A powerful explosion in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut – stronghold of the Shia armed group Hezbollah – has killed at least five people and left another 20 wounded.Al Jazeera’s Rula Amin, reporting from Beirut, said the explosion was a “major violation” of Hezbollah’s security in the area as it was home to many Hezbollah buildings and officials.
The New year began with bombings in Russia and now Lebanon.
This Terror strike is between Sunni and Shiite militias in retaliation to the former attacked last week- killing a cabinet minister.
America lost one of its most secretive and high tech weapon over Iranian airspace
US worried intercepted stealth drone will aid Iran
From: AlJazeeraEnglish | Dec 6, 2011 | 301 views
US officials have acknowledged that the military lost control of one of its stealth drones while it was flying a mission over western Afghanistan.
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday that Iran’s armed forces had shot down the RQ-170, known as the Sentinel, and are now in possession of it.
US officials rejected that claim, saying there were no indications the plane was shot down. In either case, officials said this would be the first Sentinel lost by the US.
Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan looks at the potential implications of losing the high-tech drone
Tripoli residents tired of militias
From: AlJazeeraEnglish | Dec 6, 2011 | 300 views
Libya’s NTC has given armed fighters from other parts of the country two weeks to hand over their weapons – or get out of Tripoli.
Residents of the capital say thuggish and intimidating behaviour is out of control.
Anita McNaught reports
Raw Video: Violence in Syria
From: AssociatedPress | Dec 6, 2011 | 140 views
Amateur video purportedly shows violence in the Syrian city of Homs, which has killed up to 50 people in the past 24 hours, leaving dozens of bodies in the streets, activists said Tuesday. (Dec. 6)