December 10, 2014
Boko Haram Turns to Female Bombers
In its five-year campaign to establish a caliphate in Nigeria, extremist group Boko Haram has repeatedly used suicide bombers against civilians and the military. But analysts say its recent use of female suicide bombers in strikes across the country…
December 9, 2014
US Tightens Security Ahead of CIA Torture Report
U.S. diplomatic facilities and military installations overseas are under increased security Tuesday as the Senate prepares to release a long-awaited report detailing the CIA's interrogation methods since the September 11, 2001 attacks. The…
December 9, 2014
150 Arrested in California During Police Killings Protests
More than 150 protesters were arrested in California overnight after shutting down a major freeway and stopping an Amtrak train as nationwide demonstrations against police use of deadly force on minorities continued for a third night. Hundreds of…
December 9, 2014
US Supreme Court rejects BP’s oil spill challenge
The US Supreme Court has rejected oil giant British Petroleum's (BP) legal challenge to a compensation deal over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It means BP will have to make the payments that stem from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil…
December 5, 2014
ICC Drops Case Against Kenyan President
The International Criminal Court prosecutor withdrew crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, citing a lack of evidence. Accusations that the government did not cooperate with the court during its investigation also…
December 5, 2014
Obama Nominates Ashton Carter as Defense Secretary
President Barack Obama has nominated former deputy Pentagon chief Ashton Carter to become the next secretary of defense. President Obama announced the choice Friday at the White House. Carter, a physicist and high-tech weapons expert, served as…
December 4, 2014
Russia’s President says ‘West Wants to Weaken Russia’
Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out today Thursday at the United States and its European allies, saying Western sanctions for Russia's annexation of Crimea were just an excuse to weaken the country. Delivering his annual state of the…
December 4, 2014
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe anger over Joyce Mujuru ‘death plot’
Zimbabwe's president has spoken of his anger that his embattled deputy Joyce Mujuru allegedly plotted to assassinate him and accused her of being a thief. Speaking at the ruling Zanu-PF party's congress, Robert Mugabe said he would act against all…
December 3, 2014
Britain abolishes travel tax for children under 12
United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced the abolition of Air Passenger Duty (APD) for children under 12 from next May. Osborne also pledged to abolish APD for children under 16 as of May 1, 2016. The announcement,…
December 3, 2014
Hong Kong Protest Leaders Surrender to Police
The founders of Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement have turned themselves in to police for their role in organizing pro-democracy protests authorities have deemed illegal. Benny Tai, Chan Kin-man, and Chu Yiu-ming entered the Central Police Station…