The Swiss city of Geneva raised its alert level on Thursday and said it was looking for suspects who, according to national officials, had possible links to terrorism. A security guard at the United Nations’ European headquarters told Reuters that Swiss authorities were searching for four men believed to be in or near the city. Another guard said the U.N. compound was on maximum alert, and Geneva prosecutors said they were investigating the preparation of […]
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ISIS finance chief killed in U.S. airstrikes
The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria has killed the group’s finance minister and two other senior leaders in air strikes in recent weeks, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday. Army Colonel Steve Warren told a Pentagon briefing coalition strikes had killed Abu Salah, Islamic State’s financial minister, in late November. “He was one of the most senior and experienced members of ISIL’s financial network and he was a legacy […]
US: Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey
Islamic State militants have made more than $500 million trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and some finding its way to Turkey, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday. The United States, France, Britain and Russia have vowed to defeat Islamic State, which uses an extreme interpretation of Islam to justify attacks and brutality in large parts of Syria and Iraq that it controls. A U.S.-led […]
North Korean leader Kim’s H-bomb claim draws skepticism
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday appeared to say his country has developed a hydrogen bomb, a step up from the less powerful atomic bomb, but the United States and outside experts were skeptical. Kim made the comments as he toured the Phyongchon Revolutionary Site, which marks the feats of his father who died in 2011 and his grandfather, state founder and eternal president, Kim Il Sung, the official KCNA news agency said. […]
US Judge rules in favor of Iglesia Ni Cristo; petition of ex-INC member on issue of church offerings denied
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – In another legal victory for the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), this time in Virginia Beach, Virginia USA, a United States judge ruled in favor of the INC, denying a petition filed by an expelled church member who wanted the weekly offerings she made previously as an INC member to be returned to her. US Judge Salvatore R. Iaquinto ruled in favor of the defendant, Minister of the Gospel, […]
Singapore minister warns of ISIS threat in Southeast Asia
Singapore sees a “clear and present danger” to Asia from Islamism militancy, especially from the threat of groups linking up after pledging allegiance to Islamic State. Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen made the remarks on Wednesday, a day after signing a defense cooperation agreement with the United States that covers trans-national militancy. Minister Ng said intelligence sharing was a key to dealing with the issue. According to Ng, in the past three years the […]
UK online petition to ban Donald Trump garners support
An online petition to be barred Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump from the United Kingdom has garnered more support. (Eagle News Service)
6.9 magnitude earthquake rocks Ambon, Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitudes on Wednesday evening rocked the Malaku provincial capital of Ambon, Indonesia. According to the U.S. Geological survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was located at 111 kilometers southeast of Ambon. The USGS reported that the earthquake hitting at a depth of 33.9 kilometers. According to officials there was no damage and causalities reported from the quake. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
Blast causes massive fire in northeast China, injuring 4 residents
Massive blast-induced fire at a chemical plant injured four residents in Jilin, northeast China’ Jilin Province on Wednesday night. The blast occurred at around 19:50, and the fire was put out on early Thursday morning. After the fire, everything was left in a mess, with flaming debris and broken glass littered on the ground. There was also a pungent smell at scene. The local environmental protection department has set an alert for potential environmental pollution. The […]
Thick smog shrouds parts of northern China
Heavy smog continued to engulf Beijing and some of the other provinces in parts of China on Wednesday (December 9), a day after the capital city issues its first ever “red alert”, the highest of the four-color warning system for air pollution. China’s capital issued a “red alert” late on Monday (December 7), predicting that Beijing would be shrouded in heavy smog from Tuesday (December 8) to Thursday (December 10). A red alert means that […]
Hillary Clinton blasts Donald Trump plan to ban Muslims
Democratic Presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday (December 8) blasted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States saying the candidate has made a name for himself “trafficking in prejudice and paranoia.” Clinton, campaigning in Salem, New Hampshire said “His latest insult is his call is to stop all Muslims from entering the United States. This is both a shameless and a dangerous idea. At a time […]
Canada’s Trudeau sets up inquiry on missing and murdered Aboriginals
Vowing to renew the relationship between Canada and its Aboriginals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday (December 08) his government would set up an inquiry on missing and murdered indigenous women, a measure opposed by his predecessor. Trudeau said his government was committed to repairing the partnership with Canada’s Aboriginals, who make up 5 percent of the population but have higher levels of poverty and addiction and are far more often victims of crime […]
