Dustin M Braden

Hamas executes 18 suspected of collaboration with Israel

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 22, 2014 12:48 PM EDT

After the loss of three key leaders in an Israeli airstrike, Hamas rounded up and executed 18 Palestinians accused of collaborating with the Israeli military.

Iraq: Shiite militia massacres Sunnis gathered in mosque for prayer

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 22, 2014 12:19 PM EDT

A Shiite militia has massacred at least 50 Sunnis as they gathered to pray in a village mosque in the Iraqi province of Diyala.

McDonald's targeted by Russian regulators

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 22, 2014 09:25 AM EDT

As Russia and the West exchange tit-for-tat sanctions on various good and industries, McDonald's has found its Russian operations caught squarely in the crossfire.

Russian aid convoy enters Ukraine without permission, Red Cross

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 22, 2014 08:47 AM EDT

In a worrying new development, several dozen trucks from a Russian aid convoy have entered Ukraine without their Red Cross observers and despite the fact that Ukrainian authorities have not checked all of the trucks for contraband.

State Department, Catholic diocese put damper on Ice Bucket Challenge

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 21, 2014 07:29 PM EDT

While the ice-cold water of the ice bucket challenge has heat up social media like Facebook and Twitter, some organizations have barred their members from participating.

Man arrested for murders in NJ and WA claims they were acts of terrorism

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 21, 2014 06:14 PM EDT

What seemed like a random murder and attempted robbery in a small northern New Jersey community may have been a deliberate act of terrorism.

Russian aid convoy almost ready to enter Ukraine

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 21, 2014 05:54 PM EDT

As the Ukrainian military continues to consolidate its control over eastern Ukraine, an aid convoy sent from Moscow is being checked for contraband by Ukrainian border guards.

Israel kills 3 Hamas leaders

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 21, 2014 11:36 AM EDT

Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets to bury three senior leaders of Hamas that were killed in Israeli airstrikes.

Bank of America hit with largest fine in U.S. history, $16.65 billion

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 21, 2014 10:48 AM EDT

Bank of America has agreed to pay the government $16.65 billion, the largest settlement for financial fraud in history, as result of the mortgage practices of its units in the lead up to the financial crisis of 2007.

Violence in Monrovia as Liberia tries to enforce quarantine

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 21, 2014 10:09 AM EDT

As the Liberian military and local police forces tried to enforce an Ebola quarantine in the capital of Monrovia, civilians began to clash with them.

U.S. Special Forces tried to rescue murdered journalist James Foley from Islamic State

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 21, 2014 09:36 AM EDT

In early summer 2014, United States Special Forces soldiers carried out a failed operation to try to rescue journalist James Foley and others from Islamic State captivity.

Michael Brown Shooting: Attorney General Eric Holder arrives in Ferguson, MO

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 20, 2014 06:33 PM EDT

Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Ferguson, Missouri in an effort to defuse some of the tension that has bubbled up nightly since the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.

Two-day hostage crisis outside Chicago ends peacefully

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 20, 2014 11:58 AM EDT

A two-day hostage crisis in the suburban Chicago community of Harvey, Illinois has come to an end with the arrest of two suspects.

Ukrainian flag lifted above Moscow skyscraper

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 20, 2014 11:26 AM EDT

Four activists have been arrested for the daring and dangerous act of summiting a Moscow skyscraper, raising a Ukrainian flag and painting half of its yellow star blue.

American volunteer fighting in Ukraine killed

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 20, 2014 10:53 AM EDT

A U.S. citizen fighting with a volunteer militia on behalf of the Ukrainian government has been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine.

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