Published on Nov 10, 2011 by AssociatedPress
Attackers set off explosives along a gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that transports fuel to neighbouring Israel and Jordan early on Thursday, Egypt’s state news agency MENA reported. (Nov. 10)
Raw Video: Super Storm Batters Alaska’s Coast
From: AssociatedPress | Nov 9, 2011 | 2,210 views
One of the most powerful storms to hit western Alaska in nearly 40 years battered coastal communities Wednesday with snow and hurricane-force winds, forcing some residents to seek higher ground as it knocked out power and ripped up roofs. (Nov. 9
Raw Video: Deadly 5.7 Quake in Turkey
From: AssociatedPress | Nov 9, 2011 | 756 views
Turkish media reports say at least three people have been killed and more than 50 are trapped in the rubble of a hotel that collapsed after a 5.7-magnitude quake hit the province of Van, where hundreds died in a 7.2 earthquake last month. (Nov. 9)
Growing concern over China’s ‘disappeared’
From: AlJazeeraEnglish | Nov 10, 2011 | 302 views
Dozens of Chinese activists, lawyers, and bloggers have been victims of state-backed, extrajudicial detentions over the years, of which many have simply disappeared, not to be seen again for months.
Human Rights Watch says these disappearances are an alarming new trend which the government is refusing to address.
Many human rights organisations and activists are concerned that the country is currently working on a new draft of its criminal law that would make disappearances legal.
Al Jazeera’s Melissa Chan reports from Beijing