A mass trial against Islamic militants in Egypt has resulted in the death penalty for hundreds involved in the uprisings that toppled President Hosni Mubarak and triggered major instability in the nation. Among those sentenced is Mohammed Badie, the Supreme
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is “[calling] on Muslims to kidnap” more Americans. He wants increased kidnappings of all Westerners, but “particularly Americans.” He then plans to offer the hostages in “exchange” for Dr. Omar Abdel-Rahman (a.k.a., The Blind Sheikh)
The two month mark approaches and few signs have led investigators to any new evidence on where missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 might have crashed. With ever more directions in which to point the blame, a former Malaysian Prime Minister
Syria maintains an ability to deploy chemical weapons beyond its officially declared stockpiles, according to diplomats interviewed by Reuters. The diplomats cited intelligence from Britain, France and the United States. The verification and destruction of Syria’s poison gas arsenal has been
In the two months since the U.S. Ninth Court of Appeals struck down the “good cause” requirement in California, law enforcement officials have been “stunned” by the booming rate of concealed carry permit applications. According to The New York Times,
A virus that first appeared in April 2013 has now killed over seven million pigs in the United States, pushing pork prices to record levels. The virus, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv), had spread to farms in 22 states by
In our weekly preview of the financial markets we look at US home sales, the growth of the EU money supply, Eurozone inflation and unemployment, and rising UK house prices. Monday 28th April, US Pending home sales forecast to rise
From the Telegraph: Britain is now a “post-Christian” country, the former archbishop of Canterbury has declared, as research suggests that the majority of Anglicans and Roman Catholics now feel afraid to express their beliefs. In an interview with The Telegraph, Lord
The Group of 7 major economies (G7) announced Saturday that it will pass more sanctions against Russia, with President Barack Obama telling Russia the U.S. prepared sanctions are ready to be imposed as early as Monday morning. The US, European
Pro-American former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah won 44.9% of the vote in Afghanistan’s April 5th presidential election and will face former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, who received 31.5% of the vote, in a run-off expected to be held
Pro-Russian forces captured a television station in Donetsk and said programming will be changed to Russian TV. A Reuters reporter witnessed the seizure. A Reuters reporter said four separatists in masks, with truncheons and shields, were standing at the entrance
On April 26 Erika Soto Lamb–spokeswoman for Michael Bloomberg’s new “Everytown for Gun Safety” gun control group–defended her leadership’s use of armed security guards by claiming pro-gun Americans threatened their lives and it was the same kind of security pro-gun
UPDATE: Pro-Russians released one member of the OSCE group they kidnapped last Friday on medical grounds. Ukraine previously said one of the observers was in need of medical aid. Pro-Russians in Sloviansk kidnapped eight members of the Organization for Security
At a “Stand and Fight” rally at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Indiana on Saturday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said if she were in charge of the country, America would put the fear of God in its
In a unanimous 71-0 vote last Thursday, with no debate or discussion, the California State Assembly passed a bill that would require the state’s board of education to teach students the racial “significance” of Barack Obama’s presidency as part of
The Bolivarian Socialist revolution has claimed the lives of 41 Venezuelans and forced thousands of others to suffer long lines in supermarkets for basic needs. While the political situation in the country remains dire, the economic situation continues to worsen:
Pro-Russian forces in Sloviansk have kidnapped eight members of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Vyacheslav Ponomarev, self-proclaimed mayor of Sloviansk, said the people are NATO spies. “As we found maps on them containing information about the
California Senate Bill 962, requiring that all cell phones include a “kill switch,” was defeated on Thursday. According to the Sacramento Bee, the innovation, providing owners with the ability to shut down the phone rendering it useless if stolen, is strongly endorsed
Nigerian governors attending a security meeting in the capital, Abuja, agreed that the threat the nation faces from Islamist extremist group Boko Haram is “not a religious war” but still one that has destroyed the lives of Christians and Muslims
The US is ready to impose more sanctions on Russia, but the European Union is silent. President Obama spoke to EU leaders to push them towards more sanctions as Moscow continues to show more aggression towards Ukraine. Reuters reported Obama
In an unprecedented shift, rich Chinese have now topped Russians as the top foreign buyers of multi-million dollar Manhattan apartments and “Gatsby-esque” Long Island mansions, reports Reuters. “By far and away, the Chinese are the fastest growing demographic,” Sotheby’s International
Is aerial monitoring of our city streets the future of policing? A system that would make it a reality has already been tested in several including some locations in California. For nine days in early 2012, the LA County Sheriff’s
Acclaimed Peruvian author and Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa is in Caracas, Venezuela, doing what he says his own government won’t do. “I feel the need to go and demonstrate,” he told Venezuelan newspaper El Universal early this month;
In 2012, residents in Pittsfield Township, Michigan objected to the increased traffic and other intrusions that would have descended upon their quiet neighborhood with the construction of a massive new Muslim community center and school. But after residents spoke out
Every reasonable supporter of America, Israel, or peace was up in arms Wednesday. Fatah, the negotiating party for the Palestinian people and governing body in the West Bank, reached a unity agreement with the terrorist organization Hamas that controls Gaza.
