More IS Targets Hit in Syria
A monitoring group said U.S.-led airstrikes have hit Islamic State militant sites in at least two Syrian provinces overnight. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday the strikes targeted jihadist sites in Aleppo and Raqqa. U.S. warplanes supported by Arab allies began a... read more »
More than 30 feared dead on Japan’s Mount Ontake after volcano erupts
TOKYO — More than 30 hikers were feared dead Sunday, a day after a volcano in Japan erupted without warning, spewing ash and rocks down slopes crowded with people on a sunny autumn weekend. Rescue efforts were still underway Sunday night on Mount Ontake, a 10,000-foot-high volcano about 125 miles... read more »
Ghani takes oath as new Afghan president
Ashraf Ghani was inaugurated as the new president of Afghanistan on Monday at a ceremony in the presidential palace marking the end of Hamid Karzai’s 13-year rule since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. “I will abide by the constitution and other laws and protect their... read more »
Kim Jong-un ill admitted to a hospital in North Korea
The North Korean media has officially said that the country’s Leader, Kim Jong-un, was suffering from a health condition. This is the first official acknowledgement of the Supreme leader’s ill-health after a prolonged absence from the limelight for several weeks. Kim, 31, was last... read more »
