According to reports by Russian newspaper Izvestia, Russia plans to have a lunar base and moon colony in place by 2030. Izvestia claims it received a government document from the Kremlin that details the moon colony project. The project has
A group of Ukrainian Jews with sophisticated military and martial arts expertise have come together seeking to protect fellow citizens from anti-Semitic attacks. Tzvi Arieli, founder of the group, said the force is comprised of eight men who have either
Raif Badawi, a Saudi blogger and activist who is the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the charge of “insulting Islam.” Badawi had called for May 7th to be a
More than 170 sharks have been caught off the coast of Australia stemming from a controversial policy seeking to reduce the threat of shark attacks on humans. According to reports, 50 were shot on site, 20 died while caught in
The President of Indonesia has reiterated his stance that his country should remain a secular state, not one dominated by Islamic law. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said after receiving the Sukarno (Indonesia’s first President) prize for championing humanity and democracy,
A 3,000-strong mob raided a Hindu temple and over two dozen residences after hearing that two local youths allegedly insulted the prophet Muhammad on Facebook. Several inhabitants of the pillaged residences reported their possessions and valuables were stolen. Bangladesh Police
Russia is set to start delivery of nine Yak-130 fighter jets to Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian forces. The contract between Russia and the Assad regime in Syria is structured to facilitate the delivery of 36 Yak-130’s by the end of 2016.
The Syrian rebel army opposing current President Bashar al-Assad has fled Homs, once a stronghold for opposition forces. On Wednesday morning, the first of hundreds of opposition fighters left Homs after an agreement was secured between the two warring sides
Iranian state-media is reporting the explosion of a ‘wood and oil’ factory in Qazvin, Iran, resulting in an estimated 50 casualties. Police have reportedly closed off all roads within a 2km radius of the area surrounding the facility. Local media
The Telegraph has reportedly uncovered China’s secret plans for handling the scenario of a collapse of North Korea’s regime under Kim Jong Un. The document suggests that China is worried about the short- and long-term overall stability of the Un
Hundreds of Nigerian-American demonstrators and their supporters rallied today at Nigeria’s embassy in Washington, D.C., seeking to free the 276 girls (and the 8 more abducted today) kidnapped by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram. “Bring back our girls, now!”
Israel celebrates its independence day tonight and into Tuesday (Yom HaAtzmaut), while last night after sundown and today, it mourned its losses (Yom Hazikaron). The quick turnaround, marked by a day of mourning and a day of celebration in a
Two Nigerian women have been detained after demanding accountability from their government. Following the mass abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, Naomi Mutah was among many Nigerian citizens upset with their governments response. Protest groups amassed throughout the country,
The United Nations international nuclear inspection team arrived in Iran Sunday to visit the country’s nuclear facilities. Iranian state media is reporting the inspectors will visit two separate sites in the coming days. ‘Most of the seven-step procedural agreement between
The new Palestinian unity government hosted a military funeral last week for a suicide bomber responsible for killing 15 innocent civilians, including two Americans. The suicide attack took place at a Sbarro pizza shop in Jerusalem in 2001. Two United
Kenyan legislators passed a new law legalizing polygamy countrywide. The parliamentary measure, which passed in March, allows men to marry multiple wives. Previously, men were restricted to one spouse. Last week, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta signed the measure into law,
Following the recent reunification of the Hamas and Fatah Palestinian groups into one unity government, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) publicly stated the United States must immediately halt aid to the new governing body. Shortly thereafter, Senator Paul announced legislation, titled
On Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with President Obama to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine, Russia’s aggression, and US-EU trade relations. The two heads of state united behind the idea of imposing additional sanctions on the Kremlin. “We will not
On Friday, a natural disaster that occurred in a remote village in northeast Afghanistan claimed the lives of upwards of hundreds of Afghan villagers, with some estimates even claiming thousands. The landslide occurred around noon local time in the district
On Friday, Phillippines and Interpol security authorities arrested 58 individuals behind a Philippines-based criminal network that used victims’ online sexual activity as material for blackmail. The criminal front was said to be a “sextortion” ring. In its press release Friday,
On Friday, May 2, 2014, a radical Islamist group stormed Libya’s security headquarters in Benghazi, leaving up to nine dead and over a dozen wounded. Libyan army officials said among the dead were some of Libya’s police officers and military
On Thursday at a United Nations Human Rights summit in Geneva, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) took the stand to to defend its human rights record against accusations it was committing crimes against humanity. Western nations were
It has been almost two weeks since the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram abducted over 300 Nigerian schoolgirls aged 16 to 18. It is believed they are being held captive in the Sambisa Forest, a territorial stronghold for the Boko
The American Enterprise Institute sponsored an expert panel Thursday titled “Getting it right: a better strategy to defeat Al Qaeda.” Al Qaeda is a radical Islamist terrorist group founded by the late Osama Bin Laden. AQ was responsible for the
Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, the two main factions of the Palestinian Nationalist movement, have announced a reconciliation agreement, creating the image of a united front towards Palestinian statehood. Palestinian Authority President Abbas sent a delegation to the Gaza Strip
