To Obama, the Geneva Convention applies to stateless terrorists–who are not parties to the convention, and are not lawful combatants–but not to U.S. sailors captured and detained by Iran at gunpoint
Fighters from the Al Nusra front, the group known as Syria’s Al Qaeda affiliate, has taken an oath of allegiance to support the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militant Islamist group. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human rights
Opium poppy cultivation worldwide has reached its highest level in 16 years with number-one producer Afghanistan growing record amounts despite year-long Western efforts to eradicate the crop, the UN said Thursday. The area used by farmers in war-torn Afghanistan to
On June 25 a French court ordered Jewish Museum murder suspect Mehdi Nemmouche to be extradited to Brussels, Belgium. Nemmouche is the suspect in the incident where “four people were fatally shot in [an May 24] attack, in broad daylight
Two Palestinian Hamas terrorists are to blame for the recent kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers, according to Israeli authorities. The two kidnappers, Amer Abu Aysha and Marwan Kawasme, both known members of Hamas, are seemingly on the run and at
On Wednesday, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States called for Americans to boycott Mexico and Mexican products until Mexico releases U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who has been imprisoned since accidentally crossing the border on March 31
(Reuters) – An Ebola outbreak that began in Guinea has turned into a cross-border crisis that could spread to more countries, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, calling for drastic action to halt the deadly epidemic. Despite efforts by
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A Sudanese Christian woman whose death sentence for apostasy was overturned was freed again on Thursday after being detained on accusations of forging travel documents. Eman Abdul-Rahman, the lawyer for 27-year-old Mariam Ibrahim, told The Associated
How could a force of less than 15,000 fighters overrun a lavishly equipped modern army 20 times its size with no outside help? In the case of ISIS, the answer is that it could not, and did not, overrun Sunni
ALICANTE, Spain, June 25 (UPI) — Archaeologists found what they believe is the world’s oldest human feces, deposited atop an ancient campfire in Spain. The discovery undercuts theories that Neanderthals were purely carnivores. The researchers hadn’t come looking for poop.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, a U.S. law firm that is known to work closely with hedge funds, requested a ruling for a “potential repudiation/moratorium event” by Argentina according to a letter dated June 20 to International Swaps and Derivatives
Umayyah Naji Jabara, an adviser to the governor of Salahuddin and one of the most prominent female politicians in Iraq, was killed this week while leading an attack on the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The politician is
Citing the need to respect the independence of government institutions, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said this week that he would not interfere to overrule the sentences of three Al Jazeera journalists condemned to at least seven years in prison
The jihadist terror group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has excelled compared to similar groups in its use of online social media to attract younger, Western minds to its apocalyptic philosophy and culture of death. It is now
Iran is escalating its military presence in Iraq by flying surveillance drones over the nation to track the movements of Sunni jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that United States officials have
A futuristic elevated transportation system is set to appear on Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) campus in Tel Aviv, Israel. The first sky car system of its kind will feature a 550 yard elevated sky car prototype loop, according to skyTran,
The New York Times recently ran a piece on female genital mutilation (FGM) here in the United States. A common practice in many areas of the world, FGM is the partial or total removal of clitoris or labia, commonly with a
BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in his room at a Beirut hotel Wednesday as Lebanese security forces raided the premises, causing an explosion that sent flames and a dark cloud of black smoke billowing out of
Corinne Hutton has become the first person in Scotland to receive a double hand transplant. Hutton, who lost her hands during a bout of pneumonia last year, will be receiving a donor’s human hands and is expected to almost immediately
Egypt’s recently elected President Abdel-Fatttah el-Sisi has announced that he will donate half of his own personal wealth, along with half of his yearly salary, towards his country’s budget. Egypt’s economy has run amok, largely due to political uncertainty and
Members of a German pro-Israel group came under attack when they were rallying on behalf of the three Israeli teens that were recently kidnapped in an Israeli area of the disputed West Bank territory by Hamas terrorists. An 83-year old
An Egyptian man was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison along with a fine of $840 dollars for violating Egypt’s blasphemy laws, which make illegal any criticism of the Islamic religion. The International Christian Concern (ICC) reported
Syrian fighter bombers hit the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) targets in the Iraqi border town of Qaim in Anbar province on June 24th. The bombings were not the first time that the Syrian Air Force has acted against ISIS targets
Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream Nobody would contest that Andrew Breitbart was a warrior. His mission was pretty simple: more voices not less. He was about freedom, which is perhaps why he was such an avid supporter of the
A loud explosion hit a crowded shopping centre on Wednesday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, which has been repeatedly attacked by Boko Haram Islamists, the national rescue agency said.
Mohammad Gulab has been marked for death by the Taliban and is being actively “hunted” by fighters in the group. His crime is the aid he gave to “Lone Survivor” U.S. Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell. According to Vocativ, it was
