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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Assange Faces Sweden ‘rape’ Questions
Sweden's chief prosecutor is questioning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange about a rape allegation at the Ecuadorean...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...