After terrifying school massacre, Peshawar teachers pack guns
On the principal’s desk at the Peshawar’s Government High School for Boys sits a screen beaming surveillance video from around the campus. In one of the desk’s drawers, within easy…
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Time for honest debate about Islam
Just a month into the year, and already the role of extremism in the Islamic faith has been at the center of heated debate. But while the attack on the…
Official: Gunman recorded terror attack on Parisian kosher grocery
The information backed up a report by Eric Pelletier, a national security reporter at the French magazine L’Express, who wrote that Amedy Coulibaly recorded seven minutes of the attack, including…
Blast Kills Scores at Mosque in Southern Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan — An explosion ripped through a Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan during weekly prayers on Friday, killing more than 40 people and wounding at least 50 in an…
Nigerian mobs stone president’s convoy over Boko Haram
Nigerians will vote for their next president February 14. Several vehicles were damaged in the attack, according to witnesses. – Thursday was not the first time the president’s convoy was…
Three American contractors killed at Kabul airport
The incident “initially looks like an insider attack but is still being investigated,” the official said. It was unclear whether the Afghan was the shooter or a victim.
9 Panic Attack Myths We Need To Stop Believing
Imagine that you’re walking down the street, when out of the corner of your eye you spot a semi-truck barreling toward you at an astronomical speed. Your instincts kick in…
The Enemy Within: A Closer Look At Survivors Of Boko Haram Attacks Across Northern Nigeria, Part II
On Sunday, Boko Haram insurgents swept through the northeast Nigerian city of Maidguri in one of their boldest attacks yet. The group staged what has become a more familiar tactic…
Johnny Depp: ‘I Was Attacked By A Chupacabra’
Johnny Depp has recovered from a cold. And a chupacabra attack. The 51-year-old actor was all smiles while joking Wednesday with journalists in Tokyo about why he was a no-show…
Antitank Missile Hits Israeli Military Vehicle Along Lebanese Border
JERUSALEM — An Israeli military vehicle was hit by an antitank missile in a disputed area along the Lebanese border on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military, and initial reports…
Dem spokesman: Hillary Clinton to testify to House’s Benghazi panel
Paul Bell says that Clinton agreed to testify before the committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attack in December after being contacted months earlier by Rep. Elijah Cummings, the committee’s ranking…
Gunmen attack Corinthia Hotel in Libya
An online group that supports ISIS said online that the attack was carried out in the name of Abu Anas al-Libi. – “We’re watching the situation very closely,” a spokesman…
Cease-Fire in Shreds, Ukraine Sees Heaviest Fighting in Months
DONETSK, Ukraine — The shattered remains of a tank bearing a tattered Ukrainian flag sat beside the main highway to Mariupol on Monday afternoon, a remnant of what pro-Russian rebel…
After Pope’s Dove Debacle, Vatican Makes Balloons New Symbol Of Peace
Dove lovers, rejoice. Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, a year after an attack by a seagull and a crow on…
Nigerian soldiers save one city from Boko Haram but a nearby one is seized
Hundreds of Boko Haram gunmen launched a predawn attack Sunday on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. Soldiers repelled the attacks, and officials have since eased movement restrictions imposed as…
‘Not guilty’ plea in bombing case that spreads halfway around the world
Though ‘Isa was arrested in Edmonton in 2011, where he has been detained ever since, he was extradited to the United States on Friday. And on Saturday, in a federal…
Boko Haram in fierce battle with troops for Nigerian city
The Islamists attacked the village of Jintilo on the outskirts of the city around 5:00 a.m. but were engaged in a gunbattle by troops stationed there. The village is about…
Boko Haram Attacks Major Nigerian City in a Sustained Assault
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Maiduguri, the major city in Nigeria’s northeast, came under sustained attack from Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday morning, with officials here calling it the group’s most audacious…
The Scary Way Excessive Salt Intake May ‘Reprogram’ The Brain
There are many health reasons to lay off the salt, from fluid retention to an increased risk over time of developing high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. – The…
A frightening, far-reaching new world of terror threats since 9/11
Times have changed, and the terror landscape has changed with it. Public Enemy No. 1, Osama bin Laden, is gone, killed by U.S. commandos in a 2011 Pakistan raid. The…
Homeless Veteran Set On Fire Gets Outpouring Of Support From Community
A stunned California community is demanding justice and offering an outpouring support for a homeless veteran who was set on fire in a gruesome attack. Three perpetrators doused John Frazier…
Queen Rania On Charlie Hebdo Attackers: ‘Their Actions Are The Antithesis Of Islam’
Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan stood with world leaders protesting terrorism in the Paris unity march on Jan. 11 — but she does not stand with Charlie Hebdo in their…
Yemen Fast Facts
Population: 26,052,966 (July 2014 est.) Median age: 18.6 years Capital: Sanaa Ethnic Groups: Predominantly Arab, also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European Religion: Muslim including Shaf’i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers…
Argentina’s President Fernandez Says Death Of Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Was Not A Suicide
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The death of a prosecutor investigating the bombing of a Jewish community center was not a suicide, as was initially reported, Argentine President Cristina…
Terror cell warning as Europe scrambles to handle growing threats
European Union and Middle East intelligence agencies identified an “imminent threat” to Belgium, and possibly to the Netherlands, the source told CNN. Belgium: Deadly raid A raid on a Belgium…
Is the U.S. at risk of a Paris-like attack?
One day after Cornell’s arrest Belgian authorities took down a group they believed was plotting imminent attacks, resulting in a battle with the suspects who opened fire with military weaponry…
Charlie Hebdo releases app as ‘survivors’ issue’ sells out
The Charlie Hebdo app features the so-called “survivor’s issue” of the satirical magazine, which sold out within minutes in France and across Europe this week. Versions are available for iOS,…
Vatican defends Pope after punch remark
The Pope made the gesture and accompanying remarks while flying from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, where he started a five-day visit Thursday. He didn’t mention Charlie Hebdo, the satirical…
Who’s killing Muslims?
Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM’s weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” He is a columnist for The Daily Beast and editor of the politics blog…
19,000 French websites under attack
For perspective, major websites all over the world are constantly under attack by hackers seeking to take them down or break in to steal sensitive information, such as credit card…