The destruction of the nearly 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin by Islamic State militants erased a symbol of the once rich religious life of Syria's ancient caravan city of Palmyra and left residents, archaeologists and historians fearful that the extremists will destroy more of the rich site, including an even larger more ancient temple nearby.
The Afghan Taliban is urging its supporters to install a popular smartphone texting app in order to receive news from the battlefields directly, a call that has underscored longstanding concerns by U.S. counter-terrorism officials about shortcomings in surveillance capabilities.
748 people shot dead by police this year
28 of them were black and unarmed. Read about them. them
At least 75 people have been shot and killed by police across the United States within the past 30 days, according to Washington Post data. This database is based on news reports, public records, Internet databases and original reporting.
In the 2016 race for the White House, businessman Donald Trump leads his Republican rivals in the early caucus and primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire. - See more at:
Donald Trump is doubling down on his controversial comments about Mexican immigration.
The entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate sent out an epic three page, 881 word statement on Monday afternoon detailing his belief that "the worst elements in Mexico are being pushed into the United States by the Mexican government."
Austria says it can't keep this up much longer. Germany says it can't, either.
A major earthquake occurred in Nepal on 12 May 2015 at 12:50 pm local time (07:05 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 7.3, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Kodari. The epicenter was on the border of Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk, two districts of Nepal.
Germanwings Flight 9525 (4U9525/GWI18G)[5][a] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport in Spain to Düsseldorf Airport in Germany, operated by Germanwings, a low-cost carrier owned by Lufthansa.
Russia intervened in the Syrian Civil War starting 30 September 2015.[40] It consisted of air strikes by Russia against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, al-Qaeda in the Levant and other enemies of the internationally recognized Syrian government.
Will the 2016 political race turn into a three ring circus?
