The Geography of Terrorism
Of the 17,958 people who died in terrorist attacks in 2013, 82 percent were in one of five countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Syria. That’s one finding from this year’s Global Terrorism Index report, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The report is... read more »
At site of Jerusalem terror attack, no calls for revenge, just grief
Thousands of men crowded into the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue, with hundreds spilling out into the street, to hear the eulogies for Rabbis Aryeh Kupinsky, Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, and Kalman Levine, three of the four rabbis murdered along with a policeman early Tuesday morning in that same... read more »
PM Narendra Modi offers co-operation on space, telemedicine help to Pacific...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered India’s cooperation to the leaders and representatives of Pacific Island nations on several issues including space, telemedicine and training of diplomats. “PM @narendramodi announces Special Adaptation Fund for Pacific Islands &... read more »
IS claims beheading of US aid worker, 18 Syrians
BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday claimed to have executed Peter Kassig, a US aid worker kidnapped in Syria, as a warning to the United States. The same video showed the gruesome simultaneous beheadings of at least 18 men described as Syrian military personnel, the latest in a... read more »
