
In her article explaining why Time honored Ebola medical workers as their Person of the Year in 2014, managing editor Nancy Gibbs describes the workers’ weapons as “bleach and a prayer.” No description could be more apt, as a great
by Frances Martel11 Dec 2014, 1:42 PM PST0

The Islamic State has gained momentum in both Syria and Iraq while allegedly “moderate” groups against President Bashar al-Assad in the former nation have suffered increasing setbacks. With the outlook dire, even the U.S. State Department is admitting that a
by Frances Martel11 Dec 2014, 10:22 AM PST0

Greenpeace activists are facing legal retribution from the government of Peru for trespassing on ancient Inca land and potentially damaging an aerial hummingbird monument believed to be between 1,500-2,000 years old. The activists placed a sign reading “Time for Change!
by Frances Martel11 Dec 2014, 7:51 AM PST0

The archbishop of Lyon, France, and a congregation of French Christians visited the Kurdish city of Erbil, Iraq, on Sunday to recreate the famed Lyonnaise Festival of Lights–the feast of the Immaculate Conception–for thousands of Iraqi Christian refugees fleeing the
by Frances Martel10 Dec 2014, 12:29 PM PST0

In the rural areas of Tanzania, men, women, and children with albinism–a lack of pigment that makes them appear glaringly white–are waging an extensive human rights campaign against communities who routinely attack them for their hair or body parts, used
by Frances Martel10 Dec 2014, 9:11 AM PST0

A Bolivian deputy-elect is facing jail time for having publicly refused to shake the hand of leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales. While Norma Piérola claims she did so out of a respect for the Bolivian people, she now faces criminal
by Frances Martel9 Dec 2014, 8:27 PM PST0

The 11-year-old twin sons of Ibolya Ryan, an American teacher stabbed to death in a bathroom in Abu Dhabi, were waiting for their mother outside the shopping mall bathroom while the burqa-clad murderer ended her life, the boys’ father has
by Frances Martel9 Dec 2014, 11:02 AM PST0

The Ukrainian Parliament has begun work on a bill that would ban “communist,” “Nazi,” “anti-Ukrainian” ideologies, and the functioning of any communist parties within the state. The bill has been tabled while the government expands other programs to fight Putinist
by Frances Martel8 Dec 2014, 10:22 AM PST0

Numerous reports have surfaced that, in addition to selling oil and Yazidi sex slaves on the black market, the Islamic State terrorist group has begun selling the organs of young, dead jihadis and assorted captives to generate more income for
by Frances Martel8 Dec 2014, 7:52 AM PST0

Marseille, France’s second-largest city, has come heavily under fire by human rights groups over a proposed plan to force homeless individuals to wear a yellow triangle, which would include identification and medical information. The triangles, critics argued, were far too
by Frances Martel7 Dec 2014, 6:34 AM PST0

Gaffe-prone Madrid health chief Javier Rodríguez, who received a swell of criticism for implying that auxiliary nurse Teresa Romero contracted Ebola because of her own lack of care, has been fired from his position after Romero and her family publicized
by Frances Martel5 Dec 2014, 10:49 AM PST0

Chinese media censors and government officials announced a new program this week designed to indoctrinate artists considered deviant in “a correct view of art,” by forcing them to live among peasants in the countryside. The measure follows a national ban
by Frances Martel4 Dec 2014, 7:29 PM PST0

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, who was reelected this year in an election the United States government deemed a “sham,” asserted the legitimacy of his government and insisted that the Obama administration is supporting the Islamic State in a wide-ranging interview with
by Frances Martel4 Dec 2014, 12:45 PM PST0

In a significantly damning declaration against the socialist government of Venezuela, two soldiers who had been kidnapped in early November by the Marxist terrorist group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claim the terrorists had hoped to smuggle their
by Frances Martel4 Dec 2014, 10:40 AM PST0

Zimbabwe’s 90-year-old dictator, Robert Mugabe, is continuing to expand his purge at the highest levels of office, disparaging his vice president, Joice Mujuru, as a politician willing to cooperate with white people. Mugabe did not mention Mujuru by name, though
by Frances Martel3 Dec 2014, 12:59 PM PST0

Family members of an Ebola victim in the devastated town of Jene-Wonde, Liberia, report that they are being denied food and water by villagers as part of their quarantine. Alice Massally, a member of the family, tells FrontPageAfrica the denial
by Frances Martel3 Dec 2014, 11:35 AM PST0

Government officials in Venezuela are condemning opposition voices asking for more accountability from the socialist regime as “Grinch” elements who “want to steal Christmas,” due to their demand that the collapsing economy not be pressured even more by weeks of
by Frances Martel3 Dec 2014, 11:08 AM PST0

Two sisters in India are being lauded for hitting and attacking two men on a bus that approached them with lewd comments, while fellow passengers warned the girls not to resist their harassment lest they be attacked with acid. The
by Frances Martel2 Dec 2014, 8:12 AM PST0

The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to miss multiple significant deadlines for isolating Ebola patients in West Africa, which, experts note, means that “there are still going to be many people who catch the disease and many people who die
by Frances Martel1 Dec 2014, 12:10 PM PST0

Al Qaeda jihadists, possibly using plans organized by a Khorasan group bomb-maker, are planning what the Sunday Express called a Christmas “spectacular” in a report released by the British newspaper this week. Citing anonymous sources including a “well-placed security insider,” the report suggests that
by Frances Martel1 Dec 2014, 11:03 AM PST0

As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa appears to be declining in some parts of Liberia, the news for neighboring Sierra Leone has only gotten worst. In an extensive profile of the situation in Ebola-contaminated parts of that nation, the
by Frances Martel29 Nov 2014, 7:00 AM PST0

The Chinese Defense Ministry issued a statement this week thanking outgoing Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for his service and his contributions towards strengthening relations between China and the United States. The statement is particularly notable because of rumors of Hagel’s
by Frances Martel28 Nov 2014, 11:29 AM PST0

Scientists in Maryland have developed an Ebola vaccine that, during its first run on humans, is being heralded as an “unqualified success.” Such a vaccine could have a prodigious impact on the fight against Ebola in West Africa. In what
by Frances Martel28 Nov 2014, 9:54 AM PST0

A Belgian man who has become famous for saving five young men from waging jihad in the Middle East, including his own son, is warning that contacts he made during those journeys have spoken of “sleeper cell” terrorist organizations built
by Frances Martel26 Nov 2014, 8:38 PM PST0

30-year-0ld Muhammad Gullistan shot his 16-year-old niece to death after finding her home alone, listening to loud music. Due to loopholes in Pakistani law, it is possible Gullistan may never see justice. Reuters reports that an argument began at the niece,
by Frances Martel26 Nov 2014, 7:22 PM PST0