• A two (2) star General in the U.S. military has been killed in Afghanistan
• Gaza: what will evolve pertaining to a declaration of an enemy territory?
• ISIS: activities and tipping points.  Intervention efforts that are developing are probably in the media as we speak.
• ISIS references the group trying to declare an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria', as it is often translated with slight variations in wording into English language news media

Looking at the rationale for the escalation to large quantities of missile exchange, was it the series of abducted and ‘dehumanized’ teenagers within recent weeks?

Those with, the knowledge of how to carry forth with prudence, and wisdom that weigh properly measure for measure, thought that the solution to precluding violence that resembles the events of 20 or...

• Pennsylvania high school stabbing last week, Franklin Regional, subject of focus, 16 years old, about 22 injured or affected, a teacher included
  
• barely coming off the Ft. Hood incident involving a disgruntled soldier, a few days earlier
• Texas school stabbin...

• What are the cycles of events, that contain events such as the most recent salient Fort Hood shooting?  Why did, or do these cycles events...

• Bombs go off outside Communist building in Taiyuan, China, a city about 326 miles southwest of Beijing roughly 20 hours ago, from 6pm EST November 6th.  The building is described as, the office building of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.
  

• Referring to Albania, story about cannabis workers turning themselves in to local hospitals for treatment, as their health imprudent activity started severe manifestations, and quoted in that November 1, artic...

• Jacksonville, Florida airport hoax, which might be more accurately described as a false report given to law enforcement, or report that had elements in it that can be taken to be misleading, of a bomb in a carrying bag, took place yesterday

• Funding halt impacts:
• Funding of programs reported to be felt by some in areas of food related programs
• Military and security are concerned about impact on their effectiveness in case of emergencies
• questions arise concerning complacency, reliance, proa...

• Province of Balochistan
  
• District of Awaran
  
• District of Kech
   

picture of girl victim 
http://d1y4ipvfu7uj17.cloudfront.net/img/2/e/8/f/2e8f7eb82dc04ca5baab110c3df35a3f-e101ca6c7a4c7...

• The siege of the Westgate Mall in Kenya
  
• A group having to do with Mogadishu in Somalia is repor...

• Roads are being rebuilt
  
• Hundreds, 100s or possibly thousands, over 1000, Colorado natives, literally have nowhere to live, their houses have been destroyed, it might be months before they have a house to live located in the same neighborhood where they were before, they are displaced
  
• Authorities are analyzing the situation which might have aspects that remind of Hurricane Katrina 
• Rebuildin...

• Footage of ...

• Salat is a transliteration for the word prayer.
• al meaning the
• Jumaa is a transliteration of a word meaning gathering, and often interchanged with Friday, as that is the day the prayer, in congregation takes place.

• March for the confirmation of annexation of Guanacaste
  
• March for the non-recognition of annexation

• Floods August 1-5, 2013: 
  
• *Pakistan: more than 50 dead at time of floods, number now about 110
• update:  
• eastern Pakistan Gujranwala
• Head Marala
• Pasrur
• Zafarwal
• Qila Ahmedabad
• Punjab Province today
• over 100 killed
• over 100 wounded
• 335,000 affected
• more than 40 relief camps have been set up

• *Afghanistan: between 60 and 70 80 dead at time of floods 
• key words, areas affected were/are: Surobi District east of Kabul, Provinces of Kabul, Khost, Nangarhar
• additional flooding occurred about A...

• Wednesday August 7, 2013: fire destroys the international terminal
• Thursday: the fire evidently re-started on Thursday, and subsequently contained
• Between the day of the initial fire and August 9th, over a half dozen law enforcement personnel are under investigation for theft, and accusations of looting, including of objects and money from the site.

The roundup of news events and stories in the HCN article directly beneath and before this one had too many events to be just roundups, so an outline is provided here in as few words as possible.

Starting from the U.S. east coast and working for each inter...

• State: Montana
• County: Mineral
• Areas mainly effected: Lolo National Forest
• Roundup as of the morning of July 15, 2013 E.S.T.: about 6 wildfires are burning, mostly forest fires, and one grassland, all between 1.5 and 3 miles from either Spring Gulch or Riverview Trailer Park.
• State: Idaho
• County: Idaho
• Areas mainly effected: Nez Perce National Forest
• Roundup as of the morning of July 15, 2013 E.S.T.: forest fire, a bit closer than 1 and half miles from Riggins Hot Springs, and a gr...

Summary of protests over the past week thereabout, with a few other major events, in words:

• Colombia: anti-coca | report is more than 10,000 farmers

• Chile: education reform protests | about 100,000 [10 times more 10,000] showed for protests

• Costa Rica: Ticos [simplified translation in English is people] engaging in protests | at a number of locations...

• Egyptian citizens given the 'right' from government to fight alongside Syrian rebels
• Dam respective to Ethiopia

• Colorado Springs
• Rocky Mountain National Park
• Black Forest
• Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
• Counties of:
• El Paso
• Huerfano
• Fremon...

Sri Lanka:

Cyclone killed 7 recently in Sri Lanka, displacing several thousand, a few people missing.  Cyclone predicted to start heading to other locations in the broader region soon.

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Pakistan:

Reports are votes are in for new leader, who was a leader from earlier years.

   News reports say...

Bagram plane crash

A plane crash does appear to be validated as having occurred in the Bagram area in Afghanistan on Monday.

Of concern, is the video of the crash that has been released and accessed by popular websites, seems to outnumber the news stories about the event which took place days ago.

Syria

There is a news story which is indicative that Syrian President Assad has sent message to the Tanzanian President that they, Syria, have been the victims of a terrorist conspiracy.  Referenc...

Originally written and posted on 4/29/2013

Explosion occurred in Prague, Czechoslovakia

location of event: near the Vitava River, and National Theater; [in universal/practical terms, a part of downtown Prague where many tourists go]

what was effected: buildings damaged

time of event: Monday, about 10:00am 

who was effected: at least 3 dozen, meaning over 36, people are reported hurt thus far.  Some say there are some people still not found yet

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Dhaka, Bangladesh building collapse status in b...

In Savar area, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a building collapse occurred yesterday morning, meaning Wednesday morning.  The building was a garment factory.  Apparently there are still survivors trapped in the building.  Time is starting to run out on them.  They need robots, heavy concrete moving equipment, search resources, and find-and-recover capabilities.  Hard to obtain/access equipment might be scarcer in parts of Bangladesh, than in heavily populat...

Post originally written 4/19/2013

Authorities have pointed to 2 brothers as main suspects of the Boston Marathon bombs that went off earlier this week.  Some Internet sites are saying they the suspects are from Chechnya.  Ramifications of the geopolitical circumstance that interact with recent turbulence about Chechnya result in complexities which are more than a simple cut-and-dried two point scenario of good guys on one side and bad guys on the other.

Many questions are asked as soon as...