The 6-year Islamic uprising in Kenya has claimed the lives of an estimated 20,000 people and driven 2.5 million from their homes and into refugee camps around the region. Now, the Muslim terror group Boko Haram may have committed their worst atrocity yet, slaughtering refugees and sending suicide bombers to ambush those that fled. A […]
Colleges push back against foreign fraudsters
American colleges sorting through a record number of applications from China are increasingly turning to video interviewing services to assess students’ language skills, get a feel for their personality — and weed out fraudsters. The recorded interviews, recommended by dozens of schools, have emerged as a way to address cheating concerns highlighted by a breach […]
Busted! Iran caught spying on US Navy
President Barack Obama promised his controversial nuclear deal with Iran would guarantee the world the best chance at peace. Looks like no one informed the Iranian Republican Guard of that. In the latest in a series of embarrassing military flaps for the Obama administration, Iran admitted it recently flew a spy drone over a U.S. […]
Enough is enough! Sweden to deport migrants
The brutal stabbing death of Swedish aide worker Alexandra Mezher, 22, at a shelter for teenage asylum-seekers has deepened worries in Sweden over its refugee situation. Now, it looks like the Swedes are finally saying enough is enough. And they may not be alone. All across Europe, frustration with the mismanagement of the escalating refugee crisis […]
Outrage! Roman statues, art hidden to avoid offending Iranian leader
Italy’s culture minister has criticized as “incomprehensible” the decision to cover up naked statues at a Rome museum where Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was visiting, adding a new twist to the controversy that has dominated Rouhani’s deal-making visit to Italy. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini told reporters Wednesday that neither he nor Premier Matteo Renzi were […]
Cuba embargo loosened – here’s what has changed
The Obama administration is loosening the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba with a new round of regulations allowing American companies to sell to Cuba on credit and export a limited number of products to the Cuban government. Tuesday’s announcement is President Barack Obama’s third attempt to spur U.S.-Cuba commerce despite an embargo that still prohibits […]
Police warning ISIS terror attacks imminent
One of the world’s largest international police agencies, Europol, issued a stark warning Monday: Islamic State extremists are expected to attempt lethal attacks on so-called “soft targets” in the West soon. Some two and a half months after suicide bombers and gunmen killed 130 people in Paris, the Europol agency said (using an alternative acronym for ISIS) […]
Swedish “rape dungeon” doctor on trial
A Swedish doctor went on trial on rape and kidnapping charges Monday after admitting to imprisoning a woman in a home-made bunker in what his defense lawyer said was a desperate attempt to find a girlfriend. Prosecutors said the 38-year-old man had planned the crime for years and may have tried to capture other victims […]
New ISIS video offers chilling details on Paris attackers
A new video released by the Islamic State group purports to show the extremists who carried out the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris committing atrocities in ISIS-controlled territory while plotting the slaughter in the French capital that left 130 people dead and hundreds wounded. The group also threatens Britain. The 17-minute video, released Sunday, shows […]
Scores of migrants drown in two shipwrecks off Greek coast
At least 41 people, including 17 children, died as two separate smuggling boats sank overnight off of different Greek islands. Dozens of migrants survived the shipwrecks and a search-and-rescue operation was underway Friday looking more survivors. In the first tragedy, a wooden boat carrying 48 people sank in off the small islet of Farmakonissi in […]
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