A plane from the U.S. Air Force picked up American, Jeffrey Fowle after his release from detention in North Korea on Tuesday, according to officials at the State Department. An U.S. Air Force jet set down at the Pyongyang Airport this morning. Fowle was arrested and detained this spring after he left a bible at a restaurant/bar […]
The outspoken hope coming from Kurdish fighters on Friday was met with the stark reality that the fighting for the city of Kobani has yet to reach its end as ISIS re-surged in their attack on the city with ground forces and increased mortar attacks.. The fiercest and most intense fighting in weeks broke out […]
The increased airstrikes and the tenacity of the Kurdish fighters on the ground in the Syrian city of Kobani has driven the ISIS fighters from the city according to reports coming out of that country this morning. ISIS fighters fled the city overnight and are now miles from the town where intense fighting between Kurdish […]
The global oil benchmark, Brent crude, fell Thursday to about $79.8 per barrel before rebounding to finish the day at around $82.7 per barrel, the lowest price since mid-2012. The latest sell-off follows one of the sharpest declines in a quarter in recent years, in which the price of oil slid about 16 percent. It may be […]