Yemen In Dangerous Power Vacuum After Leaders Resign
By Yara Bayoumy and Mohammed Ghobari SANAA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Yemen drifted deeper into political limbo on Friday after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned in exasperation at a Houthi…
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Saudi Prince: Oil Will Never Be $100 A Barrel Again
CNBC The world will never again see the price of oil at $100 per barrel, according to one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest investors. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al…
Ukraine Rebels Reject Peace Talks As Conflict Escalates
Signs emerged Friday pointing to a major offensive in eastern Ukraine by rebels fighting to break off from the rest of the country. A rebel leader said they will continue…
Nigerian Voters Look to Ex-Leader Who Ruled With Iron Hand to Loosen Militants’ Grip
KADUNA, Nigeria — Boisterous crowds packed the streets for the retired general, while young men climbed lampposts, walls and billboards to glimpse his gaunt face. Others danced on careening motorcycles,…
U.S. Reduces Staff At Yemen Embassy Amid Government Collapse
By Mark Hosenball and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The United States has pulled more staff out of its embassy in Yemen, U.S. officials said on Thursday as…
Libyan Fighters Seize Benghazi Branch of Central Bank
BAYDA, Libya — Fighters for one of the factions battling for control of Libya seized the Benghazi branch of the country’s central bank on Thursday, threatening to set off an…
Inside Mauritius: The tropical paradise with a booming economy
Benefiting from a long history of political stability, a good governance record and an open and flexible regulatory system, Mauritius overtook South Africa last year to become the continent’s most…
Top executives freak out about hackers
Cisco (CSCO, Tech30) CEO John Chambers warned that more cyberattacks were inevitable. “If you think last year was bad, wait until this year,” he said. “Every company will be broken…
Yemen at Risk of Fragmenting, Posing Challenge for U.S.
WASHINGTON — Only months ago, American officials were still referring to Yemen’s negotiated transition from autocracy to an elected president as a model for post–revolutionary Arab states. Now, after days…
Louie Gohmert Wishes Obama Led Like His Black High School Basketball Coach
WASHINGTON — In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama touched on the turmoil in many cities where African-Americans have been protesting unjust treatment by the police….
Here Are The Most Expensive Countries In The World To Live In
You might think life here in America is expensive. But it turns out that when compared to the rest of the world, the U.S. doesn’t even make the list of…
SOTU: 2016 Republicans blast Obama over tax proposals
The race for the next U.S. president was evident on Tuesday night as plenty of potential Republican contenders criticizing President Barack Obama’s tax proposals, while Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, defended…
Russia: ‘Don’t call us losers’ over oil prices
The country would also diversify, he said, by seeking new customers in Asia as Europe tries to reduce its dependence on Russia’s natural gas supplies. Dvorkovich said the ruble’s plunge…
State of the Union 2015: Full transcript
For the first time, the White House is making the full text of the speech available to citizens around the country online. On Medium, you can follow along with the…
Ernst rebuttal: ‘We heard the message you sent in November’
The freshman senator from Iowa will pledge to take the country on a new course that eschews Washington’s “stale mindset” and will call on Obama to work with her party…
How Meditation Is Finally Hitting The Mainstream
As more influential men expound on the mindful benefits of meditation, from Congressman Tim Ryan to media entrepreneur Russell Simmons, the practice may seem more accessible — or even masculine…
7 things to know about Yemen
But Yemen, the poorest country in the region, has global importance. It is one of the world’s biggest exporters of terrorism. Yemen is home to al Qaeda in the Arab…
Europe tackles threats, boosts security after terror attacks
Here are the latest developments: Belgium: Armed soldiers patrol cities Heavily armed guards filtered through the streets of Brussels and Antwerp on Saturday, a sight the country hasn’t seen in…
Peak-bagging for couch potatoes
This story is about humbler summitssome of them aren’t even hillsthat beckon hikers in largely flat, low-lying parts of the country. They have modest names like Charles Mound and Hoosier…
Muslim lawmaker: Violence ‘doesn’t represent’ religion
“It’s not any different than those who claim to be Christians or Jews or Hindus and commit atrocious acts,” Democratic Rep. Andre Carson said on CNN’s New Day of the…
Africa Cup of Nations hosted by country called land of ‘extortion’
That’s a deal that has come at some cost to Berardi who, as you read this, is in a jail cell measuring three meters by three meters. The Italian businessman…
Walker makes a 2016 pitch
While not outwardly saying he would run, it was clear Walker was making the point to these state party leaders and activists that he has the record and the experience…
5 Yemeni Gitmo detainees transferred; 122 remain
It is believed to be the first time either country has accepted Guantanamo Bay transfers. – The transfer is part of the White House’s ongoing effort to close the Guantanamo…
Which African do you most admire?
They needn’t even be famous. How about someone you work with, a neighbor or family member, who is doing what they can to help make their country or community a…
5 things to know for your New Day — Wednesday, January 14, 2015
CHARLIE HEBDO NEW ISSUE On sale now: The new edition of Charlie Hebdo hits newsstands today. It’s the first one since last week’s terror attack on the satirical magazine’s headquarters…
Sri Lanka aims to show Pope Francis the value of religious unity
Tens of thousands were killed, and hundreds of thousands displaced, in a three-decade conflict between the state and separatist insurgents in the north, known as the Tamil Tigers. Peace is…
Report: Boehner’s bartender planned to poison him
The 44-year-old Butler County, Ohio, man was indicted last week on charges that he planned to murder Boehnera plan that he made after being fired from the Wetherington Golf &…
Thousands rally in Berlin for Paris terror victims
German Muslim groups had organized the event with the support of Germany’s Jewish community, representatives of other churches, as well as all parties that are represented in the German Parliament,…
5 years on, hope for Haiti
Tragically, much of the carnage resulted not from what was a large but still not catastrophic geologic event, but from widespread poverty and poor construction standards that turned entire blocks…
Princeton janitor brings clean water to hometown in Haiti
Keeping the dormitories and lecture halls spotless for Ivy League students has been his livelihood since Lajeunesse moved to the United States as a young man. He works two jobs…