Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) KANSAS – A worker of the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport was arrested this morning while trying to detonate explosives located in his vehicle. The man, identified as Terry Loewen, 58, was stopped when he was trying to open a gate to the Tarmac of the Airport. Loewen was being investigated by security agencies since last summer. It is believed that this attempt to detonate explosives in a commercial airport […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) MEXICO CITY — On Monday, a criminal band of six men stole a truck loaded with radioactive material near the capital city of Mexico. The crime happened in central Mexico, when two of the six men threatened the truck driver with a gun whilst he was sleeping. At the time, Mexican authorities started an emergency search to find the truck and avoid serious contamination to the Mexican population. The truck was […]
Alejandro Faini, Correspondent (North America) A passenger train, part of the Metro North railroads scheme, serving New York City has derailed early this morning in the Bronx area. According to initial reports of emergency and police departments, at least 4 people died in the accident, and more than 60 have been injured. The accident happened near the Spuyten Duyvil station, and the line affected is the Metro-North’s Hudson line. For the moments the lines are […]
Chloe Symons, Correspondent (North America) SAN FRANCISCO — Last week residents of San Francisco, California were left in despair as they feared their city had been overrun by criminals such as ‘The Riddler’ and ‘Penguin’, but thankfully none other than Batkid himself was on hand to save the city and protect it from the villains. It sounds almost like a plot of a Hollywood movie and indeed it was a completely staged event, all […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) TORONTO — An international police operation with the code name “Project Spade” managed to caught and stopped an international Child pornography group based in Toronto. The police began cover operations tackling child pornography in 2010. Members of the Police contacted a man on the Internet offering child pornography on a chat. The investigation lead to a production company called Azov Films, located in Toronto where police arrested Brian Way, 42, […]
Natalie Hunter, Correspondent (North America) WASHINGTON DC – At least eight people have been killed following tornadoes in the US Midwest, as well as hundreds left injured, and more feared trapped. Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky are among the main states effected after 111 km/h (68mph) tornadoes stormed through the Midwest on Monday 18 November. Officials are describing the storm as “dangerous and volatile” as it continues heading East. State trooper Dustin Pierce of Washington […]
Daniela Barbosa, Correspondent (North America) Public figure Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto has been accused of being involved in a series of scandals in regards to crack cocaine use, rehab, and alcoholism. An alleged video has come out the woodwork showing Mayor Ford in act of using crack cocaine. With that being said, in an interview with Jon Stewart, Ford claims that no such video exists and that he is not subject to the […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) Los Angeles Police Department arrested more than 50 people on Thursday in a protest against the low wages in Wal-Mart; one of the most important retail stores in the United States. This is one of the latest demonstrations against the giant retail store, which has been criticised around the US territory during the last year. Our Wal-Mart, a union of workers have criticise the fact that despite the high […]
Jennifer Ubah, Correspondent (North America) CAIRO – US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Egypt to see an end to all the violence and to become a full democracy, following President Mohammed Morsi’s expulsion from power. He gave a speech expressing his views during a recent visit to Cairo. Kerry has said, “History has demonstrated that democracies are more stable, viable and prosperous than any alternative.” He believes that a stable country promotes […]
Chloe Symons Correspondent (North America) This week the US authorities uncovered what is being called a ‘super-tunnel’ that connects Tijuana, Mexico to the nearby San Diego, Southern California, that has been built and used for the sole purpose of trafficking drugs across the border. The discovery was made by the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, which is made up of members of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), US Customs and Border Protection and […]
