Did The Russian Navy Chase Away A U.S. Submarine?
Russian Anti-Submarine Destroyer "Vice-Admiral Kulakov". © Photo Press office of Russian Northern Fleet *Russia Forces US Submarine Out Of Boundary Waters -- RIA Novsoti* MOSCOW, August 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Northern Fleet's anti-submarine forces have detected and forced out a US submarine from Russian boundary waters, a high-ranking source in Russia's Navy told RIA Novosti Saturday. "On August 7, 2014, the patrol forces of the Northern Fleet detected a foreign submarine, supposedly a US Navy Virginia-class one, in the Barents Sea. A seaborne anti-submarine group, as well as a...more »
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan Has Won His Country's First Direct Presidential Election
Turkey's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Tayyip Erdogan (Reuters / Umit Bektas) *Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins Turkish presidential election -- BBC* Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won his country's first direct presidential election. With almost all the votes counted, Mr Erdogan had won about 52%, against 38% for main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. The huge margin of victory means there is no need for a run-off. Mr Erdogan, who has vowed to bolster the power of the president, promised supporters a "social reconciliation period", saying: "Let's leave the old di... more »
A New 3 Day Ceasefire Between Israel And Hamas Takes Hold In Gaza
*Gaza Conflict: New Three-Day Ceasefire Holds -- BBC* *A fresh three-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinian faction Hamas in Gaza was holding on Monday.* The agreement, which began at midnight (21:00 GMT Sunday), came after days of intense mediation by Egypt. If the truce continues to hold, Israel will send negotiators to Cairo on Monday for talks on a longer-term deal. About 2,000 people have died in the conflict, which began on 8 July when Israel launched an operation intended to deter militant attacks from Gaza. Those killed include more than 1,900 Palestinians, m... more »
What Countries Are Currently At War? A Complete List
*WNU Editor:* The complete list* is here.* *Update:* 11.7% Of The World's At War: Global Geopolitical Risk Mapped -- Zero Hedge
Al Qaeda Fighters And Affiliates Are Rushing To Join The Islamic State
Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Reuters) *Fighters Abandoning al-Qaeda Affiliates To Join Islamic State, U.S. Officials Say -- Washington Post* U.S. spy agencies have begun to see groups of fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates in Yemen and Africa to join the rival Islamist organization that has seized territory in Iraq and Syria and been targeted in American airstrikes, U.S. officials said. The movements are seen by U.S. counterterrorism analysts as a worrisome indication of the expanding appeal of a group known as the Islamic State that has overwh... more »
U.S. Diplomatic Staff Are Starting To Leave Iraq
*U.S. Relocates Some Staff From Embassy, Consulate In Iraq -- NBC* The U.S. has removed some staff from its embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdish region threatened by militants, the State Department said Sunday. A travel warning posted Friday cautioning U.S. citizens from travelling to Iraq due to the "high risk for kidnapping and terrorist violence" was updated to say that "a limited number" of U.S. Consulate and U.S. Embassy staff members were relocated to Amman, the capital of Jordan, and Basrah, a southern Iraqi city. *Read more* .... *... more »
