What Is the Khorasan Group and Why Is It Being Targeted by the U.S.?
In a briefing Monday, President Obama announced airstrikes against the Islamic State—the group more commonly known as ISIS—and Khorasan, which he described as being composed of “seasoned Al-Qaeda...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Confirms Role in Strikes Against Islamic State in Syria
Saudi Arabia's air force participated in U.S.-led bombing strikes against Islamic State insurgents in Syria, its official news agency said on Wednesday, a rare foreign sortie for the kingdom's...
View ArticleBritain's Labour Leader Confirms He Forgot Vital Parts of Pre-Election Speech
British opposition Labour party leader Ed Miliband confirmed on Wednesday he had forgotten vital parts of a pre-election speech the previous day, his last address to his party's annual conference...
View ArticlePolish Miners Block Russian Coal Imports at Border
More than 200 Polish miners blocked trains carrying Russian coal at a border passage in northern Poland to protest against the cheaper Russian coal being brought in at a time when local mines are...
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Aga Khan Museum: Enlightened Islam Fights Back Against Jihadist Brutality
At a time when the worldwide media image of Islam is dominated by nihilistic merchants of extreme violence, and just as the world wearily mobilises to meet this savage threat, something calmly...
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Tel Aviv Diary: Palestinian Kidnappers Killer and a Syrian Plane Downed
Today is the last full work day before the start of the new Jewish Year – which begins tomorrow night after sundown. Normally I would write a summary of the events of the year that was. However, today,...
View ArticleRussia May Get Cold Shoulder From Europe in Looming Gas Wars
In the cornfields of Donbass, Ukraine, the war between the Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed rebels has sputtered to an uneasy stalemate. But as winter approaches, a new battlefront in Moscow’s proxy...
View ArticlePutin's 'Last and Best Weapon' Against Europe: Gas
In the cornfields of the Donbass, the war between the Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed rebels has sputtered to an uneasy stalemate. But as winter approaches, a new battlefront in Moscow’s proxy...
View ArticleNATO Sees Significant Pullback of Russian Troops From Ukraine
NATO has observed a significant withdrawal of Russian forces from inside Ukraine, but many Russian troops remain stationed nearby, an alliance military spokesman said on Wednesday."There has been a...
View ArticleRadical Cleric Abu Qatada Walks Free After Jordan Terror Plot Acquittal
Muslim cleric Abu Qatada walked free from a Jordanian jail on Wednesday after being cleared of charges of conspiring in a plot to attack tourists - his second acquittal this year following a long...
View ArticleSuspected French Jihadis Surrender to Police After Security Failures
Three men suspected of joining Islamist militants in Syria gave themselves in to French authorities on Wednesday after a day of high confusion which exposed security shortcomings in France, including...
View ArticleFBI's Expensive Sentinel Computer System Still Isn't Working, Despite Report
You can’t find what you need most of the time, or you get junk you don’t want, but other than that, the FBI’s long troubled, half-billion-dollar Sentinel computerized file system is coming along just...
View ArticleU.S. Crackdown on Inversions Isn’t All It’s Cracked up to Be
New Treasury Department rules designed to rein in tax-avoidance deals in which big American companies move overseas are unlikely to end the practice and are a diversion from broader tax reform.The...
View ArticleEurope-Wide Organized Crime Sweep Nets 1,000 Suspects
European police made more than 1,000 arrests in a 10-day, continent-wide sweep against organized crime this month that netted suspected people traffickers and cocaine smugglers, law enforcement...
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The Age-Old Old Age Problem
Ever since Matthew Drake was a boy, he dreamed of joining the Army. His mother, Lisa Schuster, had always been supportive. Then 9/11 happened. “I knew that would change everything for where our service...
View ArticleLiberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Explains Why She Won’t Retire
For the last year, liberals have called on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to step down from the high court so that President Obama can appoint her successor, fearing that if a Republican...
View ArticleU.S. Unsure if Mohsin al-Fadhli, Khorasan Terrorist Leader, Died in Strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is still assessing whether or not Mohsin al-Fadhli, a senior figure of the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan group, was killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria, government...
View ArticleAmericans Want Sponsors to Drop the NFL, but Will Keep Watching: Poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half of Americans believe that brands should drop their sponsorship deals with the National Football League over its handling of players accused of domestic violence,...
View ArticleFrench Tourist 'Beheaded' by ISIS-Linked Group in Algeria
Jihadists affiliated with Islamic State have released a video showing the beheading of French hostage Herve Gourdel, after giving a 24-hour deadline to Paris to cancel planned air strikes against ISIS,...
View ArticleObama Says Too Many Israelis Ready to Abandon Peace
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that too many Israelis were ready to abandon a bid for peace in the region and, in a departure from his prepared remarks, added...
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