Search-and-rescue operations are under way off the coast of Hawaii after two Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters on a nighttime training mission collided, with six people aboard each aircraft.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is defending his decision to annex Crimea, and vowing to repair Russia’s economy within two years. “How can they say that it was unjust?” (to take Crimea) Putin asked according to a translator. “Use for example,
Australian PM Tony Abbott says the December 15 Sydney hostage taker Man Haron Monis was a licensed firearm owner “and wasn’t on a security watch list.” The PM’s announcement was questioned by New South Wales’ authorities, prompting Abbott’s office to
“I just want it to go away, to tell you the truth,” says Mark Oberholtzer, a local plumber from the Galveston area in Texas. The “it” in the sentence is seemingly endless phone calls full of angry invective, accusing him
The recent incident involving the Sydney jihadi hostage-taker provided us countless examples that western media and governments lack a basic understanding of radical Islamism. The horrific act provided—for all to see—countless examples of a failure to report the basic facts
The government of North Korea’s suspected involvement in the cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment has not been officially confirmed. North Korea is suspected of hacking Sony in retaliation for an American comedy film about a fictional assassination attempt on leader
Iraq’s Ministry of Human Rights claims the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) murdered 150 women simply because they refused to marry or perform sexual acts with the terrorists. “At least 150 females, including pregnant women, were executed in Fallujah by a militant
(AFP) Colombia’s FARC guerrillas declared an indefinite, unilateral ceasefire Wednesday, saying they would only use weapons if they came under attack by the army.
The White House has credited Pope Francis with being an important catalyst to the diplomatic thaw between Cuba and the United States. On Wednesday, President Obama instructed the Secretary of State to immediately initiate discussions with Cuba on the normalization
A 25-year-old Chilean national was arrested for using social media programs such as Facebook and WhatsApp to recruit young women to join the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. The woman, identified as Francis Peña Orellana, had reportedly left Chile when she
India officially banned the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) after a top executive was arrested for spreading propaganda on behalf of the terrorist group. Medhi Masroor Biswas’s Twitter account @ShamiWitness was one of the most influential accounts affiliated with the jihadist group.
The people of Cuba received unprecedented news today, though they were unable to hear of the United States’ reforms in diplomacy with Cuba from President Barack Obama. Instead, they were treated to an address by dictator Raúl Castro, in which
At least thirty-one individuals, including twenty schoolgirls, were killed Tuesday by two simultaneous car bombs planted by an al-Qaeda affiliate in Radaa, Yemen. The car bomb attacks were reportedly executed by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and meant to
The Taliban slaughtered at least 140 people, mostly children aged 6 to 18, at a military school in Peshawar, Pakistan. Those who survived provided horrific details about the three-hour attack. Salman, 16, was in the auditorium when four gunmen burst
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group released pictures of militants executing thirteen men in Tikrit, Iraq, who allegedly belonged to an anti-jihadi Sunni tribe. The jihadists published the gruesome pictures on jihadist forums and social media. Abokhald Shammari, owner of
In the immediate aftermath of the release of USAID worker Alan Gross, the White House is set to announce a sweeping set of changes in their policy towards Cuba that includes expansion of travel to the island, permission for telecommunications
MAINZ, Germany, Dec. 16 (UPI) — A 93-year-old former SS guard at the Nazis’ Auschwitz death camp will face trial next year on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder, a German court ruled. The court said there is enough evidence
(AFP) Pakistan is to end its moratorium on the death penalty in terror-related cases, the prime minister’s office announced Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants killed 141 people in an attack on a school. The assault on the army-run school
Silent Night! Endless night!All is dark, there’s no light.Cyclone clouds have blocked out the sky, We’re almost out of our dry-meat supply. Sleep in uneasy peace.We may have to eat Aunt Bernice. What the New Yorker is calling “Climate Change Carols” are
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Germany’s anti-Islam demonstrations become too large to ignore Pakistan Taliban crosses a red line with mass slaughter of army children Pakistan and Australia move from denial to shock Russia’s crisis deepens as ruble falls
The nightmare of Alan Gross, an American citizen arrested for attempting to bring internet access to Cuban Jews, is over. His release from Cuban political prison– during Hanukkah, no less– is a moment to celebrate, but it must not obscure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Cuba will start talks on normalizing full diplomatic relations, marking the most significant shift in U.S. policy toward the communist island in decades, American officials said Wednesday. The announcement comes amid a series
(Reuters) – Cuba has released American aid worker Alan Gross after five years in prison, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. Cuba arrested Gross, now 65, on Dec. 3, 2009, and later convicted the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) subcontractor to 15
The European Union has removed Hamas from its list of terror groups after a court ruled that the correct paperwork had not been filed. According to a decision Wednesday, the Palestinian group, which has murdered hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians in
