Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened that Russia could seize the Ukrainian capital of Kiev in "two weeks," as NATO and various Western powers reaffirm their military commitments to eastern Europe.
The terrorist group the Islamic State has released a grisly video showing the execution of a second U.S. hostage less than three weeks after they released a similar video showing the beheading of American journalist James Foley.
A new study challenges the commonly held assumptions about health and diet that have dominated the medical professional for the past several decades.
More than 40 United Nations Peacekeepers have been kidnapped by an armed group in Syria, according to various media reports.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made explicit calls for concrete measure to be taken so that the relationship between China and Vietnam can be repaired after China deployed an oil rig and flotilla of naval vessels into Vietnamese waters to explore for hydrocarbons under the sea floor.
The government of China has told the United States that it should reduce or stop surveillance flights altogether over territory China claims, if the United States seeks to repair its relationship with China.
A large number of Russian troops has crossed the border into Ukraine and seized control of a coastal town where the Ukrainian Army recently destroyed a column of tanks and armored vehicles.
A number of parents of soccer players have filed a class action lawsuit against FIFA and a number of U.S. organizations that regulate or play a role in youth soccer in the United States.
The New York Times reports that the U.S. citizen was known as Douglas McAuthur McCain. McCain seems to have lived what seemed like the average life of a U.S. teenager before suddenly joining the jihadists of the Islamic State.
Hopes any progress toward peace was made from the meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin disappeared when the Ukrainian military accused Russia of sending troops into Ukrainian territory for the second time in a week.
Amazon will spend nearly $1 billion for the video-sharing platform Twitch.
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a ceasefire to end the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip and Hamas' indiscriminate firing of rockets into Israel.
The Chicago Cubs lost a game on appeal because they deliberately understaffed their grounds crew in an effort to get around the mandates regarding the provision of insurance created by Obamacare.
The lawsuit against Barack Obama the Republican-controlled House of Representatives authorized on a party-line vote will cost taxpayers $350,000.
The government of Qatar is using its close relationships with radical Islamist groups throughout the Middle East in an effort to free a number of U.S. citizens who are currently being held hostage.
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