The U.S.-led coalition says it has struck an Islamic State convoy coming from militant-held territory in Syria to meet IS evacuees being transferred there under a controversial deal brokered by Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group. U.S. officials have criticized the transfer of hundreds of militants and civilians who are bound for… Read More
U.S. SLAMS ISIS financier with sanctions
The United States is imposing sanctions on an Islamic State group official the U.S. says has served as a top financing chief for the extremist group. The Treasury Department says Salim Mustafa Muhammad al-Mansur has raised money for the cause since 2009, when he was a commander for the al-Qaida… Read More
Trump’s threatening response to North Korea missile launch
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “all options are on the table” in terms of a U.S. response to North Korea’s launch of a missile over Japan. In a terse, written statement Tuesday, Trump said that with the missile launch North Korea has “signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for… Read More
Insane! Prosecutors believe nurse killed at least 86 patients
A male nurse who was convicted of killing patients in Germany with overdoses of heart medication is now believed to have killed at least 86 people — and the true scale of the killings could be even larger, investigators said Monday. Many of the deaths could have been prevented if… Read More
Trump passes sanctions to combat Venezuelan dictator
The Trump administration on Friday slapped sweeping financial sanctions on Venezuela, dramatically ratcheting up tensions between the two countries and making it harder for embattled President Nicolas Maduro to raise badly needed funds to prevent a debt default. The sanctions Trump signed by executive order prohibit financial institutions from providing… Read More
Samsung CEO jailed over corruption charges
A South Korean court sentenced the billionaire chief of Samsung to five years in prison for crimes that helped topple the country’s president, a stunning downfall that could freeze up decision making at a global electronics powerhouse long run like a monarchy. The Seoul Central District Court said Friday that… Read More
[Must see] 2 South African men convicted in coffin attack
Two white South Africans accused of forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to set him on fire have been convicted of attempted murder, kidnapping and other charges. A judge on Friday delivered the verdict in Middelburg in Mpumalanga province in a case that prompted national outrage and… Read More
Tillerson slams countries that won’t take back criminal illegals
The Trump administration is poised to impose visa restrictions on four Asian and African nations refusing to take back their citizens who’ve been deported from the United States, officials said Thursday. The officials said Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone would soon be subject to sanctions. They’re meant to coax… Read More
Orphaned children build new life following mudslides
Seven-year-old Ali Mansaray must build a new life for himself after surviving the mudslides and flooding that killed nearly 500 people, including his parents, in Sierra Leone last week. Now he is being looked after by his grandmother, who was spared because she was sleeping at a friend’s home the… Read More
Dutch police arrest suspect in Islamic terror threat
Alerted by a detailed tip from Spanish colleagues, Dutch police arrested a 22-year-old man early Thursday and said he was suspected of preparing a “terrorist attack” on a concert by an American rock band. The arrest in Brabant province, south of Rotterdam, came hours after police cancelled a performance Wednesday… Read More
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