
During a week in which the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet has fought off three violent mobs at two of its headquarters, a rival columnist supportive of Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened the life of Hurriyet writer Ahmet Hakan, noting that the AKP has “been merciful today and you are still alive,” but that can always change.
by Frances Martel10 Sep 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

A series of attacks in Afghanistan this weekend have left top Taliban officials, a district governor, and multiple police officers dead. The Taliban launched a summer offensive and has not relented despite the government’s desperation to negotiate peace.
by Mary Chastain14 Jun 2015, 7:51 PM PST0

The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad appears ready to “accept de facto partition” of Syria, a move that would leave most of the country in the hands of rebels and jihadists, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports, quoting experts and diplomats.
by Edwin Mora6 Jun 2015, 6:58 AM PST0

Kiev (AFP) – A former Ukraine deputy was shot dead in Kiev Wednesday, the fourth ally of ousted pro-Moscow ex-president Viktor Yanukovych to die in suspicious circumstances in the past two months.
by AFP16 Apr 2015, 6:02 AM PST0

April 14 marks the one-year anniversary of the Boko Haram kidnapping of almost 300 young female Christians in Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. The terrorist group only released 59 girls in the past year– most accidentally. Witnesses tell BBC that groups of those remaining missing have been spotted.
by Mary Chastain13 Apr 2015, 12:45 PM PST0

Libya’s internationally recognised parliament said Tuesday it has uncovered “new elements” behind the 2012 assassination of the US ambassador when the American consulate was stormed in eastern city Benghazi.
by Breitbart News8 Apr 2015, 8:51 AM PST0

(AFP) — A radio station catering specifically to northern Iraq’s large displaced population began broadcasting on Sunday near the Kurdish capital Arbil.
by AFP7 Apr 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

A bit of drama unfolded at Thursday’s committee meeting in Tallahassee, Florida, over SB 1046, a bill which has to do with subsidizing the state’s film industry. Americans For Prosperity opposes the bill as written, because they believe the bill is nothing more than a boondoggle for the entertainment industry and not a good investment for the state of Florida.
by Javier Manjarres2 Apr 2015, 10:08 PM PST0

India’s western state of Maharashtra has introduced a ban on beef so strict that even possession could land you in jail for five years, media reports and the chief minister said Tuesday.
by AFP4 Mar 2015, 6:31 AM PST0

Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accused Russian leaders of lying “to my face” about Moscow’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and denounced what he called Russia’s “propaganda.”
by AFP26 Feb 2015, 6:23 AM PST0

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that, after a brief period of decreased cases, health officials are witnessing an increase in the number of Ebola cases in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone as people resume traditional–and dangerous–burial rituals.
by Frances Martel20 Feb 2015, 7:22 AM PST0

Berlin (AFP) – Seventy years ago Allied bombing laid waste to the historic German city of Dresden, whose post-war image as a symbol of peace has been dented recently by anti-Islamic protests.
by AFP13 Feb 2015, 7:37 AM PST0

Paris (AFP) – Some 1,400 people living in France have either joined the jihadist cause in Syria and Iraq or are planning to do so, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Monday.
by AFP13 Jan 2015, 6:31 AM PST0

Istanbul (AFP) – An outlawed Turkish Marxist group on Wednesday said one of its members carried out the deadly suicide bombing at the heart of Istanbul’s tourist district that killed the female bomber and a policeman.
by AFP7 Jan 2015, 6:51 AM PST0

Monrovia (AFP) – The Ebola epidemic has cast a dark shadow over Christmas this year in Liberia, where small businesses are especially feeling the pinch.
by AFP28 Dec 2014, 9:31 AM PST0