
A report compiled by 22 humanitarian aid agencies warns that 50,000 children–one in seven–in Somalia are at the brink of death thanks to hunger. Additionally, the nation faces yet another potential famine as it strives to recover from a 2011
by Frances Martel8 May 2014, 11:13 AM PST0

National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, whom many regard as the most powerful man in Venezuela besides President Nicolás Maduro, will no longer be able to travel to the United States. Cabello announced that his American visa was revoked, claiming the
by Frances Martel8 May 2014, 10:46 AM PST0

The CEO of Chonghaejin Marine Co., which owned the ill-fated South Korean ferry that sank in April and killed hundreds, has been arrested. South Korean prosecutors announced the arrest of Kim Han Shik today in addition to the surviving members
by Frances Martel8 May 2014, 10:32 AM PST0

In response to the difficulties faced by searchers seeking to find missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, India’s civil aviation agency has passed a new rule making it mandatory for transport operators to track a plane from departure to arrival in
by Frances Martel8 May 2014, 9:12 AM PST0

Despite the urging of the FBI, CIA, and a bipartisan contingent of legislators knowledgeable on the matter, Hillary Clinton refused to designate Boko Haram as a terror group during her tenure, severely limiting the United States’ ability to combat the
by Frances Martel8 May 2014, 9:01 AM PST0

The State Department announced that a team of less than ten members of the US military will be dispatched to Nigeria as part of a larger group of American diplomats who will help the Nigerian government find the more than
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 9:47 PM PST0

Nigeria is currently in crisis. The largest economy in Africa is beset by a terror threat growing ever larger and security forces unable to fend off Boko Haram’s attack. Nonetheless, the country soldiers on internationally, receiving a delegation from China set
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 2:25 PM PST0

Nebraska Senate Republican primary candidate Shane Osborn announced the endorsements of 54 economists from across the nation Tuesday, but the celebratory declaration was short-lived. One economist vehemently denied ever endorsing Osborn, and five others said the same when asked by
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 1:18 PM PST0

An exclusive Reuters report uncovers that a community giveaway program under the government of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has left billions of dollars unaccounted for, as community officials keep shoddy records and rely only on townspeople to report if they
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 1:05 PM PST0

A man was arrested in Colombia for intercepting pivotal correspondence between the terror group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the Colombian government in an alleged attempt to sabotage peace talks and sell information on the black market. According to
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 12:33 PM PST0

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is currently in an undisclosed location after taking a leave of absence from his duties to seek help for alcohol abuse problems. Ford was said to have gone to Chicago to stay at a facility there
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 12:25 PM PST0

The Fremont Tribune has condemned the use of their reporting by Nebraska Republican Senate candidate Shane Osborn. “It’s disturbing to see our publication used in some of the negative political advertising that pops up every election cycle,” the paper writes of
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 11:11 AM PST0

An ad against Nebraska Senate Republican candidate Ben Sasse claiming the grassroots favorite supports Obamacare has gotten the attention of ForAmerica Chairman Brent Bozell, who condemned it as a Washington establishment attack and called on Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 10:48 AM PST0

Dennis Rodman is breaking his admittedly limited silence about his relationship with North Korean despot Kim Jong-Un. In an interview with Du Jour magazine, Rodman claims Kim never executed his uncle, really wants to talk to President Obama, and that America
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 10:24 AM PST0

The Chinese government is sending police resources to France to help combat a rising wave of muggings and assorted attacks on tourists. The Agence France-Presse reports that an uptick in Chinese tourists to Paris has created a corresponding increase in the
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 9:21 AM PST0

Reports are circulating that the radical Islamist group Boko Haram is responsible for an attack on a village market in northeastern Nigeria on Monday that was kept out of the public eye until Wednesday. Different sources indicate that between 200-400
by Frances Martel7 May 2014, 8:32 AM PST0

Nebraska Republican Senate primary candidate Shane Osborn is under attack for helping create a fake Navy memo exonerating his decision to land a damaged spy plane in China rather than crashing it into the ocean, and now he’s sicked his
by Frances Martel6 May 2014, 1:37 PM PST0

Venezuelan campaign strategist Juan José Rendón has resigned from managing the campaign of Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, after allegations surfaced that he received up to $12 million from drug lords seeking protection from extradition to the United States. The
by Frances Martel6 May 2014, 12:47 PM PST0

The shortage of basic goods in Venezuela thanks to President Nicolás Maduro’s socialist mismanagement of the economy is finally hitting the media. El Universal, the nation’s largest newspaper, declared itself in a state of emergency yesterday, as it does not
by Frances Martel6 May 2014, 10:39 AM PST0

The United States government is officially recognizing the offices of the opposition Syrian National Coalition as a “diplomatic foreign mission,” Reuters reported, both diminishing the legitimacy of the Bashar al-Assad regime and strengthening ties between the United States and the opposition.
by Frances Martel6 May 2014, 8:51 AM PST0

The United States government has offered Nigeria help in finding the more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls currently under the custody of radical Islamist terror group Boko Haram. While the U.S. is reportedly offering satellite intelligence and other aid, many in
by Frances Martel6 May 2014, 8:51 AM PST0

A new law in Russia imposes fines as heavy as 100,000 rubles on individuals and corporations who attempt to distribute works of art that include profanity. The move, which includes all forms of art from theater to recorded music, is
by Frances Martel6 May 2014, 8:21 AM PST0

The leader of Nigerian Islamist terror group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has vowed to sell the more-than-200 Nigerian schoolgirls his group abducted “on the market,” insisting in a new video that “Allah says” the girls should be sold and married
by Frances Martel5 May 2014, 12:59 PM PST0

Venezuela, under the socialist regime of President Nicolás Maduro, boasts the second highest murder rate in the world, and tensions in that country fueled by the military’s violence against unarmed protesters threaten to worsen the situation as the nation is
by Frances Martel5 May 2014, 11:33 AM PST0

New York City principal Annie Schmutz Seifullah was dismissed from her six-figure salaried position after allegations emerged that she engaged in sexual conduct–in the school while classes were in session–with a number of men, including an NYPD school guard, an assistant
by Frances Martel5 May 2014, 11:14 AM PST0