- BEIRUT (AP) - Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria, U.S. officials said Wednesday, targeting a convoy believed to contain anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. |
- In the run-up to the raid, Israeli officials have been warning very publicly of a threat of high-tech anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles reaching Israel's enemies in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah from Syria. They have also echoed U.S ... |
- The summer of 2012 was the worst drought in 50 years across the nation's breadbasket, with over 1,300 U.S. counties in 29 states declared drought disaster areas. * Wildfires burned over 9.2 million acres in the U.S., and destroyed hundreds of homes. |
- Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the restive Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday for a mass funeral for most of the 37 people killed in rioting a day earlier, chanting slogans against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Rioting erupts in Egyptian city after soccer fans sentenced to die; nearly 30 killed Washington Post See all 354 sources » |
- BRASILIA, Brazil - A fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing at least 245 people and leaving at least 200 injured, police and firefighters said. |
- The 2012 drought continued through the end of the year and is carrying into the winter of 2013. While the drought strengthened across the Plains, it appears to be weakening its hold on the Eastern Corn Belt. |
- 2012 Drought Could Affect 2013 Crops. By Jason Meyers, Meteorologist By Eric Dutkiewicz. January 24, 2013 Updated Jan 24, 2013 at 7:10 PM EST. |
