The U.S. Navy alerted Iran that it was deploying one of its vessels as part of a search and rescue effort for 10 sailors who were off course and allegedly inside Iranian waters, CNN learned from an unnamed U.S. defense
A group of migrants overran a high-speed train in Calais on Tuesday and attempted to ride on the roof through the Eurotunnel into the U.K. welfare state.
In the latest scuffle over gender issues, the Vatican has come down squarely in favor of the traditional male-female distinction of human beings, banning transgender persons from being godparents posing as the opposite sex from which they were born.
The European Union has been told to abandon its “messianic” project of exporting democracy by Russia. A prominent diplomat has said the EU should instead seek to solve its problems in partnership with Russia, not at its expense. Speaking at
In a primetime speech Tuesday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos condemned the arbitrary deportation of over 1,000 Colombians from Venezuela as a human rights violation, asserting that his government is “seriously considering” taking Venezuela to the International Criminal Court and denouncing it before the UN.
China faces a crisis of at least 24 million boys that will never find a mate due to tens of millions of female infanticides during China’s 34 years of one-child “policy” to restrict population growth. With at least 10 percent of China’s young men never being able find a spouse, these “bare branches” may direct their anger at the authorities.
Secretary Of State John Kerry denounced critics of President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal, insisting it would stop the rogue regime from getting a nuclear weapon.
On Wednesday, Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) became the 34th Democrat in the U.S. Senate to support the Iran deal, handing President Barack Obama a veto-proof majority. In so doing, Mikulski drove the final nail into the coffin of the pro-Israel lobby.
Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland just became the deciding Democat vote to push President Obama’s nuclear sellout to Iran through Congress.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland became the crucial 34th vote in favor the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday, ensuring a landmark victory for President Barack Obama over ferocious opposition from Republicans and the government of Israel.
The French announcement of a €5 million (£3.65 million) upgrade to turn ‘The Jungle’ tent city at Calais into a fully appointed refugee camp has attracted criticism from all sides, including Marine Le Pen. Aid groups claim the move is inadequate but politicians warn
Islamic State social media accounts have uploaded a fatwa to the Internet calling for the death of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, himself politically an Islamist, for collaborating with the United States on airstrikes against the jihadist terror group.
The United States Chamber of Commerce, America’s most powerful pro-business lobbying organization, has refused to engage in the battle of ideas over the Iranian nuclear deal.
One possible reason for Clinton’s eager embrace of the Iran deal may have been the e-mail scandal that unfolded as the details of the accord emerged.
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On Tuesday, the Vatican released a letter from Pope Francis on the upcoming Jubilee Year of Mercy, in which the Pope gives all Catholic priests the power to grant absolution to women who repent of the sin of abortion.
Ecuadorian officials reportedly considered smuggling Julian Assange out of their embassy in London by disguising him in fancy dress, in one of a number of plots to evade his police guard stationed outside. It was also suggested the WikiLeaks editor-in-chief,
More European nations have been urged to join air strikes against Islamic State groups in Syria as a way of tackling the escalating refugee crisis gripping the continent. Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said jihadist terrorists were responsible for driving hundreds of
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – The European Union is presenting itself in a “super-awkward and embarrassing” light with its handling of the refugee crisis confronting the bloc, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Tuesday. A crisis rivalling the Balkan wars
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – Hundreds of passengers were stranded for hours on five Eurostar high-speed trains after reports that migrants were blocking the tracks leading to the tunnel under the English Channel and were attempting to climb aboard. According to
Pulitzer-prize winning Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens launched an uncharacteristically vicious attack against Donald Trump and the voters who support him on Tuesday, calling Trump a “demagogue” who appeals to the “vulgarians” among us.
The Taliban has admitted that it intentionally covered up the death of its long-time leader Mullah Mohammed Omar for more than two years, confirming for the first time claims by Afghanistan’s intelligence agency the Sunni terrorist group’s chief died in April 2013.
The government of Iran is reportedly exploiting Shiite refugees who have fled war-torn Afghanistan by coercing them to fight alongside forces loyal to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, often leading them to their demise.
A 25-year-old jihadist terrorist from Xinjiang, an Islamist hotbed region in western China, is the prime suspect behind a massive bombing in Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine on August 17, Thai authorities have said.
The BBC has debunked a story, picked up by human rights NGO Amnesty International, alleging that two sisters in India were sentenced to rape because their brother eloped with a married woman.
Sick Pakistanis, looking to buy medicine, have reported finding everything from rat poison to brick dust packaged in pills, claiming to be cures for illnesses.
