Meet 'Hunter', The American Fighting for the Ukrainian Separatists
With his face hidden behind a camouflage balaclava and an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, "Hunter" looks like other separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine.What distinguishes him from his...
View ArticleIran Says It's Willing to Fight ISIS, for a Price
Thirty-five years after the Islamic revolution in Iran led to a bitter and lasting confrontation with the West, Iran is emerging as a potential Western ally. The American-led war on the Islamic State,...
View ArticleObama Says U.S. Underestimated Islamic State as Al Qaeda Warns of Attacks on...
BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has acknowledged that U.S. intelligence underestimated the rise of Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, where the head of an al Qaeda...
View ArticleTurkish Tanks Reinforce Border as Islamic State Shells Syrian Town
MURSITPINAR Turkey - Turkish tanks and armoured vehicles took up positions on hills overlooking the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday as shelling by Islamic State insurgents intensified...
View ArticleProsecutors Call Karadzic 'Driving Force' Behind Bosnian Genocide
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - War crimes prosecutors concluding their case against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Monday called him the "driving force" in a genocidal campaign to rid Bosnia of...
View ArticleUK Independence Party Could Cost Cameron the Next Election, Say Pollsters
In the wake of the high-profile defections of MPs Mark Reckless and Douglas Carswell from Britain's ruling Conservative Party to the insurgent UK Independence Party (Ukip) in recent weeks, leading...
View ArticlePro-Democracy Protestors Face Tear Gas, Arrests in Hong Kong
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, many of them students, faced tear gas and arrests as they took to the streets in massive numbers to call on China to allow free elections for territory’s next...
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Hong Kong Protests: Will There Be Another Tiananmen Square Massacre?
The historical resonance is unmistakable: thousands of Chinese students gather en masse to protest for democracy; thousands of riot police gather in response, firing tear gas, scattering the crowd only...
View ArticleNetanyahu: Iranian Nukes Too High a Price for Their Help Against IS
The Islamic Republic of Iran presents as big a danger, or even bigger, than the terrorists of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS), Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General...
View ArticleTalking Treason: Is Hatred of Obama Trumping Patriotism?
Congressman Doug Lamborn, a Republican from Colorado, is an un-American demagogue, willing to sabotage this country for his own grandstanding narcissism. If his words are to be believed, this brigadier...
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James Foley’s Image Pulled From Controversial Ad Campaign
A controversial ad campaign launched in New York City this month and criticized by some as being anti-Muslim will no longer include an image of journalist James Foley in the moments before his...
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Photos: Toxic Gases Stop Rescue Mission at Japanese Volcano Mount Ontake
TOKYO (Reuters) - At least 36 people are feared to have died after a Japanese volcano erupted without warning at the weekend, raining ash and stones on hikers, but the search for victims was abandoned...
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Photos: Me Against My Brother
Alex Potter lived in Lebanon for two years and witnessed the slow decline of security and the resilience of the locals, particularly in the northern city of Tripoli.Lebanon is sandwiched between active...
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Hong Kong’s Protesters Say Peaceful Resistance Is Key
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests have seen tens of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to demand universal suffrage from the Chinese government.What started as a student-led campaign for...
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Ship Any Item With Shyp Without Putting Your Pants On
It is already possible to summon almost any item to your doorstep without leaving the comfort of your home, but now you don’t have to leave the house to send items either. Thanks to a new startup...
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Tel Aviv Diary: Is Israel Really As Threatened As Netanyahu Says?
Sitting in Tel Aviv tonight and watching Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations was an interesting experience. As someone who has never been a supporter of Netanyahu, it was...
View ArticleNew Law Sets Bar for Sexual Consent on California’s Campuses
California’s latest attempt to combat sexual assault on campus is a new law that sets the bar for sexual consent, commonly referred to as the “yes means yes” rule.The bill was signed into law by...
View ArticleHong Kong Protesters Stockpile Supplies and Prepare for Long Haul
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters extended a blockade of Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, stockpiling supplies and erecting makeshift barricades ahead of what some fear may be a push by police...
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Murder, Mayhem and the Evolution of Website LiveLeak
One of the world’s most important media organizations doesn’t have an office. It doesn’t have interns, and none of its employees draw a living wage for their contributions. They’ve never once met in...
View ArticleIndia and U.S. Present Partnership That Will Be 'Model for the World'
U.S. President Barack Obama and new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Monday to expand and deepen their countries' strategic partnership and make it a model for the rest of the world.In a...
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