Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russia’s government has introduced a new law empowering it to ban foreign organizations as “undesirable.” Rights organizations say the move is aimed at clamping down on dissent to Vladimir Putin’s Read More
Photo by Al Rai Al Aam/Feature Story News/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Prior to joining the terror group al Qaeda, some potential jihadists were apparently provided a job application form that would not be entirely out of place for an entry-level position at any Read More
pressdigital/iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(VIENNA) — Organizers of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest are installing special anti-booing technology in anticipation that Russia’s entry may get a hostile reception at the event this Saturday. The popular Read More
AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. government Wednesday released dozens of documents recovered from the special operations raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, including now declassified material and 39-English language books. The Office of the Read More
thepiratebay.la(NEW YORK) — The Pirate Bay has once again sailed on to a new home after Swedish authorities ruled the site’s most popular domains are property that can be seized. Rather than walking the plank, the site has emerged on various new domains along Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A New Zealand paddle boarder’s close encounter with an orca whale was caught on camera. The paddle boarder, Lukas Reilly, was paddling off Kuaotunu Beach Monday morning when he says a few orcas began diving for stingrays Read More
PortBermudaWebcam.com(HAMILTON, Bermuda) — The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship with more than 3,700 people on board ran aground in Bermuda Tuesday afternoon after the vessel temporarily lost power as the ship was departing, cruise line officials and the U.S. Coast Guard Read More
zabelin/iStock/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — The militant group Islamic State, or ISIS, just achieved what is being called its most significant victory in Iraq in the past year, after militants overtook the city of Ramadi. More than 500 people were reportedly killed as Read More
Courtesy Mueller Family(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. government is “looking into” whether an ISIS leader killed by U.S. special operations forces in Syria over the weekend had been given a 26-year-old female American hostage as a forced bride or slave, as ABC Read More
Mika Makelainen/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -– The timing of Iraqi forces launch a counterattack to retake Ramadi will be up to the Iraqi government, according to Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman. He also acknowledged on Tuesday that a sandstorm was Read More
