Associated Foreign Press Britain is stepping up its role in Iraq beyond a humanitarian mission and the involvement is set to last months, Defence Minister Michael Fallon said in comments published Monday. “This is not simply a humanitarian mission,” Fallon said in comments run in The Times newspaper. […]
There exists a major confusion in the media and amongst many people concerning the black flag, that is the black Islamic flag with the Arabic testimony of faith, or the shahadah as it’s called in Arabic. Often times when this black flag is represented, outlets will report it […]
TIME The Federal Aviation Administration issued a no-fly zone over Ferguson, Missouri, Tuesday at the request of the St. Louis County Police Department. The St. Louis County Police Department told TIME it asked the FAA for the flight restriction after a police helicopter was fired upon “multiple times” […]
RT Murderers should face the death penalty in the UK, say 45 percent of Brits in a poll taken to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the country’s last legal executions. Support for reintroduction was highest among the over 60s and UKIP voters. The YouGov poll of almost […]
BBC France will supply arms to Iraq’s Kurds “in the coming hours”, French President Francois Hollande has announced. France has received approval from authorities in Baghdad for the decision, French media reports say. Kurdish forces have been fighting militants from the Islamic State (IS) group. The conflict has […]