Iraqi President Fuad Masum asked for additional military and humanitarian support from Turkey in the fight against the Islamic State militants during the official visit to Ankara.
“This virus can pass from this region to other regions,” he was referring to the IS threats at a joint press briefing on Wednesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“The countries in the region have serious responsibilities,” he added.
Speaking to the Turkish press after wrapping up his talks with Turkish officials, the Iraqi leader said Turkey is ready...
Friday, April 24, 2015
(UPDATED) Jonathan, Buhari in closed-door meeting
President Goodluck Jonathan and the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday met behind closed-doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting which lasted about 30minutes started at about 3pm with the arrival of the President-elect and members of his entourage.
A few minutes before his arrival, Jonathan walked a distance of about 100 metres from his office to the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa where the meeting was held.
He was accompanied by his Principal Secretary, Ambassador Hassan Tukur, and a few...
Monday, April 20, 2015
IS Clearly Want War With The Vatican :IS Video To shows murder of Christians
The Islamic State jihadist group has released a video purportedly showing the slaughter of around 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.
The 29-minute film purports to show militants holding two groups of captives, described in text on screen as "followers of the cross from the enemy Ethiopian Church".
A masked fighter in black brandishing a pistol makes a statement threatening Christians if they do not convert to Islam.
The video then switches...
White House fence jumper arrested
A person carrying a suspicious package scaled a White House fence Sunday night, but was quickly apprehended.
The person climbed the fence on the south side of the White House complex about 10:25 p.m., said Brian Leary with the United States Secret Service.
The individual is in custody and charges are pending, Leary said. The person's name or gender wasn't released.
The package was being examined and later deemed to be harmless, a Secret Service...
Revenge! Assassins! Reunions! Game of Thrones Season 5 Finally Heats Up In "The House of Black and White"
Warning: major spoilers below! Do not read until you have watched the Game of Thrones season five episode 2, "The House of Black and White."
Now this is a Game of Thrones episode! While the season five premiere, "The Wars to Come," served as a proper opening for the game-changing season, setting up each character's journey over the next 10 episodes, it lacked a certain something that all fans love about the HBO series.
No, we're not talking...
