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French Citizen Kidnapped In Algeria Near Al-Qaeda Hideout
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A French citizen was kidnapped by suspected Islamic militants while hiking in a mountainous Algerian region that is a known hideout for North Africa's al-Qaida branch, officials...
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A Nervous China Is 'Interested' In A Possible Role In The Fight Against ISIS
BEIJING, China — The Islamic State is flush with cash, territorially ambitious and eager for recognition.But is IS a threat to China?That’s been a question on foreign policy minds since US National...
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The Most Dangerous Group In Syria Could Actually Be Al Qaeda-Affiliated Khorasan
Intelligence officials say the US needs to be on the alert for terror threats from a militant group in Syria — and it's not the Islamic State.While the army also known as ISIS continues to seize land...
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Chinese And Indian Troops Are Stuck In A Himalayan Standoff
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Hundreds of Indian and Chinese troops have dug into positions on a high Himalayan plateau, leading India's army chief to cancel a foreign trip and monitor a standoff that...
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Russia Will Add 80 New Warships To Black Sea Fleet
NOVOROSSIYSK Russia (Reuters) - Russia will increase its Black Sea fleet by 2020 with more than 80 new warships and will complete a second naval base for the fleet near the city of Novorossiysk by...
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REPORT: Major Jihadists Figures Killed In Opening Salvo Of US Bombings In Syria
The US-led bombing campaign in Syria is targeting the Al Nusrah Front, an official branch of al Qaeda, as well as the Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that is one of Al Nusrah's fiercest rivals.The...
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This Awesome Infographic Shows How Silencers Actually Work
Silencers are a greatly misunderstood component of firearms, due in large part to their portrayal in video games and actions movies.Although silencers can greatly reduce the noise of a firearms, they...
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The US Used F-22 Stealth Fighter Jets In Combat For The First Time Ever Last...
The US Air Force's F-22 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets were used in their first-ever combat mission during airstrikes against Syria, Julian E. Barnes and Dion Nissenbaum report for The Wall...
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Iran Has A Disturbing Amount Of Influence In Turkey's Highest Circles
Western concerns have mounted in recent years as Turkey, once a NATO stalwart, has drifted into an increasingly Islamist orientation, in both foreign and domestic policy, under the leadership of Recep...
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More Than 7 Billion People Populate Earth And Each One Has A Unique Face —...
Over 7 billion people populate Earth and each one has a unique face, which is pretty astonishing when you think about it. Why do human faces have such great diversity?A new study suggests it isn't just...
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A Miss America Contestant Was Given 20 Seconds To Answer A Question About...
Earlier this month, 53 American women competed at the 2015 Miss America pageant. The top five contestants left in the competition are forced to answer notoriously difficult questions about current and...
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Syrian Rebel Group Armed With US Weapons Condemns Airstrikes In Syria
The Harakat Hazm rebel group, a western-backed rebel group in Syria, has denounced U.S. airstrikes in the country. The rebel group released a statement on its Facebook page, saying the “continuation of...
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Former American Ambassador To Iraq: It's 'Nearly Impossible' For The US To...
On September 22, 2014, Jean-Pierre Filiu, James Jeffrey, and Michael Eisenstadt addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Filiu is a professor of Middle East studies at the Paris Institute...
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US-Led Coalition Bombs ISIS By Iraqi-Syria Border
U.S.-led forces carried out at least 13 air strikes in Syria close to the Iraqi border on Wednesday, a second day of targeting Islamic State militants who have seized land on both sides of the...
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Sorry, The Presidential Salute Isn’t A Real Thing
Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, flew to New York City on Wednesday to speak to the United Nations about a range of issues from climate change to the war he just started against...
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Syrian Woman Risks Her Life By Wearing A Hidden Camera To Film ISIS
A Syrian woman wore a hidden camera to document her life in Raqqa, where terror group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) is in power.France 2 aired a report featuring her...
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US Believes Khorasan Leader Was Killed In Syria Strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes that a U.S. strike in Syria has killed Mohsin al-Fadhli, the leader of a group of al Qaeda militants known as Khorasan, a U.S. official told Reuters on...
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Here Is The Most Crucial Challenge For Iraq's New Government
Premier Haider Abadi has only been in office for a few weeks now, but he has huge work ahead of him. One main goal is for him to reach out to Iraq’s Sunnis in the hopes that they will support his new...
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ISIS Is Now Focusing On Overrunning A Key Kurdish Town Near Turkey's Border
DAMASCUS/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - American warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria for a second day at a strategic post on the Iraqi border, but the campaign did nothing to halt the...
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7 Photos Showing Yemen's Capital On The Brink Of Civil War
SANAA (Reuters) - President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has warned Yemenis their country is heading towards civil war after the takeover of the capital by Shi'ite Muslim rebels, a move that has allowed the...
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