CIA’s Brennan: More ISIS Militants Worldwide than Qaeda at Its Height
Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan said on Thursday that tens of thousands of ISIS terrorists spread worldwide, more than al-Qaeda ever accounted for at its prime. He also told a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that the CIA is...British Lawmaker in Critical Condition after Attack
After being attacked in her constituency in northern England earlier Thursday the British lawmaker was left in a critical condition, with media reports suggesting she had been shot and stabbed. Media reports said the 41-year-old Jo Cox- who is a lawmaker for the...Caption:
People inspect the damage at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-backed al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes, in a rebel-held area of Syria’s Aleppo, April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
Russia Says 48-Hour Truce Reached in Syria’s Aleppo
A 48-hour cessation of hostilities has been declared in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a number of activists reported relative calm in the country’s largest city on...Caption:
London Mayor Boris Johnson prepares to speak to the media in front of his home in London, Britain February 21, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls