January 22, 2015
Yemen’s President & Cabinet has resigned
Yemen President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has resigned, according to a Yemen government spokesman in Washington, throwing the country deeper into chaos days after Houthi rebels battled their way into his presidential palace. Spokesman Mohammed Albasha…
January 22, 2015
John Kerry hails coalition effort in Islamic State
Coalition air strikes in Syria and Iraq have halted or reversed the momentum of jihadist group Islamic State, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. Speaking after talks in London between 21 coalition states, Mr Kerry said about half the group's…
January 19, 2015
Islamic State Group Releases 200 Iraqi Yazidis
The Islamic State group has released at least 200 Yazidis after five months of captivity in Iraq. Islamic State fighters transported the freed Yazidis by bus to Hawaija, 55 kilometers southwest of Kirkuk, and from there they took cars to the Khaled…
January 19, 2015
Boko Haram Kidnaps Dozens in Cameroon
Officials in Cameroon say Boko Haram militants kidnapped at least 60 people Sunday in a cross-border raid from Nigeria. The officials say several people who tried to stop the militants were killed and about 80 homes were burned to the ground.…
January 12, 2015
France Deploying 10,000 Troops After Attacks
France's defense minister says more than 10,000 troops will be deployed across the country by Tuesday. European governments are reviewing security measures following last week’s terror attacks that killed 17 people in France. Speaking to French…
January 9, 2015
France ‘faced down’ attacks but still under threat says Hollande
France "faced down" Islamists who were behind the deaths of 17 people in three days of attacks but still remains threatened, the country's president and prime minister said Friday. Speaking in a televised address shortly after commandos killed the…
January 7, 2015
12 dead in attack on Paris newspaper
Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing 12 people before escaping. It was France's deadliest terror attack in at least two decades. French President Francois Hollande called the…
January 6, 2015
Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 12
Gunmen have shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in an apparent militant Islamist attack. Four of the magazine's well-known cartoonists, including its editor, were among those killed, as well as two…
January 5, 2015
Obama Faces New Political Landscape in 2015
President Barack Obama arrived back in Washington Sunday after a two-week vacation in Hawaii, his home state. The political landscape in Washington will change for Obama this week, as Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate when a new Congress…
January 5, 2015
Suicide Bomber Targets European Police in Kabul
A suicide car bomber targeted a European Union police vehicle in Kabul, killing one passerby and wounding five others nearby. None of the passengers were injured. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. The European police training…