The Geography of Terrorism
Of the 17,958 people who died in terrorist attacks in 2013, 82 percent were in one of five countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Syria. That’s one finding from this year’s Global Terrorism Index report, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The report is... read more »
At site of Jerusalem terror attack, no calls for revenge, just grief
Thousands of men crowded into the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue, with hundreds spilling out into the street, to hear the eulogies for Rabbis Aryeh Kupinsky, Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, and Kalman Levine, three of the four rabbis murdered along with a policeman early Tuesday morning in that same... read more »
PM Narendra Modi offers co-operation on space, telemedicine help to Pacific...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered India’s cooperation to the leaders and representatives of Pacific Island nations on several issues including space, telemedicine and training of diplomats. “PM @narendramodi announces Special Adaptation Fund for Pacific Islands &... read more »
Suicide bomber kills 13 in Nigerian market: police
KANO: At least 13 people were killed Sunday and 65 others injured when a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a busy mobile phone market in restive northeast Nigeria, police said. The attack in the town of Azare in Bauchi state came just as vendors were packing up for the day and is the... read more »
Obama rallies Wisconsin workers at Labor Day festival
President Obama touted a rebounding economy, campaigned for a minimum wage and fired up union workers at a Labor Day festival in Milwaukee on Monday. In a campaign-style speech to a... read more »
Israeli Kibbutz residents stay away unconvinced by Gaza peace deal
The hastily-built new kindergarten’s forbidding appearance conveys a message of fear that belies the soothing words of Israel’s leaders. Charcoal grey 20-foot concrete blocks... read more »
Islamic terrorists ‘want to hit US’
Without offering specifics on any threats or suggestions on how to confront them, the leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees urged the White House to... read more »
3 dead in protests, Pakistan army meets, says won’t back off ‘playing its part’
The Pakistan military Sunday expressed serious concern over the prevailing political turmoil in the country, with the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif locked in a showdown with... read more »
Islamic State displays slick media outreach
NEW YORK — The extremists who have seized large parts of Syria and Iraq have riveted the world’s attention with their military prowess and unrestrained brutality. But Western intelligence... read more »
