The US Congress suffered a historic paralysis for 4 days as Republicans fought amongst themselves and failed 14 times to elect a speaker who would lead them in the House of Representatives. The last time that there were so many failed attempts to agree upon a speaker was in 1860 during the turbulent period of division that led to the US Civil War. Some US historians have even warned the…

The destruction of Khilafah (Caliphate) State deprived Muslims of their strength and clouded their political vision. The chief among many calamities afflicting Muslims, post-1924,

In a document adopted during the November 23 vote, the European Parliament acknowledged that Russia has carried out "indiscriminate attacks on residential areas and civil infrastructure" in Ukraine, resulting in thousands of deaths. In the occupied territories, the Russian military carries out "executions without trial, kidnappings, sexual violence, torture and other atrocities..."

A BBC panorama report has revealed new evidence regarding the killings of an Afghan family by British special forces in 2012. A mother and father were bombed in their own homes and their small child (one of 5 children) was severely wounded.