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Sajida al-Rishawi: Meet the Woman ISIS Wants In Exchange For a Japanese Hostage
The Islamic State (ISIS) released a video released Saturday in which its Japanese hostage Kenji Goto Jogo says the terrorist group is willing to trade his life for a Jordanian prisoner, Sajida...
View ArticleA True Nor’Easter May Be Headed to the Northeast
A potentially “crippling” and “historic” blizzard is headed toward the Northeast, according to a warning issued by the National Weather Service.A variety of warnings were issued between Maine and...
View ArticleGreek Leftist Leader Tsipras Claims Victory Over Austerity
Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras promised on Sunday that five years of austerity, "humiliation and suffering" imposed by international creditors were over after his Syriza party swept to victory in...
View ArticleTsipras to Form Anti-Bailout Greek Government After Big Victory
Greek left wing leader Alexis Tsipras struck a deal with a right-wing party to form a government to confront international lenders and reverse years of painful austerity following a crushing election...
View ArticleRepublican Hopefuls Appear at Billionaire Koch Retreat
Three potential Republican presidential candidates appeared before a gathering of wealthy donors organized by the conservative billionaire Koch brothers in California on Sunday night.The summit, held...
View ArticleHoax Caller Impersonating Spy Chief Put Through to UK PM Cameron
The British government said it was reviewing security procedures after a hoax caller claiming to be the director of Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping agency was put through to Prime Minister David Cameron...
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Who Killed Litvinenko? Perhaps Not Russia After All
It has taken more than eight years. But finally, at 10am on Tuesday 27 January, the doors to court 73 at London’s Royal Courts of Justice will swing open; the barristers, solicitors, reporters, and a...
View ArticleGreek Government Allies Agree on Little Beyond Battling Bailout
Just about the only thing that binds Greece's new leader Alexis Tsipras with his new government ally Panos Kammenos is an aversion to the country's tough economic bailout terms.Both believe Greece...
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Falling Prices Are Bad for You
Xu Li Chin isn’t quite sure what has happened to his once-thriving business. For 20 years he has been the owner of a company just outside Shenzhen in southern China that supplies medical equipment. He...
View ArticleKurds Push Islamic State Out of Kobane After Four-Month Battle
Kurdish forces took full control of the Syrian town of Kobane on Monday, driving out remaining Islamic State fighters to end a four-month battle that became a focal point of the international fight...
View ArticleTwo-Foot Drone Crashes at the White House
Around 3 a.m. on Monday, a two-foot, four-propeller drone flying at low altitude crashed on the southeast side of the White House complex, the Associated Press reports.There’s been a series of Secret...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Trends Hard Line
The late Saudi King Abdullah often sought to project a reformist image, but, just as with Iran across the Persian Gulf, the rhetoric of reformism was for external consumption only. The reforms he once...
View ArticleRussia Adds 70 New Aircraft to Military District Around Crimea
Russia has purchased 70 new army jets and helicopters which will be stationed across the annexed Crimean peninsula over the course of the coming year. The move is part of a massive overhaul of the...
View ArticleUber, Lyft Prepare for Blizzard Pricing and Customer Meltdowns
During a brutal New England blizzard last year, Jess Seinfeld, who’s married to the multimillionaire comedian Jerry Seinfeld, Instagrammed a $415 bill from Uber with the following message: “Uber charge...
View ArticleJapan Should Not Turn Inward After ISIS Beheading
With the reported beheading of hostage Haruna Yukawa, Japan has joined the list of countries scarred by the brutality of ISIS.The country now waits to learn the fate of second hostage Kenji Goto, as...
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For Republicans, It’s Governors Vs. Senators
The cliché goes that it’s too early to gauge the presidential race a year from the first fora. And it’s a cliché for a reason. Early judgments have a way of going wrong, something that Hillary Clinton...
View ArticlePortraits: Survivors of Auschwitz
The men and women in these portraits have survived the unimaginable. Seven decades ago, each one passed through Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp complex linked forever in history with...
View ArticleEU Agrees €1.8 Billion For Ukraine
EU finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to loan Ukraine 1.8 billion euros ($2.0 billion) to help save it from bankruptcy, leaving open the option of increasing aid at a later stage.Diplomats at the...
View ArticleReport: ISIS Imposes 24 Hour Deadline for Japanese Hostage Swap, Threatens...
Updated | A new video purportedly released by the Islamic State (ISIS) shows a still image of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto Jogo discussing his fate.On Saturday, Goto appeared in another video, now...
View ArticleFive Questions (and Answers) About Obama’s Trip to India
1. Why did President Obama go to India?Obama went to India for its Republic Day celebrations. The Indian government invited him to be the chief guest for that commemoration. His January 25-27 visit...
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