Sunday, October 30, 2011

Gaza yesterday - Islamic Jihad commander killed in Israeli strike


From: Euronews  | Oct 29, 2011
http://www.euronews.net/ A commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad faction is dead after an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip.

Turkey yesterday - Female suicide bomber strikes in Turkey

From: Euronews  | Oct 29, 2011
http://www.euronews.net/ At least three people are dead and 12 wounded after a bomb attack in the southeast of the country.

Afghanistan yesterday - 17 killed in attack on NATO convoy in Kabul

From: Euronews  | Oct 29, 2011  | 301 views
http://www.euronews.net/ A Taliban suicide bomber has killed 17 people in an attack on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

It is the deadliest single ground attack since the US-led invasion ten years ago.

The attacker set off a car bomb that killed 13 American troops, three Afghan civilians and a police officer.

It happened in the west of city, close to the former royal palace and several government buildings.

Violence across Afghanistan is at its worst since 2001, according to the United Nations.

Australia yesterday - Australian PM: Qantas row threatens economy

From: Euronews  | Oct 29, 2011  | 181 views
http://www.euronews.net/ Australia's prime minister has warned that the decision by Qantas to stop flying could have serious economic consequences.

Julia Gillard was speaking on the sidelines of the Commonwealth leaders summit in Perth.

"The rapid escalation of this dispute today, what we are saying is a circumstance with this industrial dispute that could have implications for our national economy," the Welsh-born premier told reporters.

Some of the leaders attending the Commonwealth meeting were booked to fly home on Qantas