National Security

National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, whom many regard as the most powerful man in Venezuela besides President Nicolás Maduro, will no longer be able to travel to the United States. Cabello announced that his American visa was revoked, claiming the

The CEO of Chonghaejin Marine Co., which owned the ill-fated South Korean ferry that sank in April and killed hundreds, has been arrested. South Korean prosecutors announced the arrest of Kim Han Shik today in addition to the surviving members

US President Barack Obama has no plans to meet one-on-one with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in June when both attend the D-Day anniversary in France, the White House said Thursday. Russia’s intervention in the political crisis in Ukraine has

Pro-Russian forces in Donetsk and Luhansk decided to go ahead with the planned referendum for Sunday, May 11 despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s request for the vote to be delayed. From Reuters: Denis Pushilin, a leader of the self-declared separatist

On Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin personally oversaw test rocket launches and military exercises. The Kremlin said the exercises were pre-planned and had nothing to do with the elevated tension between Russia and Ukraine. Bloomberg Businessweek reports: “Today’s planned

Today, May 8, marks the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Though the war would continue against Japan in the Pacific for many more months, the unconditional surrender of Germany at the Allied headquarters in

In response to the difficulties faced by searchers seeking to find missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, India’s civil aviation agency has passed a new rule making it mandatory for transport operators to track a plane from departure to arrival in

Despite the urging of the FBI, CIA, and a bipartisan contingent of legislators knowledgeable on the matter, Hillary Clinton refused to designate Boko Haram as a terror group during her tenure, severely limiting the United States’ ability to combat the

On May 6th, the head of the Syrian opposition said he plans to ask the U.S. for anti-aircraft missiles and will also “try to convince American officials that the weapons [will] not fall into the wrong hands.” According to The

A photo of a murdered prostitute who was “stripped naked and crucified” under a bridge near Florence Italy has been released. The victim is Andrea Cristina Zamfir, 26, was “bound with tape to an iron bar in a position similar

The State Department announced that a team of less than ten members of the US military will be dispatched to Nigeria as part of a larger group of American diplomats who will help the Nigerian government find the more than

Saudi Arabia has broken up an Al Qaeda terror cell, making 62 arrests tied to it. They are still searching for 44 other persons believed to be involved as well. According to The Guardian, the Saudi Interior Ministry said those

Over the weekend Lebanon deported 41 Palestinian refugees who had fled there from Syria. According to BBC News, “Lebanese officials said the restrictions are only temporary,” but Human Rights Watch (HRW) still believes “Lebanon was turning people back without adequately

Yemen’s Defense Ministry reports that government forces, in conjunction with local militias, have captured the main southern stronghold of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the town of al-Mahfad. Reportedly dozens of AQAP and other assorted militants were

A new report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan group, asserts that the Obama administration is turning a blind eye to persecution of Christians by Muslims in Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, as well as

(AFP) The United States is temporarily closing its embassy in Yemen to the public amid a spate of attacks against foreign diplomats, a top US official said Wednesday. She said in a statement that the recent attacks “and information we

Nigeria is currently in crisis. The largest economy in Africa is beset by a terror threat growing ever larger and security forces unable to fend off Boko Haram’s attack. Nonetheless, the country soldiers on internationally, receiving a delegation from China set

Tatars in Crimea were concerned when Russia took over the Black Sea Peninsula from Ukraine in mid-March. Russia promised fair and equal treatment, but are slowly going back on their word. Now it appears their fears were justified. A new

Tuesday night was the semi-finals in the Eurovision Song Contest, and Russia advanced to the finals in Copenhagen, Denmark, along with Azerbaijan, San Marino, Sweden, The Netherlands, Iceland, and Ukraine. The seventeen-year-old Russian Tolmachevy Sisters celebrated along with their fans,

An exclusive Reuters report uncovers that a community giveaway program under the government of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has left billions of dollars unaccounted for, as community officials keep shoddy records and rely only on townspeople to report if they

A 3,000-strong mob raided a Hindu temple and over two dozen residences after hearing that two local youths allegedly insulted the prophet Muhammad on Facebook. Several inhabitants of the pillaged residences reported their possessions and valuables were stolen. Bangladesh Police

On May 6 it was reported that U.S. made missiles are being used by Islamist fighters in the Syrian opposition. According to The Long War Journal, the U.S. has begun a “pilot program” to provide “small quantities of advanced weapons,

A man was arrested in Colombia for intercepting pivotal correspondence between the terror group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the Colombian government in an alleged attempt to sabotage peace talks and sell information on the black market. According to

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is currently in an undisclosed location after taking a leave of absence from his duties to seek help for alcohol abuse problems. Ford was said to have gone to Chicago to stay at a facility there