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Economic Crisis Forcing More Monkey’s to Turn to Crime
Local media has reported that the Thai authorities are fighting a crime wave as falling tourist numbers have left monkeys so short of food they are taking whatever they can get from people’s homes. As the global economic crisis and political instability...
Kenya Increases Security Along the Somalia Border
Kenya has increased security along the Somalia border to guard against attacks by insurgents from the neighboring lawless country following last week’s reported killing of wanted terrorist Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, local media reported on Sunday. “Security...
Suicide Attacks Rock African Union Base in Somali Capital
At least two suicide bombers riding on vehicles marked with the United Nations (UN) logo attacked the base of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and checkpoint near Mogadishu airport on Thursday. Residents of the area told APA that they saw...
6.4-magnitude Earthquake in Venezuela Injures At Least 14 People
Local media has reported that a 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, injuring at least 14 people and causing minor structural damage to several buildings. According to the U.S. Geological Survey the epicenter of the quake,...
Bus Driver Finds $460,000 in a Case Left on His Bus
Local media has reported that a bus driver in Argentina’s northwestern San Juan province has set an example of honesty by returning a case full of money to an absent-minded passenger. Alberto Rios found a case containing 1.8 million pesos ($460,000)...
First Russian T-90 Tank Made Under License in India Released to the Indian Army
Indian media has reported that India’s defense industry handed over to the army on Monday the first ten T-90 Bhishma main battle tanks assembled under a Russian license at a domestic plant. The Indian Army was the first export customer for the T-90s,...
Reports Claim Top Indonesian Terror Suspect has Been Killed in Raid
Local media in Indonesia has reported that the mastermind of the double terrorist attacks in Jakarta three weeks ago has been killed during a raid in the center of Java island. He was the most wanted man in the Muslim-dominated archipelago, and his death,...
Border Police Detain Man Wearing 3 Pairs of Trousers And 15 Pairs of Underpants
Local media has reported that a Ukrainian national, wearing three pairs of trousers and over 12 pairs of underpants, tried to sneak a load of contraband clothes across the border under the noses of Belarusian border guards. The smuggler aroused suspicion...
