U.S.-led Coalition Launches Airstrikes on ‘Capital’ of Islamic State
US-led coalition warplanes carried out more than a dozen airstrikes overnight in and around the Islamic State group’s de facto capital in northeastern Syria.
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Obama Moves to Normalize Relations with Cuba
President Obama announced sweeping changes to U.S. policy with Cuba on Wednesday, moving to normalize relations with the island nation and tear down the last remaining pillar of the Cold War, the Washington Post reported.
Nuclear Talks with Iran Extended Until July
Nuclear negotiators have failed to meet a Monday deadline for a deal that would ease international concerns about Iran’s atomic program and are poised to extend the negotiations for a comprehensive agreement until July 2015.
With Deadline Approaching, Atomic Talks With Iran Move Toward Extension
The US and five other nations trying to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran are turning away from attempting to reach an agreement by deadline and have started internal discussions on extending the talks, Ynet News reported.
Global Terror Attack Deaths Increased Sharply in 2013
The number of deaths from terrorism increased by 61% between 2012 and 2013.
Deadline with Iran over Nuclear Program Just Three Weeks Away
Global powers wrestling to hammer out a ground-breaking deal with Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions are moving complex talks into high gear with a “critical” three weeks left for an accord.
Worldwide Surge in ‘Great’ Earthquakes Seen in Past 10 Years
The annual number of “great” earthquakes nearly tripled over the last decade, providing a reminder to Americans that unruptured faults like those in the northwest United States might be due for a Big One, NBC News reported.
‘Foreign spies’ arrested near Iranian Nuclear Facility
Iranian official claimed Tuesday that state security forces arrested a number of spies in the southern province of Bushehr, home to the country’s sole nuclear power plant.
UN Says Iran Uncooperative in Nuclear Probe
Iran has still not implemented all the nuclear transparency measures it had agreed to carry out by late August, the head of the UN atomic energy agency said on Monday, suggesting little headway in an inquiry into suspected bomb research.
Islamic State Within Eight Miles of Baghdad
Iraqi officials have issued a desperate plea for America to bring US ground troops back to the embattled country, as heavily armed Islamic State militants came within striking distance of Baghdad.
Nuclear Talks With Iran Might be Extended if November Deadline Missed
Talks over Iran’s nuclear program might be extended if disagreement over remaining issues cannot be resolved by a November deadline, Iran’s top negotiator was quoted as saying on Friday, in the first hint an extension was being contemplated.
Russia Deploys Tactical Nukes in Crimea
Russia is moving tactical nuclear weapons systems into recently-annexed Crimea while the Obama administration is backing informal talks aimed at cutting U.S. tactical nuclear deployments in Europe.
Satellite Images Show Iranian Nuclear Facility Was Bombed
Satellite images have confirmed that a leading Iranian nuclear facility was bombed.
World Leaders Call for an End of UN Security Council Veto Power
World leaders demanded Security Council reform during their addresses to the UN General Assembly over the past few days, calling for the addition of more permanent and non-permanent seats on the council and the elimination of the veto.
U.S. Hits Al-Qaeda Group in Syria in Secret Strike
While a coalition of U.S. and Arab military forces struck at Islamic State targets inside Syria on Monday night, the Pentagon also engaged in a U.S.-exclusive action targeting a little-known al Qaeda-aligned group that U.S. officials say is plotting an “imminent attack” against the United States.
World must prepare for ‘Armageddon’-style cyber attack
The world must prepare for an “Armageddon”-style cyber attack, one of America’s most influential regulators warned.
Russia Conducts Massive Military Drills
More than 155,000 servicemen, 4,000 armoured vehicles, 632 planes and helicopters and 84 vessels are taking part in the Vostok-2014 strategic exercises.
U.S. Strikes Islamic State in Syria
The U.S. military expanded its war against the Islamic State late Monday by sending waves of warplanes and launching Tomahawk cruise missiles into Syria to attack an array of targets in an aggressive and risk-laden operation that marks a new phase in the conflict.
Diplomats: Iran open to softened US nuke proposal
With Iran refusing US demands that it gut its uranium enrichment program, the two sides are now discussing a new proposal that would leave much of Tehran’s enriching machines in place but disconnected from feeds of uranium, diplomats told The Associated Press Saturday.
More Mega 9.0 Earthquakes Are Coming, Study Says
No one should be surprised if a magnitude-9 megaquake erupts off America’s West Coast — or anywhere else around the Pacific Ocean’s “Ring of Fire,” for that matter.