International

Iglesia Ni Cristo displays acts of kindness in Bayonne, New Jersey

This past weekend, members of the Church of Christ residing within the New Jersey area united to conduct INC Giving activities to express their appreciation for the police, firemen, and residents of the city of Bayonne in New Jersey. On Saturday, November 21, the members visited first the Bayonne Police Department then were given a tour of the police station. From the police station, the members then visited the fire department where the brethren, especially […]

Indigenous peoples paddle on Seine river, urging climate action

(REUTERS) Indigenous peoples’ representatives joined a boat ride on Paris’s Seine River on Sunday (December 6), on the sidelines of the United Nations climate conference, urging action to protect the environment. The indigenous groups from North and Central America, the Amazon, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, played instruments and recited incantations, calling for respect for Mother Earth. Leaders and representatives of the indigenous peoples signed a paddle, symbolising their solidarity. “We are on […]

Yemen’s Aden governor killed in car bombing claimed by ISIS

The governor of Aden was killed by a car bomb on Sunday (December 6) in Yemen’s southern port city, in an attack that Islamic State claimed responsibility for. A local official and residents said at least six members of General Jaafar Mohammed Saad’s entourage also died in the attack, which targeted the governor on his way to work. Several other people were wounded. The attack came in the Tawahi district of Aden, where President Abd-Rabbu […]

Knife attacker slashes man in London “terrorist incident”

A man with a knife stabbed another in an east London metro station on Saturday evening (December 5), reportedly screaming “this is for Syria”, before police used a stun gun on the attacker and detained him. “We are treating this as a terrorist incident,” Richard Walton, who leads the London police’s Counter Terrorism Command, said in a statement. Police were called to reports of a number of people stabbed at Leytonstone Underground station in east […]

Russian President Putin calls for national unity

Russia should unite as one, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in his “State of the Nation” address to the Russian parliament. “Yes, we can argue about different solutions. But we, as Russians, should unite as one, aware of the fact that Russia is the most important thing to us,” said Putin. Putin’s remarks won extensive support from Russian politicians. Alexei Didenko, first deputy head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) said, […]

U.S. Department of Justice to assist in California shooting investigation -Lynch

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Thursday (December 03) that the Department of Justice will offer “any and all assistance necessary” to the investigation of a deadly California shooting that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others. To commemorate the victims of the shootings, U.S. President Barack Obama ordered that flags at public buildings be flown at half-staff . Flags around the Washington Monument and the World War II memorial were lowered. Lynch said […]

Blair warns of attacks larger than Paris by Islamic State

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned on Thursday of terrorist attacks larger than those carried out in Paris in which 130 people were killed if the threat of the Islamic State was not seriously addressed. Speaking at an event at the U.S. Library of Congress, Blair laid out what he said was a comprehensive strategy for defeating the Islamic State, which he said must begin with a recognition of the size of the challenge. […]

California shooters had weapons and bomb-making equipment

The two suspects who shot dead 14 people in San Bernardino, California, had more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition in their sport utility vehicle when they were killed in a shootout with officers, police said on Thursday (December 3). Police recovered bomb-making material and additional ammunition in a search of a house related to the suspects and the suspects’ motive in Wednesday’s shooting is still not known, San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan told reporters. […]

FBI says would be irresponsible to speculate on motive for California shooting

Authorities sought on Thursday (December 3) to determine if a couple accused of killing 14 people in a mass shooting at a workplace holiday party in Southern California had links to Islamic militant groups abroad, U.S. officials familiar with the investigation said. Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, who had a 6-month-old daughter together, were killed in a shootout with police after Wednesday’s massacre at the Inland Regional Center social services agency in […]

US authorities pursue suspects in San Bernardino shootings

Authorities in the United States continue to pursue the suspects for the shooting in the San Bernardino Center for People with Developmental Disabilities. Said shooting incident resulted in the death of 14 people. Aside from the deaths, 17 were left wounded by the incident. The authorities added that said shooting incident was planned. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Two suspects dead after 14 killed in shooting rampage in California

(Reuters) A man and a woman suspected of taking part in a shooting attack that killed 14 people and wounded 17 at a Southern California social services agency on Wednesday died in a shootout with police hours later, authorities said. One police officer was injured in the gunfight with the two suspects, who were confronted in their getaway vehicle after fleeing the scene of the shooting in San Bernardino, about 60 miles (100 km) east […]

Facebook CEO, wife to give 99 percent of shares to charity

Mark Zuckerberg will put 99 percent of his Facebook Inc share, currently worth about $45 billion, into a new philanthropy project focusing on human potential and equality, he and his wife said Tuesday (December 1) in a letter to their newborn daughter. “Having this child has made us think about all of the things that should be improved in the world for her generation. The only way that we reach our full human potential is […]