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.
Three Israeli Arabs from northern Israel were arrested after taking possession of two shipping containers supposedly filled with Christmas decorations–which were in fact full of knives, swords, Tasers and fireworks, according to the Israel Police. Especially in clashes on the
(Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed six suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan, security officials said on Friday, as al Qaeda said two members of the group had been killed in a previous strike. Two missiles struck a house in
BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 (UPI) — The next wave of 1,500 extra American troops to train and advise Iraqi forces in their continuing battle against the Islamic State will be sent abroad within the next few weeks, says the Pentagon. They’re
(Reuters) – The United States plans to increase non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, including deliveries of the first Humvee vehicles, having decided for now not to provide weapons, U.S. officials said. The increase in non-lethal aid to Ukraine, which is grappling with
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says Russia must uphold its end of a truce in east Ukraine in order to resolve the conflict which has claimed at least 4,300 lives since March. Biden met with Ukrainian President
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of a vigilante fighter group in Nigeria says Boko Haram militants have killed about 45 people in an attack on a village. Muhammed Gava of the Nigeria Vigilante Group said the assault occurred Wednesday
(AFP) Two American naval supply ships collided in the Gulf of Aden, off Yemen, Thursday but there were no injuries, the US Navy said. USNS Amelia Earhart and USNS Walter S. Diehl hit as they were beginning a resupply operation,
Five students in military-led Thailand have been detained for flashing the anti-establishment, three-finger salute from the Hollywood film series The Hunger Games at the country’s prime minister. All five students were taken into custody after they flashed The Hunger Games-inspired
(Reuters) – An Islamic State leader has been killed in an air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, residents and a local medical source said on Thursday. Radwan Taleb al-Hamdouni, whom the sources described as the radical militant
(Washington, D.C.)–Three Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to the Country of Georgia, according to the Pentagon. On November 20, the Department of Defense announced the transfers of Salah Mohammed Salih Al-Dhabi, Abdel Ghaib Ahmad Hakim, and Abdul Khaled Al-Baydani.
A propaganda film released by the Islamic State shows three jihadi fighters calling on Muslims in France to carry out terrorist attacks there or join the jihadist group’s efforts in Iraq and Syria. The seven-minute video was released by
NEW YORK (AP) — The parents of Matthew Shepard, the gay Wyoming college student tortured and murdered in 1998, are traveling to Russia on Friday to spread their message of tolerance and acceptance in a country where anti-gay policies and
Officials at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) have expressed astonishment and confusion over a decision by the United Arab Emirates to include the American-Islamist organization on a list of terrorist groups. “Well this is shocking to us in the first place,”
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis demanded a more just distribution of the world’s bounty for the poor and hungry Thursday, telling a U.N. conference on nutrition that access to food is a basic human right that shouldn’t be subject to
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has responded to mockery of his claim that Muslim explorers discovered America by accusing Muslims who doubted him of not having “self-confidence” and calling for all schools to teach that Muslims arrived in America in
Speaking to German newspaper Der Spiegel, a former FBI agent and security expert warned that the Islamic State’s success on social media has helped strengthen the numbers of the organization. Former FBI agent and CEO of The Soufan Group Ali Soufan
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitri Peskov told the BBC that Moscow demands a “100% guarantee” that Ukraine will never join NATO. The organization continues to accuse Russia of aggravating the situation in Ukraine and breaking the ceasefire truce from September. Peskov
Turkey has contributed to the rise of the brutal Islamic State by turning a blind eye to the ongoing flow of money, weapons, illegal oil, and fighters across its border to the jihadist group in Syria, according to a new
The Jordanian Parliament on Wednesday opened a cabinet meeting with a moment of silence–not for the victims of Tuesday’s Jerusalem synagogue massacre, but in honor of the two Palestinian terrorists who carried out the attack, reports The Algemeiner. Following the moment of
Chaos in the halls of power in Monrovia has reigned amid Liberia’s fight against the Ebola outbreak engulfing it, with foreign donors clashing with Liberian officials on how to best distribute funding and resources in the country. In an exclusive
In the wake of the November 14 Muslim prayer service in Washington’s National Cathedral, Christian figures have rushed to defend the event in an effort to show how open-minded and tolerant they are. The Reverend Susan Russell watched the prayer service via
A prominent researcher of Islam evaluated the sermons delivered at last week’s first-ever Muslim prayers at the Washington D.C. National Cathedral, and found several instances of extremist sentiments. Dr. Andrew Bostom, whose job demands meticulousness and precision as Associate Professor
(Reuters) – The Obama administration would like to work with the U.S. Congress to impose sanctions on Venezuela in response to a crackdown on anti-government protests, President Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser told lawmakers on Wednesday. Tony Blinken, who is Obama’s choice to
(AFP) Japanese police on Thursday raided the home of a 67-year-old multi-millionaire arrested on suspicion of poisoning her latest husband after six other partners also died, and reportedly recovered cyanide from her trash. Television footage showed about a dozen investigators,
In a recent essay, Rev. Susan Russell compares Muslims who “behead journalists” with Christians “who blow up women’s health clinics.” In doing so, she disingenuously attempts to make readers believe that Islam and Christianity are equally susceptible to violent extremism.
