Current Events 10/7 Flashcards
Italy
Divers here resume work to recover the bodies of more than 250 African migrants missing after their boat sank off the island of Lampedusa.
U.S.A. (1)
US special forces carry out two separate raids in Africa, capturing al-Qaeda militant Ana’s al-Liby in Libya and targeting al-Shabab in Somalia.
U.S.A. (Gov)
Most of the 400,000 US defense department staff sent home amid a government shutdown are told to return to work after a legal interpretation.
China
More than two million people in China are employed by the government to monitor web activity, state media say, providing a rare glimpse into how the state tries to control the Internet.
Syria
Disarmament experts from international watchdog OPCW begin destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, a monitoring official says
U.S.A. (2)
Sec. Of state John Kerry defends the US seizure of a suspected al-Qaeda leader in Libya who he said was a “ legal and appropriate target”
Brazil
Brazil summons the Canadian ambassador for explanations over the latest electronic spying accusations leaked by former US contractor, Edward Snowden
Somali
Somali militant group al-Shabab sends extra fighters to the town of Barawe, where US commandos tried to seize one of its leaders on Saturday, residents tell BBC
Nepal
At least 14 alleged rhinoceros poachers are arrested in Nepal, with one accused of killing more than a dozen rhinos in the past 6 years, police say.
Brazil
Protesters demanding more investment o Heath and education interrupt a visit to the arena Pantanal, in Cuiaba by fifa’s Jerome Valcke (Brazil) World Cup stadium
Obama
President Obama says he is willing to hold budget talks with republicans but not until they agree to lift “ threats” against the nations economy
California
Governor Jerry Brown, vetoes a bill that would have allowed non-citizen immigrants to serve in juries in that state
Ohio
An Ohio school worker is charged with tampering with evidence in the case against two teenage footballers convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl
Bangladesh
At least nine people are killed, and dozens injured in a fire at a clothing factory in Gazipur, near Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka officials say