ISIS demanding release of convicted terrorist to save Japanese hostage
A video file posted online Saturday by a known ISIS supporter shows an image of one hostage, Kenji Goto, holding a photo of what appears to be the corpse of…
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New attempt to lift AirAsia Flight QZ8501 fuselage fails after rope snaps
“The fuselage appeared to the surface but the rope broke and it fell down again,” said Supriyadi, director of operations and training for Indonesia’s search and rescue agency. An earlier…
Belgium Confronts the Jihadist Danger Within
BRUSSELS — When Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Belgian-born son of an immigrant shopkeeper from Morocco, went to Syria a year ago to wage jihad, nobody paid much attention. He was just…
Stacked agenda and high expectations meet Obama in India
Obama hopes to capitalize on his young friendship with new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to achieve diplomatic progress on climate, defense and trade that’s escaped U.S. leaders in the…
Snubbed by U.S. and Europe, Kremlin Looks to Asia at Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland — On opening night at the annual gathering of the moneyed here, Russia’s state-owned bank VTB put on a lavish party, with dancers in gorgeous versions of Russian…
Rocket Fire Kills 30 Civilians In Ukrainian City Of Mariupol
Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools, homes and shops Saturday in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol, killing at least 30 people, authorities said. The Ukrainian president called the…
Who is Sajida al-Rishawi? And why does ISIS care about her?
Sajida al-Rishawi is referred to as an “imprisoned sister” of the terrorist group in an audio message purportedly posted online by a known ISIS supporter. A failed bomber in a…
Greek Leftists Syriza Aim For Historic Election Win
ATHENS, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Greeks vote on Sunday in a historic election expected to bring in a government led by the leftwing Syriza party, which has promised to take…
British Inquiry to Begin in Poisoning of Key Putin Critic
LONDON — It has consumed more than eight years of maneuvering, obstruction and a widow’s dogged legal campaign, fought often on a shoestring. But finally, on Tuesday, a public inquiry…
How A Prosecutor’s Mysterious Death Has Plunged Argentina Into Crisis
Faced with one of the biggest crises of her presidency, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has given her countrymen a confusing and sometimes contradictory view of how her most damaging accuser…
Why Obama is going to visit Saudi King
This is a smart move by Obama and his foreign policy team. After all, the world’s most absolute monarchy and the world’s most powerful democracy have long been allies because…
Syriza Leads Final Polls Before Greece’s Election
Greece’s left-wing opposition Syriza party is leading the ruling New Democracy conservatives in the last nine polls published ahead of the country’s election Sunday. – There is no campaigning Saturday.
Sarah Palin and Donald Trump both interested in 2016 runs
Why not, indeed. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate was asked by ABC News if she’s interested in running for the White House. “Of…
Shaimaa El-Sabagh Shot Dead At Leftist Party March In Cairo
A Egyptian political party statement says a female protester was shot dead by police at a march in downtown Cairo. – The death comes during a sweeping government crackdown on…
Refugees In Iraqi Camps Face Harrowing Winter
Despite the latest successes of the Iraqi Army and the forces of the Kurdish regional government, known as the peshmerga, hundreds of thousands of refugees in Iraq are facing a…
Expert Weighs In On What Palestinian Membership In The ICC Really Means
Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving headlines around the world. Today, we speak with Dr. Sarah Nouwen on what Palestinian membership means…
ISIS Fast Facts
Also known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Islamic State (IS). The aim of ISIS is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and…
ISIS’ Japanese hostages receive mixed sympathy at home
“Thank you for your great kindness and I apologize for the tremendous inconvenience and trouble that my son has caused,” she said. The apology is understandable in the context of…
Jansrud wins skiing’s ‘Super Bowl’
Shortened course The time was half of what would usually be expected to win the title. Appalling weather conditions, including heavy fog and snow, severally curtailed the race. Such was…
Alleged ISIS Video Claims Japanese Hostage Haruna Yukawa Was Executed, Issues New Demand
Members of the Islamic State militant group circulated an online video on Saturday claiming they have executed Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa. A still image of the second Japanese man held…
Video claims 1 Japanese ISIS hostage killed; new demand made
The voice says his captors no longer want money, but rather are demanding the release of Sajedah Rishawi, who is being held by Jordanian authorities. “You were given a deadline,…
Japan Vows Not To Give Up On 2 Hostages ‘Until The Very End’
Japan promised Saturday not to give up “until the very end” on efforts to free two Japanese hostages threatened with beheading by Islamic militants demanding a $200 million ransom, after…
Rescuers Try To Lift Fuselage Of Crashed AirAsia Plane
Indonesian rescuers lifted the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jetliner nearly to the water’s surface before it sank to the ocean floor again when the lifting balloons deflated Saturday, a…
Fighting In Ukraine Surges To Worst Level In Months
KIEV, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed in shelling in the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, Ukraine’s interior ministry said, an attack Kiev blamed on…
If there’s such a thing as the perfect house for a divorce, this is it
How much easier would it be if you could just break up your home into two separate units, and move them away from each other? This is just one of…
At Least 10 Killed in Rocket Attack in Eastern Ukraine Port City
DONETSK, Ukraine — Rockets struck homes and a market in the Azov Sea port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday killing at least 10 people in the latest…
Kerry, at Davos, Urges Multipronged Fight Against Violent Extremism
DAVOS, Switzerland — Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called for an ambitious campaign to combat the root causes of violent extremism, which he said represented one of the…
Former Party Official Says Spain’s Leader Knew of Slush Fund
MADRID — The former treasurer at the heart of a slush-fund scandal that has undermined Spain’s governing Popular Party accused Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday of knowing “from the…
After an Anxiety-Filled Campaign, Greek Voters Consider a Turn to the Left
GLYFADA, Greece — Katerina Georgiou, 64, who used to own a private school, says that she will probably act out of fear when she decides who to vote for in…
Investigation Of Argentina Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Found Dead Turns To Police
The 10 police officers assigned to protect a federal prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of shielding Iranians sought in an Argentine terrorist bombing are being investigated for their actions…