poor on-site coordination and management by the partner company, according to the officials.
1 woman 2 dogs killed, July 25, 2015 Insane man judged to be not dangerous cuts off his hand and gouged out his eye accused of decapitating wife leaves hospital for jail PHOENIX (AP) — scene was discovered July 25 by a neighbor who went to check on Heisch and said Wakefield came to the door naked, covered in blood. A man Kenneth Dale Wakefield accused of decapitating his wife and their pet dogs before mutilating himself has gone from a hospital bed to a jail cell, authorities said Sunday after gouged out one of his own eyes and cut off his left hand at the forearm.Wakefield spent 10 years in a state mental hospital after stabbing a relative in 2003. He was found "guilty, except insane" on charges of attempted second-degree murder in the attack. Wakefield was approved for release 10 months ago by the psychiatric review board based on a belief that his mental health disease was in remission and that he wasn't dangerous if he lived in a residential treatment program. Victim also had history of mental illness, "guilty, except insane" stabbing of her 15-year-old son while he was sleeping in January 2000, 10 years in state hospital eventually released. Kenneth Dale Wakefield who 'decapitated his ... - Daily Mail Man accused of decapitating wife leaves hospital for jail ... The Washington Post Man who 'decapitated wife, dogs' leaves hospital for jail ... New York Post 'Bizarre' law freed Phoenix beheading suspect, expert says 12news suspected of beheading his wife, Trina Heisch, at their Phoenix home Saturday. Wakefield is being treated at a hospital after severing his arm and gouging out an eyeball. found guilty except insane in 2004 for attempting to knife his mother to death... . Other states would impose a sentence of "one day to life" on a convict like Wakefield, because there's no way to know when the convict might be fit to return to society. tags: decapitation, self-mutilation, mental illness
July 29 , 2015 Nuclear Meltdown Disaster Go inside the Fukushima power plants for the minute-by-minute story of what went wrong. Aired July 29, 2015 on PBS PLAY But why did the worst happen at one plant while another that faced nearly identical challenges emerged unscathed? It may come down to the skill and knowledge of one man, who has worked there since they started construction. These are crucial questions as the company that runs both plants, TEPCO, tries to clean up an unprecedented radioactive mess and reintroduce nuclear power to Japan.
Aug 1 Toronto Two hospitalized after stabbing and shooting overnight The Globe and Mail Two people were sent to hospital following a stabbing and shooting overnight Saturday in what Toronto Police say are acts of unrelated violence.
Aug 1 Sailor shot, killed at Oceanfront remembered 13newsnow.com VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WVEC) -- People gathered for a vigil Sunday night near the spot where police found 21-year-old Brandon Marcellus Haith shot and killed Saturday. Officers got the call about the shooting at 24th Street and Barberton Drive around 1 a.m..
Aug 2 CMPD: Man charged in east Charlotte shooting WCNC charged a man in a deadly east Charlotte shooting on Sunday. Austin Demar Burnett, 25, was charged in the murder of 27-year-old Demario Simms. also charged with possession of a firearm by convicted felony.
Aug 2 Police: Woman Killed in 1 SUV speeding rollover Crash After 'American Idol' Audition ABC News Police say one woman was killed and five others were injured in a car crash in suburban Philadelphia after attending "American Idol" auditions. Witnesses told police the SUV carrying the group was "flying" at high speeds when it flipped and rolled over
Aug 2, 2015 3 killed, 12 hurt in shootings Chicago Tribune The men were critically wounded in a shooting about 3:15 a.m. Sunday in the Oakland community area on the South Side, said Officer Ronald Gaines, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department.
Aug 2, 2015 13 Injured In Shooting At Brooklyn House Party, boy shot in drive-by shooting Gothamist - Nine people were shot and four more were injured in East New York early this morning when gunfire erupted at a house party at about 2:15. Then, around 3:45 in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the stomach in a drive-by shooting at Flatbush Avenue and Lincoln Road.
aug 2 China may be preparing second Spratly airstrip: think-tank Beijing could be preparing to build a second 3,000-metre airstrip on an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, a Washington-based think-tank said. China is already building a 3,000-metre (9,842 feet) runway on Fiery Cross reef, the longest in the area,
Aug 2 Gary man shot, killed in early morning gun fight Chicago Tribune By Carole Carlson Post-Tribune contact the reporter · Shootings. Man shot and killed early Sunday in Gary. A 22-year-old Gary man is dead and another man wounded following an early Sunday morning gun fight in the ...
Atlantic by Matt Schiavenza August 2, 2015 Why the U.S. Can't Build an Opposition Army in Syria fighters from the al-Nusra Front, an Islamist group aligned with al-Qaeda, reportedly captured the commander of Division 30, a Syrian militia that receives U.S. funding and logistical support, in the countryside north of Aleppo. On Friday, the offensive escalated: Al-Nusra fighters attacked Division 30 headquarters, killing five and capturing others. purpose of the attack was to obtain sophisticated weapons provided by the Americans. program approved by Congress last September to train and equip 15,000 fighters in the next three years has gotten off to a slow start—of the 7,000 Syrians who have volunteered, only 60 have made it into training camps located outside of the country. Obama administration has decided that defeating ISIS is more important than removing Bashar al-Assad, but refuses to cooperate with Assad—whose own forces are fighting against the Islamic State—in doing so. Syrian soldiers who join U.S.-funded military groups are barred from fighting against Assad
Aug 2 Burundi's Ex-Intelligence Chief General Shot And Killed by Soldiers or Insurgents in drive-by RPG Machine Gun Attack NPR A Burundi general [accused of propping up president] was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Bujumbura, a presidential spokesman said. Gen. Adolphe Nshimirimana, the president's senior adviser on security ... men in a car shot at him and his bodyguards... The attackers also lobbed a grenade into Nshimirimana's vehicle U.S. State Department condemned Nshirmirimana's murder Burundi General Adolphe Nshimirimana Killed Fear, Anger after Gen Adolphe Nshimirimana Assassination from suspected insurgents. According to highly placed sources the deceased was leaving his home when his car was hit with an Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) #bujumbura hashtag on Twitter.Adolphe killed by RPGs in an Ambush #BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI - Dictator #Nkurunziza's General suspected of killing opppsition leader Zedi Feruzi was himself killed in a grenade attack in Bujumbura today. was a close associate and key adviser to Burundi dictator Nkurunziza. He was one of few loyal troops that fought to reinstate Nkurunziza after a failed military coup attempt.. attacked in his car in the Kamenge district reportedly with machine guns and rocket launchers... was central in cracking down on street protesters including the killing of opposition leader Zedi Feruzi, who was gunned down in May 2015 by suspected state security personell... worked at the presidency and was widely seen as Burundian de facto internal security chief and the regime's number two man. [some suspect army did it as professional operation, not insurgents] Burundi presidential aide Nshimirimana killed in attack BBC Witnesses to the attack said four men in military fatigues had sprayed the car with bullets. Gunmen in army uniforms kill ally of Burundi's President Nkurunziza dnaindia Witnesses said the four attackers wore military fatigues and sprayed the car with bullets, then drove off. General Adolphe Nshimirimana, who was in charge of the president's personal security at the time of his death, was killed in a car alongside three of his bodyguards. "Two soldiers had machine guns and two others rocket launchers. They came in military lorry and returned back in the same car," Aug 4 Days after top Burundi general assassinated, ruling party official shot dead outside Bujumbura Critics claim hardliners in Nkurunziza’s regime might have killed Nshimirimana to either justify or provoke a wider crackdown. BARELY two days after after a top Burundian general and close aide to President Pierre Nkurunziza was killed Sunday, a local leader of Burundi’s ruling party has been shot dead near the country’s capital. Ndarubayemwo, the leader of the party’s feared youth militia Imbonerakure, Come Harerimana was shot dead while riding his motorcycle near Bujumbura. two arrested. Other members of the governing CNDD-FDD have been the target of recent attacks in the area, said Ndarubayemwo, without elaborating l Nshimirimana’s pick-up was hit by two rockets and sprayed with automatic gunfire last civil war in Burundi, which ended in 2005, left at least 300,000 people dead.
August 2, 2015 Burundi Journlist Beaten Reporters Without Borders AFP reporter in Burundi, was detained and badly beaten after a top general was assassinated. Esdras Ndikumana, was held for around two hours, during which he said he was subjected to severe beatings on his back, legs and the soles of his feet. Burundi Journalist Attack: AFP Reporter Detained, Beaten Amid Deteriorating Environment For Press International Business Times Journalist Esdras Ndikumana was detained and beaten after photographing the scene of a deadly attack in Burundi’s capital Sunday when security forces grabbed him and hauled him to their offices. In two hours, he was beaten [to cover up that the government carried out attack on its own #2 official?] June, a grenade was thrown at the home of radio reporter Diane Nininahazwe, who had recently covered allegations of kidnappings and lootings in a province in northwestern Burundi. June 25 attack Radio reporter is target of death threats, grenade attack . Reporters Without Borders Jun 26, 2015 condemns a grenade attack last night on Voice of America correspondent Diane Nininahazwe, the target of threats in the days prior to yesterday’s attack, when she went to the northwestern province of Bubanza to cover reports of kidnappings, looting and livestock theft in the Gihanga area. After interviewing members of the public, she was prevented from seeing the municipal administrator.
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Israeli girl Shira Banki dies of injuries from stabbing at Jerusalem Gay Pride ... Daily Mail -An Israeli teenager has died of stab wounds sustained when an ultra-Orthodox man with a knife attacked a Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem three days ago.
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Zimbabwe Officials Say Another American Illegally Killed a Lion in an ... New York Times But the address given by the Zimbabwe government belongs to Jan Casimir Seski, a gynecological oncologist with a practice in Pittsburgh.
1 woman 2 dogs killed, July 25, 2015 Insane man judged to be not dangerous cuts off his hand and gouged out his eye accused of decapitating wife leaves hospital for jail PHOENIX (AP) — scene was discovered July 25 by a neighbor who went to check on Heisch and said Wakefield came to the door naked, covered in blood. A man Kenneth Dale Wakefield accused of decapitating his wife and their pet dogs before mutilating himself has gone from a hospital bed to a jail cell, authorities said Sunday after gouged out one of his own eyes and cut off his left hand at the forearm.Wakefield spent 10 years in a state mental hospital after stabbing a relative in 2003. He was found "guilty, except insane" on charges of attempted second-degree murder in the attack. Wakefield was approved for release 10 months ago by the psychiatric review board based on a belief that his mental health disease was in remission and that he wasn't dangerous if he lived in a residential treatment program. Victim also had history of mental illness, "guilty, except insane" stabbing of her 15-year-old son while he was sleeping in January 2000, 10 years in state hospital eventually released. Kenneth Dale Wakefield who 'decapitated his ... - Daily Mail Man accused of decapitating wife leaves hospital for jail ... The Washington Post Man who 'decapitated wife, dogs' leaves hospital for jail ... New York Post 'Bizarre' law freed Phoenix beheading suspect, expert says 12news suspected of beheading his wife, Trina Heisch, at their Phoenix home Saturday. Wakefield is being treated at a hospital after severing his arm and gouging out an eyeball. found guilty except insane in 2004 for attempting to knife his mother to death... . Other states would impose a sentence of "one day to life" on a convict like Wakefield, because there's no way to know when the convict might be fit to return to society. tags: decapitation, self-mutilation, mental illness
July 29 , 2015 Nuclear Meltdown Disaster Go inside the Fukushima power plants for the minute-by-minute story of what went wrong. Aired July 29, 2015 on PBS PLAY But why did the worst happen at one plant while another that faced nearly identical challenges emerged unscathed? It may come down to the skill and knowledge of one man, who has worked there since they started construction. These are crucial questions as the company that runs both plants, TEPCO, tries to clean up an unprecedented radioactive mess and reintroduce nuclear power to Japan.
Aug 1 Toronto Two hospitalized after stabbing and shooting overnight The Globe and Mail Two people were sent to hospital following a stabbing and shooting overnight Saturday in what Toronto Police say are acts of unrelated violence.
Aug 1 Sailor shot, killed at Oceanfront remembered 13newsnow.com VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WVEC) -- People gathered for a vigil Sunday night near the spot where police found 21-year-old Brandon Marcellus Haith shot and killed Saturday. Officers got the call about the shooting at 24th Street and Barberton Drive around 1 a.m..
Aug 1 shooting Authorities identify suspect wanted in fatal shooting of Memphis police ... Fox News The alleged gunman who shot and killed a Memphis police officer during a traffic stop was free on supervised release stemming from a bank robbery conviction, FOX13 reported.
Tremaine Wilbourn Hunted Over Shooting of Memphis Police Officer Sean BoltonNBCNews.com
Aug 1 Fukushima Daiichi One Worker Dead, Radiation Spike on August 1 August 3rd, 2015 A worker reported to the onsite office saying he felt unwell. He was transported to Iwaki hospital and died soon after arriving. TEPCO has given no further details about what kind of work he was doing or his cause of death. On the same day dust monitoring at monitoring post 2 alarmed then went back down to normal. TEPCO is trying to dismiss it as being caused by “noise”. They also reported no work at unit 1 was underway at the time and that monitoring posts 1 and 3 did not alarm. Read entire article »
Aug 1 Fukushima Daiichi One Worker Dead, Radiation Spike on August 1 August 3rd, 2015 A worker reported to the onsite office saying he felt unwell. He was transported to Iwaki hospital and died soon after arriving. TEPCO has given no further details about what kind of work he was doing or his cause of death. On the same day dust monitoring at monitoring post 2 alarmed then went back down to normal. TEPCO is trying to dismiss it as being caused by “noise”. They also reported no work at unit 1 was underway at the time and that monitoring posts 1 and 3 did not alarm. Read entire article »
Aug 2, 2015 Fukushima Unit 3 Fuel Crane Removed From Spent Fuel Pool TEPCO successfully removed the fuel handling crane from the spent fuel pool on August 2nd amid problems with fog. The work began around 11am where crane could be seen working in the pool. The machine was finally pulled and set on the ground around 1:18pm JST. The work was already challenging and high risk without adding fog into the complexity. … Read entire article »
Aug 2 CMPD: Man charged in east Charlotte shooting WCNC charged a man in a deadly east Charlotte shooting on Sunday. Austin Demar Burnett, 25, was charged in the murder of 27-year-old Demario Simms. also charged with possession of a firearm by convicted felony.
Aug 2 Police: Woman Killed in 1 SUV speeding rollover Crash After 'American Idol' Audition ABC News Police say one woman was killed and five others were injured in a car crash in suburban Philadelphia after attending "American Idol" auditions. Witnesses told police the SUV carrying the group was "flying" at high speeds when it flipped and rolled over
Aug 2, 2015 3 killed, 12 hurt in shootings Chicago Tribune The men were critically wounded in a shooting about 3:15 a.m. Sunday in the Oakland community area on the South Side, said Officer Ronald Gaines, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department.
Aug 2, 2015 13 Injured In Shooting At Brooklyn House Party, boy shot in drive-by shooting Gothamist - Nine people were shot and four more were injured in East New York early this morning when gunfire erupted at a house party at about 2:15. Then, around 3:45 in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the stomach in a drive-by shooting at Flatbush Avenue and Lincoln Road.
aug 2 China may be preparing second Spratly airstrip: think-tank Beijing could be preparing to build a second 3,000-metre airstrip on an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, a Washington-based think-tank said. China is already building a 3,000-metre (9,842 feet) runway on Fiery Cross reef, the longest in the area,
Atlantic by Matt Schiavenza August 2, 2015 Why the U.S. Can't Build an Opposition Army in Syria fighters from the al-Nusra Front, an Islamist group aligned with al-Qaeda, reportedly captured the commander of Division 30, a Syrian militia that receives U.S. funding and logistical support, in the countryside north of Aleppo. On Friday, the offensive escalated: Al-Nusra fighters attacked Division 30 headquarters, killing five and capturing others. purpose of the attack was to obtain sophisticated weapons provided by the Americans. program approved by Congress last September to train and equip 15,000 fighters in the next three years has gotten off to a slow start—of the 7,000 Syrians who have volunteered, only 60 have made it into training camps located outside of the country. Obama administration has decided that defeating ISIS is more important than removing Bashar al-Assad, but refuses to cooperate with Assad—whose own forces are fighting against the Islamic State—in doing so. Syrian soldiers who join U.S.-funded military groups are barred from fighting against Assad
Aug 2 Burundi's Ex-Intelligence Chief General Shot And Killed by Soldiers or Insurgents in drive-by RPG Machine Gun Attack NPR A Burundi general [accused of propping up president] was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Bujumbura, a presidential spokesman said. Gen. Adolphe Nshimirimana, the president's senior adviser on security ... men in a car shot at him and his bodyguards... The attackers also lobbed a grenade into Nshimirimana's vehicle U.S. State Department condemned Nshirmirimana's murder Burundi General Adolphe Nshimirimana Killed Fear, Anger after Gen Adolphe Nshimirimana Assassination from suspected insurgents. According to highly placed sources the deceased was leaving his home when his car was hit with an Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) #bujumbura hashtag on Twitter.Adolphe killed by RPGs in an Ambush #BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI - Dictator #Nkurunziza's General suspected of killing opppsition leader Zedi Feruzi was himself killed in a grenade attack in Bujumbura today. was a close associate and key adviser to Burundi dictator Nkurunziza. He was one of few loyal troops that fought to reinstate Nkurunziza after a failed military coup attempt.. attacked in his car in the Kamenge district reportedly with machine guns and rocket launchers... was central in cracking down on street protesters including the killing of opposition leader Zedi Feruzi, who was gunned down in May 2015 by suspected state security personell... worked at the presidency and was widely seen as Burundian de facto internal security chief and the regime's number two man. [some suspect army did it as professional operation, not insurgents] Burundi presidential aide Nshimirimana killed in attack BBC Witnesses to the attack said four men in military fatigues had sprayed the car with bullets. Gunmen in army uniforms kill ally of Burundi's President Nkurunziza dnaindia Witnesses said the four attackers wore military fatigues and sprayed the car with bullets, then drove off. General Adolphe Nshimirimana, who was in charge of the president's personal security at the time of his death, was killed in a car alongside three of his bodyguards. "Two soldiers had machine guns and two others rocket launchers. They came in military lorry and returned back in the same car," Aug 4 Days after top Burundi general assassinated, ruling party official shot dead outside Bujumbura Critics claim hardliners in Nkurunziza’s regime might have killed Nshimirimana to either justify or provoke a wider crackdown. BARELY two days after after a top Burundian general and close aide to President Pierre Nkurunziza was killed Sunday, a local leader of Burundi’s ruling party has been shot dead near the country’s capital. Ndarubayemwo, the leader of the party’s feared youth militia Imbonerakure, Come Harerimana was shot dead while riding his motorcycle near Bujumbura. two arrested. Other members of the governing CNDD-FDD have been the target of recent attacks in the area, said Ndarubayemwo, without elaborating l Nshimirimana’s pick-up was hit by two rockets and sprayed with automatic gunfire last civil war in Burundi, which ended in 2005, left at least 300,000 people dead.
August 2, 2015 Burundi Journlist Beaten Reporters Without Borders AFP reporter in Burundi, was detained and badly beaten after a top general was assassinated. Esdras Ndikumana, was held for around two hours, during which he said he was subjected to severe beatings on his back, legs and the soles of his feet. Burundi Journalist Attack: AFP Reporter Detained, Beaten Amid Deteriorating Environment For Press International Business Times Journalist Esdras Ndikumana was detained and beaten after photographing the scene of a deadly attack in Burundi’s capital Sunday when security forces grabbed him and hauled him to their offices. In two hours, he was beaten [to cover up that the government carried out attack on its own #2 official?] June, a grenade was thrown at the home of radio reporter Diane Nininahazwe, who had recently covered allegations of kidnappings and lootings in a province in northwestern Burundi. June 25 attack Radio reporter is target of death threats, grenade attack . Reporters Without Borders Jun 26, 2015 condemns a grenade attack last night on Voice of America correspondent Diane Nininahazwe, the target of threats in the days prior to yesterday’s attack, when she went to the northwestern province of Bubanza to cover reports of kidnappings, looting and livestock theft in the Gihanga area. After interviewing members of the public, she was prevented from seeing the municipal administrator.
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Israeli girl Shira Banki dies of injuries from stabbing at Jerusalem Gay Pride ... Daily Mail -An Israeli teenager has died of stab wounds sustained when an ultra-Orthodox man with a knife attacked a Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem three days ago.
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Zimbabwe Officials Say Another American Illegally Killed a Lion in an ... New York Times But the address given by the Zimbabwe government belongs to Jan Casimir Seski, a gynecological oncologist with a practice in Pittsburgh.
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