Russia masses heavy firepower on border with Ukraine
Russia's army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a Reuters reporter saw this week. Many of the vehicles have number plates and identifying marks removed while many of the servicemen had taken insignia off their fatigues.
Russia's army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a Reuters reporter saw this week. Many of the vehicles have number plates and identifying marks removed while many of the servicemen had taken insignia off their fatigues.
North Korea deploys new generation of fast warships
North Korea has deployed a new generation of high-speed, radar-evading warship designed to infiltrate special forces into South Korean territory. The Very Slender Vessel sits low in the water and is designed to pierce waves instead of riding over them. Capable of travelling at nearly 60 mph, the craft are armed with heavy machine guns and torpedoes, with...South Korean military officials as saying the ships pose a "new threat" to its security.
North Korea has deployed a new generation of high-speed, radar-evading warship designed to infiltrate special forces into South Korean territory. The Very Slender Vessel sits low in the water and is designed to pierce waves instead of riding over them. Capable of travelling at nearly 60 mph, the craft are armed with heavy machine guns and torpedoes, with...South Korean military officials as saying the ships pose a "new threat" to its security.
Live anthrax inadvertently sent by U.S. military
Four lab workers in the United States and up to 22 overseas have been put in post-exposure treatment, a defense official said, following the revelation the U.S. military inadvertently shipped live anthrax samples in the past several days. CNN learned on Wednesday a Maryland-based lab received the live samples, which prompted an across the board urgent review to see whether any other live anthrax has been shipped.
Four lab workers in the United States and up to 22 overseas have been put in post-exposure treatment, a defense official said, following the revelation the U.S. military inadvertently shipped live anthrax samples in the past several days. CNN learned on Wednesday a Maryland-based lab received the live samples, which prompted an across the board urgent review to see whether any other live anthrax has been shipped.
Gaza conflict: Hamas committed human rights abuses against Palestinian civilians, Amnesty says
Islamist movement Hamas has been accused of serious human rights abuses for the abductions, torture and killings of at least 23 Palestinian civilians last year. An Amnesty International report said Hamas used last summer's war with Israel in the Gaza Strip to carry out revenge attacks against its opponents.
Islamist movement Hamas has been accused of serious human rights abuses for the abductions, torture and killings of at least 23 Palestinian civilians last year. An Amnesty International report said Hamas used last summer's war with Israel in the Gaza Strip to carry out revenge attacks against its opponents.
Iran, North Korea forging ballistic, nuclear ties, dissidents claim
An exiled Iranian opposition group said on Thursday a delegation of North Korean experts in nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles visited a military site near Tehran in April amid talks between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program.
An exiled Iranian opposition group said on Thursday a delegation of North Korean experts in nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles visited a military site near Tehran in April amid talks between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program.
Saudi-led airstrikes kill at least 80 in Yemen
A day of deadly bombing by Saudi-led warplanes has killed at least 80 people in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and in an area along the border with Saudi Arabia. One strike targeted a Special Forces military base controlled by Houthi rebels. Witnesses said many civilians were caught up in the blast.
A day of deadly bombing by Saudi-led warplanes has killed at least 80 people in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and in an area along the border with Saudi Arabia. One strike targeted a Special Forces military base controlled by Houthi rebels. Witnesses said many civilians were caught up in the blast.
Israeli air force chief unfazed Egypt may get Russia's S-300
The chief of Israel's air force on Wednesday played down worries voiced by some fellow officials about the possibility of Egypt acquiring advanced Russian-made air defenses. The Russian news agency TASS said in March Egypt would receive the Antey-2500 missile system, an S-300 variant, and put the value of the contract at more than a billion dollars. Neither Egypt nor Russia has formally confirmed it.
The chief of Israel's air force on Wednesday played down worries voiced by some fellow officials about the possibility of Egypt acquiring advanced Russian-made air defenses. The Russian news agency TASS said in March Egypt would receive the Antey-2500 missile system, an S-300 variant, and put the value of the contract at more than a billion dollars. Neither Egypt nor Russia has formally confirmed it.
Emboldened in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State may be reaching limits of expansion
With its two biggest victories in nearly a year in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State has energized its fighters, littered the streets of two cities with the bodies of its enemies and forced Washington to re-examine its strategy.
With its two biggest victories in nearly a year in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State has energized its fighters, littered the streets of two cities with the bodies of its enemies and forced Washington to re-examine its strategy.
Mexico Fires on Border Patrol
When one country crosses another’s sovereign border and launches an assault on that country’s citizens, it usually grabs headlines because such action is typically viewed as an act of war. Apparently this is not the case when the Mexican government acts aggressively toward its U.S. counterparts along the southwestern border.
When one country crosses another’s sovereign border and launches an assault on that country’s citizens, it usually grabs headlines because such action is typically viewed as an act of war. Apparently this is not the case when the Mexican government acts aggressively toward its U.S. counterparts along the southwestern border.
Catholic Group Exposes Red Influence in the Vatican
Doing the research and investigative work that the major U.S. media have all but abandoned, an organization called the American Life League (ALL) has uncovered dramatic evidence of links between the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church and an international communist group known as the World Social Forum. The evidence suggests overt Marxist influence on the climate change movement that Pope Francis and his top advisers are now
Doing the research and investigative work that the major U.S. media have all but abandoned, an organization called the American Life League (ALL) has uncovered dramatic evidence of links between the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church and an international communist group known as the World Social Forum. The evidence suggests overt Marxist influence on the climate change movement that Pope Francis and his top advisers are now