NBC Chef Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel was kidnapped along with several other colleagues by a group of armed men and held captive for five days. About 12 armed gunmen, presumably part of a Shiite militia loyal to present Syrian Government managed to kidnap NBC Chief Foreign Correspondent and a bunch of other press writers blindfolded […]
Although sanctions against the Taliban regime were renewed by the UN Security Council, it appears that blacklisted Taliban members will not find it difficult to obtain an exemption when they travel out of Afghanistan for reconciliatory and peace talks. The Taliban government in Afghanistan was ousted by Afghan forces supported by the US in 2001 […]
With the “fiscal cliff” just around the corner, talks between the House Speaker and Ohio representative John Boehner and president Barack Obama seem to be moving along after weeks of stagnation. In an effort to move things along, Boehner offered to delay any fight over the debt limit by a year, a compromise that might […]
Reports say that Cameron Douglas, son of Michael Douglas and grandson of Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas was severely beaten in prison after pleading guilty and being sentenced back in 2010 to a serve five years for distribution of crystal meth and possession of heroin. An additional 4 and a half years were added to the […]
As if things couldn’t get more tensioned with the upcoming vote to pass or bin the new Egyptian constitution, riots broke out in the city of Alexandria, in the Northern Mediterranean part of Egypt. The riots were provoked by the statements of an ultraconservative cleric that urges “believers” to support the new constitution, a constitution that has […]
Nothing could have prepared the parents and staff of Sandy Hook Elementary School for the events that happened this Friday when a masked and heavily armed Adam Lanza opened fire in the School premises and killed 20 children and 6 adults. People are speechless and the relatives of the victims are mortified as the town […]
In addition to four hundred military personnel, two Patriot missile batteries will be sent by the United States into Turkey to help the country in its defense against possible missile attacks by Syria. Aside from the two missile batteries from the US, Germany and the Netherlands are also expected to deploy four additional Patriot missile […]
The newly released plans of the Obama administration regarding Afghanistan, show that a revision will be made in the number of troops stationed after the massive troop withdrawal that will take place in the following two years. The original plan called for a minimum of 15.000 troops to remain in Afghanistan and offer both training […]
The North Korean rocket launch finally pushed through and was met by criticisms in the international community. North Korean authorities indicated that the rocket was successfully launched from its space center and brought a satellite into orbit. The launch was confirmed by neighboring countries and the North Korean rocket passed over Okinawa. However, the same […]
The Standard and Poor 500 hit its biggest high since October despite impending “fiscal cliff” danger, thanks to investments and rising shares in technology. Apple gained 3.1 percent and lifted the Nasdaq seeing how it is the largest U.S. company by market value. Apple seems to be recovering after a week where investors took profits […]
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