Egypt has called upon its allies and the international community at large to help the country combat threats, both internally and externally, from terror groups such as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis and Hamas. On Friday, an attack in one of Egypt’s
Islamists have been on tours of the Houses of Parliament in London in order to scope out the building, a British intelligence source has revealed. The revelation has led to some MPs calling for the number of visitors to parliament
The call by a senior ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for early Likud party primaries has Israel’s media wildly speculating that Israel’s second-longest-serving leader needs an early primary to fend off growing challenges to his leadership within his
(Reuters) – British troops ended their combat operations in Afghanistan on Sunday as they and U.S. Marines handed over two huge adjacent bases to the Afghan military, 13 years after a U.S.-led invasion launched the long and costly war against
BAMAKO/NOUAKCHOTT, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Mauritania has closed its border with Mali to prevent the spread of Ebola, officials said on Saturday, highlighting fears of further contagion in West Africa after a girl from Guinea died of the disease in
(Reuters) – A 5-year-old boy who arrived from Guinea was being observed in isolation at Bellevue Hospital in New York City for possible Ebola symptoms, according to media reports Monday, as New York and New Jersey stuck to new plans
PARIS (Reuters) – As a young aide to then-French prime minister Lionel Jospin in the late 1990s, Manuel Valls sat in on meetings as Britain’s Tony Blair and Germany’s Gerhard Schroeder tried to persuade his boss to help them reinvent
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will back the development of an east-west high speed rail link between cities in northern England, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday. The link, dubbed High Speed 3, was among options highlighted in
Ukraine looks set to move towards the European mainstream as the top three parties from results available are defiant in the face of Russian aggression Reuters News Agency reports. Former Prime Minister Arsent Yatseniuk and his party ‘People’s Front’ had
HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston-based sex offender was recently arrested for allegedly raping two girls — ages 14 and 2 — and infecting the with HIV. 33-year-old David Wilson admitted to police that he had raped the 14-year-old victim numerous times, Reuters reported.
For the last decade or so, the Democrats have been in the midst of a famed attempt to turn red Colorado blue with their much talked about “Colorado Model.” But this year it seems that their blue touch is reverting
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dealt another blow to David Cameron saying she will not ‘tamper’ with EU freedom of movement. The Prime Minister is relying on being able to make changes to half a billion people having the right
Marcelo Marquez allegedly shot and killed a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy and a Placer County Sheriff’s Deputy, and also allegedly shot and wounded a second Placer County deputy and a civilian on Friday. On Saturday, authorities revealed that the suspect
On October 24, Placer County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael David Davis Jr. was killed in the line of duty – exactly 26 years to the day after his father–Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael David Davis–was also killed in the line of duty.
When recent Islamic convert Michael Zehif-Bibeau carried out the October 22 terror attack in Ottawa he used a lever action 30-30 rifle, not an “assault weapon.” To be specific, he used a Winchester Model 94 30-30–one of the oldest and
GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll from the Ebola epidemic rose to 4,922 out of 10,141 known cases in eight countries through Oct. 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. The three worst-hit countries of West Africa –
Grace Mugabe, the wife of longtime Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe, has announced that she intends to succeed her 90-year-old husband who has ruled over the country for thirty-four years. Some of Mugabe’s critics sarcastically refer to the First Lady as
A suicide bomber killed 26 Egyptian soldiers on Friday, wounding 25 in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into an army checkpoint near El-Arish. Egypt has seen an increase of terrorist attacks in the last couple
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of making the world a more dangerous place by imposing a “unilateral diktat” in international diplomacy and denied Russia wanted to build a new empire. In a speech laced
1:26 pm – Issa’s Closing Statement — Charlie Spiering In his closing statement, Chairman Issa (R-CA) observed that additional travel restrictions and quarantines would be difficult to enforce. “It’s a great sound bite,” he admitted, but explained that “the practical
(Reuters) – Russia still has troops in eastern Ukraine and retains a very capable force on the border despite a partial withdrawal, NATO’s military commander said on Friday. “We’ve seen a pretty good withdrawal of the Russian forces from inside
LONDON (Reuters) – A British man was charged on Friday with preparing terrorism acts after being arrested in one of a series of raids in recent weeks, police said. Tuhin Shahensha, 26, from Portsmouth, southeast England, intended to travel to
(AFP) A commercial flight took off from Beijing for North Korea on Friday, despite travel agencies saying they had been told the isolated state would close its borders to foreign tourists over Ebola fears. The Air China flight departed Beijing
The policy of confiscating the passports of radical Muslims has been called into question after it was revealed both terrorist attacks in Canada were perpetrated by people stripped of their travel documents. Martin Couture-Rouleau and Michael Zehaf-Bibeau were both prevented
New figures have revealed that 20 MPs earn more than £100k a year on top of their House of Commons salary. The politicians have declared the outside earnings from a range of sources from legal work to writing novels, according
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban, and then after her recovery became a prominent activist who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, directed a message at U.S. President Barack Obama on
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
Support for the UK’s continued membership of the European Union is at its highest level since 1991, according to a poll by Ipsos Mori. Latest figures from the polling firm show that 56 percent of people want to stay in
On Sunday, seven Egyptian soldiers were killed and four wounded by a roadside bomb in the restive Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptian military has been battling a jihadist insurgency since the removal of former Islamist President Morsi, killing hundreds of police
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband promised to crack down on immigration if his party is elected next year, seeking to woo voters tempted by the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP), which could threaten his chances of
After being called out for using the October 22 terror attack on Canada as an opportunity to bash America on Twitter, super model Chrissy Teigen is leaving Twitter for Instagram to escape criticism. It all started while the police response
California’s general election turnout is predicted to be dismal this year, with less than half of eligible voters likely to turn out. Two factors include a lack of competitive statewide races, and ballot measures that don’t inspire activism. Speaking of
A liberal Democrat Congressman from Tennessee is insisting that because of their opposition to Obmacare, Republicans could cause an Ebola epidemic in his state. Memphis Democrat Steve Cohen has a long history of making over-the-top, incendiary comments, and this month
On October 22, recent Islamic convert Michael Zehif-Bibeau shot and killed a Canadian Forces reservist, then went into Parliament Hill with rifle in hand, but the carnage that could have followed was prevented when a good guy with a gun–Sergeant-at-Arms
It didn’t take long for the left to begin carping about coverage of the shooting in Canada this morning. In fact, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes got the ball rolling before word even broke that alleged shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was a convert
A Twitter page that proudly sports the Islamic State flag published a photo of suspected Ottawa gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau with the caption: “A photo of he who would be the shooter of #Ottawa.” The Twitter page used the name “Islamic
(Reuters) – At least 4,877 people have died in the world’s worst recorded outbreak of Ebola, and at least 9,936 cases of the disease had been recorded as of Oct. 19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, but
(AFP) Syria’s air force has destroyed two of three warplanes reportedly seized by fighters of the Islamic State group in the north of the country, Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi said. The jihadists were reported to have seized the three planes,
Both houses of Congress were not exactly honest on the applications they filed with the District of Columbia’s Health Benefit Exchange Authority. In fact, the signatories who put their names to the applications seemed to make little pretense of providing
Hamas planned to carry out a massive attack on Israel by penetrating Israeli communities via tunnels dug under the border from the Gaza Strip, then killing or kidnapping as many people as possible, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officials confirmed Tuesday.
