
REUTERS– A senior Israeli official took a swipe at the United States on Tuesday over Iran’s reported purchase of second-hand civilian aircraft, saying the acquisition violated international sanctions and went ahead despite a tip-off from Israel. Iranian Transport Minister Abbas Akhoondi was
by Breitbart News19 May 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A delegation from Afghanistan’s Taliban has arrived in Iran to discuss the situation of Afghan migrants and issues in the Islamic world, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Tuesday. The report said the delegation arrived in
by Breitbart News19 May 2015, 10:06 AM PST0

In his morning Mass Tuesday, Pope Francis pondered the many “goodbyes” in our lives and drew attention to persecuted Christians throughout the world, reminding his hearers that each “farewell” could be our last.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.19 May 2015, 8:08 AM PST0

On Monday, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Civil Service listed on its website eight new job openings for the position of executioner. The job responsibilities will likely include beheadings and amputations–two of the most prominent punishments for violations, including drug smuggling, arms dealing, murder, and rape.
by Adelle Nazarian19 May 2015, 5:34 AM PST0

Silence isn’t golden. All 20 Republican lawmakers who voted against an amendment that prevents illegals from enlisting in the U.S. military refused to answer questions from Breitbart News regarding the expedited citizenship most illegals would have been eligible for once they joined the armed forces.
by Edwin Mora19 May 2015, 5:11 AM PST0

An oligarch who was helping to investigate corruption in Moscow was poisoned by a substance favoured by Russian assassins, evidence has revealed. Alexander Perepilichny died suddenly outside his mansion in Surrey, UK in November 2012. He had sought refuge in
by Nick Hallett19 May 2015, 3:12 AM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin once lectured America about exceptionalism, but he cannot stop himself from showing off his exceptional athletic abilities. This time, Putin managed to score eight goals in a hockey game.
by Mary Chastain19 May 2015, 12:19 AM PST0

In a speech in South Korea, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the Internet needs heavier regulations to “be able to flourish and work properly.”
by Warner Todd Huston18 May 2015, 8:13 PM PST0

It is clear President Barack Obama suffers from a serious mental disconnect in his thinking about Islam. Those responsible for drawing attention to it, the media, suffer it as well—by willingly accepting his narrative on Islam.
by James Zumwalt18 May 2015, 7:24 PM PST0

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels and their allies were reportedly targeted by Saudi-led airstrikes after a five-day humanitarian cease-fire expired on Sunday night.
by Edwin Mora18 May 2015, 5:41 PM PST0

After becoming increasingly fearful of a nuclear-armed Iran, reports have stated that Saudi Arabia intends on purchasing nuclear weapons from Pakistan, following a week where some of the Kingdom’s high-ranking officials attended a Gulf summit organized by U.S. President Barack Obama.
by Jordan Schachtel18 May 2015, 4:13 PM PST0

Over the weekend, the Associated Press, along with virtually every other major media outlet in America, reported that Pope Francis declared Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to be an “angel of peace.” The remark prompted outrage because Abbas’ past conduct, and political corruption, did not in any way qualify him for such a lofty description.
by John Hayward18 May 2015, 3:07 PM PST0

The Taliban is expanding across Afghanistan, raising widespread concern about whether the Afghan government and its forces are capable of dealing with the worsening security crisis afflicting the country.
by Edwin Mora18 May 2015, 2:35 PM PST0

Germany’s equivalent to the CIA, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), helped U.S. intelligence services pinpoint the location of Al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, according to a new report published Sunday by Germany’s most circulated newspaper.
by Jordan Schachtel18 May 2015, 2:33 PM PST0

Regardless of what one may think about the journalistic practices of Seymour Hersh, it cannot be denied that he has reignited important discussion about how the United States came to find Al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden and the role of the Pakistani government in harboring the terrorist.
by Jordan Schachtel18 May 2015, 2:01 PM PST0

The Islamic State was supposedly in a defensive crouch after its defeat in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, but in fact it’s lashed out aggressively on both Iraqi and Syrian fronts, with disastrous consequences in the fallen city of Ramadi.
by John Hayward18 May 2015, 1:38 PM PST0

This victory will permit ISIS to threaten Baiji, Iraq’s largest oil refinery, as well as the villages in the suburbs around Baghdad, and Baghdad itself. Furthermore, weapons stores and other assets in Ramadi were not destroyed and are available to ISIS.
by John J. Xenakis18 May 2015, 1:20 PM PST0

How’s the White House spinning the sack of Ramadi? You’ll be sorry you asked.
by John Hayward18 May 2015, 1:11 PM PST0

The leftist Greek government’s debt re-negotiation strategy was aimed at stretching the crisis out and making the risk from a messy “Gr-exit” so big that the European Union would grant huge concessions to avoid a Greek collapse that would topple falling
by Chriss W. Street18 May 2015, 12:53 PM PST0

Members of the Islamic State have been circulating disturbing photos of well-known Roman sites such as the Colosseum with handwritten cards held up in front claiming that ISIS is already present in Italy’s capital.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.18 May 2015, 11:24 AM PST0

Ukrainian officials captured at least two Russian soldiers over the weekend, one of whom claimed on video he was a member of a Russian spying mission in the war-torn country.
by Mary Chastain18 May 2015, 11:18 AM PST0

A Jewish teenager was beaten by a group of North African men outside of the Buttes Chaumont Park near Paris this weekend.
by Jordan Schachtel18 May 2015, 10:36 AM PST0

Seoul (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry warned North Korea Monday of possible fresh sanctions as he slammed Kim Jong-Un’s “egregious” leadership with its reliance on reckless provocation and “grotesque” executions. Speaking in the South Korean capital Seoul,
by Breitbart News18 May 2015, 9:46 AM PST0

A recent misquote of Pope Francis’ words to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shows that the devil—or the angel—is often in the details. In this case, a subtle difference between the indicative and the subjunctive tenses changed the Pope’s words from an invitation to be an angel of peace into high praise—as if the Palestinian leader already were that angel.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.18 May 2015, 9:22 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) allegedly beheaded a Melbourne teenager when he attempted to return home from Syria.
by Mary Chastain18 May 2015, 8:59 AM PST0