GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 26 – Ian Walker and his victorious Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew have the chance of a rare double tomorrow when they attempt to win the Volvo Ocean Race In-Port Series Trophy. They are hot favourites to do so, taking a six-point advantage into the Inmarsat In-Port Race Gothenburg, the final race in […]readmore
French President Francois Hollande’s office says allegations the U.S. eavesdropped on his phone calls and those of his two predecessors are «unacceptable» and adds that France will not tolerate anything that threatens its security. Hollande released the statement Wednesday after meeting with his defense council to discuss the release by WikiLeaks of documents saying that the U.S. […]readmore
The fight against the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic has moved to the United States, where 600,000 Haitian immigrants and more than one million Dominicans live. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose constituents include over 135,000 Haitians and 500,000 Dominicans, described the threat of deportation of […]readmore
NAIROBI—Kenyan officials say 147 people are dead after al-Shabab militants attacked a university in northeastern Kenya Thursday. About 160 students are still unaccounted for, Kenya’s interior ministry said. Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery spoke as special forces tried to clear the assailants off the campus of Garissa University College, about 370 kilometers (230 miles) east of […]readmore
The Islamic State extremist group will see its sources of funding dwindle if it is not able to seize additional territory, according to a new report by a French group that studies terrorism financing. The report by the Financial Action Task Force also warned that more needs to be done globally to cut off the current financial […]readmore
British Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to confirm the identity of «Jihadi John,» the Islamic State militant who has been identified in news reports as a computer programmer from West London. Cameron said he could not comment on any specific cases, but insisted Britain is doing all it can to deal with security threats, […]readmore
(Reuters) – Islamic State’s defeat in Kobani and other recent setbacks in Syria suggest the group is under strain but far from collapse in the Syrian half of its self-declared caliphate. Islamic State’s high-profile defeat by Kurdish militia backed by U.S.-led air strikes capped a four-month battle that cost Islamic State 2,000 of its fighters, according to […]readmore
The suspect at the center of the Sydney hostage drama winding down Tuesday has long been on law enforcement officials’ radar. Man Haron Monis, an Iranian-born refugee and self-styled sheik, was alleged to have taken at least a dozen people hostage and holding them for nearly 17 hours at the downtown Lindt Chocolate Cafe. Security […]readmore
A daylong standoff in Sydney, Australia, ended after heavily armed police stormed the cafe where a man reportedly held at least a dozen people hostage, leaving two hostages and the gunman dead. Heavy gunfire and loud bangs from stun grenades filled the air around 2 a.m. local time (1500 GMT on Monday) after security forces […]readmore
Hundreds of armed police in Sydney, Australia, have sealed off an area of the central business district where gunmen are holding what appears to be more than three dozen people hostage inside a cafe. Live television from the scene showed people inside a Lindt chocolate cafe standing with their hands pushed up against the windows. […]readmore