President Donald Trump on Friday announced his pick for the next secretary of the US Army, a state senator from Tennessee. In a statement, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised the nomination of Mark Green for the top civilian job in the Army. “Mark will provide strong civilian leadership, improve military readiness and support our service … Read more
Legendary US comedian Don Rickles, who was known for his biting wit that spared no one, died on Thursday from kidney failure at his Los Angeles home, his publicist said. He was 90 years old. Rickles, throughout his career that spanned decades, often appeared on late-night television shows and also headlined nightclubs and casino shows … Read more
Police in southern Spain on Tuesday staged raids targeting assets of the family of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, a judicial source said. The raids, in the Puerto Banus marina area of the plush resort of Marbella, are the result of a corruption investigation launched in France against Assad’s uncle, Rifaat al-Assad. The assets of Rifaat … Read more
The body of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Pyongyang, Chinese officials say. North Korea had requested the body, but has not confirmed its identity. It was released as part of a deal under which nine Malaysians previously prevented from leaving North Korea have now arrived home. The … Read more
The body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un arrived in Pyongyang Friday, apparently accompanied by three men initially named by Malaysian police as suspects in his murder. Kim Jong-Nam was attacked with the lethal nerve agent VX on February 13 in Kuala Lumpur airport, in an audacious Cold War style operation … Read more
The body of Kim Jong-Nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, has arrived in Pyongyang, Chinese officials confirmed Friday. “The body of the DPRK citizen who died in Malaysia and relevant DPRK citizens have returned to the DPRK today via Beijing,” foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said during a regular press briefing. “According … Read more
North Korea’s retrieval of the body of the assassinated half brother of leader Kim Jong-Un is aimed at destroying evidence of the regime’s involvement in the brutal killing, analysts say. Kim Jong-Nam was killed with the lethal nerve agent VX on February 13 in a Kuala Lumpur airport, in a brutally clinical operation which removed … Read more
President Donald Trump’s proposed gutting of the State Department budget and other “soft power” agencies could hamper long-term security goals and make the military’s job tougher, US generals are warning. Trump wants to slash federal spending across an array of agencies and foreign aid programs, and eliminate other organizations to pay for a boost in … Read more
A book collection of paintings of military veterans by former US President George W. Bush has raced to the top of US bestseller lists. Subtitled “A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors,” the volume features 66 portraits of wounded or traumatized personnel he has met who served in the US Army in Iraq or … Read more
A Texas lawmaker has proposed a bill that would fine a man $100 each time he masturbates. The bill also imposes a 24-hour waiting period if a guy wants a colonoscopy or a vasectomy, or if he’s in the market for some Viagra. Rep. Jessica Farrar, a Democrat, knows her bill isn’t going to get … Read more
A Jordanian soldier who shot dead seven Israeli schoolgirls in 1997 was released from prison Sunday after serving out his life sentence, sparking outrage from the families of those killed. In March 1997, Ahmad Dakamseh fired an automatic weapon at schoolgirls on a trip to the Jordan-Israel border, killing seven of them and wounding five … Read more
A Jordanian soldier who killed seven Israeli schoolgirls in 1997 was released on Sunday after serving 20 years in prison, sparking outrage from the families of the victims. In March 1997, Ahmad Dakamseh fired an automatic weapon at Israeli schoolgirls on a trip to the Jordan-Israel border, killing seven of them and wounding five others … Read more
The Pentagon has pledged a full investigation into a nude photo scandal hitting the American armed forces. Defence Secretary James Mattis said “all appropriate action” was being taken in all branches of the armed forces. The scandal began when nude photos of female Marines were published online by male colleagues. But fewer than 10 female … Read more
President Buhari returns to Nigeria, 50 days after he left on a medical vacation; bringing to an abrupt end, the myriad of rumours, claims and speculations that have been rife in the country! Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has finally returned to his home country. The President arrived the country on Friday, March 10, 2016, at about 7:45 … Read more
Malaysia has banned its football team from playing an Asian Cup match in Pyongyang citing security threats as diplomatic relations between the two countries soured dramatically after the killing of Kim Jong-Nam, officials said Monday. Kim, the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, was poisoned with the deadly nerve agent VX in … Read more
The U. S. Marine Corps is looking into the suspected distribution of nude photographs of female members of the service among military personnel and veterans via a social media network that promotes sexual violence, the Marine Corps Times said on Sunday. A Marine Corps spokesman told the independent newspaper specializing on the Corps that military … Read more
An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400 Malaysian ringgits ($90; £72) to carry out a prank. Indonesian embassy officials met Siti Aisyah, 25, on Saturday in the Malaysian capital. She said she was given the cash to smear Kim Jong-nam’s face with … Read more
Tonto Dikeh who is one of the sexiest actresses in Nollywood is back on the market. She’s left her multi-million matrimonial home for the league of celebrity baby mamas in Nollywood. Just when we thought Tontolet has revived her marriage following numerous reports that speculated it crashed in January, she made the shocking disclosure on … Read more
A fundraiser started by a pair of Muslim-American activists got a boost from famed Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, raising tens of thousands of dollars to aid a Jewish cemetery that was vandalized over the weekend. Approximately 180 tombstones were knocked over at the Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in the University City suburb … Read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan agreed Tuesday there could be no concessions on establishing a Palestinian state, the presidency said after talks in Cairo. The meeting between the leaders of the two Arab countries that have signed peace treaties with Israel came after US President Donald Trump’s administration suggested … Read more