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Two American Troops Killed In Attacks On Jordan Base As Iran Declares MoU Deal Is Over Summary CENTCOM says two US troops killed in Iranian attack on Jordan base. Iran formally suspends MoU with the US, declaring agreement is over & commitments will no longer be fulfilled. Fighting escalates into seventh strait day of heavy bombings. Iran reportedly struck a US base in Saudi Arabia for the first time in four months. US strikes disrupt southern Iran's telecom network, knocking out 116 communication towers amid new infrastructure war. Iran pounds Kuwait's energy infrastructure, damaging power &...

Chinese County Orders Lawyers To Get Government Approval Before Defending Criminal Charges Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times, A county justice bureau in southwestern China has ordered local law firms to report cases related to the government's "anti-organized crime" campaign and obtain official approval before lawyers can argue that a defendant's alleged offense should be classified differently. The No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in the Beijing suburb of Fangzhuang on Aug. 15, 2006. Goh Chai Hin/AFP via Getty ImagesThe notice, issued directly to law firms by the Justice Bureau of...

Powerful 7.5-Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Japan, Triggers Tsunami Warnings A powerful and shallow 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast, triggering a tsunami at Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture. Public broadcaster NHK initially warned that a tsunami up to 10 feet high was expected to hit the Iwate area on Honshu's main island. However, so far, it has been reported to be about 31 inches high. The quake was reported shortly before 17:00 local time, rattled towers as far away as Tokyo, and forced the suspension of Shinkansen high-speed rail services in...