The White House Is Taking A Hard Look At Its Hostage Policy
President Barack Obama ordered a comprehensive review of US hostage policy as Islamic State militants stepped up threats to behead American hostages the terrorist group kidnapped in Syria, The Daily...
View Article16 Photos Of China's Brutal Paramilitary Training
In addition to an active-duty military numbering more than 2 million China has a paramilitary force with almost 4 million members. By comparison, the US military has 1.4 million active-duty members.The...
View ArticlePowerful Photographs Show Everyday Life In Ukraine Before And During Wartime
In late 2013, English photographer Christopher Nunn found himself in a small town in Ukraine, alone and unable to speak the language, just as the crisis in Crimea was starting to foment.Equipped with...
View ArticleThe State Of Terrorism In The World Today
Within a single year the world has experienced a 61% increase in terrorist attacks, according to the 2014 edition of The Global Terrorism Index from the Institute for Economics & Peace. The index...
View ArticleJapan's Military Is Revving Up To Meet China's Growing Regional Ambitions
For a long time, Japan's military force was an exercise in contradiction. The country has ranked among the world's top military spenders, at almost $50 billion in 2013 — despite a constitution that...
View ArticleWestern Space Agencies Are Tracking What Could Be A Russian Satellite Killer
The US military's space defense command, or NORAD, is tracking an orbiting object that analysts speculate might be designed to fix — or attack — other satellites.Governments keep tabs (and so can you)...
View ArticleTake A Look Inside These $3 Million Luxury Condos Buried 174 Feet Underground
The 2011 rapture turned out to be a dud, and the world didn't end at the end of the Mayan Calendar, either. But that hasn't eased everyone's fears about an apocalyptic event.The Survival Condo Project...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Positively-Perceived Countries In The World
Germany trumps the US in the annual Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brands Index as having the "best perceived brand" in the world. The Denmark-based organization compiled the index with a total of 20,125...
View ArticleThis 'Left-Wing' Group Claimed Responsibility For The Deadliest Jerusalem...
Tuesday's attack in Jerusalem was the deadliest terrorist incident in the city since 2008, escalating tensions in one of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's central frontlines. But the attack — in which...
View ArticleThe British Embassy In Kiev Is Trolling The Kremlin ...
The British embassy in the Ukrainian capital has tweeted out a snarky guide on how to recognize a Russian tank.The guide was created to help Russia identify its own T-72BM tanks within Ukrainian...
View ArticleThese Mesmerizing GIFs Show Russian Artillery Being Fired In Slow Motion
A recent LiveLeak video shows a variety of Russian artillery weapons firing in ultimate slow motion.Many of these weapons have been used during the current war in Ukraine between Russian-back...
View ArticleISIS Now Has A Point Man Recruiting Fighters In Pakistan
An Afghan man once detained in Guantanamo for three years is now leading efforts in northern Pakistan to recruit fighters for ISIS, according to US officials who spoke with The Weekly Standard.Abdul...
View ArticleSome Russians Are 'Horrified' By The Lax New Gun Legislation
After a change to national gun law on Tuesday, Russians can now carry certain guns in public for the purposes of "self-defense."The new policy allows the use of weapons to "protect their lives, health...
View ArticleSmugglers Detail How Mexico's Most Notorious Cartel Moved $60 Million Worth...
From 1998 to 2008, two twin brothers distributed thousands of pounds of cocaine across Chicago and other major US cities. Then Pedro and Margarito Flores started cooperating with the feds.Originally...
View ArticleThe Secret Service Is In Very Bad Shape
The acting head of the U.S. Secret Service said on Wednesday that the agency charged with protecting the president had been "severely damaged" by harmful lapses, including allowing a knife-carrying man...
View ArticleNorth Korea Is Making New Threats Aimed At The US
North Korea has aimed fresh threats at the United States, reports The Associated Press. Specifically, it is sounding alarms that it will beef up its war capability and conduct a fourth nuclear test.The...
View ArticleHere's The Army's Plan For Adapting To Future Threats
The US Army is seeking to reinvent itself in the face of a host of unprecedented challenges. Between tightening budgets, a shrinking military force, and a world of smaller and asymmetrical threats, the...
View ArticleThese Military Night Combat Photos Look Straight Out Of 'Halo'
The U.S. military is the largest, most powerful force in the world. After two wars over the last ten years, it's clear that the U.S. has had plenty of time and practice to keep our forces...
View ArticleHere Are All The Russian Weapons Separatists Are Using In Ukraine
As Russian military supplies continue to pour into Ukraine, it becomes harder by the day for Putin to deny that Moscow is providing arms to the separatists. Since the conflict in eastern Ukraine began...
View ArticleThe CIA Did Not Enjoy Glenn Greenwald's Book On Edward Snowden
The Central Intelligence Agency was not impressed with Glenn Greenwald's latest book.According to a ABC News article published Thursday, the CIA took at "No Place to Hide," wherein Greenwald tells the...
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