Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report that says the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) kidnapped and tortured Kurdish children from Kobane in Syria. Four children, aged 14-16, told their stories to the organization after they were held captive for four months.
A Russian Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) fighter Abu Muhammad Ar-Rusi justified the massacres committed by the terrorist group because Islam’s Prophet Muhammed killed many people. The message in the video is directed to Muslims “who speak Russian.” “You accuse us of
Online marriages in Syria have risen in popularity significantly in the past few years, largely due to the Syrian civil war and the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) attempting to spread their “Caliphate” across the area. The website Syria Deeply spoke with
A video uploaded on YouTube shows Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) militants laughing and joking while purchasing female Yazidi slaves. One man exclaims the day is “slave market day.” “Today is distribution day God willing,” said the unidentified man in a white
Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki finished the New York Marathon over the weekend with a time of 3:26. She just finished her tennis season in Singapore last week. OMG did I really just finish the @nycmarathon in 3 hours, 26 min
Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science purged thousands of “unsuitable” school textbooks from schools, eliminating the business of many of the nation’s book publishers. The purge is raising eyebrows, as the only company unaffected is the Soviet-era publisher Enlightenment, owned
An Egyptian court convicted nine men of “inciting debauchery” after they appeared in a YouTube video of an alleged fake gay wedding on the Nile. Authorities arrested the men in September after the video went viral. One man said the
Saudi Arabia has developed an international reputation for regularly violating women’s rights, one the nation continues to feed with a new law issued by the country’s religious police, the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice,
The Peshmerga, the Kurdish army, arrived in Kobane from Iraq on Thursday. The local Kurds greeted the army with smiles and hugs. Journalists and people spread pictures of the joy on social media. The Kurdish army will defend the city
Russia launched a cargo vessel filled with food and supplies from Kazakhstan early Wednesday morning for the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred only hours after America’s attempt to refuel the station exploded on takeoff Tuesday evening. The Soyuz-2.1a
Sierra Leone’s Ebola cases are showing no sign of slowing down, no thanks to significant negligence by some working to clear Ebola-stricken areas. The Member of Parliament representing eastern Kailahun, Mustapha Braima, told Parliament that ambulance drivers in the region
Liberian officials are reporting a reduction in Ebola cases as the United States completes Ebola Treatment Unites (ETUs) across the country. Officials claim twelve out seventeen ETUs promised have been completed. But as their cases decrease, Sierra Leone’s streets remain
Iran arrested four journalists from the Isna news agency after they reported the acid attacks against women in Isfahan. Isna was one of the first to reach out to the attacked women. The reports caused international outrage. The four journalists
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) destroys Christian and Muslim shrines and tombs because of idolatry. However, the jihadists know the value of items and manage to sell them to Western antique collectors. Antique sales pushed the group’s accounts from under $1,000
Human Rights Watch (HRW) interviewed thirty females abducted by Boko Haram in Nigerian between April 2013 and April 2014. Twelve of the victims were students at Chibok School in April. The females divulged all the details of the abuse they
Over 847,000 Syrians have fled to Turkey since the Syrian civil war started three years ago. The number grew in the last few months when the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) invaded border towns. Instead of providing help, some Turkish men are
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) reportedly beheaded a famous female Kurdish freedom fighter known only as “Rehana.” The Women Protection Units (YPG) soldier fought against the terrorist group in Kobane, a strategically important border town in Syria near Turkey. A picture of Rehana
Texas is using a secret ingredient to fight any future Ebola cases. Here are a few clues: it is red, probably in many kitchens in the South, and spicy. The ingredient is Tabasco sauce. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
The residents of Lower Margibi County, Liberia left homes and farms after the government announced the use of an old local crematorium near Boystown to cremate Ebola victims. Residents believe the cremations may cause environmental hazards as well as expose
An attempt to take an Ebola-ridden nonagenarian in Sierra Leone resulted in a riot after her son, described as a “famous gangster” in local media, and friend, blockaded the ambulance, insisting she was not sick. Adamu Eze, son of Aminata
The governments of Iran and Russia have announced a joint effort to enhance their military operations against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). Militaries from both countries will be working with Iraqi commanders. “Over 60 military experts from Russia and Iran created
An al-Shabaab court in southern Somalia stoned to death 18-year-old Hasan Ahmad Ali for rape. The al-Qaeda-linked group abides by strict Sharia law in areas they control, mainly in the Lower Shabelle area in the south. The judge convicted Ali
Hungary decided to propose a new tax on Internet data transfers as a way to deal with their budget crisis. The tax is 150 forints, equivalent to 62 cents, per gigabyte of data traffic. The move was met with instant
The Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA), Liberia’s equivalent to America’s FDA, told pharmaceutical companies and health organizations that Liberians will not be their “guinea pigs” for trial Ebola drugs. Liberia is one of the countries Ebola hit
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) ravaged Yazidi villages, kidnapping women to use as sex slaves or concubines, as they spread their “Caliphate” through Iraq. One of these women managed to phone the Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to beg them and the West to
Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky cut off his ear to protest the Russian use of psychiatric “treatment” on political dissidents. Pavlensky previously gained fame when he nailed his scrotum to Red Square in November 2013. He also burned tires in February
Australian teen Abdullah Elmir, 17, threatened Prime Minister Tony Abbott in an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) video. He calls himself Abu Khaled and tells Australia, Britain, and the United States nothing can stop the terrorist group. It is the first time
On Tuesday, Rwanda announced all visitors from United States and Spain will be screened for Ebola. The new system was implemented just a few days after a New Jersey school banned two students from Ebola-free Rwanda. “On October 19, the
The “Miss Hitler” pageant was canceled after Vkontakte, Russia’s Facebook, deleted the page. George Lobushkin, VKontakte’s head of public relations, told Vocativ the group was deleted “due to calls to violent actions.” The contest encouraged women from Ukraine and Russia to
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 4,493 deaths from Ebola and 8,997 cases in West Africa. Outlets mostly say the lack of money and resources are the main reasons, but they either skim over two important reasons or skip them
Iranian authorities arrested four men in connection with at least four acid attacks on women in Isfahan, 280 miles south of Tehran, in the last week. While reports state four attacks, there are some who believe the number is as
As the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group spread its “Caliphate” throughout Iraq, it destroyed several churches. Kurdish media network Rudaw received a video showing the ruins of churches in Mosul, Iraq. The jihadists demolished the Church of the Virgin Mary
In Sierra Leone, three-year-old Ibrahim survived Ebola but lost his mother. He grew close to nurse Isata Kallon and visits her at the nursing station. Recently, he surprised her with a marriage proposal. “He said he wants me to be
German, French, and British fighters within the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) are threatening their homelands and America following the U.S.-led air attacks against the terrorist group. The three jihadists, who filmed “Wait. We Too Are Waiting” in Aleppo, Syria, challenge the
Ebola patients in West Africa are isolated as they recover, but the isolation does not stop there. Villages and communities shun the survivors due to the stigma of the disease. Liberia’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare told citizens to
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) released a video of new jihadists who just graduated from a training camp in Nineveh Province, Iraq. The class consisted of about one hundred young men and shows off their ability to use American weapons. “The
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott threatened to “shirt-front” Russian President Vladimir Putin over the MH17 flight disaster when the two meet at a G20 summit in Brisbane in November. Findings from the investigation suggest Russian-backed rebels in east Ukraine shot down the
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a Kurdish woman is leading the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Kobane, Syria. “Mayssa Abdo, known by the nom-de-guerre of Narin Afrin, is commanding the YPG
Thousands of Yazidis in Iraq escaped the genocidal wrath of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) but remain in miserable conditions at refugee camps. One shelter in Khanke, Iraq, took in over 70,000 people in August. The conditions there have not improved.
An unidentified white off-duty St. Louis police officer shot and killed an armed 18-year-old black man after the unidentified victim shot at the officer on Wednesday. The area is still recovering from the Michael Brown shooting, and it did not
