Iran accused at UN of shipping weapons to Syria Wed 21 Mar 2012 The United States and Britain have accused Iran at the United Nations of shipping weapons to Syria that are being used by the Syrian government against their own people.... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Otago Daily Times Iran Photos Syria Weapons Wikipedia: Syrian conflict peace proposals |
Marines killed in copter training collision identified Sat 25 Feb 2012 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three of the seven U.S. Marines killed in the collision of two military helicopters during a training exercise along the California-Arizona border... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Daily Press Arizona Helicopters Iraq Military Photos Wikipedia: Marine (military) |
Iranian ships reach Syria, Assad allies show support Mon 20 Feb 2012 AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia, China and Iran showed support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, days before an international meeting likely to pile more... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) The Star Iran Photos Ships Syria Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising |
US Marines posed with Nazi symbol in Afghanistan Thu 9 Feb 2012 SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a... (photo: WN) Newsvine Afghanistan Nazi Photos US Wikipedia: Afghan War documents leak |
From Scattered Grains to Scattered Harvests Sun 22 Jan 2012 Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Just like the more recent and devastating preemptive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, no one is certain how many tens of... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Seth Maggard) WorldNews.com Abuse Afghanistan Photos Taliban Wikipedia: Video of US troops urinating on Taliban fighters |
Ship sinking after collision in Bosphorus -agent Fri 20 Jan 2012 ISTANBUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A cargo ship involved in a collision in Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Friday was in danger of sinking, shipping agency GAC said. "The... (photo: AP) The Guardian Accident Cargo Ship Istanbul Photos Wikipedia: Bosphorus |
How the Marines video made the Afghan war even tougher Fri 13 Jan 2012 In March I returned from Afghanistan’s Helmand province after handing about 12 square miles of villages and farmlands to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, the unit... (photo: USMC file/LCpl. Justin Mason) The Washington Post Afghanistan Photos Taliban US Wikipedia: Video of US troops urinating on Taliban fighters |
Analysis - Is Marine desecration video a new Abu Ghraib? Fri 13 Jan 2012 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A video appearing to show U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters promises to become an enduring memory of the Afghan war and... (photo: USMC / Sgt Albert J. Carls) Daily Press Abuse Marine Photos US Wikipedia: United States Marine Corps |
Gaza PM stirs tension by boarding blockade ship Tue 3 Jan 2012 Mr Haniyeh was visiting Turkey as part of a two-week tour of the Muslim world, his first official trip out of Gaza since Hamas seized power there in 2007, in an effort to... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Independent Gaza Israel Photos Turkey Wikipedia: Gaza flotilla raid |
Emirates Shipping Sets Congestion Fees at African Ports Wed 30 Nov 2011 Imposes $250 surcharge per TEU at Mombasa, Dar es Salaam Emirates Shipping Line is imposing port congestion surcharges on all inbound containers handled at Mombasa,... (photo: US Navy / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martine Cuaron) Journal of Commerce Africa Emirates Photos Ports Wikipedia: Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates |
Turkish Ship Explores Off Southern Cyprus Tue 27 Sep 2011 By MARC CHAMPION ISTANBUL—Turkey's oil and gas research ship the Piri Reis is exploring off Southern Cyprus, in a similar area to the exploration rig operated by... (photo: Creative Commons / Dantadd) Wall Street Journal Cyprus Nature Photos Technology Wikipedia: Oil and gas |
The Titanic is sailing for Palestine Tue 27 Sep 2011 Before its maiden voyage, the Titanic, which was the largest, most luxurious and most advanced ship of its time, was dubbed "the ship that couldn't sink." Relying on that... (photo: AP / Nasser Shiyoukhi) Ha'aretz Mideast Palestine Photos Sailing Ship |
Egypt's Ain Sokhna port reopens after strike Mon 26 Sep 2011 CAIRO - Port operator DP World reopened Egypt's Ain Sokhna port after closing it for three days due to strike action, the Red Sea Port Authority said Monday. The... (photo: WN / azza) Middle East Online Cairo Egypt Nature Photos Wikipedia: Port |
Turkey seizes Syrian ship with weapons - PM Erdogan Sat 24 Sep 2011 Turkey has seized a Syrian-flagged ship loaded with weapons, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. He did not say where or when the vessel was stopped,... (photo: AP Photo / Bassem Tellawi) BBC News Photos Syria Turkey Weapons Wikipedia: International reactions to the 2011 Syrian uprising |
For A Marine Hero, A Medal Of Honor Thu 15 Sep 2011 Shortly after dawn on a September morning in 2009, American and Afghan troops set out on patrol along a rocky mile-long stretch in eastern Afghanistan. They were heading... (photo: USAF / Jessica Lockoski) National Public Radio Afghanistan Marine Photos Police Troops |
Erdogan: Turkish forces to escort aid to Gaza Fri 9 Sep 2011 Turkey's naval forces would escort Turkey's humanitarian aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip, said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following Israel's refusal to... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Al Jazeera Aid Gaza Photos Turkey Wikipedia: Gaza flotilla raid |
Turkey expels Israeli ambassador over Gaza flotilla row Fri 2 Sep 2011 Turkey is to expel the Israeli ambassador after details emerged of a UN report into last year's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla. Officials in Ankara said it was also... (photo: AP / Israel Defense Force) BBC News Gaza Israel Photos Turkey Wikipedia: Gaza flotilla raid |
Gaza ship raid excessive but blockade legal, says UN Fri 2 Sep 2011 A UN report says Israel used "excessive force" in its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last year, but said the naval blockade was legal, according to the New York Times.... (photo: Creative Commons / originally posted to Flickr as OntheWay) BBC News Gaza Israel Photos UN Wikipedia: Gaza flotilla raid |
Marine from Bakersfield dies in Afghanistan Wed 10 Aug 2011 The Associated Press Share E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name... (photo: AP / Steve Ruark) Fresno Bee Afghanistan Defence Marine Photos US Wikipedia: United States Marine Corps Reserve |
Marine's parents sued over banner they put up in yard to support son in Afghanistan Mon 25 Jul 2011 A homeowner's association is suing a family to force them to remove a sign in their front yard supporting their son's military service because it violated subdivision... (photo: US DoD / Lance Cpl. Bruno J. Bego) The Daily Mail Afghanistan Marine Parents Photos US |