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Yazidi politician in Iraq: The international community has abandoned my people

Yazidi politician in Iraq: The international community has abandoned my people

What happened to Yazidi people was a genocide, Vian Dakhil says.   ERBIL, KURDISTAN REGION, IRAQ – “In the beginning, the international community and many… Read More ›

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to advance the Likud party primaries and hold them in two… Read More ›

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ shatters box-office record with $238 million

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ shatters box-office record with $238 million

  The opening weekend box-office run by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is nothing short of historic. It goes without saying that the seventh episode… Read More ›

OPEC’s in jeopardy, and its members can’t hold on forever

OPEC’s in jeopardy, and its members can’t hold on forever

  Where’s the floor? Is this the new normal? Answers have proven elusive and predictions unreliable as the oil market continues to lurch to and… Read More ›

‘We’re America’: Why Apple’s CEO thinks we can have both encryption and national security

‘We’re America’: Why Apple’s CEO thinks we can have both encryption and national security

  Apple CEO Tim Cook remains a strong supporter of encryption, even as governments continue to question the method of securely gathering data in wake… Read More ›

New York – Firefighters Sue Siren Maker Over Their Hearing Loss Share Tweet Share Mail

New York – Firefighters Sue Siren Maker Over Their Hearing Loss Share Tweet Share Mail

  New York – There were times by the end of his shift that firefighter Joseph Nardone’s head would be pounding, his eyes crossing from… Read More ›

Prague – Prague Zoo Claims To Have The Longest Salamander On Earth

Prague – Prague Zoo Claims To Have The Longest Salamander On Earth

  Prague –  Prague Zoo says it likely has the longest Chinese giant salamander now on Earth. The critically endangered animal is the largest amphibian… Read More ›

Washington – New Rules Bringing Kidneys To Hardest-to-transplant Patients

Washington – New Rules Bringing Kidneys To Hardest-to-transplant Patients

  Washington – A shake-up of the nation’s kidney transplant system means more organs are getting to patients once thought nearly impossible to match, according… Read More ›

Hours after death of grandson, former President Jimmy Carter reveals news to his church

Hours after death of grandson, former President Jimmy Carter reveals news to his church

Just hours after his 28-year-old grandson died, a shaken former President Jimmy Carter broke the news to his Plains, Georgia, church and then taught Sunday… Read More ›

Dozens missing after landslide in south China

Dozens missing after landslide in south China

At least 91 people are missing after a landslide damaged 33 buildings in an industrial park in south China on Sunday, according to Chinese state… Read More ›

Convict in Indian gang rape, murder case is released

Convict in Indian gang rape, murder case is released

New Delhi – One of six men convicted of taking part in the savage 2012 gang rape of an Indian physiotherapy student on a moving Delhi… Read More ›

How to train your brain to make better decisions

How to train your brain to make better decisions

  Overcoming obstacles is synonymous with entrepreneurship. The ability to engage with difficulties and stress in an empowering way is described as the biggest factor for… Read More ›

A wildlife ecologist explains whether you can survive the cold by sleeping inside an animal carcass

A wildlife ecologist explains whether you can survive the cold by sleeping inside an animal carcass

  Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenantis packed with gross moments — especially for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Hugh Glass. In the actor’s most recent bid for… Read More ›

This country has hosted the most immigrants in the 21st century

This country has hosted the most immigrants in the 21st century

Home to 1.6 million refugees, Turkey has hosted the largest number of immigrants so far this century. Lebanon and Jordan have also risen up the rankings, as the chart below… Read More ›

Washington – Obama Urges Americans Remain Vigilant Against Homegrown Threats

Washington – Obama Urges Americans Remain Vigilant Against Homegrown Threats

  Washington – President Barack Obama urged Americans to remain vigilant against the potential threat of homegrown Islamic State militants on Friday, acknowledging the difficulty… Read More ›

Contoocook, NH – Bush Has A Moment Of ‘self-therapy,’ Calls Trump ‘a Jerk’

Contoocook, NH – Bush Has A Moment Of ‘self-therapy,’ Calls Trump ‘a Jerk’

  Contoocook, NH –  Days after going toe-to-toe with Donald Trump on the debate stage, Jeb Bush seemed to relish his new role as the… Read More ›

U.N. Security Council approves peace plan for Syria

U.N. Security Council approves peace plan for Syria

The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved a resolution that supports international efforts to seek a political solution in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State… Read More ›

Cholera outbreak threatens world’s largest refugee camp

Cholera outbreak threatens world’s largest refugee camp

  Kenya’s cholera epidemic has reached the world’s largest refugee camp and doctors worry the outbreak could continue to spread. Seven people have died in… Read More ›

Sanders campaign’s data breach jolts Democratic debate

Sanders campaign’s data breach jolts Democratic debate

Washington – Just in time for Saturday night’s debate, the Democratic presidential race is being jolted by another computer-related scandal. The imbroglio over Bernie Sanders’ aides… Read More ›

Five years later: How the US and EU failed the Arab Spring

Five years later: How the US and EU failed the Arab Spring

The debate surrounding the Arab revolts tends to center on basic human nature.   Thursday marked the five-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Arab… Read More ›