
The deadly Ebola epidemic that has stricken Western Africa is triggering major civil unrest in Liberia, Monrovia, where individuals have taken to forming roadblocks and preventing government vehicles from freely moving through the city in an attempt to bring attention
by Frances Martel4 Aug 2014, 9:26 AM PST0

Journalists reporting live on the scene from Gaza face the innumerable challenges of daily life for Palestinians there, including the constant threat of errant rocket fire from the terror group Hamas, which operates deep in the infrastructure of the area.
by Frances Martel3 Aug 2014, 4:34 PM PST0

In anticipation of an anti-Israel rally organized for Sunday in Amsterdam, the government of the Netherlands added the flag of the terrorist group Islamic State to its list of banned political hate paraphernalia. Flying the flag in the nation will
by Frances Martel3 Aug 2014, 1:07 PM PST0

Lebanese TV station LBCI is adding the Arabic letter “N” to its name in solidarity with Iraqi Christians, who are being persecuted for their faith by the jihadist terror group Islamic State. Supporters of Christians on social media adopted the Arabic
by Frances Martel1 Aug 2014, 3:56 PM PST0

President Obama has weighed in on a secretive Senate investigation on the intelligence activities of the CIA in the wake of the September 11 attacks, telling the White House Press Corps Friday that “we tortured some folks.” The Associated Press
by Frances Martel1 Aug 2014, 1:20 PM PST0

“We have different values and allies,” tweeted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin yesterday of Russia and the United States. To illustrate, the Russian official posted a split-screen of photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama–the former
by Frances Martel1 Aug 2014, 12:18 PM PST0

A new poll released by the Associated Press and GfK Public Affairs finds that 55% of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama has handled foreign affairs, with only 37% approving of his handling of the conflict between Israel and
by Frances Martel1 Aug 2014, 10:41 AM PST0

The first American death attributed to Ebola may not have been caused by the virus at all. Nathaniel Dennis of Columbia, Maryland, died in Monrovia, Liberia, after experiencing a seizure and entering a coma; his family blames the hospital, which, fearing
by Frances Martel1 Aug 2014, 8:37 AM PST0

Reports have surfaced that two American aid workers who contracted the viral disease Ebola in Liberia will be flown back to the United States. According to CNN, sources reported that an airplane leaving Georgia was on its way to Liberia
by Frances Martel31 Jul 2014, 6:59 PM PST0

Yris Tamara Pérez Aguilera, the head of Cuba’s Rosa Parks Civil Rights Movement aimed at organizing black Cubans against the communist regime of Raúl Castro, had a pointed message for the Congressional Black Caucus during a talk in Washington, D.C., this
by Frances Martel31 Jul 2014, 1:20 PM PST0

The Ebola outbreak ravaging Western Africa has now claimed 729 lives, according to the World Health Organization, prompting panicked governments to shut down schools and keep contaminated villages on lockdown. The Associated Press reports that the WHO announcement is based
by Frances Martel31 Jul 2014, 10:22 AM PST0

Israelis living in Kubutz communities have seen decades of violence from terrorist groups, Hamas particularly, working out of Gaza and Palestinian areas. In interviews with Breitbart News’ Tera Dahl, Kubutz residents both near Gaza and in Golan Heights describe decades
by Frances Martel31 Jul 2014, 9:26 AM PST0

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has once again triggered a series of events leading to the deaths of children and innocent civilians – this time, an attack on an area including a UN school that has left 15 people dead.
by Frances Martel30 Jul 2014, 3:05 PM PST0

Social media users in Australia could be charged with a crime for sharing any details of a gag order published by Wikileaks this week on Facebook or Twitter. The gag order bans journalists from mentioning a number of officials with
by Frances Martel30 Jul 2014, 1:30 PM PST0

The West’s coverage of the African Ebola outbreak– now claiming more than 600 lives— has focused extensively on the facts: the symptoms, victims, and the potential of it spreading past the continent. In the four affected countries, however, the media
by Frances Martel30 Jul 2014, 12:26 PM PST0

Two separate instances of anti-Semitic vandalism are outraging the communities of Miami and Miami Beach. This week, multiple occurrences of anti-Semitic graffiti at synagogues in Miami-Dade County were reported, in which the perpetrators painted swastikas and the word “Hamas” on
by Frances Martel30 Jul 2014, 12:23 PM PST0

Experts speaking to the National Geographic suggest that it is “likely” that the dreaded Ebola virus spreading across West Africa will make its way to the United States, but once here, it is unlikely to spread far, due to advanced American medical
by Frances Martel30 Jul 2014, 9:28 AM PST0

The United States State Department International Religious Freedom Report for 2013 revealed some dire news about the state of religious tolerance in the world: with ongoing persecution in North Korea, Iran, China, Pakistan, and many other countries, 2013 saw the
by Frances Martel29 Jul 2014, 12:47 PM PST0

The terrorist group Islamic State, formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), could be making up to $3 million a day in illicit oil sales using captured oil fields in Iraq and Syria. Iraqi officials are warning that
by Frances Martel29 Jul 2014, 12:21 PM PST0

A woman being treated for Ebola in a Sierra Leone hospital died after family members forcibly removed her from the hospital to bring her to a trusted traditional herbalist. The incident is causing alarm in medical communities fighting the Ebola
by Frances Martel29 Jul 2014, 11:05 AM PST0

Doctors, Western aid workers, and government officials in West Africa attempting to combat the growing Ebola epidemic are fighting not just the virus itself, but an intense distrust from villagers who believe the virus is a product of Western medicine
by Frances Martel29 Jul 2014, 10:24 AM PST0

For most of the ongoing war between the Iraqi government and the jihadist group now known as the Islamic State (formerly Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, ISIS), the latter has used a sophisticated propaganda campaign to win over many
by Frances Martel28 Jul 2014, 6:04 PM PST0

In a speech to the people of Israel in Hebrew broadcast this evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Operation Protective Edge, which the IDF began to neutralize tunnels used to funnel arms to Hamas in Gaza, will not
by Frances Martel28 Jul 2014, 1:43 PM PST0

The Kurdish Peshmerga forces– a co-ed military considered the most organized military force in Iraq– have been largely responsible for limiting the advance of the Islamic State in the nation. As the Kurds seek independence from a flimsy Iraqi government,
by Frances Martel28 Jul 2014, 12:42 PM PST0

The growing ebola virus epidemic in Africa has claimed a second American victim, an aid worker infected while treating patients. As Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and now Nigeria work to isolate and defeat the disease, keeping the more than 1,000
by Frances Martel28 Jul 2014, 11:35 AM PST0