The U.S. Navy alerted Iran that it was deploying one of its vessels as part of a search and rescue effort for 10 sailors who were off course and allegedly inside Iranian waters, CNN learned from an unnamed U.S. defense
Those who suspect the surprise victory of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey’s national elections Sunday was fraudulent may have more evidence to support their theory: the astronomical increase in registered voters between the last election in June and Sunday’s referendum.
A Pakistani woman passed away after her ex-boyfriend set her on fire when she turned down his marriage proposal.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest as tens of thousands of people flood into Europe in search of a new life.
The Obama administration authorized the U.S. Navy to conduct “freedom of navigation” operations in the South China Sea.
China has shown the world how much it truly cares about global warming by burning significantly more dirty, carbon-unfriendly coal than it previously pretended. According to shock data released, without fanfare, by China’s statistical agency, its coal use has been about 17 per cent higher per
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and the head of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will meet in person in Singapore on Saturday, the first time a meeting between these nations’ heads of state has occurred since 1949.
Contents: Presidents of China and Taiwan to meet in Singapore on Saturday; China asserts a ‘bottom line’ to US in South China Sea
A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan’s capital, killing dozens of people, witnesses said.
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says a 22-year-old woman has been stoned to death by a group of men identified as Taliban insurgents after she was accused of adultery.
The head of the European Union (EU) border agency Frontex has warned that over 800,000 people have entered the EU as “irregular” arrivals since the beginning of 2015 and more are on the way. Europe’s frontiers therefore need strengthening with more
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Nine alleged members of Islamic State believed to have been preparing a suicide bomb attack on a political party’s offices in Istanbul have been remanded in custody by a court in southeast Turkey, the local governor’s office said.
WASHINGTON D.C.—The Pentagon has denied claims by Vladimir Putin’s defense ministry that the Russian air force held an air space cooperation exercise with its U.S. counterpart in Syria, aimed at staving off dangerous encounters between their warplanes.
The editor-in-chief of the Communist Party’s largest publication in western Xinjiang province, China, was dismissed from his job and will be prosecuted for “serious discipline breaches” that include questioning China’s policy to combat Islamist Uyghur terrorism in the region.
A new batch of emails from Hillary Clinton’s server contradict the official media narrative that Hillary Clinton did a great job in her testimony before the House Benghazi Committee, answering an assortment of questions regarding reckless sharing of classified information.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sexual abuse of young boys by powerful men in Afghanistan, a common practice that was punishable by death under Taliban rule, was “resurrected” after the terrorist group’s regime was overthrown by the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, reports a federal watchdog agency.
A popular Filipino television host and his guest caused outrage when they dressed in Muslim attire for Halloween.
The 17-nation talks held in Vienna on Friday were meant to begin an international dialogue about bringing an end to the Syrian civil war. The project has already run into significant trouble due to the longstanding animosity between two of the most important regional powers, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Iran has begun threatening to quit the talks over what they describe as the “negative role” of the Saudis.
President Obama struggled to keep his “no boots on the ground” talking point alive on Monday, saying in an interview with NBC News that U.S. special forces about to be deployed in Syria do not count, because they are not supposed to fight front-line combat operations against ISIS, and smaller units of special operations troops have been working in Syria for some time.
Iran has taken another American citizen captive. On Tuesday, Iran’s state-owned IRIB news network announced that the regime had arrested Nizar Ahmad Zakka, a Lebanese-American from Riverside, California with alleged “deep ties” to the U.S. military and intelligence services on suspicion of espionage.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger writes in an op-ed in Tuesday’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune that “The current wave of Islamophobia needs to be stopped in its tracks”–and that he is determined to stop it.
T-shirt souvenirs reading “Support Assad” and “Polite Invaders” have saturated Moscow as the Putin government continues its military campaign to stabilize the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
Michelle Payne has become the first female jockey ever to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup, assisted by her brother Stevie, the groom or “strapper,” who has Down syndrome.
Members of the ISIS-affiliated Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram have sent media outlets photos they claim prove the group is running a rocket factory deep in northeast Nigeria. The Nigerian military has dismissed the images as fabricated.
November 2 marked the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, a letter from British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour establishing a “national home for the Jewish people.”
According to U.S. officials, satellite imagery shows a heat flash immediately before a Russian plane crashed into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. This evidence could disprove the theory the plane was shot down by a missile.
