'Almost quarter of a million people' killed in Syria war:
Almost a quarter of a million people, including nearly 12,000 children, have been killed in Syria. At least 88,616 government forces were killed - or one thirds all deaths documented by the SOHR - including 50,570 soldiers, with the rest made up by allied fighters.
ISIS abducts at least 230 after taking town in Homs province, Syria - monitor group:
There are many children and women among the abducted Christians, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
US says Assad is 'root of all evil' :
The US State Department has pinned the blame for the chaos and the rise of jihadists in Syria on President Bashar Assad. "The Assad regime frankly is the root of all evil here ... and has been instrumental in creating the kind of lawless area to the north where ISIL has been able to get purchase and extend its roots."
US-trained Syrian fighters refusing to fight:
Division 30 is accusing Pentagon of misrepresenting its mission, saying they signed up to fight ISIL not al-Nusra Front.
Fiasco: U.S.-trained rebels in Syria are unaccounted for, may have been killed or deserted: .
Our grand effort to roll back ISIS there and eventually unseat Assad started a month ago with roughly 60 - no typo - fighters composing a group known as Division 30. A week ago, Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, kidnapped seven members of Division 30; a day later they killed five more
UN to examine Syria chemical weapons attacks:
The UN has adopted a resolution aimed at identifying those behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
Islamic State surges in North Iraq, near Kurdistan border:
Islamist militants surged across northern Iraq toward the capital of the Kurdish region on Thursday, sending tens of thousands of Christians fleeing for their lives, in an offensive that prompted talk of Western military action.
Russia questions legitimacy of strikes in Iraq:
"This coalition was created bypassing the U.N. Security Council and extended its activities to Syria without the consent of its government," he said. "This arouses serious doubts about the legitimacy of such action.
Washington to deploy 1250 soldiers to Iraq:
The news agency "Associated Press" quoted the officials as saying, "1250 soldiers from the Mountain Division troops will be deployed to Iraq for nine months at the end of this month and at the beginning of next September for training purposes and to provide advice to the Iraqi forces."
Two killed, 10 wounded in clashes in Turkey's southeast: Sources:
Two people were killed in clashes between police and Kurdish militants in a town in southeastern Turkey, local sources said, and clashes were continuing, with smoke rising from buildings and shots ringing out.
Saudi soldier killed in cross-border shelling from Yemen:
The shelling killed a National Guard soldier in the southern Saudi border area of Nijran, according to a statement on SPA by the Arab coalition which has been bombing Houthi militia and army units loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, which control much of Yemen, since March 26.
Yemeni troops take last rebel-held army base in south:
The officials say Friday's capture of Labouza base is the latest victory for the pro-government forces that have been pushing north in the province of Lahj, after routing the rebels from the coastal city of Aden recently.
At Least One Jewish Extremist in Israeli Administrative Detention Is U.S. Citizen :
We left everything due to our love for Israel, our children as well, and we are kind of shocked."
Israel Appoints Former Leader of West Bank Settlers as New Ambassador to Brazil:
Dayan publicly opposes the two-state solution and has previously told the press that 'those who do are either naive or liars'.
Israeli Defense minister, says Israel considering air strikes on Iran :
Israel is not responsible for the lives of Iranian nuclear scientists, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said in an interview published Friday, making a less-than-veiled threat that covert assassination missions blamed on Israel could resume.
Chuck Schumer Breaks With Obama, Will Oppose Iran Deal:
Schumer's decision to directly fight President Barack Obama on the biggest foreign policy achievement of his presidency is a bold, but not surprising, move. Schumer has long been more hawkish on foreign policy than some of his fellow Democrats
FOUR Jewish Democrats Announce Opposition to Obama's Nuclear Deal with Iran:
Jewish Rep. Elliot Engel (D-NY) announced tonight that he will not support Obama's nuclear deal with the Iranian regime.
The War Was Won Before Hiroshima-And the Generals Who Dropped the Bomb Knew It:
Seventy years after the bombing, will Americans face the brutal truth?
Egypt, Saudi Arabia 'desperate' to purchase Mistral warships:
"Egypt and Saudi Arabia are desperate to buy two Mistrals," an unnamed official French source told France's leading daily, Le Monde. "King Salman of Saudi Arabia wants to build a fleet in Egypt which could project regional power in the Red Sea and Mediterranean," said the source.
Six Brotherhood members killed in village raid in Egypt's Fayoum:
The ministry of interior says the men were killed in an exchange of fire, while eyewitnesses claim they were deliberately targeted.
Four killed in Mali hotel attack, gun battle raging:
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel in central Mali used by United Nations staff on Friday, killing at least three people and exchanging fire with troops near the building, residents and military sources said.
UK military action partly to blame for 'chaos' in Libya, says Tunisia PM:
Britain has a responsibility to help Tunisia in the fight against terrorism, the country's prime minister has said, claiming the UK is partly to blame for the "chaos" in Libya following military intervention four years ago.
Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attacks kill 35, wound hundreds in Kabul:
Two suicide attacks killed at least 35 people and wounded hundreds more in Kabul on Friday, the first major attacks in the Afghan capital since the announcement of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's death.
Pentagon Outranged by Chinese Anti-Ship Missiles, Scrambles to Save Face:
Beijing unveiled its DF-21D Dong Feng "carrier killer" missile in 2014. Rumored to be capable of traveling at Mach 10 - or ten times the speed of sound - with an effective range of 1,200 miles, the Navy has expressed concern that the weapon could pose a major threat to US aircraft carriers in the event of conflict.
Looting and violence on the rise in Venezuela supermarkets: -
Venezuelan supermarkets are increasingly being targeted by looters as swollen lines and prolonged food shortages spark frustration in the OPEC nation struggling with an economic crisis.
Correa: Leftist Governments in Latin America Face New Cold War:
"It is not a coincidence that the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela are currently facing alleged social unrest in a particularly difficult year in economic terms, following the fall in prices of raw materials and the appreciation of the dollar,"
Parents of unarmed teen shot dead by police, claim he was murdered :
Private autopsy finds he was 'shot him from behind'
Trump says 'our politicians are stupid,' calls for wall to keep out Mexicans:
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump doubled down Thursday night on his claims that the Mexican government is sending criminals to the U.S., saying America's "stupid" leaders are being duped.
2016 Republicans Pataki, Graham Would Monitor Mosques To Battle 'Islamic Extremism:
"I would do everything" to stop people "before they can radicalize others," he added.
Rand Paul and Chris Christie go at it during the debate :
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Bernie Sanders Slams Clinton for Having Supported Slashing of America's Safety Net:
Bernie Sanders is criticizing Hillary Clinton for supporting the gutting of the welfare system under Bill Clinton's watch.
Record 93,770,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Matches 38-Year Low:
A record 93,770,000 Americans were not in the American labor force last month, and the labor force participation rate remained at 62.6 percent, exactly where it was in June -- a 38-year low, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
Since 2007: 1.4 Million Manufacturing Jobs Lost;
1.4 Million Waiter/Bartender Jobs Gained: Since December 2014, the US has lost 1.4 million manufacturing workers. These have been replaced almost one to one, with new waiters and bartenders.
Workers 55 And Over Surge To New All Time High:
Putting this in perspective, while the elderly workers in the US have risen by a whopping 7.4 million since the start of the Depression in December 2007, workers aged 25-54 are down 4 million!
Mapping The Rising Poverty Of The U.S.:
Concentrated poverty in the neighborhoods of the nation's largest urban cores has exploded since the 1970s. The number of high poverty neighborhoods has tripled and the number of poor people in those neighborhoods has doubled according to a report released by City Observatory...
