5 US airstrikes target Islamic State fighters Officials say the airstrikes destroyed an armed vehicle, a fighting position and weapons and significantly damaged an Islamic State building.August 30, 2014
Poroshenko says Ukraine near to 'full-scale war' "Any offensive action which would be undertaken [by Russia]... would be a point of no return. And that's why we undertake enormous efforts to stop that," he said.August 30, 2014
U.N. peacekeepers rescued after being trapped by Syrian militants After rebels of the al-Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front seized 44 Fijian peacekeepers on Thursday, they laid siege to two encampments of Filipino peacekeepers totaling more than 70 soldiers.August 30, 2014
Obama blames Russia for violence in Ukraine; Calls moves 'incursion' "Russia has deliberately and repeatedly violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and the new images of Russian forces inside Ukraine make that plain for the world to see," President Barack Obama said at a White House news conference on Thursday.August 28, 2014
China warns U.S. over surveillance flights Beijing has rejected U.S. claims that one of its fighter jets acted recklessly in intercepting a U.S. Navy maritime patrol plane in the South China Sea last week.August 28, 2014
What does ISIS want? Who exactly is this group, where did they come from and are they as powerful as their recent attacks would have us believe?The Daily Circuit, August 28, 2014
Who are the Westerners fighting in Syria? Douglas McAuthur McCain, an American killed in Syria while fighting with the Islamic State group, was part of a growing number of Americans and other foreigners recruited by terror groups to help them wage war in the Mideast.August 27, 2014