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Bomb May Have Caused Russian Plane Crash

Bomb May Have Caused Russian Plane Crash

Even as Prime Minister David Cameron of the UK said it was likely that the Russian plane crash was caused by a bomb and President Barack Obama said it was certainly possible, Egyptian and Russian officials said evidence has yet t be found to substantiate this theory. Metrojet Flight 9268 went down over the Sinai […]

Pentagon spends $2 million per trainee in Syria

America’s military, Pentagon, has spent about $384 million for training Syrians to battle ISIS forces in Syria. This amounts to about $2 million per trainee fighter. These figures have been obtained by USA Today during interviews conducts by the news outlet. This training program was supposed to train up to 3000 Syrians from the New […]

China Pushes For Non-Inclusion Of South China Sea Issue On ASEAN Forum Statement

China Pushes For Non-Inclusion Of South China Sea Issue On ASEAN Forum Statement

China is pushing Southeast Asian countries to shelve references to issues associated with the South China Sea in the statement the countries will issue following the regional defense talks in Malaysia. A senior defense official from the United States revealed that the push of China may result to doubts on the signing ceremony that is […]

One-Child Policy Of China Ended

One-Child Policy Of China Ended

After over three decades, the ruling Communist Party of China effectively ended its one-child policy, which would give couples the opportunity to have two children. The removal of the restrictions on the number of children couples can have was made to enhance the balanced development of the population of China. This was revealed through an […]

More US Patrols In The South China Sea Expected

More US Patrols In The South China Sea Expected

A defense official of the United States revealed that Chinese ships followed the USS Lassen when it sailed within 12 nautical miles of a Chinese-built artificial island in the South China Sea. No incidents were reported when the guided-missile destroyer of the US Navy passed by the disputed reef. The US official revealed the destroyer […]

Two Dead In Sweden Knife Attack

Two Dead In Sweden Knife Attack

A stabbing incident happened in a school in Sweden on Thursday, which resulted to the death of one teacher and one student. Two people were also injured in the Sweden knife attack before the attacker, who was armed with a large knife or sword, was shot by police. The attack happened in Kronogarden, which has […]

Justin Trudeau Wins On Promise Of Change

Justin Trudeau Wins On Promise Of Change

Justin Trudeau, the newly-elected prime minister of Canada, said he aims to restore the reputation of the country as a defender of the rights of minorities as well as increase the role of the country in multi-lateral policymaking when it comes to issues. Trudeau had a simple message to supporters during a rally in Ottawa […]

Two New Lockerbie Bombing Suspects Identified

Two New Lockerbie Bombing Suspects Identified

Two new suspects in the Lockerbie bombing were identified by US and Scottish investigators recently. The new lead comes nearly 27 years after the attack that killed 270 people. US and Scottish authorities informed the Libyan government that they are sending investigators to talk with the new suspects, said the chief prosecutor of Scotland. US […]

Four Russian Cruise Missiles Miss Targets In Syria

Four Russian Cruise Missiles Miss Targets In Syria

Unidentified US officials revealed that four Russian cruise missiles did not reach their targets in Syria and hit a rural area in Iran. The missiles were launched from the Caspian Sea even as concerns on the Russia activity in the region increased. The missiles were part of the twenty-six long-range missiles Russia launched on Wednesday. […]

Mixed Reactions On TPP Approval

Mixed Reactions On TPP Aproval

Reactions from the industry after the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP was approved by twelve Pacific Rim countries was tepid and it appeared that the United States may have benefited the most from the agreement. The deal was designed to liberalize business between countries that account for 40 percent of the economy of the world. Even […]

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