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Putin's Closest Ally Says He's Willing To Send Peacekeepers To Ukraine

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has said he is ready to send peacekeeping forces to neighboring Ukraine, where government forces have been battling pro-Russian separatists for six months.In...

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Behind The Scenes With The President's Now-Embattled Secret Service Unit

They haven't exactly covered themselves in glory lately, but the guys in suits surrounding the President of the United States are still ready to take a bullet to protect the leader of the free...

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Israel And Saudi Arabia's Hard Sell To Obama: Iran Is More Dangerous Than ISIS

If you listened only to the first seven minutes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the UN General Assembly on Monday, you might have concluded that the Israeli leader’s priority was to...

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3 Women Now Have A Shot At Making Marine Corps History

Three female Marine officers attending Infantry Officer Course passed the grueling Combat Endurance Test on Thursday, and they now have a real shot at making history if they go on to pass the course as...

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Libya's Official Parliament Is Holed Up In A 5-Star Hotel By The Egyptian Border

TOBRUK Libya (Reuters) - Trucks fitted with anti-aircraft cannon, troops and cement roadblocks protect the five-star hotel in Tobruk that is now the surreal last bastion of Libya's fugitive...

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Growing Popular Resentment Could Lead To The End Of ISIS

Growing inequality and a general lack of concern for civilians living under ISIS's rule could eventually spell the end of the group, Elizabeth Palmer and Khaled Wassef report for CBS News. In Raqqa,...

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How The Battle For A Key Border City Is Changing Turkey's Approach To The...

The security situation on the Turkish-Syrian border and especially around the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane has paved the way for a something that was unthinkable just weeks ago. Turkey, a long-time...

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In July, A Russian Fighter Jet Flew Within 10 Meters Of A Swedish Spy Plane

Russian Su-27s have once again been involved in a dangerous close encounter with a plane they intercepted.The Swedish Air Force operates a pair of Gulfstream IVSP aircraft, known in the Swedish service...

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ISIS Is Now Threatening To Execute A Former US Army Ranger

The militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) released a video purportedly showing the execution of British hostage Alan Henning, which closes with a threat against Peter...

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The Parents Of The Ex-Army Ranger Held By ISIS Released A Heartbreaking Video...

The parents of former US Army Ranger Peter Kassig recorded a heartbreaking video plea for their son to be released from ISIS captivity Saturday, just one day after the militant group reportedly...

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6 Mind-Blowing Tactical Tricks That Turned The Tide Of War

Technology and manpower never guarantee a military victory by themselves. And neither can tactics and strategy — sometimes, it takes an extra measure of trickery and subterfuge to swing the tide on the...

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China And The US Are In A Race To Develop The World's First Aircraft...

China and the US could be on the verge of a new arms race, as both countries appear to be developing fifth-generation stealth aircraft that can launch from aircraft carriers. David Axe, at War is...

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'ONCE A SPY, ALWAYS A SPY:' Putin's KGB Past Continues To Shape His...

It was January of 1990, and a middle-aged, overweight Vladimir Putin was depressed.Working as a paper-pushing KGB intelligence officer in Dresden, Germany, Putin spent most of his time attempting to...

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Here's The Major Reason Why ISIS Is About To Take A Critical Kurdish City In...

A critical Kurdish city on the Syrian-Turkish border may be about to fall to the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) after a three-week siege that has pitted lightly armed Kurdish YPG rebels...

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Here's What Happened When NASA Simulated A Marine Helicopter Crash

On October 1, NASA researchers tried to simulate a helicopter crash.Researchers gathered at the space agency's Langley's Landing and Impact Research facility alongside representatives from the...

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Here Are The Most Spectacular Aerial Shots Of US Navy Aircraft Involved In...

US Navy aircraft, launched from USS George H.W. Bush, are taking part in the air strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.On Aug. 8th, the US military launched its first targeted airstrike against ISIS....

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Here Are All The Reasons People Think There's Something Big Happening In...

A whirlwind of speculation has surrounded North Korea within the past month as the country's leader Kim Jong-Un has not been seen in public since Sept. 3. Separating truth from fiction in North Korea...

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Even With Airstrikes Ongoing, ISIS Is Still Within Shelling Distance Of...

The United States appears to be losing its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, experts say, as the jihadist group adapts to US airstrikes and...

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Here's What Happened On The First Day Of America's Longest War, Which Began...

On October 7, 2001, 13 years ago today, the US launched its opening attacks against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The still-ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom, which is now the longest continuous war in...

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The Assad Regime Just Declared Four New Previously Unknown Chemical Weapons...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria has declared four chemical weapons facilities it hadn't mentioned before, a special representative of the UN secretary-general told the Security Council on Tuesday.The news...

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