Nigerian security agents have arrested the leader of breakaway Boko Haram faction Ansaru, the Ministry of Defense said. If confirmed, he would be the highest-level extremist ever captured in the country’s 6-year-old war against Islamic jihadis. Ansaru leader Khalid al-Barnawi has a $5 million reward on his head. The U.S…. Read More
Busted! Iran caught arming anti-US terrorists
When President Barack Obama was defending his heavily criticized nuclear deal with Iran — and the need to free $100 billion in frozen Iranian assets — he said the choice was between diplomacy or war. Now it looks like the Iranians took the money and chose war. The country, whose supporters take… Read More
Outrage! Foreign leaders stealing U.S. aid
A massive leak of documents has revealed that leaders of countries that receive enormous amounts of U.S. foreign aid are secretly getting rich, stashing fortunes in overseas bank accounts. An international coalition of media outlets, in conjunction with the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, released the report, which detailed the… Read More
Air France crew furious over sexist rules on Iranian routes
France’s national air company management is meeting Monday with unions worried female cabin crew could be disciplined if they refuse to work the company’s new route to Iran, for which they must wear a headscarf. Air France plans to start three flights weekly between Paris and Tehran beginning April 17…. Read More
Europe starts mass deportation of migrants
A first group of migrants were ferried from the Greek islands to Turkey Monday as part of a controversial European Union plan to curb migration to Europe. Under heavy security, authorities on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios put 202 people on boats bound for Turkey — the first… Read More
Warheads on foreheads! U.S. airstrikes kill 22 al Qaeda fighters at jihadi stronghold
A senior Al-Qaida official was killed in air strikes Sunday night that killed at least 21 other militants in Idlib province, a jihadist stronghold in northern Syria, according to monitoring groups. The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi websites, said Abu Firas al-Souri died in U.S. strikes. The Britain-based Syrian… Read More
Warning! 50 ISIS supporters working in major airport
At least 50 ISIS supporters have infiltrated the Brussels airport, still reeling from the mid-March terror attack that claimed scores of lives. And little is being done about it. That’s according to an open letter from Belgian police, who say they know of 50 Islamic State supporters working at their… Read More
Charges filed in pay-for-visa immigrantion scheme
South Dakota filed felony charges against the former official who ran a program offering wealthy immigrants visas in return for investment, following an investigation of alleged financial misconduct, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said Thursday. Jackley said the official, Joop Bollen, turned himself in on an arrest warrant and… Read More
Belgium attack bolsters conservative political groups
The Brussels attacks have given a boost to the far right in Belgium and beyond, and their anti-Islam language is finding a special resonance after another bloodbath by Islamic State extremists. Just as the Paris attacks that killed 130 people in November reinvigorated the right-wing National Front in regional elections,… Read More
US, South Korea, Japan unite against North Korea
The United States pledged Thursday to deepen cooperation with allies South Korea and Japan on deterring the North Korean nuclear threat, working to ramp up pressure following worrying provocations. Leaders of the three countries urged the world community to vigilantly enforce new U.N. sanctions. President Barack Obama didn’t disclose what… Read More
- ‹ Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 495
- 496
- 497
- 498
- 499
- …
- 533
- Next Page ›