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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has occurred near India’s Nicobar islands in the Indian ocean. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a tsunami watch has been issued for INDIA, INDONESIA, SRI LANKA, MYANMAR, THAILAND, and MALAYSIA. The earthquake was centered at 7.702°N, 91.975°E.
Emirates flight EK530 experienced a terrifying 200 ft. plunge today enroute to Kochi, India. The Boeing 777 was apparently flying through turbulent air when it hit an air pocket that resulted in a 200 ft. plunge for the aircraft. The Times of India reports that 20 passengers and crew were injured during the incident. The [...]
A US soldier missing since June 30 is a prisoner of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The US spokeswoman would not provide further details.
Appears that U.S. Military in Afghanistan burned Christian Bibles rather than have them fall into Afghan hands. Shameful. Another sign of how far we’ve fallen as a society.
The Navy has decommissioned USS Kitty Hawk. “Kitty Hawk had been the Navy’s oldest active warship since 1998 and turns over the title to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Kitty Hawk was also the Navy’s last remaining diesel-fueled aircraft carrier. Throughout its lifetime, Kitty Hawk has had 407,507 arrested carrier landings and [...]
India has conducted a successful test of its improved Prithvi-II nuclear capable missile. Express India says that “India on Wednesday successfully test-fired an improved version of nuclear-capable ‘Prithvi-II’ ballistic missile with a range of 350 km from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, about 15 km from Balasore, off the Orissa coast.”
Top US General in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKeirnan, is so sorrrrry for all the mistakes America has made and is now studying Islam.
Talk about wacky decisions, the U.S. Department of State has denied India’s request for GE LM2500 gas turbine marine engines, ordering GE to stop work. India chose the superb GE engine to power its new Shivalik-class frigates. GE describes the LM2500 as a “simple-cycle, high-performance engine. Derived from GE’ CF6-6 aircraft engines, the LM2500 consists [...]
Muslim pilgrims attending an Islamic conference in Dhaka, beat and threatened to kill a Christian man handing out gospel tracts to Muslims. The Compass Direct report says “A throng of more than 50 raucous Muslims kicked, slapped and punched him, he said, leaving him with a split lip. Clutching his collar and tearing his shirt, [...]
Journalist Uma Singh was hacked to death Sunday night by attackers armed with Khukuris. A recent article she published may have led to her death. Singh reported on women’s issues. GroundReport has photographs of her. Makunda says Singh was “killed at her house Sunday evening.”
