World News Round-Up…

AFRICA Kenya: Suspected Islamist militants have attacked hotels and a police station in the Kenyan coastal town of Mpeketoni killing at least 48...

First UN Rape Summit

[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignright" width="300"] Actress Angelina Jolie and MP William Hague attend the first UN rape summit in...

Shia Soldiers Slaughtered

[caption id="attachment_1016" align="alignleft" width="300"] Iraqi militant group Sunni have been executing Shia soldiers[/caption] Sunni militant...

“Irreversible Thaw” Of West Antarctic Ice

[caption id="attachment_2255" align="alignleft" width="300"] Antarctic Ice Shelf Loss Comes From Underneath          Photo: NASA/GSFC/Jefferson...

Nigeria’s Lost Girls

Extremist group Boko Haram have caused international outrage after the kidnap of 200 schoolgirls. Nigeria is experiencing a period of rapid...

Syria Election Plans “Sham”

Plans to hold elections in Syria on June 3 have been dismissed as a farce by both the US and the EU. UN head Ban Ki-Moon also denounced the...

Venezuelan Unrest Continues

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="512"] Peaceful demonstrations in Caracas, Venezuela on 12 February 2014. By durdaneta from Caracas,...