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Meet The Conservative Activist Behind The NSA Lawsuit That Liberals Love

Larry Klayman finally can put one in the win column. After years of unsuccessfully mounting various legal challenges to the federal government — and, in one case, suing his own mother — the...

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The Full Story Of The US Army General Who Replied Only 'Nuts!' When Asked To...

On December 22, 1944, at about 11:30 in the morning, a group of four German soldiers, waving two white flags, approached the American lines using the Arlon Road from the direction of Remoifosse, south...

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The World's Newest Country Is One Step Closer To Civil War

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's government said on Sunday rebels had seized the capital of a key oil-producing region and fears grew of all-out ethnic civil war in the world's newest country.The U.N....

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North Korea's 2013 Summed Up In 13 Photos

If you've spent 2013 in a coma and the first thing you need to be briefed about is the state of North Korea, you've clicked the right link.In chronological order, we've selected the imagery that best...

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The Man Who Invented The AK-47 Has Died — Here's His Greatest Regret

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the creator of the famous AK-47 assault rifle, has died at the age of 94, according to Russia Today. He had reportedly been suffering from heart problems and was in intensive care...

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17 Works Of Art Made From AK-47s

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the AK-47 designer who died today, has expressed regret at creating something that causes so much death."I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that...

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9 Huge Government Conspiracies That Actually Happened

We all know the conspiracy theories — the government's plan for 911, the second gunman who shot JFK, the evolution of the elite from a race of blood-drinking, shape-shifting lizards. But the people who...

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THE BONEYARD: Here's Where Air Force Birds Go To Die

Air Force boneyards appeal to the child in us. The rows of rusted out planes look like old, forgotten toys, which a child could reach out and grab and lift into the air again.The feeling is even...

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About 150 US Marines Are Moving Near South Sudan For Crisis Response

A crisis response force of about 150 U.S. Marines has been repositioned from Moron, Spain to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti to help in the evacuation of Americans inside turbulent South Sudan, CNN is...

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EDWARD SNOWDEN: 'The Mission Is Already Accomplished'

It's been a whirlwind year of leaks about the inner workings of the highly secretive National Security Agency, courtesy of ex-NSA contractor and now fugitive Edward Snowden.Those disclosures have lead...

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Kim Jong-Un Executed His Uncle's Allies With Antiaircraft Guns Over A...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un executed allies of his powerful uncle Jang Song-thaek by firing squad of antiaircraft machine guns over a business dispute, Choe Sang-Hun and David Sanger of The New...

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Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

Before the U.S. invasion, before the Russian war, before the Marxist revolution, Afghanistan used to be a pretty nice place.An astonishing collection of photos from the 1960s was recently featured by...

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China Is Giving $6.5 Billion To A Huge Pakistani Nuclear Project

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - China has committed $6.5 billion to finance the construction of a major nuclear power project in Pakistan's port city of Karachi as it seeks to strengthen ties with its strategic...

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Syria's Government Continues Its 'Indiscriminate' Bombing Campaign In Aleppo

The United States on Monday condemned Syria's ruling regime over the bloody aerial assault on the city of Aleppo, which has left several hundred people dead including dozens of children.White House...

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Why The World's Newest Country Is A Total Mess

JUBA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - At a well-attended investor conference in South Sudan's capital in early December, President Salva Kiir declared that the world's newest country was "at last safe" and open for...

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This $7 Billion Deal Shows Who Really Runs Iran

(Reuters) - In the fall of 2009, two of Iran's most powerful entities teamed up to participate in the largest deal in the history of the country's stock exchange.The partners were the Islamic...

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Assad Now Relies On Iraqi Oil Sent By Iran From Egypt Via Lebanon

LONDON (Reuters) - The Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad has received substantial imports of Iraqi crude oil from an Egyptian port in the last nine months, shipping and payments documents...

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REPORT: Israel To Ask For Release Of US Spy Pollard In Palestine Peace Talks

The Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu will link the release of former US naval intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard, convicted of spying against the US for Israel, to progress in the...

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Why North Korea's Crab Trade Is Worth Killing For

New reports suggest that the sudden execution of Kim Jong-un's powerful uncle and his allies earlier this month followed a business dispute about blue crabs.The New York Times reports that Jang appears...

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This Chart Shows How The AK-47 Became The Most Popular Assault Rifle

As Mikhail Kalashnikov died yesterday, the AK-47 that he designed in 1947 remains the most popular assault rifle in the world, used from Russia to South Sudan (above).Its competition includes the...

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