
The Turkish government has denied that it has targeted civilians in its airstrikes against the Islamic State and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria and Iraq. Kurdish officials in bot the PKK and Iraqi Kurdistan have condemned the deaths of civilians in Turkish attacks.
by Frances Martel3 Aug 2015, 10:40 AM PST0

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) has come out strongly against the Iran deal, warning that the Iran deal means “terrorism with impunity.”
by Adelle Nazarian3 Aug 2015, 9:21 AM PST0

Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Qatar late Sunday for talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council–a Sunni Arab bloc consisting of 6 gulf states–that largely focused on the Iran nuclear deal struck between world powers and the regime in Tehran last month.
by Jordan Schachtel3 Aug 2015, 9:17 AM PST0

The summer is known as the “cutting season.” This means that infants as young as two or three months old are being taken out of the UK to be genitally mutilated in their countries of origin, such as Malaysia, whose customs, like those of Iran, have become increasingly Arabized.
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler3 Aug 2015, 9:13 AM PST0

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee, announced Monday that he has come out in favor of the Iran deal, despite having been skeptical of it from the start. Schiff has stated that he believes the deal is good for the United States and Israel.
by Adelle Nazarian3 Aug 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

A man named Ebrahim B., a German Tunisian, released details about life with the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) after abandoning his duties as a jihadi for the group. He hopes his journey will change minds of young people who still want to join ISIS.
by Mary Chastain3 Aug 2015, 9:03 AM PST0

Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) has announced that he will oppose the Iran deal, becoming one of the first in his party to do so.
by Michelle Moons3 Aug 2015, 8:53 AM PST0

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cautioned fellow Republicans from being overly hyperbolic in reaction to President Obama’s proposed deal with Iran, explaining that they were only giving the president an “escape hatch” from talking about his failure to get a good deal.
by Charlie Spiering3 Aug 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

On Monday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced his support for the Iran deal. In a statement, Schiff, the ranking member of the House intelligence committee admitted the deal’s flaws, but said he was supporting it because he believed there was no alternative. He also said that Congress should work with the administration to make the Iran deal stronger.
by Joel B. Pollak3 Aug 2015, 7:51 AM PST0

The Australian government vowed to continue a push to prosecute whoever shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.
by Mary Chastain3 Aug 2015, 7:32 AM PST0

The polling on President Obama’s lousy Iran deal just keeps getting worse. The lies and deceptions from Obama’s team are so thick that only by watching the Iranian victory parade can Americans learn what the deal actually says.
by John Hayward3 Aug 2015, 7:29 AM PST0

Masoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, is calling for the Marxist terror group the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to leave Iraq completely, as civilians have died in Turkish airstrikes targeting the group. Barzani also condemned Turkish forces for killing civilians in his territory.
by Frances Martel3 Aug 2015, 7:10 AM PST0

In his latest column for the Mail on Sunday, journalist and author Peter Hitchens continues his campaign to expose the mistakes of Prime Minister David Cameron. On this occasion he turned his guns on Cameron’s “Libya folly” explaining the current
by Sarkis Zeronian3 Aug 2015, 6:26 AM PST0

A new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday shows that American voters oppose the nuclear deal with Iran by a two-to-one margin. That two-thirds majority corresponds to the vote margins needed in the U.S. House and Senate to override the president’s veto and cancel the deal.
by Joel B. Pollak3 Aug 2015, 6:24 AM PST0

BANDAR MAHSHAHR, Iran, Aug. 1 (UPI) — In Iran Friday afternoon the heat index touched 163 degrees Fahrenheit — a blistering total, rare even for one of the hottest regions on earth.
by UPI3 Aug 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

The Nigerian army announced Sunday night that it succeeded in freeing 178 Boko Haram hostages, including 101 children, captured a commander of the radical Islamist group, and destroyed several rebel camps during a military operation.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Aug 2015, 5:34 AM PST0

Contents: Big losses expected Monday when Greece’s stock market reopens; Puerto Rico to default on Tuesday; Venezuela’s collapsing economy receives $5 billion from China; Venezuela in border dispute with Guyana; Turkey returns to war with the Kurdish PKK
by John J. Xenakis3 Aug 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Barnacles encrusted on a piece of plane debris that washed up on the French island of Reunion might help unravel the mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that disappeared last year with 239 passengers and crew on board. Malaysia
by Reuters3 Aug 2015, 3:16 AM PST0

ATHENS, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Greece’s stock market plunged nearly 23 percent on Monday when it opened after a five-week shutdown brought on by fears the country was about to be dumped from the euro zone. The main Athens stock
by Reuters3 Aug 2015, 1:51 AM PST0

Nigeria liberated 71 people held hostage by ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram jihadists in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, including 66 women and children, according to the country’s military.
by Edwin Mora2 Aug 2015, 5:57 PM PST0

It’s Sunday, and downtown Barcelona is buzzing with life — happy couples walking hand in hand, children playing soccer in alleyways, and flocks of tourists following their sweaty tour guides to the next tapas bar. Little do they know that only a few blocks away, several supporters of the Islamic State group were recently detained.
by Breitbart News2 Aug 2015, 3:48 PM PST0

In his two years as Roman Pontiff, Pope Francis has become known as the Pope of the poor and disenfranchised, but in his Angelus message Sunday he reminded his hearers of the predominance of the spiritual over material life, saying
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Aug 2015, 2:39 PM PST0

If you want to be on the right side of history, you cannot repeat that mistake. “Never again” means voting no.
by Joel B. Pollak2 Aug 2015, 1:44 PM PST0

A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing classified documents while working at a U.S. military base in Honduras.
by Breitbart News2 Aug 2015, 10:47 AM PST0

According to latest polling information released by the European Commission, immigration is the main concern of Europeans, ahead of economic problems and unemployment. The 38 per cent of respondents across the European Union citing immigration as their top concern contrasts to a similar
by Sarkis Zeronian2 Aug 2015, 10:28 AM PST0