Violent Extremism Is a Growing Threat: Ban Ki-Moon
Speaking in a region that has been torn apart by violent extremism, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Arab and South America leaders in Saudi Arabia Tuesday that heavy-handed tactics…
American Fighter Jets to Protect Turkish Airspace
The first six of 12 U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle jet fighters arrived on Incirlik Air Base in Turkey Nov. 6, to conduct combat air patrols in Turkish airspace at…
Petition to Stop Obama-Clinton Plan to Close Gitmo
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has launched a petition and digital ad campaign calling on President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to keep terrorists off American soil. The campaign comes…
Ebola Virus Transmission Stops in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Saturday that Ebola virus transmission has been stopped in Sierra Leone. Forty-two days, that is two Ebola virus incubation cycles, have now passed since…
Book Explores Education Standards in India
The International Institute for Higher Education and Capacity Building (IIHEd), O.P. Jindal Global University, has launched a book written by its faculty members led by its Founding Vice Chancellor Professor…
UN Calls for Protection of Writers in Bangladesh
In the wake of recent violence against publishers, writers, bloggers and civil society groups by extremists in Bangladesh, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned Wednesday the acts…