Oct 24, 2010
Wikileaks Iraq War Diaries
At 5pm EST Friday 22nd October 2010 WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history. The 391,832 reports ('The Iraq War Logs'), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in the United States Army. Each is a 'SIGACT' or Significant Action in the war. They detail events as seen and heard by the US military troops on the ground in Iraq and are the first real glimpse into the secret history of the war that the United States government has been privy to throughout.
Bombers hit UN base in Afghanistan, no casualties
4 Taliban suicide bombers attacked the UN compound in western Afghanistan on Saturday but there were no casualties among the staff.
BBC News - Kenya football stampede kills seven
The BBC's Will Ross in Nairobi: "A lot of people were trying to get into the stadium at the same time"
Seven people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials say.
Wikileaks: how Iran devised new suicide vest for al-Qaeda to use in Iraq
Seven people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials say.
BBC News - Haiti cholera cases 'detected in Port-au-Prince'
Aisha Bain, International Rescue
Five cases of cholera have been detected in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, the UN says, amid an outbreak that has killed more than 200 people.
