Francis Whittaker
NATO Sends Ships To Aegean Sea In Bid To Tackle People-Trafficking
At a press conference in Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the strategic defense alliance had agreed to provide assistance in the migrant and refugee crisis.
Francis Whittaker
58 Dead In Suicide Bombing At Refugee Camp For People Fleeing Violence In Nigeria
Two young female attackers detonated explosives at the Dikwa camp for internally displaced persons fleeing the Boko Haram militant group on Tuesday.
Francis Whittaker
Kanye West Has Revealed His Album Title Is "The Life Of Pablo"
So Help Me God --> Swish --> Waves --> T.L.O.P.
Francis Whittaker
Volcano Erupts In Southern Japan, Sparking A “Dirty Thunderstorm"
Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture erupted spectacularly on Friday.
Francis Whittaker
"Signs Of Torture" On Body Of Italian Student Found Dead In Egypt
Graduate student Giulio Regeni, 28, went missing in Cairo on Jan. 25 — the fifth anniversary of the uprising there. His body was found by a roadside outside the city on Wednesday.
Francis Whittaker
Two Detained Over Suspected Terror Plot Following German Police Raids
The countrywide raids reportedly took place after security services were tipped off to a possible attack. One terror suspect was detained at a refugee center, according to German media reports.
Francis Whittaker
David Beckham Bought Hot Drinks For A Paramedic And Her Patient On A Cold Day
Warm drinks to warm our hearts.
Francis Whittaker
Somalis Demonstrate Against Al-Shabab Following Beach Terror Attack
Hundreds gathered to protest Al-Shabab's killing of more than 20 people and shared images via the #LiidoDemonstration hashtag.
Francis Whittaker
Sweden Could Deport Up To 80,000 Asylum-Seekers
Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said Swedish authorities may return between 60,000 and 80,000 people to their countries of origin in the coming years.
Francis Whittaker
French Justice Minister Resigns After Opposition To Anti-Terrorism Citizenship Law
Christiane Taubira stepped down ahead of a parliamentary debate over whether to strip people convicted of terror offenses of French citizenship under certain circumstances.
Francis Whittaker
Woman Stabbed To Death While Working At Swedish Asylum Center
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested following the killing of a 22-year-old woman at a center for teenage asylum-seekers in Mölndal, near Gothenburg.
Francis Whittaker
Charlotte Rampling Calls Oscars Boycott "Racist To White People"
“One can never really know, but perhaps the black actors did not deserve to be on the final list,” the Academy Award nominee told French radio. UPDATE: This post now contains Rampling's comment that her words were "misinterpreted."
Francis Whittaker
U.S. Student Arrested In North Korea Accused Of Anti-State Acts
The secretive country's state news agency said authorities had detained a University of Virginia student identified as "Warmbier Otto Frederick."
Francis Whittaker
Russia Dismisses "Politicized" U.K. Inquiry Into Murder Of Ex-Spy
Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said the report would "poison" Russia's relationship with the U.K.
Francis Whittaker
This Is The Ancient Christian Monastery Destroyed By ISIS In Iraq
Satellite images published by the Associated Press confirmed the militant group has razed the 1,400-year-old St. Elijah's Monastery to the ground.
Francis Whittaker
7 Shocking Statistics That Reveal The Levels Of Violence Against Civilians In Iraq
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq released a report Tuesday that said 18,802 civilians have died in the country's conflict in 22 months up to Oct. 2015.
Francis Whittaker
One Brain Dead, Three With Possibly "Irreversible" Damage After Botched Medical Trial In France
A chief neuroscientist has said that there is no known antidote to the drug. UPDATE: The patient who was declared brain dead has died, University Hospital of Rennes has confirmed.
Francis Whittaker
Police Arrest 3 Men In Connection With ISIS-Claimed Attack In Jakarta
At least seven people died, including five assailants, a police spokesperson said.
Jim Dalrymple II
Suicide Bomber Outside Polio Vaccination Center Kills 15 In Pakistan
The blast, in the city of Quetta, killed members of the country's security forces.
Francis Whittaker
U.S. Navy Sailor Apologizes On Iran State TV For "Our Mistake"
One of the 10 sailors detained after two Navy boats strayed into Iranian waters Tuesday is seen on Iranian state television apologizing "for our mistake."
Francis Whittaker
