Interpol: Fugitive Spy Linked to Slain Argentine Prosecutor Is in U.S.
An Argentine ex-spy chief believed to have information on the killing of prosecutor Alberto Nisman in January is reportedly in the United States, hiding from authorities.
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Colombia: Official Claims FARC Behind Probe Against Former President Uribe
The Colombian government has opened an investigation into senator and former President Álvaro Uribe, largely responsible for the destabilization of the FARC terrorist organization in the mid-2000s.
North Korea’s 70th Anniversary Extravaganza Sowing Resentment
As North Korea prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the communist ruling Korean Workers’ Party, signs have begun to spring that the nation’s people are growing restless and fatigued of the constant military displays, crippling repression, and widespread poverty.
Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Accept UN Peace Deal
Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels, who threw the country into civil war this year after a coup attempt against exiled president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, have written a letter to the United Nations accepting a seven-point peace plan led by Oman.
Ebola Aftermath: Maternal Deaths Skyrocket as Women Fear Giving Birth in Hospitals
While Sierra Leone patiently moves towards concluding a 42-day period in which it can be declared Ebola-free, a study shows that deaths continue to skyrocket in the nation not due to Ebola, but of the fear of hospitals left in its aftermath.
Boko Haram Attacks Sweep Nigerian Capital, Niger, Chad
Following multiple attacks in its stronghold of northeast Borno state, ISIS affiliate Boko Haram has bombed multiple targets in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, as well as attacking Niger and Chad, both member nations of a military coalition formed to destroy the terrorist group.
Study: More Than Half of ISIS Propaganda Sells Muslims on Peaceful Sharia State
A study documenting every piece of Arabic-language Islamic State (ISIS) propaganda released in one month finds that more than half of the materials sell Muslims on the idea of a Sharia utopia, its trademark bloody video a minority of its media output.
Editor-in-Chief of Major Turkish Newspaper Resigns over Government ‘Pressure on Press’
The editor-in-chief of Zaman, a major Turkish newspaper, is stepping down, citing “unlawful pressure on press” as a major factor in his departure. The resignation comes a week after a major anti-government columnist was hospitalized due to a public beating.
Turkey Will Take ‘Necessary Actions’ if Russia Violates Airspace Again
Turkey’s heads of state have made abundantly clear they will react with force to another Russian incursion into their airspace after two incidents over the weekend, though Turkish forces did not respond with violence to a third reported incident with an unidentified jet.
FARC: Peace Deal ‘Will Not Be Viable’ if Colombia ‘Interprets’ Provisions
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the world’s richest Marxist terrorist group, is threatening to walk away from a breakthrough peace deal signed with the Colombian government in September if the latter opts to “reinterpret” any part of the deal.
Venezuela’s Maduro Accuses U.S. of Conspiracy as the ‘Most Difficult’ Election Looms
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned viewers on Sunday that he expects December’s legislative elections to be the “most difficult yet” for the socialist Chavistas. Maduro, who barely scraped a victory against opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski in 2013, also accused the United States of “conspiracy” against him.
Russia Violates Turkish Airspace, Calls It ‘Navigation Error’
In separate incidents, Russian warplanes appeared to threaten Turkey this weekend, reportedly crossing five miles into Turkish airspace in one incident and harassing two Turkish F-16s in another.
Turkey: Anti-Erdogan Journalist Hospitalized After Public Gang Beating
Ahmet Hakan, a columnist for the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, has been discharged from the hospital with broken ribs and a broken nose following a beating by four men on Thursday night, two of whom have ties to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Hakan has received death threats in the past for criticism of the AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Amnesty International Calls for Release of Cuban Artist ‘El Sexto’ Jailed for Castro Pig Art
The non-government organization Amnesty International issued an urgent call for the international community to pressure the communist Cuban government to release Danilo Maldonado Machado, an artist known as “El Sexto” who has spent ten months in prison for painting the names “Fidel” and “Raúl” on two pigs.
ISIS Propaganda Distracts from Syrian War with New Theme Parks
While Russia has diverted much of the world’s attention to the war in Syria, the Islamic State’s online propagandists are working to divert attention away from the dangers of living under ISIS with the announcement of two new theme parks opening in Iraq and Syria.
UN: Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Condemns ‘Unilateral Measures’ on Syria
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged listeners at the UN General Assembly Thursday to avoid “the same old recipes” to solve conflicts, and warned against “unilateral action” to solve problems like the civil war in Syria, which may put Tsipras at odds with his Russian allies.
As Japan and Russia Agree to Build Ties, Syria Provides New Venue for Cooperation
Japan has left the stage of the United Nations General Assembly with a promise from Russia to strengthen bilateral relations– and schedule a visit by President Vladimir Putin– as both nations take on larger roles in Syria.
Kurds Fend off ISIS in North Iraq as Report Claims Al-Baghdadi Moves South
Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq report this week that they have made significant gains against ISIS near Kirkuk, a northern oil city about an hour and a half south of the Kurdish capital of Erbil. This news follows reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has fled northern Mosul south to Ramadi.
Turkish PM Goes Off-Script at UN: ‘Vicious Tyrant’ Assad Brings ‘Shame’ to Supporters
Turkey, the nation’s most vocally opposed to the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, took the stage at the UN General Assembly Wednesday, demanding that the “vicious tyrant” be removed, and the world unite for a Syria “without Assad and without Daesh [ISIS].”
Venezuela: Expelled Colombians Can Come Back, but Property in Question
The Venezuelan government has agreed to allow the nearly 2,000 Colombians violently expelled from the Venezuelan border to return to the country. It is not yet certain whether their property will be returned to them or if any of the victims of this mass deportation will want to return.
Turkish PM Pushing Anti-Assad Stance to Obama, Putin at UN
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who represents the nation most vocally opposed to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, reportedly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Barack Obama at the UN General Assembly to discuss the Syrian civil war.
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro Heralds Obama’s ‘Courage’ on UN Stage
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro praised President Barack Obama’s “courage” in working with Cuba, while condemning “neoliberalism” and calling for a “new geopolitical system.”
Colombian President Takes Victory Lap on FARC Deal at UN
“Colombia’s conflict is on the path to a genuine solution,” President Juan Manuel Santos told the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday in a celebratory speech announcing the provisional deal the Colombian government reached with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terror group last week.
John Kerry: US, Russia Agree Syria Should Be ‘Secular’ and ISIS-Free
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told MSNBC Tuesday morning that America and Russia had agreed on “some fundamental principles” for solving the ongoing civil war in Syria, while insisting President Bashar al-Assad must “go off into the sunset” to resolve the crisis.
‘Missing’ Homeless Return to Cuba’s Streets Following Pope Francis’ Departure
Following the departure of Pope Francis, the streets of eastern Holguín, Cuba, have been flooded with dozens of homeless people that residents say had “disappeared as if by magic” in the week before the Pope’s arrival.
