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World Turns Away as Rebel Massacres of Syrian Christians Intensify
The world media is increasingly losing interest in the foreign-fueled war still raging in Syria between the Assad regime and an assortment of...
Syrian Rebel Groups May Join Assad Regime Against Jihadists
With the armed conflict between Western-backed Islamists and the Bashar al-Assad regime still raging, recent reports suggest growing unease among some rebel groups...
Read moreUN Seeks $6.5 Billion in Aid for Syria War Refugees
The United Nations announced on December 16 that it is asking for a total of $12.9 billion in aid, with $6.5 billion of...
Read moreIraq 10 Years After Saddam’s Capture
Ten years after the capture of Saddam Hussein by U.S. troops on December 13, 2003, observers have documented an Iraq that is still...
Read moreIndia’s Supreme Court Re-criminalizes Homosexual Behavior
India's Supreme Court has re-criminalized homosexual behavior in the nation, overturning a lower court decision to drop a 150-year-old colonial-era morality law. ...
Read more200,000 Reportedly March for Traditional Marriage in Taiwan
A pro-family group in Taiwan said that over 200,000 people marched in opposition to that country's proposed amendment to legalize homosexual marriage. ...
Read moreKerry Hopeful on Prospect of Israel-Palestine Peace
During a press conference at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 6, Secretary of State John Kerry said, having met...
Read moreHezbollah Commander Assassinated in Lebanon
Hassan al-Laqis, a senior Hezbollah commander, was shot on December 3 outside his home two miles southwest of Beirut, dying a few hours...
Read moreIran Reaches Out to Saudi Arabia
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, during a recent public appearance in Kuwait City, extended an open invitation to Saudi Arabia to “work...
Read moreUN Inspectors to Visit Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
Yukiya Amano, the director general of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced on November 28 that Iran has invited his agency...
Read morePakistani Military Unveils Its Own Drones
Following a weekend of protests in Pakistan over U.S. drone strikes, the Kabul government revealed that its military has developed new drones of...
Read moreBloomberg Kills Article Exposing Chinese Regime, Suspends Reporter
First, the controversial “media” outlet Bloomberg News, widely regarded by critics as a propaganda megaphone for the radical views of billionaire New York...
Read moreChina’s Easing of One-child Policy Will Not Stop Forced Abortions, Gendercide
Pro-life and human rights leaders have warned that China's supposed easing of its notorious one-child policy will not stop forced abortion and infanticide....
Read moreDr. Yuri Maltsev Reflects on Volkogonov Collection
VIDEO - Dr. Yuri Maltsev, an Austrian school economist and economic historian, discusses the Dmitri Volkogonov Archives with The New American magazine. Prior...
Read moreOpium Crop in Afghanistan Up 36 Percent, Says UN Report
A November 13 press release issued by the UNODC — the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime — stated that opium poppy...
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