Drug lord and head of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, Joaquin Guzman, also known as “El Chapo,” has escaped from prison for a second time in Mexico, this time from the high-security Altiplano prison fifty miles outside of Mexico City. The incarcerated Guzman made good his escape through a mile-long tunnel that connected to the prison’s […]
Debt-wracked Greece asked its European neighbors for a new three-year bailout Wednesday, pledging to “immediately implement” tax and pension reforms. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the European Parliament in Strasbourg that Athens would produce “new concrete proposals” by Thursday to meet the demands of European leaders who’ve grown weary of Greece’s debt crisis. With […]
CAIRO—Iraqi Sunni political leaders are accusing the government of two bloody attacks on civilians in Anbar province in the past 24 hours. An Iraqi military spokesman denies the charges. Iraqi media claims attacks have killed a large number of civilians in Anbar province’s largest cities of Ramadi and Faluja. Sunni leaders from Anbar province say […]
U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in eastern Syria Saturday and Sunday have killed at least 23 Islamic State militants and wounded others. In a statement issued early Sunday, the coalition said the airstrikes targeted structures and transit routes used by the IS group in and around Raqqa. Coalition spokesman Lt. Col. Thomas Gilleran says the airstrikes, which […]