Print John J. Xenakis Read Full Bio World View: Syria's Opposition Pulls out of Talks After Scud Missiles Hit Aleppo At least 12 people, including children, were killed and dozens wounded on Friday when three surface-to-surface missiles, assumed to be Russian-made SCUD missiles, struck the northern Syria city of Aleppo. This came just four days after 33 people including 15 children were killed in nearby Jabal Bedro. 24 Feb 2013 World View: U.N. Claims Immunity in Haiti Cholera Compensation Case United Nations officials, who usually express moral outrage and bring a holier-than-thou tone to almost any issue, are now claiming immunity for a catastrophe that United Nations peacekeepers inflicted upon the Haitian people after the 2010 earthquake. 23 Feb 2013 World View: Indian Mujahideen Suspected in Bombing in Hyderabad Two terrorist bombings killed 13 people and injured dozens others in a crowded marketplace in Hyderabad in India. No one has yet claimed responsibility, but terrorist group Indian Mujahideen (IM) is suspected. 22 Feb 2013 World View: North Korea Threatens 'Final Destruction' of South Korea North Korea has frequently threatened war with South Korea in the past, but now that a young, immature new leader, Kim Jong-un, is in place, the threats are becoming more intense. Apparently the recent successful test of nuclear weapons has made Kim even more belligerent. 21 Feb 2013 World View: New Report Reveals Cyber Attack by China's Army Mandiant, an American computer security company, has issued a lengthy report that shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, that China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is directing its "Unit 61398" to conduct a stealth world wide cyber war, particularly targeting American government and corporate organizations. 20 Feb 2013 World View: Sunni vs Shia Sectarian Violence May Be Approaching a 'Red Line' Sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims appears to be approaching a "red line." Currently, the violence takes the form of sectarian clashes in Syria and Iraq, or in terrorist acts by Sunni terrorist groups targeting Shias in Nigeria and Pakistan. 19 Feb 2013 World View: Protests Boil Across Pakistan after Mass Slaughter of Quetta Shias After a terrorist bombing on January 11 killed 100 people in Quetta, the victims' families blocked the roads and refused to bury their dead until the government in Islamabad committed to providing protection against further terrorist attacks. 18 Feb 2013 World View: Another Bomb Attack Targets Shias in Quetta, Pakistan A large water tanker, filled not with water but with 800 kg of explosives, exploded in a crowded vegetable market after it was placed near a pillar in a two-story building, causing the building to collapse and killing at least 79 people, while injuring hundreds others in Quetta, Pakistan. 17 Feb 2013 World View: Egypt Continues to Become More Unstable and Violent Tahrir Square has been abandoned for other locations, and the protests have become increasingly violent. About 60 people, including three police officers, and been killed in just the last three weeks, and over 2,000 people have been injured. At least 35 government buildings and 15 private institutions have been attacked. 16 Feb 2013 World View: South Korea Announces Missile Capable of Targeting Anywhere in North South Korea has announced measures to strengthen its own military, to deter the North Koreans. 15 Feb 2013 Previous 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next
World View: Syria's Opposition Pulls out of Talks After Scud Missiles Hit Aleppo At least 12 people, including children, were killed and dozens wounded on Friday when three surface-to-surface missiles, assumed to be Russian-made SCUD missiles, struck the northern Syria city of Aleppo. This came just four days after 33 people including 15 children were killed in nearby Jabal Bedro. 24 Feb 2013
World View: U.N. Claims Immunity in Haiti Cholera Compensation Case United Nations officials, who usually express moral outrage and bring a holier-than-thou tone to almost any issue, are now claiming immunity for a catastrophe that United Nations peacekeepers inflicted upon the Haitian people after the 2010 earthquake. 23 Feb 2013
World View: Indian Mujahideen Suspected in Bombing in Hyderabad Two terrorist bombings killed 13 people and injured dozens others in a crowded marketplace in Hyderabad in India. No one has yet claimed responsibility, but terrorist group Indian Mujahideen (IM) is suspected. 22 Feb 2013
World View: North Korea Threatens 'Final Destruction' of South Korea North Korea has frequently threatened war with South Korea in the past, but now that a young, immature new leader, Kim Jong-un, is in place, the threats are becoming more intense. Apparently the recent successful test of nuclear weapons has made Kim even more belligerent. 21 Feb 2013
World View: New Report Reveals Cyber Attack by China's Army Mandiant, an American computer security company, has issued a lengthy report that shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, that China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is directing its "Unit 61398" to conduct a stealth world wide cyber war, particularly targeting American government and corporate organizations. 20 Feb 2013
World View: Sunni vs Shia Sectarian Violence May Be Approaching a 'Red Line' Sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims appears to be approaching a "red line." Currently, the violence takes the form of sectarian clashes in Syria and Iraq, or in terrorist acts by Sunni terrorist groups targeting Shias in Nigeria and Pakistan. 19 Feb 2013
World View: Protests Boil Across Pakistan after Mass Slaughter of Quetta Shias After a terrorist bombing on January 11 killed 100 people in Quetta, the victims' families blocked the roads and refused to bury their dead until the government in Islamabad committed to providing protection against further terrorist attacks. 18 Feb 2013
World View: Another Bomb Attack Targets Shias in Quetta, Pakistan A large water tanker, filled not with water but with 800 kg of explosives, exploded in a crowded vegetable market after it was placed near a pillar in a two-story building, causing the building to collapse and killing at least 79 people, while injuring hundreds others in Quetta, Pakistan. 17 Feb 2013
World View: Egypt Continues to Become More Unstable and Violent Tahrir Square has been abandoned for other locations, and the protests have become increasingly violent. About 60 people, including three police officers, and been killed in just the last three weeks, and over 2,000 people have been injured. At least 35 government buildings and 15 private institutions have been attacked. 16 Feb 2013
World View: South Korea Announces Missile Capable of Targeting Anywhere in North South Korea has announced measures to strengthen its own military, to deter the North Koreans. 15 Feb 2013
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