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Air raids on Syria killed “dozens” of ISIS militants. However, the strikes resulted in the death of more than 60 civilians, including women and children, reported a Human Rights monitoring group. Air strikes on a town in western Syria, believed to have been conducted by Russian warplanes, are responsible for the death of at least […]

Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh said on a television show that chess was immoral in Islam because it fell under a verse of the Qur’an prohibiting “intoxicants, gambling, idolatry and divination.” The religious leader’s statements came from impromptu answers and will not likely result in a formal ban. Still, fans of ancient chess history may wonder how […]

As a recipient of a “sexual risk” order in the U.K., you can be banned from having sex — and even go to jail — if you don’t give the police 24 hours notice first. Under what is termed a sexual risk order, a court can approve the action to prevent a person having sex […]

A sacred and revered turtle who lived in the Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, has died, and the entire country is mourning the death. “Cu Rua” — which means great-grandfather, even though the turtle was female — was believed to be one of only four living Swinhoe turtles, also known as the Yangtze giant […]

Seventy-one doctors in the United Kingdom have joined 343 academics calling for a ban on doctors from Israel and joint projects with Israeli universities, according to the Jerusalem Post. The U.K. doctors were reported to have submitted a letter to the World Medical Association asking for the expulsion of the Israeli Medical Association. At a […]

ISIS has “released” more than 270 of the 400 prisoners it had kidnapped from Deir Ezzor, Syria. The released prisoners, which include select men, women, and children, were “questioned” about their support to the official Syrian government. The Islamic State group has released about 277 of more than 400 civilians it had abducted during its […]

Vietnam has issued a stern warning to China over the redeployment of an oil rig in disputed waters. The pumping station reinstalled in the South China Sea could reignite the tense standoff between the two communist countries. The country has sternly asked China to dismantle the pumping station immediately. The issue is reminiscent of the […]

ISIS has destroyed Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery. Satellite imagery confirms the jihadist group reduced the 1,400-year-old sacred site to rubble. The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq, which had withstood the test of time for more than 1,400 years, has been completely destroyed by ISIS militants, revealed satellite images released on Wednesday by the Associated Press. […]

Yesterday, the French Green Party, EELV, which has had numerous members leave and witnessed the creation of a new rival party in 2015, as reported by RFI, organized a speech calling for the banning of the production of foie gras in France by actress Pamela Anderson. France’s National Assembly was the host of the event, […]

The Paris Ritz Hotel went up in flames on Tuesday morning, weeks before it was due to reopen after a refurbishment costing €140 million ($153 million). The blaze started on the seventh floor of the hotel, damaging the attic and roof above, and there is extensive water damage to the floors below. It was at […]

A former medic in the Nazis’ Auschwitz death camp is about to stand trial for being an accomplice to the death of 3,681 people. The 95-year-old German man is suffering from dementia. A former medic in the Nazi SS will stand trial for the deaths of 3,681 people. A German court has confirmed that the […]

According to Swedish police a doctor drugged, kidnapped and raped a woman and was planning to hold her hostage as a sex slave in a concrete dungeon in his home. However, when the man saw police searching her Stockholm home, he handed the woman in at a police station. The doctor reportedly drugged the woman […]

ISIS militants kidnapped about 400 civilians after they attacked government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, said a human rights group. In a fresh attack to capture new territory and impose its radical sharia law, the militants have also killed about 300 people, claimed the group. The Syrian Observatory for […]

Agafia Lykova, a 70-year-old hermit who has lived in the wilderness in remote Siberia her entire life, was reported to have used a satellite phone to ask for medical assistance recently, according to the Kemerovo region website. Lykova was born in Siberia in 1944 to her parents, Karp Osipovich Lykov and Akulina Lykova, who fled […]

North Korea has promised to end nuclear testing if the United States signs a peace treaty with the country. Additionally, Pyongyang has demanded that America halts military exercises with South Korea. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the country has agreed to cease all nuclear weapons testing if the United States […]

After recent Spanish elections left the government in a turmoil, the first meeting of all four political groups in Spain’s parliament caused a real stir. The lower house of Spain’s parliament was filled with new faces on Wednesday morning as members of the four main parties, the PP, PSOE, Podemos and Ciudadanos, got together for […]

The introduction of a bill to amend existing child marriage legislation in Pakistan was stuck down by the Pakistani National Assembly this week, according to reports from the Daily Mail. The changes proposed in the lower house by Marvi Memon, a member of the governing Pakistan Muslim League, were seeking to raise the legal age […]

Warning: graphic images follow. Tima Kurdi, the aunt of the Syrian toddler Alan, who captured the world’s attention last fall when photos of his lifeless, drowned body awash on a Turkish beach emerged on the internet, has spoken out with regard to a new cartoon published in French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo depicting her nephew […]

Russia recently arrested an official for highway robbery. It wasn’t any prized commodity or an expensive vehicle the person stole. He was arrested on suspicion of literally robbing a highway. A Russian official was detained on suspicion of stealing a 30-mile (50-kilometer) stretch of highway. The official is accused of making a profit from the […]

While his opponents might sigh in frustration, reportedly Robert Mugabe is not dead — nor seriously ill — while away on vacation in Asia. As always happens when he travels in January of each year, rumors have been doing the rounds. Reportedly, no one in Harare had initially heard about Mugabe’s passing, but when a […]

Safe houses meant to shelter those who coordinated Paris attacks were discovered by Belgian police. A number of attackers were housed in the two apartments and a house in the weeks leading up to the gruesome attacks, said investigators. Prosecutors investigating the attacks in Paris, which resulted in the death of 130 innocent civilians, announced […]

An airstrike by U.S.-led coalition destroyed a bank that was being used by ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul. The bank was being used to store “jihadi” cash running into millions. Such airstrikes are being conducted to disrupt the terror group’s financial sources. A video surfaced on Monday purporting to show the destruction from […]

The Islamic State is recruiting Teens from the Western Nations. They are responsible for the disappearance of literally thousands of teens. Throughout the western world, thousands of parents have come home to empty houses, reported their kids missing, and gone through the horror of learning that their teen had been recruited by the Islamic state. […]

Sophie Kasiki, 34, says that she was converted to Islam and radicalized in Paris where she lived and worked as a social worker helping to settle immigrant families. Kasiki says she quickly became friends with three jihadists and converted to Islam without her husband’s knowledge. She then decided to go to Syria to fight for […]

A giant golden statute of Mao Zedong, the father of modern China, was taken down within a week of its unveiling. The statute not only managed to draw worldwide attention, but attracted scathing criticism for the seemingly frivolous expenditure incurred. The official reason put forth for the abysmally short time the statute stayed is it […]

Egyptian officials have reported that two armed assailants attacked a hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Hurghada on Friday, stabbing and wounding three foreign tourists. Foreign tourists stabbed & slashed in attack on Egyptian resort of Hurghadahttps://t.co/NktLkagkLi pic.twitter.com/CE1gcEAaKV — RT (@RT_com) January 9, 2016 According to the Security Information Center of Egypt’s […]

A Swiss woman was kidnapped from her home in Mali for the second time. Apparently, the Islamist militants who had abducted her in 2012 had warned her about “proselytizing for Christianity” before letting her go. The Swiss woman, identified as Beatrice Stockly, was abducted in the night from Thursday to Friday in Timbuktu in northwestern […]

A migrant rape crisis could be brewing in Europe after groups of Middle-Eastern men were accused of committing mass assaults during New Year celebrations across a number of cities, sparking protests and calls for an end to policies accepting these migrants. This week, allegations surfaced that groups of men in Cologne assaulted close to 100 […]

Kim Jong-Un unleashed his trusted news anchor Ri Chun-Hee to announce that North Korea had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. Ri Chun-Hee appears to be the only woman that the North Korean dictator will trust with important propaganda statements, and despite her apparent move to retirement, she was brought out to announce the bomb’s success. […]

At this point, the hangovers have likely dissipated, and most are likely back to their regular drinking schedules, returning to their normal routines since the whole world celebrated New Year 2016. Many are probably also at the end of their run of their New Year’s resolutions, which undoubtedly takes the remaining sentiment of the celebration […]

When Iran unveils a new missile depot mere weeks after the U.S. ended decades-long sanctions against the country, it puts the Obama administration in a very awkward situation. Even as Barack’s Obama’s government is trying to dismantle nearly all sanctions on Iran under a breakthrough nuclear agreement, the country unveiled yet another missile depot. Iran […]

A South Korean passenger plane operated by low cost airline company Jin Air was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing after it was found that one of the doors on the aircraft was not completely shut. According to CNN, the alarming incident happened on Sunday during a flight from Cebu, Philippines to […]

An earthquake measuring 6.7 magnitude hit northeast India near its border with Myanmar and Bangladesh Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed. USGS map shows major 6.7 earthquake west of #Imphal, India in #Manipur state. CARE is monitoring this emergency. pic.twitter.com/JvZqiz1Jbl — CARE (care.org) (@CARE) January 4, 2016 A recent update by Accuweather reports […]

An Indian air base near Pakistan was attacked by militants. The deadly assault has been termed as “a heinous” terrorist attack by the United States. Blasts and gunfire continue to be heard near the military complex as army personnel continue to engage with the terrorists. India’s Pathankot air base in Punjab state came under heavy […]

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, delivered his annual New Year’s speech. Even while stating he was ready for peace talks with South Korea, Kim boldly proclaimed his preparedness for war “against any invasive outsiders and provocateurs.” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issued a stern warning during his New Year’s speech on Friday that he is […]

Queen Elizabeth has reigned over Great Britain and the Commonwealth since 1953. The Queen celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of her coronation in June 2013 and on April 21 this year, Queen Elizabeth will turn 90-years-old. According to the Telegraph, a new website called “Clean For The Queen” has been launched, which urges Britons to clean […]

The 2016 prophecies from Nigerian pastor Enoch Adeboye are making the rounds on the internet, with the influential pastor issuing some dire predictions for the coming year. Adeboye, who oversees the Redeemed Christian Church of God, issued the 2015 prophecies at a crossover services held at Redemption Camp on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Daily Post reported. […]

Japan and South Korea may have settled their long-running dispute about “Comfort Women.” Tokyo issued a “heartfelt apology” with 1 billion yen to the elderly former sex slaves. A personal apology from Japan’s prime minister and a pledge of 1 billion yen has been offered to South Korea to resolve a decades-long impasse about the […]

Rio de Janeiro is only seven months away from hosting the Olympic Games, and there are many worldwide who are becoming increasingly worried as to whether the city is up to the task. The news just recently broke that the Brazilian Attorney General has initiated an investigation into an alleged bribing scheme between lawmakers and […]

Officials from South Korea and Japan are expected to discuss the issue of “Comfort Women.” Senior diplomats of South Korea and Japan met on Saturday ahead of another round of talks that will be attended by their foreign ministers to discuss the issue of Comfort Women, a shameful legacy of Japan’s wartime past that has […]

Islamic State’s reclusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi claimed the “Caliphate” is going strong despite the airstrikes. The terror group released an audio statement that indicated he wasn’t killed by the America-led coalition’s airstrikes. Believed to have been killed after his convoy was reportedly hit by an airstrike, al-Baghdadi, Islamic State’s key member and one of […]

Painstakingly restored homes in Pompeii were recently unveiled to the public. The ruins of the ancient city had mostly remained preserved due to the sudden volcanic eruption in 79 A.D., but excessive tourism and general neglect had deteriorated the archaeological marvel to the point of collapse. Turned into a neatly preserved time capsule by the […]

In what appears to be a somewhat dubious victory for human rights, a Sri Lankan maid accused of adultery in Saudi Arabia has been spared death by stoning, to which she was sentenced last August. Instead of being stoned to death, the married mother-of-two will instead face a “short jail sentence.” The Thomas Reuters Foundation […]

The Islamic State encourages harvesting of human organs. What’s equally appalling is that the terror group has no qualms about butchering the unwilling donor, extracting organs, and committing other barbaric acts in order to save a Muslim life. The Islamic State not only condones illegal organ harvesting from humans, it had actually sanctioned the practice […]

Somalia’s government issued a nationwide ban on Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. Although the country is predominantly Muslim, the authorities have maintained that the ban “has nothing to do with Islam.” The country previously claimed that the festivities might spur attacks from al-Shabab insurgents. Somalia has ordered its security forces to stop any public gatherings […]

Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Pakistan in more than 11 years when he announced a surprise visit to the neighboring country earlier today. Modi, who announced his visit tp Pakistan via Twitter, surprised everyone with the spontaneity of the visit. The Indian Prime Minister was on his way back to […]

A suicide attack in Afghanistan resulted in the death of multiple American soldiers among the 19 killed. The suicide bomber on a motorbike struck a patrol near Bagram air base. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a U.S. NATO-Afghan patrol in Afghanistan and killed several soldiers on Monday. […]

Burundi, a tiny country in Africa, has strongly rejected entry to peacekeepers, which were about to be deployed by the African Union. The union intends to put an end to rising violence, but Burundi’s President, Pierre Nkurunziza, has warned that the peacekeepers would be considered as “an invasion force,” compelling the country to “act accordingly.” […]

Princess Mary of Denmark had quite the scare while on holiday in Australia where she was born. This was the trip the Denmark Royals have taken to Australia with their children since 2011, and began with Prince Christian being swept to sea by a strong rip current at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast. The […]

Readers can follow the Spain 2015 election results live online and see what many political experts predict will be the closest race in the nation’s recent history. Sunday’s election will be a major test since the political landscape shifted dramatically in 2011, the year that voters handed a huge victory to the People’s Party and […]