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Spanish Ebola Patient: 'I Have No Idea' How I Got Ebola

Spanish Ebola Patient: 'I Have No Idea' How I Got Ebola

María Teresa Romero Ramos became internationally known this week as the first person to contract Ebola outside of the continent of Africa. The Spanish auxiliary nurse, currently quarantined in a Madrid hospital, spoke to a reporter for national newspaper El

The Real Front in the War Against ISIS

The Real Front in the War Against ISIS

As the war with ISIS heats up, so too does the debate over what it will take to win. Immediately following Obama’s announcement of air strikes against ISIS, the debate centered on whether air power was enough or whether the

Australian PM Orders Crackdown on Visas for Radical Preachers

Australian PM Orders Crackdown on Visas for Radical Preachers

(Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday that he was ordering a crackdown to prevent radical Islamist preachers entering the country, amidst rising tension with the Muslim community following a series of security-related raids. Abbott, who recently

Hezbollah Says Border Attack was Message to Israel

Hezbollah Says Border Attack was Message to Israel

(Reuters) – An attack by Hezbollah on Lebanon’s border with Israel which wounded two Israeli soldiers was a message that the group remained ready to confront its old foe despite its engagement in Syria’s civil war, the group’s deputy leader said. The

Protests in Hong Kong Dwindle

Protests in Hong Kong Dwindle

(Reuters) – Hong Kong pro-democracy protests that brought tens of thousands on to the streets last week dwindled to a few hundred on Wednesday after activist leaders agreed to talks with the government which are all but certain to go

Canada Approves Airstrikes Against Islamic State in Iraq

Canada Approves Airstrikes Against Islamic State in Iraq

OTTAWA, Oct. 8 (UPI) — Canadian legislators, led by a Conservative majority, voted Tuesday to approve a combat role in Iraq, joining the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State. The motion passed 157-134, giving Prime Minister Stephen Harper the authority

Islamic State Group Downs Another Iraqi Helicopter

Islamic State Group Downs Another Iraqi Helicopter

BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants with Islamic State group on Wednesday shot down an Iraqi military attack helicopter, killing the two pilots on board in the second such incident in a week and raising concerns about the extremists’ ability to attack

US-Led Airstrikes Produce Few Gains Against ISIS

US-Led Airstrikes Produce Few Gains Against ISIS

BAGHDAD (AP) — After two months, the U.S.-led aerial campaign in Iraq has hardly dented the core of the Islamic State group’s territory. The extremist fighters have melted into urban areas when needed to elude the threat, and they have

Report: Cost of Ebola Could Top $32 Billion

Report: Cost of Ebola Could Top $32 Billion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic impact of the Ebola epidemic could reach $32.6 billion by the end of next year if the disease ravaging Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone spreads to neighboring countries in West Africa, the World Bank Group

Drop in Oil Prices May Destabilize Putin's Russia

Drop in Oil Prices May Destabilize Putin's Russia

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has suffered from capital-flight out of the country.  But with Western sanctions starting to bite, the modern capital-flight is only $100 billion in cash draining out; it also includes a brain-drain of