Rogue Libyan General Khalifa Haftar launched an operation against Islamist jihadists on Sunday in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday. Up to a dozen people were killed, and as many as sixteen were wounded in the attacks. Power was knocked out in much
On Sunday, The United States announced that some staff was being evacuated immediately, largely due to the impending threat of Al Qaeda splinter group ISIL’s (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) assault on Baghdad. To further secure the diplomatic
Ukraine said on Monday that Russia had reduced its gas shipments and was only sending its neighbour enough to cover Europe’s fuel needs after the two sides failed to reach a compromise price deal. “We have been informed that gas
German President Joachim Gauck said the German army should be more involved abroad. After WWII, Germany has been reluctant to be involved in any mission that requires troops. Germany is America’s most important ally on the European continent and the
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the organization will help Ukraine defend itself against Russia and finally admitted Russia considers NATO an enemy after months of heavy tension. NATO also released satellite images that prove Russia did move tanks into
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies are demanding Ukraine fire Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia after he called Putin a “dickhead” in a protest at the Russian embassy in Kiev. “We must fulfill our international obligations, including defending the right of Russia
Finland’s EU minister who is on course to become prime minister later this month may be ready to poke the Russian bear and take Finland into NATO. The move by Alexander Stubb would end his country’s tradition of neutrality along its 800-mile
A Blackfish bill was tabled by the California legislature earlier this year, and now the film’s controversial accusations against Sea World are rippling through Congress. Two members of Congress have gathered 40 signatures calling on the USDA to renew research
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Alternative for Germany (AfD) failed to make as big a splash in European elections last month as its eurosceptic counterparts in France and Britain. But that may be about to change. Less than a month after the vote,
Pope Francis, speaking to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, issued a blistering assault on “the god of money,” asserting that it is the root of problems facing the young people of the world. He also said that the world economy
As of Friday, California state department officials have declared the state is in the midst of a whooping cough (pertussis) epidemic. Officials are urging everyone living here to get vaccinated, placing a particular emphasis on pregnant women and infants. “Preventing
The disappearance and presumed kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers took place on Thursday evening, Israel time. By Friday evening, Israel time, the IDF had released their names and photos. They are: Gil-ad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrach. It has been confirmed that
An American woman was allegedly raped in Brazil on Friday after the Australia and Chile game. Brazilian officials told the US they are investigating the crime. From Reuters: The woman, 24, was accompanied by U.S. embassy officials to a hospital
Alexander Stubb is set to become Finland’s next prime minister, and he said he wants the country to join NATO. This could cause problems since Russia has “warned” Finland, along with Sweden, over a relationship with NATO and even told
A bomb was found near President Petro Poroshenko overnight in Kiev. “The device was found during the night near the gate where presidential cars go in. It was a container with five grenades and a kilogram of metal nuts,” a
One of my favourite journalists (also education-impresario, and author) Toby Young has this week been accused of being both an Islamophobe and an anti-Semite. It is of course quite possible to display anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish bigotry. Members of the British
As news breaks that the IRS is claiming to have lost 2 years worht of Lois Lerner’s Emails to Outside Agencies Are Gone, Representative Jason Chaffetz took to Twitter to point out previous testimony in which it was claimed Lerner’s emails
A huge surge in migrants claiming British citizenship is causing the delays at the passport office that are putting British nationals summer holidays at risk according to the Daily Mail. A record 207,989 foreigners were granted British citizenship last year, up
So who is the real David Brat? Is he a Randian Tea Partier, the scourge of RINOs, bent on taking the Republican Party further to the right? Or is he a populist crusader, determined to defend the middle class against
Gas talks between Ukraine and Russia collapsed on Friday and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told the country to prepare for gas cuts on June 16. Russia gas giant Gazprom told Ukraine that gas will be cut off on June
Paul Clement has had one of the most storied careers in the law. One top legal recruiter said that when Clement was graduating from Harvard Law, all the firms were practically salivating to get him: “Paul Clement is the Holy
Hillsdale, Missouri, police officer Jeremy Quate lives in Illinois but cannot purchase a gun there because of a crime he committed as juvenile. At age 16 Quate was arrested for burglary and given probation. According to KSDK, the arrest was a
On June 10, aldermen in Lake Ozark, Missouri, voted 4-2 “to ban the open carrying of firearms,” even by concealed carry permit holders. Alderwoman Betsey Browning voted against the ban, saying business owners already have the prerogative to ban guns
The wide condemnation of the coup in Thailand is to be expected. Washington suspended $3.5 million in military aid, it’s considering halting $7 million more in direct assistance, and bilateral military exercises with this longtime ally have been curtailed. Secretary
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday threatened U.S. military strikes in Iraq against Sunni Islamist militants who have surged out of the north to menace Baghdad and want to establish their own state in Iraq and Syria. Iraqi Kurdish forces took advantage
