Egypt: 235 Reportedly Dead In Sinai Mosque Attack
Thought to be the deadliest attack on Egyptian soil, 235 reported dead and as many as 109 wounded in a Sufi mosque bombing. After detonating a bomb, militants then sprayed gunfire on panicked worshippers as they fled. The al-Rawdah mosque was attacked by extremists in the town of Bir al-Abd, 40 km from the North […]
Ratko Mladic convicted of slaughter to Bosnian Muslims
Sentenced to life in prison by the United Nation’s war crimes tribunal on Wednesday; military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb, was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity in the slaughter of Bosnian Muslims during the breakup of Yugoslavia. Mladic was found guilty of commanding forces responsible for crimes during Europe’s worst mass […]
FCC To Repeal Net Neutrality
In a move that could allow giant cable and telecom companies to toggle broadband speeds and charge more as well as favor or block websites; the chairman of the Federal Communications Commissions set out to scrap rules around open internet access on Tuesday — an advance dismantling a landmark regulation set to ensure equal access […]
Zimbabwe’s Parliament resumes, begins impeachment proceedings
Impeachment proceedings began Tuesday against the world’s oldest head of state, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. The recently fired vice president and likely successor to the 93-year-old leader said Mugabe should acknowledge the nation’s “insatiable desire” for a leadership change and resign immediately. Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was dismissed earlier this month, added immense pressure in his […]
Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Requests Mugabe’s Resignation
The Central Committee, Zimbabwe’s ruling party, fired longtime President Robert Mugabe as party leader Sunday, requesting his resignations as the country’s president by noon Monday. If he does not, they plan to begin impeachment proceedings when Parliament resumes the following day. Under the Constitution, Mr. Mugabe remains president, even if in name only. Mugabe was set […]
Prime Minister of Lebanon says he will be in Beirut within days
After making a strange resignation announcement from Saudi Arabia that unleashed fears of a political crisis in Lebanon; Prime Minister Saad Hariri stated he would return home in the coming days to declare a political stance. On Saturday in efforts to dispel rumors he was being held against his will in Saudi Arabia, Hariri met […]
Senate Judiciary demand Kushner turn over unreleased documents
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to Jared Kushner’s lawyer Thursday. The letter stated that President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser did not give the panel’s investigators emails he received and forwarded to WikiLeaks and a “Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite.” In their […]
Trump shifts gears, delays new policy on importing elephant trophies
Animal rights advocates and environmental groups criticized President Trumps decision to allow elephant trophies to be imported to the United States on Friday. He now says he’s delaying the new policy until he can review “all conservation facts.” The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday it would allow such importation, arguing that encouraging wealthy […]
Mugabe makes appearance after being under house arrest
After a week in limbo, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, made his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest, as the military announced “significant progress” on talks for his departure and arrested some of his allies. The appearance came during an extraordinary series of negotiations with regional leaders over Mugabe’s departure after […]
Trump Lifts Ban On Trophies from Elephant Hunts
Body parts from African elephants shot for sport will now be allowed by the Trump administration asserting it will encourage wealthy big-game hunters to kill them and will aid the vulnerable species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a written notice Thursday that permitting elephants from Zimbabwe and Zambia to be brought back […]
