by Theresa Shaffer | Aug 27, 2014 | Monitor
Seven countries join US in arming Iraqi Kurds against ISIL The Indian Express Seven countries, including Italy, France and the UK, have joined the American effort to arm the Kurdish forces in northern Iraq against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist...
by Theresa Shaffer | Aug 25, 2014 | Monitor
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is slated to meet with the European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Brussels on Monday, September 1st to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. This occurs during an extension of the deadline to reach a...
by Theresa Shaffer | Aug 22, 2014 | Monitor
Iraqi Christians reach France after fleeing Islamists BBC News France has welcomed about 40 Iraqi Christian refugees who were flown to Paris from Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. Shi’ite militia kill dozens of Iraqi Sunnis in mosque shooting Raheem Salman and...
by Theresa Shaffer | Aug 20, 2014 | Monitor
Clashes Erupt as Liberia Imposes Quarantine to Curb Ebola Norimitsu Onishi / NY Times Liberia’s halting efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak spreading across parts of West Africa quickly turned violent on Wednesday when angry young men hurled rocks and stormed...
by Theresa Shaffer | Aug 19, 2014 | Monitor
Panel Four: Powering the Future – Prospects for Fusion Energy September 30th, 2014 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Location: 1100 New York Avenue, NW 7th Floor, West Tower Join ASP and our panelists in a discussion about the next generation of energy technology and...