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Gaza, Ebola, Iraq … are we approaching disaster overload?

As high-profile conflicts jostle for public and media attention, other humanitarian crises are pushed off the news agenda. Reflecting on the responses to the number of man-made emergencies detonating or still smouldering around the world earlier this year, from Syria to Ukraine and from Nigeria and South Sudan to Central African Republic (CAR), Kofi Annan […] Continue reading →

U.N. experts trace recent seized arms to Iran, violating embargo

A U.N. expert panel has concluded that a shipment of rockets and other weapons that was seized by Israel came from Iran and represents a violation of the U.N. arms embargo on Tehran, according to a confidential report obtained by Reuters on Friday. The finding comes just days ahead of the next round of negotiations […] Continue reading →

The Real War on Women? In the Sudan Pregnant Mother on Trial for Christian Faith

Joanne Moudy For all the malarkey the left spews about the fabricated War on Women in America, one would think there is real persecution happening within our borders. Yet the truth is that Sandra Fluke, Gloria Steinem, and the rest of the bra-burning brigade don’t have a clue and are an embarrassment of the worst […] Continue reading →

Israel: 40 rockets in alleged Iranian shipment with a range of up to 100 miles

Israel’s military said Sunday that a cargo ship it intercepted in the Red Sea last week carried 40 rockets with a range of up to 160 kilometers (100 miles). israel has alleged the shipment was orchestrated by Iran and was intended for Islamic militants in Gaza, a claim denied by Iran and the rockets’ purported […] Continue reading →

Atheists, work with us for peace, Pope says on Christmas

Pope Francis, celebrating his first Christmas as Roman Catholic leader, on Wednesday called on atheists to unite with believers of all religions and work for “a homemade peace” that can spread across the world. Speaking to about 70,000 people from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the same spot where he emerged to the […] Continue reading →

U.N. told up to 500 killed in South Sudan clashes: diplomats

The United Nations received reports from local sources in South Sudan on Tuesday that between 400 and 500 people had been killed and up to 800 wounded in the latest violence, and the government said it had arrested 10 politicians in connection with a “foiled coup”. “Two hospitals have recorded between 400 and 500 dead […] Continue reading →

UN votes to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, a landmark decision aimed at taking poison gas off the battlefield in the escalating 2 1/2-year conflict. The vote on Friday night marked a major breakthrough in the paralysis that has gripped the council since the Syrian uprising began. Russia […] Continue reading →

US Orders Diplomats Out of Tunisia, Sudan

WASHINGTON (AP) � The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of all family members and non-essential U.S. government personnel from its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and warned U.S. citizens against any travel to the two countries due to security concerns over rising anti-American violence. Continue reading →

Sudan Refuses to Allow US Marines to Protect Embassy

Sudan won’t allow the United States to send a platoon of Marines to protect its embassy from rioting Muslims. Continue reading →

Anti-American fury sweeps Middle East over film

Fury about a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad tore across the Middle East after weekly prayers on Friday with protesters attacking U.S. embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions. At least seven people were killed as local police struggled to repel assaults after weekly Muslim prayers […] Continue reading →

New - Violence erupts at protests of anti-Muslim film

CAIRO (AP) � Fury over an anti-Islam film spread across the Muslim world Friday, with deadly clashes near Western embassies in Tunisia and Sudan, an American fast-food restaurant set ablaze in Lebanon, and international peacekeepers attacked in the Sinai despite an appeal for calm from Egypt‘s Islamist president. At least four people � all protesters […] Continue reading →