Eastern Catholic Patriarchs Denounce Islamic State's ‘Crimes Against Humanity'
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The patriarchs and church leaders of Eastern Catholic churches have denounced as “crimes against humanity” the violence committed by the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. In...
View ArticleSaudi-Qatari Rivalry Spills onto the Soccer Pitch
Unable to persuade Qatari leaders to drop their support for the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups, Saudi Arabia appears determined to deprive its tiny neighbor of its regional soccer...
View ArticleExplosion Fells Building Outside Paris, Killing At Least 2
ROSNY-SOUS-BOIS, France, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A four-story building in a Paris suburb collapsed after an explosion on Sunday morning, killing a child and an elderly woman, and emergency teams were...
View ArticleIsrael Claims To Shoot Down Drone From Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday that it shot down a drone that entered Israeli-controlled airspace from neighboring Syria, heightening tensions in the volatile Golan Heights. Military...
View ArticleBoat Carrying 100 Migrants Capsizes Off Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A boat carrying more than 100 migrants capsized off the coast near the Libyan capital, a coast guard official said Sunday. Abdel-Latif Mohammed said the coast guard found the...
View ArticleSenate Foreign Relations Chairman Robert Menendez: It's Time To Arm Ukraine
Senate Foreign Relations Chair Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said it's time for President Barack Obama's administration to arm Ukraine in the face of a Russian "invasion." Speaking on CNN's "State of the...
View ArticleIslamist Militia Claims To Have 'Secured' U.S. Embassy Compound In Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An Islamist-allied militia group says it has "secured" a U.S. Embassy compound in Libya's capital, more than a month after American personnel evacuated from the country over...
View ArticleFrance Arrests 16-Year-Old Girl Suspected Of Trying To Join Islamists Rebels...
PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A 16-year-old girl suspected of trying to reach Syria to join Islamist rebels has been arrested in the southeastern city of Nice, France's interior minister said on Sunday....
View ArticleJohn McCain Calls For 'Strong Measures' Against ISIS
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) criticized President Barack Obama for saying the administration lacks a plan to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and called for expanded airstrikes in both...
View ArticleMargarita Murillo: Another Victim of Neoliberalism in Honduras?
The killing of peasant activist Margarita Murillo on Tuesday raises questions about the motive behind her murder. At the moment, all that is known is that she was shot on her land in the village of El...
View ArticleGermany To Send Rifles, Tank Busters To Aid Kurds
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will send high-end rifles, tank-busting weapons and armored vehicles to aid Kurdish fighters battling Islamic extremists in Iraq, officials said Sunday. Germany's defense minister...
View ArticleA New Hope With Every Sunrise for Families of the Disappeared
"A mother's broken heart keeps waiting to know something about her only son, whom she has not seen for 670 days. A new hope is born on every sunrise to see Dr. Mohamed Arab once again with us." These...
View ArticleIsrael Announces Massive West Bank Land Grab
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Israel announced on Sunday a land appropriation in the occupied West Bank that an anti-settlement group termed the biggest in 30 years, drawing...
View Article'Arab' Mascot Retired By Coachella Valley High School Amid Controversy
A California high school has ditched a controversial mascot that critics have denounced as offensive. Coachella Valley High School has retired the "Arab," a bearded mascot used at school football games...
View ArticleJapan Fears Toilet Paper Shortage In Case Of Earthquake, Urges People To...
TOKYO (AP) — A message Japan began delivering Monday is a bit unusual, but true enough: Don't wait until it's too late to think about toilet paper. The government and paper companies kicked off a...
View ArticleMalaysia Airlines Launches Unfortunately Named 'Bucket List' Contest
It’s been a catastrophic four months for Malaysia Airlines, which suffered the twin tragedies of losing everyone on board flights MH17 and MH370. Now the airline appears to have launched a questionably...
View ArticleFor Steven Sotloff, Covering The Middle East Was More Than A Job
Steven Sotloff knew the dangers associated with covering the civil wars in the Middle East. Still, he was willing to delve deep into war zones to give voice to the otherwise voiceless. It was his...
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How Taking Down A "Big Tiger" Is Establishing the Rule of Law in China
SHANGHAI -- The downfall of Zhou Yongkang, a "big tiger" top official who in the past would have been considered immune to corruption investigations, is of great practical significance. It sets a new...
View ArticleISIS Threatens To Execute British Aid Worker David Haines
In a video that appears to show the beheading of an American journalist, militants of the Islamic State group in Syria have threatened to take the life of another hostage. The video, released Tuesday,...
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