Militants of the Islamic State terror group carried out multiple coordinated attacks involving suicide bombers and gunmen in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Thursday morning, killing at least 17. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terror attacks, which involved
For the past three weeks, Kiev has been rocked by protests. Even this evening, with temperatures falling well below freezing, there appears to be no let up in events. Crowds keep swelling and smiling, the acrid smell of warmth-giving bonfires continues
(AP) Over 80 injured in partial London theater collapseBy CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated PressLONDONBritish officials say more than 80 people have been injured — seven of them seriously — by a roof collapse at a packed London theater. London Ambulance Services says
(AP) Jury: 2 men guilty of UK soldier murderBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONA jury on Thursday convicted two British men who considered themselves “soldiers of Allah” of murdering a serviceman who was run down with a car and stabbed to death
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Corruption probe throws Turkey’s government into crisis U.S. and Britain evacuate citizens from South Sudan as unrest spreads Sectarian atrocities escalate in Central African Republic Corruption probe throws Turkey’s government into crisis Police found
KRUGERSDORP, South Africa, Dec. 19 (UPI) —The man who faked interpreting the memorial service for former South African Nelson Mandela for the deaf was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, his wife said. Thamsanqa Jantjie, whose fake sign-language interpretation was internationally
Some in the West may see Christianity as an archaic religious construct in constant danger of extinction, but the religion is rapidly building strongholds in lands as foreign to Christian churches as Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Warnings of the
Cuban leader Fidel Castro spoke in praise Thursday of his brother Raul’s brief encounter and handshake in South Africa with US President Barack Obama. Obama stopped and shook hands with the Cuban president on his way to the podium December
(AP) UN finds systematic disappearances in SyriaBy JOHN HEILPRIN and BARBARA SURKAssociated PressGENEVAA U.N. panel probing war crimes in Syria reported Thursday that people around the country are systematically vanishing without a trace as part of a widespread campaign of
(AP) Europe launches satellite to map 1 billion starsBy FRANK JORDANS and DANICA COTOAssociated PressBERLINThe European Space Agency successfully launched its star-surveying satellite Gaia into space Thursday in a bid to produce the most accurate three-dimensional map of the Milky
(AP) Rodman in NKorea to prep for game on leader’s BdayBy ERIC TALMADGEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaFormer NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Thursday to meet leader Kim Jong Un and put the finishing touches on plans to
(AP) Jury weighing verdict in UK soldier murder trialLONDONA jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of two self-styled “soldiers of Allah” accused of murdering a serviceman who was run down with a car and stabbed to
(AP) Egypt: Mubarak’s sons, PM acquitted of corruptionBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROAn Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted former leader Hosni Mubarak’s two sons and his last prime minister of corruption charges, judicial officials said. The Cairo criminal court found Gamal and
