John J. Xenakis

Nigeria requests US troops to fight Boko Haram; Debka: Obama seeks Iran’s help as anti-ISIS coalition shrinks

Failing Ukraine ceasefire negotiations to go through the night; Greece’s negotiations with eurozone fail to reach deal; US closes Yemen embassy, following Somalia, Syria and Libya

Citigroup: Oil could plunge to $20 per barrel; Iran’s threatens oil transports, blaming Saudis for falling oil prices; More on the growing Muslim versus Muslim wars

30 dead in Cairo Egypt as soccer fans clash with police; Greece’s Alexis Tsipras approaches Wednesday confrontation with Europe

Iannis Xenakis’s work ‘Kottos’ echoes Greece’s Nazi vs Communist struggle; Greek Tragedy and Generational Dynamics; Nigeria postpones national elections because of Boko Haram; Gulf Arabs condemn Houthi takeover of Yemen

Central African Republic ‘peace deal’ collapses instantly as slaughter continues; Nigeria’s Boko Haram attacks towns in Niger, as war expands into region; Houthis complete takeover coup in Yemen

Mideast war widens as Jordan vows to destroy ISIS; 80 million people exposed by massive Anthem Inc. data breach

Terrorists attack school, part of growing violence in Karachi Pakistan; Jordan’s King vows ‘relentless’ war on ISIS ‘on their own ground’; The European Central Bank turns the screws on Greece’s banks

Analysts are puzzled by ISIS’s burning alive of Jordan’s pilot; Jordan promises revenge against ISIS for killing pilot; Japan’s nationalism surges over ISIS killings of two Japanese hostages

China builds more man-made islands in the South China Sea; Pentagon would welcome Japan air patrols in the South China Sea; Jordan returns its ambassador to Israel

End of sequestration signals explosive new spending splurge in Washington; The Iraq war had nothing to do with the federal deficit; Government receipts plunged when the bubbles burst; The high federal deficit is caused by bubbles bursting, not the Iraq war

Spain’s far left Podemos party hopes to copy success of Greece’s Syriza party; Egypt’s al-Sisi blames foreign countries for terrorist attacks; Houthis use live fire against protesters in Yemen

Hezbollah backs down from war with Israel; Clashes between Nusra front and Free Syrian Army spreading in Syria; Jundallah takes credit for massive mosque attack in Pakistan; Egypt’s military begins ‘wide military offensives’ in North Sinai; Greece clashes with eurogroup ‘No more bailout, no more troika!’; In Denmark you are now paid to take out a mortgage

ISIS-linked terrorists kill dozens in Egypt’s northern Sinai; Russia looks to Greece as an ally against EU sanctions; Greece forces compromise in planned new EU sanctions against Russia

Greece’s Alexis Tsipras escalates confrontation with Germany; Israel promises revenge after Hezbollah attack kills two soldiers; Hezbollah’s attack breaks a taboo from 2006 war

ISIS-linked group takes credit for hotel bombing in Tripoli Libya; Libya’s oil production plummets because of conflict; S&P lowers Russia’s bonds to junk status

Kurdish militias drive ISIS out of the Syrian town of Kobani; Turkey opens its biggest refugee camp to house 35,000; Australian backlash grows over knighthood for Queen Elizabeth’s husband

Measles outbreak being blamed on the ‘anti-vaccine movement’; Russians re-invade Ukraine, targeting Mariupol port city; Yemen appears to be further destabilizing after president Hadi’s resignation; U.S. policy in Yemen affected by Houthi takeover

Death of Saudi’s King Abdullah raises concerns about policy changes; Saudi Arabia trapped in a corner over Syria policy; More on the political realignment of the Mideast following the Gaza war

Yemen government resigns, creating power vacuum for AQAP to fill; Southern Yemen leaders call for secession from North Yemen; Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dies

Leader of Germany’s anti-Muslim Pegida movement resigns over Hitler photo; Yemen’s president accepts Houthi demands, possibly resolving crisis

U.S. prepares Yemen evacuation as Houthis apparently complete coup; Obama calls for Congressional approval of military action