On Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, the fifth round of straw polling was conducted by 15 nations revealing a continued debate over the candidacy for the next secretary-general of the United Nations (UN). The rules dictate that the successor is voted in by the General Assembly comprised of all 193 member states, but it is the […]
The loss of Palmyra by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is also an ultimate loss for Palmyra itself. The historic city in Syria has recently been reclaimed by forces loyal to President Bashar Hafez al-Assad. The recapture of Palmyra by Syrian government forces on March 26, 2016, was a key victory over […]
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) released an in-depth report concerning Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), which went missing during a routine flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Boeing 777 was struck by a Russian Buk missile. According to the DSB, […]