A fierce U.S.-led air campaign is taking the fight to the heart of the Islamic State’s supply line. Airstrikes are being called in by American special forces ground units, and are leading Kurdish fighters as they launch a ferocious assault Thursday aimed at retaking the strategic town of Sinjar, which the Islamic State has controlled […]
Gunman opens fire on Christian church
Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a church near Cairo on Thursday, setting off a gun battle with police. Egypt’s official news agency said no one was killed. The MENA news agency said the three attackers escaped after the firefight. It said police guarding the evangelical church near the Giza pyramids were left with […]
Red Scare – Communist purge underway in North Korea
North Korean Worker’s Party Secretary Choe Ryong-hae’s absence at a funeral honoring a major Korean War hero raises speculation of a purge in Kim Jong Un’s top leadership ranks. This would not be the first time Kim Jung Un has resorted to a power purge in order to solidify his power. In July, North Korea confirmed the purging […]
US defenses powerless against Russian military’s new missile?
Analysts have warned of a coming Second Cold War between the U.S. and Russia, and if they’re right, the military technology chess match has already begun. Russia will counter NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense program by deploying new strike weapons capable of piercing the shield, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Putin told defense officials that by […]
Terror mastermind caught hiding among migrants
For months, intelligence groups around the world have warned that terror groups could be exploiting the European migrant crisis to sneak extremists into the West. And Italian authorities have just announced that they apprehended an Al Qaeda leader who has also been linked to ISIS trying to sneak into the country. The Tunisian, Ben Nasr Mehdi, […]
After scandal, will Russia to be banned from Olympics?
Russian track and field athletes could be banned from next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after a devastatingly critical report accused the country’s government of complicity in widespread doping and cover-ups. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) commission set up to investigate doping in Russia said even the country’s intelligence service, the FSB, was involved, […]
American soldiers killed by terrorist coward
A Jordanian policeman opened fire this morning on foreign trainers at a police training compound, killing two American military personnel, as well as a South African trainer. The gunman was shot dead by responding forces, a government spokesman said. Jordan, a U.S. ally that has a peace treaty with Israel, has long been seen as an […]
Millions of Christians swarm to see Pope in Africa
An estimated 1.4 million people are expected to attend a mass officiated by Pope Francis when he visits Kenya on his first trip to Africa, Catholic church officials and Kenyan authorities said Sunday. The pope’s visit to Kenya on Nov. 25 to 27 — the first stop in his three-state visit of Africa— will see […]
US-backed rebels hold firm against Russian-led offensive, airstrikes
Despite a month of heavy battering by Russian airstrikes, Syria’s US-backed rebels have been holding fast and so far have fended off offensives by government forces trying to retake territory from the rebel’s heartland. The fierce fighting shows how even greater backing from Syrian President Bashar Assad’s international allies is not swiftly tipping the conflict […]
“Intervention from God” saves baby in deadly Russian cargo plane crash
A thirteen-month-old baby and a man who was found cradling the infant were the only survivors of a Russian cargo plane crash that killed 37 people, according to witnesses and relatives Thursday. The Russian cargo plane crashed soon after taking off from a South Sudan airport, killing everyone else on board. The Sudan crash came […]
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