The governor of Nigeria’s Yobe state has closed all secondary schools after Boko Haram terrorists slaughtered 42 children and teachers.
The Islamic terrorists set fire to a school just before dawn on Saturday morning and then shot students who tried to flee the burning building. Survivors of the attack are in local hospitals with burns and gunshot wounds. Continue reading
Islamists in Egypt are calling for intifada, or a call for Islamic revolution, in an attempt to restore Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood to power. Continue reading
Senators in North Carolina have sent a bill to the state House that will impose stronger requirements for doctors who kill babies via abortion in the state. Continue reading
Protesters carrying signs that read “Kill the bill! Not the child!” marched through Dublin, Ireland on Saturday to demand the government stop plans to legalize abortions in select cases.
The demonstrators marched for two hours through the capital city to the parliament building where legislators next week are expected to pass the bill. Speakers from the protesters demanded the government put the matter to a national referendum. Continue reading
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker has signed a law that would require any woman seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound of the baby before the procedure and for all doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Continue reading
With the Muslim Hajj only months away, Saudi Arabia has reported two more deaths from the MERS virus.
The death toll is now 38 from the new virus. The Saudi Health Ministry also said that three more positive cases have been found. The death rate for the virus is still over 50%. Continue reading
Islamists connected to the Muslim Brotherhood are calling for protests across Egypt because of the military’s removing the group from power.
The Islamists have formed a new group, the National Coalition in Support of Legitimacy. They say they want people to “take to the streets and mobilize peacefully” and show the military that people want Islamists to run the country. Continue reading
Four American airlines suspended flights to and from Mexico City on Thursday thanks to an explosion from the Popocatepetl Volcano.
While not a full eruption, Popocatepetl spewed a plume of ash high enough to disrupt international air travel. The volcano has been active most of the year but this is the first time that it has stopped flights. Continue reading
The deadly Yarnell Arizona area wildfire that killed 19 firefighters has officially been designated as half contained. Over 600 firefighters are now on the front line of the fire that has burned over 13 square miles.
And as their brothers-in-arms are paying tribute to the fallen firefighters, local officials have stated that they believe it’s possible residents who refused to listen to evacuation orders died in the flames. They will not be able to get an official death toll until the flames are extinguished. Continue reading
An abortion bill that would limit abortion to before 20 weeks of pregnancy advanced in the Texas legislature despite attempts by Democrats to attach amendments to weaken the law. Continue reading