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Kristina Fernandez | Sep 25, 2014 07:47 AM EDT
With a camera under her veil, a brave Syrian woman risked her life to document oppression under the Islamic State rule in Raqqa, a northern city in Syria known to be the group’s stronghold. The remarkable footage was aired this week on a French news site called France 2 read more
Kat De Guzman | Sep 25, 2014 09:30 AM EDT
United States President Barack Obama has slammed Russia on Wednesday during the United Nations General Assembly regarding the attacks on Ukraine, but said sanctions could be lifted if Moscow would sort a peace deal with Kiev. read more
Kat De Guzman | Sep 25, 2014 04:41 AM EDT
More than 130 Boko Haram members surrendered after news broke that Cameroon military officials have killed Abubakar Shekau, the groups leader, according to information the Nigerian military released on Wednesday. read more
Kristina Fernandez | Sep 25, 2014 03:18 AM EDT
U.S. President Barack Obama called on global leaders and Muslim communities to reject harsh Islamist ideologies like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, during his address at the annual UN General Assembly on Wednesday. read more
Kristina Fernandez | Sep 25, 2014 12:37 AM EDT
British fighter jets are now poised to join the U.S. and its allies in the airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced Wednesday. read more
Christl Leong | Sep 25, 2014 02:39 AM EDT
A Mexican lawmaker was ambushed and killed, authorities said Wednesday, regarding the incident as one of the most high-profile murders the country has seen in recent years. read more
Ren Benavidez | Sep 24, 2014 08:47 PM EDT
One of U.S. President Barack Obama’s top critics, Dinesh D’ Souza, avoided jail time on Tuesday after a judge sentenced him to eight months in a community confinement center in San Diego following a guilty plea for for his campaign finance law violation. read more
Dan Weisman | Sep 24, 2014 08:36 PM EDT
A 55-year-old French tourist kidnapped while hiking on Sunday in Algeria was shown beheaded on video posted Wednesday by an Algerian jihadist group who said this was in response to French air attacks on ISIS in Iraq. read more
Christl Leong | Sep 25, 2014 12:12 AM EDT
Irish UN peacekeepers will adhere to the rotation schedules in the disputed Golan Heights despite rebel clashes and targeting of UN soldiers in the area, Defense Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday. read more
Kristina Fernandez | Sep 24, 2014 06:50 AM EDT
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday he is pleased with the airstrikes mounted by the United States and its Arab partners against the Islamic State in Syria, but insisted they do not tackle the militant group their own way. read more
Kat De Guzman | Sep 24, 2014 07:50 AM EDT
Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, was sentenced to life imprisonment Tuesday after a U.S. district judge found he acted as the voice of al-Qaeda and one of those responsible for the Sept.11 attacks. read more
Christl Leong | Sep 24, 2014 08:58 AM EDT
An ex-aide to Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) lashed out at Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for insinuating the former had consorted with Islamic State militants, also known as Daesh, and called him a conspiracy theorist who does not stand a chance of winning in the 2016 presidential elections. read more
Kat De Guzman | Sep 24, 2014 06:13 AM EDT
A grainy photo resembling Abubakas Shekau, the infamous leader of Boko Haram militant group, that Cameroon military officials released led to speculations that he has been killed in battle, but the U.S. and Nigeria deferred to comment on the photo's validity. read more
Christl Leong | Sep 24, 2014 10:23 AM EDT
Google has pulled its support from right-wing group American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) citing a conflict with the latter's stance on Washington's action on climate change. read more
Des Cambaliza | Sep 24, 2014 08:21 AM EDT
United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned against the Islamic militants who plotted an attack on American soil. He said it will not be tolerated in an address on the airstrikes launched against the ISIL, the militant group also known as Daesh, early Tuesday. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
