Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s prison sentence for a sweeping bribery scandal from six years to 18 months, handing him a moral victory even as he prepares to become the first former Israeli head of government to be imprisoned. In its ruling, the court overturned the main bribery charge […]
Islamic terrorists launch deadliest attack in months
Boko Haram Islamic extremists struck the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri for the first time in months Monday with rocket-propelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers, witnesses said. At least 15 people were killed but the toll was feared many times higher. Nigerian troops “intercepted and destroyed” 10 suicide bombers, according to PR Nigeria, an agency […]
Obama helping Iran break US law
Republican lawmakers are fuming after a letter emerged proving that the Obama administration intends to help shield Iran from new laws meant to strengthen America’s borders. In the letter to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry claims America is ready to help Iran get around the new U.S. visa system […]
Report: ISIS has thousands of blank passports
The Islamic terror group ISIS appears to have a new weapon in its arsenal – blank passports. And if the terrorists are able to prepare the passports properly, it could make vetting refugees nearly impossible for authorities around the world. According to the German newspaper The Welt am Sonntag, Western intelligence sources have said that ISIS may have […]
Taliban rising — Islamic extremists capturing large swaths of Afghanistan
Six foreign soldiers were killed in a suicide attack near the US-run Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO said. Another three NATO troops were wounded in the attack, according to U.S. Army Brig. Gen William Shoffner, head of public affairs at NATO’s Resolute Support base in the Afghan capital Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility […]
Friendly-fire airstrike kills up to 10 soldiers in Iraq
The American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers on Friday seems to be “a mistake that involved both sides,” U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday. Iraq pledged to punish those responsible. Speaking to reporters during a visit to the USS Kearsarge in the Persian Gulf, Carter said the incident near […]
Fake bomb grounds French plane
A retired French police officer traveling on Air France was detained after a fake bomb hidden in a lavatory forced his Paris-bound flight to make an emergency landing in Kenya, according to prosecutors. The hoax — the fourth against Air France in recent weeks — comes amid heightened concerns about extremist violence in many countries, […]
A new low: Islamic extremists use children as suicide bombers
Three young suicide bombers set off explosions that killed six others and injured at least 24 people in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, a Nigerian army spokesman said Monday. The attack Sunday in Benisheikh came as Nigeria’s army launched an operation against two Boko Haram camps in the state that killed at least 12 militants, said […]
Iranian hackers attack US power grid
Despite signing a nuclear deal forced through the US Congress by President Barack Obama, the Iranian government has continually pushed the limits. Now a new report says the Islamic country may have access to dangerous amounts of data and passwords — and they could use it to shut down power for millions of Americans at any time. […]
Israeli army’s surprise training tool – the pigskin?
Under the bright lights, a call of “set, hike” echoes out, followed by the clatter of helmets smashing against pads at a high school football game. But these aren’t American teenagers hoping to play college ball — they are Israelis with an eye on joining elite military combat units. A growing number of native-born Israelis […]
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