Iran-Backed Militias Receiving U.S. Weapons
U.S. weapons intended for Iraq’s beleaguered military are winding up in the possession of the country’s Shiite militias, according to U.S. lawmakers and senior officials in the Barack Obama administration.
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Europe’s Islam Debate Erupts as Paris Killers at Large
The bodies haven’t been buried and the killers are on the loose, but that didn’t prevent anti-Islam politicians across Europe from seizing on yesterday’s massacre in Paris.
Terrorist Attack Carried Out in Paris
Police fanned out across France in search of three suspects: hooded gunmen who attacked satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo Wednesday and killed 12 people before escaping onto the streets of Paris.
Russia Reserves Vanish and Faces an Economic ‘Perfect Storm’
Russia’s foreign reserves have dropped to the lowest level since the Lehman crisis and are vanishing at an unsustainable rate as the country struggles to defends the rouble against capital flight.
Islamic State Driven by Apocalypse Prophecies
Leaders of the Islamic State movement in Syria and Iraq are infatuated with apocalyptic Muslim prophecies foretelling a titanic final battle of good and evil that even involves the re-emergence of Jesus Christ to join their cause at the end of time in the Middle East.
Euro Slides to Weakest Since 2006
The euro weakened to an almost nine-year low versus the dollar amid investor concern Greece might leave the currency union and on speculation the European Central Bank has moved closer to large-scale sovereign-bond purchases.
Al-Qaida threatens to use ‘undetectable’ bombs against U.S.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is warning Americans that they’ve been working long and hard on a new tool to attack the U.S.
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.
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.