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Dozens Of Finns And Swedes Are Flocking To Syria And Iraq To Fight For ISIS

This week, police and security forces in Finland and Sweden have announced that dozens of those countries' citizens are fighting with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq.According to...

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Here's How The Saudi National Guard Maintains The Royal Family's...

The death of Saudi Arabia's king yesterday could set the stage for turmoil within the country's royal family. But no matter how uncertain things get after the death of King Abdullah, the House of Saud...

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The CIA's Top Spy Is Stepping Down

The CIA's top spy is retiring, The Daily Beast reports citing unnamed sources. Frank Archibald, the director of the CIA's National Clandestine Service, plans to retire from his position within the CIA....

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Russian-Backed Rebels Are Attacking A Strategically Vital Ukrainian City

Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, prompting the European Union's foreign policy chief to warn of a further "grave...

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10 People Killed After A Greek F-16 Crashed At An Airbase In Spain

Photos from Albacete airbase, in Spain, show a fire on the flight line.#Latest Greek F-16 crashes at Albacete air base (Spain). Home of the Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) when take off...

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UN: Rocket Attacks By Russian-Backed Rebels On The Ukrainian City Mariupol...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The deadly rocket attacks on the government-held port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine last weekend were a war crime because they intentionally targeted civilians, a...

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Canadian Soldiers Were In 2 More Firefights With ISIS In Iraq

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian government officials insist that special forces troops in northern Iraq are not involved in a combat mission, even though the commandos engaged in two more firefights there over...

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One Of These Vehicles Will Be America's Next Amphibious Combat Vehicle

In its efforts to replace the 30-year-old amphibious assault vehicle, the Marine Corps has traversed a long and bumpy road. After three decades, billions of dollars and multiple programs spent trying...

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The World's Militaries Use These Amazing Vehicles To Get Rid Of Snow

Winter Storm Juno turned out to be more of a dud than a "historic blizzard" for New York City. But snow plows throughout the North Eastern United States are still steadily clearing away snowfall...

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Putin: Russia's 2014 Arms Sales Top $15 Billion

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia sold more than $15 billion worth of arms in 2014, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, adding that new signed orders stood at nearly $14 billion.Russia is the world's...

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Iran: We Sent A Vow Of Revenge To Israel Through US Officials

Iran said Tuesday it has sent a warning to Israel through the United States over the recent killing of an Iranian general in an alleged Israeli airstrike, the official IRNA news agency reported.The...

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister: US Defenses Can't Stop Our Nukes Anymore

The deputy prime minister of Russia, Dmitry Ragozin, said Monday that a breakthrough in Russian missile technology means that the United States will no longer be able to intercept Russian ballistic...

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ISIS To Obama: 'We Will Cut Off Your Head In The White House'

Islamic State militants have threatened to behead Obama in the White House in a video released on Jan. 26. The video shows Islamic State members standing in the streets of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest...

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North Korea May Be Trying To Restart A Nuclear Reactor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea may be trying to restart a nuclear reactor that can yield plutonium for atomic bombs, a U.S. security think tank said on Wednesday, citing new satellite imagery.An...

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Pentagon: China's Weapons Development Has Undermined US Superiority

China’s development of precision weapons and other advanced capabilities has undermined US military superiority, the Pentagon’s senior weapons developer told Congress on Wednesday.“We’re at risk and...

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British Fighter Jets Intercepted Russian Bombers Over The English Channel

Two Russian Bear long-range bombers that were seen flying near Britain's southern coast on Wednesday were intercepted by Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets, Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD)...

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CIA Officer Who Once Saved Future Afghan Leader Karzai's Life Is Now The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA officer credited with saving Hamid Karzai's life during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 has been named director of the agency's spying arm.The officer, a former...

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The Soviet Union wanted to use this bizarre plane to hunt American nuclear...

Throughout the Cold War the Soviet Union and the United States were constantly trying to check each other's military power. This drive for each country to outdo the other led to some truly bizarre...

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The case against alleged Silk Road kingpin Ross Ulbricht doesn't look good...

The trial against Russ Ulbricht — the alleged mastermind of illegal online marketplace Silk Road — doesn't look awesome for the defense.He's charged with money laundering, computer hacking, and...

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Putin is playing out his childhood nightmare

The Russian president is stepping up both the war in Ukraine and his confrontational rhetoric against NATO and the West.In a book of interviews published when he first became Russia's president,...

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