Several dozen Russian and ex-Soviet fighters wounded in Syria clash: Russia
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that several dozen Russian citizens and citizens of other countries in the former Soviet space had been wounded in recent clashes in Syria and were being treated in Russian hospitals. Sources said last week that as many as ...
Last Saturday's false alarm in Hawaii serves as a reminder of the very real prospect of conflict and the need for a trusted emergency management system.
The world is failing a generation of Iraqi kids
Although the war on Iraq has ended, ruthless attacks on Iraqi children continue.
Sierra Leone Peace Diamond nets $6.5 million in auction to raise funds for West African nation
Sierra Leone sold one of the world's largest uncut diamonds for $6.5 million at a New York auction Monday to raise funds for development projects in the West African country. The egg-sized gem — known as the Peace Diamond — was bought by British luxury ...
Hawaii to resume Cold War-era nuclear siren tests amid North Korea threat
Hawaii this week will resume monthly statewide testing of its Cold War-era nuclear attack warning sirens for the first time in about 30 years, in preparation for a potential missile launch from North Korea, emergency management officials said Monday. Wailing air-raid sirens will be sounded ...
At service for Africa, pope decries murder of women and children as 'horrid face' of war
Pope Francis on Thursday denounced the murder of innocent women and children as the "horrid face" of war as he presided at a special prayer service for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Francis had planned to go later this year ...
U.S., South Korean troops stage mock battle to retake village near North Korean border
The screech of incoming fire followed by an explosion resounds across forested hillsides near the border between North and South Korea. Battalion commander Rob Kimmel of the U.S. 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team scanned the village at the base of a mountain for the tell-tale ...
As world leaders grapple with the environmental effects of climate change, they also need to confront the direct threat that it poses to global security.
What Kim Jong Un hopes to gain from nuclear game plan
On October 3, 1942 — 75 years ago this year — a prototype German V-2 rocket launched from the German military firing range at Peenemunde in the Baltic reached an altitude of 84.5 km (52.5 miles). It was, by some definitions, the first human-built ...
North Korea vows to kill former South leader Park 'any time, at any place'
North Korea has issued standing orders for the execution of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her spy chief in response to what Pyongyang said was an aborted plot to assassinate its leader, Kim Jong Un. The official Korean Central News Agency said late ...
Philippines says beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
Five decapitated civilians were found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels on Wednesday, the military said, warning the number of residents killed by rebel "atrocities" could rise sharply as troops retake more ground. The discovery of the five victims among 17 bodies retrieved ...
The threat of famine once again stalks Africa
For the past half-century Africa's population has been growing as fast or faster than its economies.
