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Hurricane Odile Slams Baja California, Mexico

Hurricane Odile Slams Baja California, Mexico

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Odile raked the Baja California Peninsula with strong winds and heavy rains early Monday as locals and tourists in the resort area of Los Cabos began to emerge from shelters and assess the

US-Led Military Exercises Due to Begin in Western Ukraine

US-Led Military Exercises Due to Begin in Western Ukraine

(AFP) US-led military exercises involving 15 countries were set to begin in Ukraine Monday, as fighting rumbles on in the restive east between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in violation of a ceasefire. Heavy fighting erupted around the rebel stronghold

Boko Haram Attack Market in Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram Attack Market in Northeast Nigeria

(AFP) Boko Haram insurgents attacked a market outside the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, local people who witnessed the incident told AFP on Saturday. About 50 gunmen on motorbikes stormed the weekly market in Ngom village, some 20 kilometres

World View: African Jihadist Group Pledges Loyalty to ISIS

World View: African Jihadist Group Pledges Loyalty to ISIS

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com US surveillance aircraft may have access to Malaysian air bases African jihadist group pledges loyalty to ISIS ISIS recruiting women from America and Britain US surveillance aircraft may have access to Malaysian air bases

U.S. Man in North Korea Given 6 Years of Hard Labor

U.S. Man in North Korea Given 6 Years of Hard Labor

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Supreme Court on Sunday convicted a 24-year-old American man of entering the country illegally to commit espionage and sentenced him to six years of hard labor. At a trial that lasted about 90

Angela Merkel Leads Berlin Rally Against Anti-Semitism

Angela Merkel Leads Berlin Rally Against Anti-Semitism

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel led a rally against anti-Semitism in Berlin on Sunday, telling several thousand people that Jewish life is part of Germany’s identity and she wants to ensure that Jews feel safe here. Germany’s Jewish community

4th Doctor Dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone

4th Doctor Dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone has lost a fourth doctor to Ebola after a failed effort to transfer her abroad for medical treatment, a government official said Sunday, a huge setback to the impoverished country that is battling

Obama Ditches Presidency to Become Commentator-in-Chief

Obama Ditches Presidency to Become Commentator-in-Chief

On Sunday, The New York Times revealed that President Obama seems to be feeling criticism from those who believe his foreign policy has fallen to shambles. “He’s definitely feeling it,” one guest said to the Times. The paper reported, “It

Dershowitz on 'Terror Tunnels': 'My Weapon Is the Truth'

Dershowitz on 'Terror Tunnels': 'My Weapon Is the Truth'

Professor Alan Dershowitz has released a new e-book, Terror Tunnels: The Case for Israel’s Just War Against Hamas, that provides an essential primer on the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Dershowitz argues–clearly and conclusively–that Israel’s war effort was

Peleliu: 70 Year Anniversary

Peleliu: 70 Year Anniversary

On September 15, we mark the seventieth anniversary of the landings on Peleliu island in the Palau chain by the First U.S. Marine Division during the Pacific War. This was one of those battles that often gets passed over in

Marriage Is No Fairy Tale, Pope Tells Newlyweds

Marriage Is No Fairy Tale, Pope Tells Newlyweds

Pope Francis presided over the wedding of 20 couples this morning, exhorting them to faithfulness despite the difficulties they will experience. In his homily, Francis compared married couples to the Israelites wandering for years in the desert. They, too, said