Former congressman Barney Frank will be appearing at a small-dollar fund-raiser for pro-Clinton super PAC later this month. According to Capital New York, the fundraiser… Read More ›
A suicide bomber driving a minibus killed at least 30 people Wednesday as cadets gathered to enroll at a police academy in the heart of… Read More ›
Two gunmen opened fire at the headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday, killing 12 people. The gunmen fled the scene… Read More ›
A female suicide bomber entered a police station and blew herself up in Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district on Tuesday, injuring two police officers, one of… Read More ›
The Facebook founder and CEO announced on his page recently that he has vowed to read a book every other week in 2015, with an… Read More ›
Islamic State militants holed up in the Qalamoun mountains on the Syrian-Lebanese border are seeking to gain control of nearby Lebanese villages to support their… Read More ›
The United States and Iran have tentatively agreed on a formula that Washington hopes will reduce Tehran’s ability to make nuclear arms by committing it… Read More ›
Surabaya, Indonesia – At the muddy gravesite where Hayati Lutfiah Hamid was buried, something was missing. The people who would mourn her most were not… Read More ›
United Nations – In a high-stakes move that will soon enable them to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel, The Palestinians submitted documents to the United… Read More ›
Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia – Rescue teams battling monsoon rains had their most successful day yet on Friday, after nearly a week of searching for the… Read More ›
London – Brent crude fell to a fresh post-2009 low below $56 a barrel reversing early gains on Friday, as a glut of oil that… Read More ›
Madrid – Following a bomb threat that police says was a hoax, police have evacuated people from Madrid’s Atocha train station and halted trains in… Read More ›
Honolulu – U.S. President Barack Obama and his daughters enjoyed shave ice, a frosty flavored Hawaiian treat on New Year’s Day while vacationing near Honolulu.… Read More ›
New York – Mario Cuomo, former three term Governor died Thursday hours after his son Andrew was sworn in for his second term as governor… Read More ›
Ramallah – By signing onto the International Criminal Court, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has entered into his most serious confrontation yet with Israel. His decision… Read More ›
Surabaya, Indonesia – As search crews struggled against wind and heavy rain to find more than 150 people still missing, a passenger aboard AirAsia Flight… Read More ›
Tehran – According to reports from the Islamic Republic, morality police arrested a number of women for immodest dress in Tehran last week. Officers reportedly confronted… Read More ›
Damascus – Posting pictures of the rare trip, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a district on the outskirts of Damascus and thanked soldiers fighting “in… Read More ›
North Korea – Days after a proposal from Seoul to resume dialogue, leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to a high-level summit with… Read More ›
New York’s minimum wage will rise from $8 to $8.75 an hour on Wednesday, giving a boost in pay to some 700,000 workers. The state… Read More ›
