ISIS Next Place Is Mali
Mali, with a population of some 12 million, and a landmass three and a half times the size of Germany, is a land-locked largely Saharan Desert country in the center of western Africa, bordered by...
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Mattis Is A ‘very Impressive’ Candidate For Defense Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he was considering retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to serve as his secretary of defense. "General James "Mad Dog" Mattis, who is being considered for...
James Mattis Leading Candidate For Defense Secretary, Source Says
President-elect Donald Trump is very interested in the idea of having retired Marine Gen. James Mattis serve in his administration and he can be considered a leading candidate for secretary of...
The Variety of ‘Oil City’
About a month ago, photographer Eugenio Grosso traveled a 70-mile stretch in northern Iraq, from the city of Kirkuk to Sulaymaniyah in the country's Kurdish region. He had only one purpose: to...
Paranoid ISIS Leader Reportedly Refuses To Sleep Without Suicide Vest
As U. S.-backed Iraqi forces close in on the Islamic State's hub of Mosul, the leader of the terror network has become so insecure about his own safety that he refuses to emerge from his underground...
Sunni Vs Shia and the Trouble With Islam
The conflict between Sunni and Shia is deeply rooted and intractable, it has existed for almost 1400 years. The divide was traced to 632 A. D, when Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) died and a debate emerged...
Hundreds of Bodies Discovered In Mass Graves Near City
Iraqi security forces have discovered two mass graves near the city of Mosul containing around 250 bodies, police said Thursday. The graves were found near the town of Hammam al-Alil and were created...
‘Utter Desperation’ In East Aleppo As Bombs Rain Down
Air strikes and artillery have pounded rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo for a second day, killing dozens of people, damaging medical facilities and flattening residential buildings. Sources...
US Aims New Sanctions At Assad Backers
US legislators have passed a bill that would sanction the government of Syria and its supporters, including Russia and Iran, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the country. The bill was...
Islamic State Kills Civilians In Mosul To Deter Support For Army
Islamic State has summarily killed 21 civilians in Mosul it accused of collaborating with U. S.-backed security forces, which said their offensive to recapture the city from the jihadists had made...
America’s Democracy Questioned
The title of this piece conveys a strident mood. But the angst is no longer because a bozo of catholic proportion emerged as the US president-Elect. It is not because of the reality that a labile...
Nov. 15 World News Summary At 0045 GMT
BRUSSELS — The European Union (EU)’s foreign and defence ministers on Monday agreed on a new plan on security and defense, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said. Mogherini has proposed...
ICC Signals Charges Against US Armed Forces
The US may have committed war crimes of torture, cruel treatment and rape, when it interrogate dozens of people in Afghanistan between 2003 and 2014, the International Criminal Court’s chief...
Assange Faces Sweden ‘rape’ Questions
Sweden's chief prosecutor is questioning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange about a rape allegation at the Ecuadorean embassy in London. He denies the allegation that he raped a Swedish woman in 2010....
Suicide Bomber Kills Six Near Iraq’s Kerbala At Start of Shi’ite Ritual
A suicide bomber killed six people near Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Monday at the start of a major Shi'ite Muslim ritual, an attack claimed by the hardline Sunni militants of Islamic State. The...
No Refugees Will Be Sent To US This Year
Australia's prime minister said on Monday resettlement to the US of many of the 1,200 asylum seekers held in prisons on Papua New Guinea and the Pacific island of Nauru would begin after...
John Legend’s New Video Is An Inspiration For Love Today
The song will appear on his upcoming album "Darkness and Light" John Legend shared a vision of love on Friday, and it couldn’t come at a better time. The 37-year-old singer unveiled the...
Nov. 12 World News Summary At 0100 GMT
LOS ANGELES — A tow truck collided with a China Southern Airlines flight just before takeoff late Thursday night, resulting nearly 1,500 passengers grounded at Los Angeles International Airport....
Man In A Bulletproof BMW Saves 70 People From ISIS Snipers
ga fighter decided to invest in an armored car, but he had little clue the vehicle would end up saving the lives of dozens of people. After shopping around, he settled on a bulletproof BMW, and paid...
The Monopoly of Knowledge Creation & the Illusion of Choice
The monopoly of knowledge creation brings with it an illusion of choice which is a major factor behind the massive upset or disappointment at the results of the U. S. presidential election. This...