
Russian soldiers and Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine assaulted Kramatorsk and surrounded Debaltseve on the eve of peace talks in Minsk, Belarus. The attack left twelve people dead and wounded thirty-one. Children are included among the wounded.
by Mary Chastain10 Feb 2015, 12:53 PM PST0

(Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday announced plans to increase annual aid to Jordan to $1 billion from $660 million to help it pay for the cost of housing refugees from Iraq and Syria and of fighting Islamic State militants.
by Reuters4 Feb 2015, 6:59 AM PST0

(Reuters) – A 19-year-old American skier survived 48 hours half-buried in snow in the Swiss Alps before being rescued and taken to hospital where he is recovering, police said on Wednesday.
by Reuters4 Feb 2015, 6:44 AM PST0

(Reuters) – In making a blaze of largesse and the dismissal of relatively liberal clerics two of his first acts as monarch, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has signaled his approach to big future challenges may differ from that of his liberalizing late brother.
by Reuters3 Feb 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani told Reuters an offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) will not happen until the fall due to inadequate forces.
by Mary Chastain31 Jan 2015, 1:05 PM PST0

(Reuters) – The United States has pulled more staff out of its embassy in Yemen, U.S. officials said on Thursday as Washington scrambled to cope with the collapse of a government that had been a key ally in the fight against al Qaeda.
by Reuters23 Jan 2015, 7:28 AM PST0

The government of Argentina is facing heavy criticism for its heavy-handed control of the economy in light of a recent tampon shortage.
by Frances Martel20 Jan 2015, 11:36 AM PST0

(Reuters) – The Palestinians could lose annual U.S. aid if they file a lawsuit against Israel at the International Criminal Court which they joined this month over American and Israeli protests, a senior U.S. Republican senator said on Monday.
by Breitbart News19 Jan 2015, 4:35 PM PST0

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has published a new Mohammed cartoon, a week after two gunmen slaughtered twelve people in cold blood at their headquarters in Paris, France. The image depicts a crying Mohammed holding a sign that says “Je Suis Charlie.” While arguably not being nearly as provocative as previous covers, a number of American outlets refused to publish the cartoon.
by Mary Chastain13 Jan 2015, 9:57 AM PST0

(Reuters) – Islamic State militants have killed at least 24 members of the Kurdish security forces in a surprise attack in northern Iraq, Kurdish officials said, in one of the deadliest single battles for the Kurds since last summer.
by Reuters12 Jan 2015, 6:38 AM PST0

(Reuters) – Anti-immigrant groups in Germany seized on Wednesday’s deadly attack in Paris, with leaders of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and PEGIDA saying it showed the threat of Islamist violence.
by Breitbart News8 Jan 2015, 6:50 AM PST0

(Reuters) – The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armored vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training there, according to a U.S. military commander.
by Reuters30 Dec 2014, 6:25 PM PST0

(Reuters) – U.S. investigators believe that North Korea likely hired hackers from outside the country to help with last month’s massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures, an official close to the investigation said on Monday.
by Reuters30 Dec 2014, 6:31 AM PST0

Boko Haram bombs targeted the capitals of two northern states in Nigeria today, following the release of a graphic video of jihadists slaughtering civilians in a dormitory. In a video released this weekend, footage shows militants murdering civilians in a school dormitory 37
by Mary Chastain22 Dec 2014, 4:02 PM PST0

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Handing environmentalists a breakthrough victory, New York plans to prohibit fracking for natural gas because of what regulators say are its unexplored health risks and dubious economic benefits. New York, which overlies part of the gas-rich
by Breitbart News17 Dec 2014, 4:22 PM PST0

In the immediate aftermath of the release of USAID worker Alan Gross, the White House is set to announce a sweeping set of changes in their policy towards Cuba that includes expansion of travel to the island, permission for telecommunications
by Frances Martel17 Dec 2014, 9:13 AM PST0

(AFP) Pakistan is to end its moratorium on the death penalty in terror-related cases, the prime minister’s office announced Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants killed 141 people in an attack on a school. The assault on the army-run school
by Breitbart News17 Dec 2014, 8:27 AM PST0

President Obama will use his administration’s executive power to authorize as much travel to Cuba as possible in lieu of Congress changing the law that restricts travel to that country, according to a senior administration official. The official briefed reporters
by Charlie Spiering17 Dec 2014, 8:24 AM PST0

Pope Francis and the Vatican were involved in the negotiations with Cuba, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters on background. The Vatican also hosted the United States and Cuban delegations to discuss the political exchange of prisoners
by Charlie Spiering17 Dec 2014, 8:02 AM PST0

by Oliver Lane17 Dec 2014, 6:38 AM PST0

In their ninth weekly ‘evening stroll’, German anti-Islamification group PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against Islamisation of the West) have attracted a remarkable 15,000 supporters as mothers, children, and pensioners joined together under “for the future of our children” banners and marched
by Oliver Lane17 Dec 2014, 6:38 AM PST0

The Church of England has announced that its first female Bishop will be Rev Libby Lane, a parish priest from Hale, Greater Manchester and mother of two. She has been appointed as the new Bishop of Stockport just one month
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Dec 2014, 4:46 AM PST0

Iran repeatedly warned Australia about the criminal past of the perpetrator of the Sydney cafe siege and called for him to be kept under surveillance, top officials in Tehran said. Man Haron Monis, the Iranian-born self-styled cleric who died along
by Breitbart News17 Dec 2014, 3:07 AM PST0

European stock markets slid Wednesday after sharp gains the day before, while oil prices drifted to new lows, as investors awaited the outcome of the US Federal Reserve meeting. Oil prices extended their losses to fresh five-and-a-half-year lows, while the
by Breitbart News17 Dec 2014, 3:03 AM PST0

UK International Development Secretary Justine Greening told Reuters Britain’s efforts to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone will see “rapid progress” in the next 4-6 weeks. Follow Breitbart London on Twitter @BreitbartLondon
by Breitbart TV16 Dec 2014, 11:20 PM PST0