Al Qaeda announced on Monday that they were cutting ties with the militant group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Although the authenticity of the news announcing the split could not be verified independently, that announcement has been posted on various websites frequently used by Al Qaeda.
Like in the United States, the controversy over whether the U.S. should keep troops in Afghanistan as part of an international coalition of forces there past the December 31, 2014 deadline is coming to a head in Pakistan.
Russian authorities have spent an estimated $2 billion to shore up security in advance of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, which begin February 7. Thousands of security personnel are patrolling what is described as a “ring of steel†around the Black Sea resort to prevent any terrorist attack.
North Korea's ambassador to China warned South Korea and the United States Wednesday against upcoming joint military drills on the peninsula.