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Liberia's Largets Newspaper Compares 9/11 and Ebola Outbreak

Nations facing the Ebola virus have experienced a devastation unprecedented in the history of the disease. To fully grasp the magnitude of the outbreak’s disastrous affects on Liberia, a column in the nation’s largest newspaper, the Liberian Observer, asks whether

Liberia's Largets Newspaper Compares 9/11 and Ebola Outbreak

Islamic State Threatens to Behead Iraqi Journalist

Reporters Without Borders (RWB) has announced that the terrorist group the Islamic State (ISIS) kidnapped Raad Mohamed Al-Azaoui, an Iraqi journalist, on September 7. The jihadist group is threatening to behead him if he does not agree to work for

Islamic State Threatens to Behead Iraqi Journalist

Ebola Medical Worker Forced to Turn Away Patients in Liberia

Medical worker Pierre Trbovic helped run an Ebola clinic in Liberia. Specifically, he helped keep patients out, as the facility was far too small to harbor the number of patients storming in. In a column for The Guardian, Trbovic attempts to

Ebola Medical Worker Forced to Turn Away Patients in Liberia

Jabhat Al-Nusra Releases Fijian UN Peacekeepers in Syria

The jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra, which is linked to al-Qaeda, released 45 Fijian United Nations peacekeepers in Syria to Israeli military in Golan Heights. The terrorists captured the group on the Syrian and Israeli border. On Wednesday, al-Nusra released a

Jabhat Al-Nusra Releases Fijian UN Peacekeepers in Syria

Escaped Yazidi Sex Slaves Tell of Harrowing Abuse by Islamic State

Recently, seventy members of Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority escaped a brutal Islamic State (IS) prison after a month of captivity in Mosul, Iraq. Some of those prisoners, including young girls, chose to tell the media about the horrific treatment Yazidis

Escaped Yazidi Sex Slaves Tell of Harrowing Abuse by Islamic State

Islamic State Releases Video with Youngest Female Fighter

The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group has debuted a video of a girl it claims is the youngest female fighter in its ranks. The video, posted online by the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC), features both a speech from

Islamic State Releases Video with Youngest Female Fighter

ISIS Wants Lone Wolves in America to Assassinate Twitter Employees

The Islamic State (ISIS) asked lone wolves in America and Europe to assassinate Twitter employees because the social media platform deletes ISIS accounts. The terrorist group uses Twitter to spread its propaganda and hate. The account @DAWLAMOON, who had 3,000

ISIS Wants Lone Wolves in America to Assassinate Twitter Employees

US State Department Releases Graphic Anti-Islamic State Video

The U.S. State Department released a video to counter the numerous propaganda videos from the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS. The department’s “Think Again, Turn Away” campaign developed the video with graphic images of the Islamic State murdering

US State Department Releases Graphic Anti-Islamic State Video

China Slaughters 5,000 Dogs to Stop Rabies Outbreak

Chinese authorities killed over 5,000 dogs in Baoshan in the Yunnan province to combat a rabies outbreak. The disease killed five people over the summer. Baoshan’s government asked local authorities to kill any stray dogs. Animal rights activists denounced this action, especially

China Slaughters 5,000 Dogs to Stop Rabies Outbreak

Lebanese Start #BurnISISFlagChallenge After ISIS Beheads Soldiers

Instead of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Lebanese citizens started the Burn ISIS Flag Challenge after the terrorist group beheaded two Lebanese soldiers. It went viral on social media with pictures and videos from people around the world. The first

Lebanese Start #BurnISISFlagChallenge After ISIS Beheads Soldiers

Egypt Arrests Seven Men in Connection With a Gay Marriage Video

Egypt’s prosecutor general arrested seven men who participated in a “gay marriage” video on YouTube. Homosexuality is not illegal in Egypt, but it does violate morality laws. The men are charged with inciting debauchery and violating public decency. “Nine of

Egypt Arrests Seven Men in Connection With a Gay Marriage Video

Christians in Lebanon Prepare for Invasion by ISIS

Lebanese Christians are taking precautions as the Islamic State (ISIS) continues to terrorize Iraq and Syria. Men grabbed weapons and set out for the hills to prepare for an eventual attack by the terrorist group. “We all know that if

Christians in Lebanon Prepare for Invasion by ISIS

The Women of ISIS

The Islamic State (ISIS) Sharia Law in their self-declared “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq include laws that treat women as second-class citizens. Yet, somehow this terrorist group manages to recruit women from around the world to participate in their jihad.

The Women of ISIS

Jabhat Al-Nusra Closes in on Syrian Christian Town Mhardeh

The Jabhat al-Nusra jihadist group, a branch of al-Qaeda in Syria, set its eyes on Mhardeh, which is one of the last Christian cities in the war-torn country. Locals claim ten-year-old Shaza Bitar was killed in one attack on September

Jabhat Al-Nusra Closes in on Syrian Christian Town Mhardeh

South Sudan Faces Hunger Crisis

South Sudan’s civil war is forcing people to flee towns and villages, leading to a devastating food crisis. Over 4 million of the 11 million citizens in South Sudan face starvation, including 50,000 children. Unfortunately, the country is in the middle

South Sudan Faces Hunger Crisis

Johnson & Johnson Pushes Through New Ebola Vaccine

Johnson & Johnson’s Crucell unit, along with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), decided to move forward with a two-shot Ebola vaccine to protect a person’s immune system. The vaccine will target the Zaire strain, which is

Johnson & Johnson Pushes Through New Ebola Vaccine

Nigeria Places 271 People Under Surveillance for Ebola

Nigeria’s Minister of Health Onyebuchi Chukwu said medical workers put 271 people under surveillance for Ebola. Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country with 174 million people. Chukwu said 72 people in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populated city and Africa’s second fastest

Nigeria Places 271 People Under Surveillance for Ebola

Nigerians Flee to Cameroon After Another Boko Haram Attack

Nigerians have begun to flee their homes in droves for neighboring Cameroon seeking refuge from the jihadist terror group Boko Haram. A three-day siege upon the town of Gamboru, in northeastern Borno state, led its residents to flee across the

Nigerians Flee to Cameroon After Another Boko Haram Attack

Vladimir Putin Mocks West: 'If I Want, I will Take Kiev in Two Weeks'

Russia President Vladimir Putin told outgoing European Commission President Jose Manual Barroso he could take Kiev, Ukraine in two weeks if he wanted to, according to a report in Italian newspaper La Repubblica. This latest threat surfaces just days after Putin

Vladimir Putin Mocks West: 'If I Want, I will Take Kiev in Two Weeks'

Nigeria Closes Schools Due to Ebola Outbreak

Nigeria closed all schools until October 13 due to Ebola. The measure is to prevent the deadly disease from spreading. Students were due back on Monday. “All primary and secondary schools in private and public sectors are to remain closed

Nigeria Closes Schools Due to Ebola Outbreak

Women Volunteer for Sexual Jihad with Islamic State

Records show that Australian, British, and Malaysian women travel to Iraq and Syria to participate in jihad al-nikah, or sexual jihad, for the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists. They intend to become comfort women for the jihadists as the men continue

Women Volunteer for Sexual Jihad with Islamic State

56-Year-Old Woman in India Slays Leopard

A leopard attacked Kamla Devi, 56, when she gathered water in the Uttarakhand province in India. The leopard did not survive the attack because Devi, armed with an axe and a sickle, fought back. “At first, I was terrified,” she said.

56-Year-Old Woman in India Slays Leopard

Reward for Missing Gnomes

There are 400 missing garden gnomes in Vorarlberg. These are not regular garden gnomes, though. The Social Democrat Party used these garden gnomes in a political campaign for an election on September 21. Members posted the garden gnomes, known as

Reward for Missing Gnomes

Ebola Kills Liberian Doctor Despite Receiving ZMapp Drug

Liberian doctor Abraham Borbor died from Ebola, though he received ZMapp, the experimental Ebola drug.  Borbor was one of three Africans who took ZMapp. There is no word on the conditions of the other patients. Information Minister Lewis Brown told

Ebola Kills Liberian Doctor Despite Receiving ZMapp Drug

Egyptian Feminist Poops, Menstruates on Islamic State Flag

Egyptian feminist Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, 23, challenges the strict nature of Islam on her blog and Facebook pages. She went a step further in her protest against the Islamic State (IS) with a photo of Elmahdy and a veiled woman pooping

Egyptian Feminist Poops, Menstruates on Islamic State Flag

'Donetsk Died:' Rebels Parade Ukrainian POWs on Independence Day

August 24 should be a special day for all of Ukraine. The separatists in east Ukraine, especially in Donetsk, decided to celebrate Independence Day with a parade of Ukrainian POWs and stolen Ukraine military equipment through the city center on

'Donetsk Died:' Rebels Parade Ukrainian POWs on Independence Day

Sierra Leone Outlaws Hiding Ebola Patients from Treatment

In a step to prevent the deadly disease from spreading, the Sierra Leone government amended its health act to make it illegal for anyone in the country to hide people infected with Ebola. A person faces two years in prison

Sierra Leone Outlaws Hiding Ebola Patients from Treatment

Ukraine Celebrates 23 Years of Independence

On August 24, 1991, Ukraine’s parliament adopted The Act of Declaration of Independence, thus freeing the country from the USSR. Twenty-three years later, Ukraine is still fighting against Russia, but the war in the east and tensions with Russia did

Ukraine Celebrates 23 Years of Independence