Gillian Mohney
Contributor
Sudan’s President Could be Arrested for War Crimes After Court Blocks Him From Leaving South Africa
A South African judge barred Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country due to arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes in Darfur.
Video Shows Texas Cop Drawing Gun and Pulling Teenage Girl’s Hair While Breaking Up Pool Party
A police officer from a Dallas suburb has been placed on administrative leave after video surfaced of him roughly handcuffing a teenage girl.
At Least 22 Dead After Saudi-led Airstrikes Hit Army Headquarters in Yemen
The airstrikes came after Houthi rebels allegedly fired a Scud missile into Saudi Arabia, and reportedly targeted a rebel stronghold in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
Saudi Court Upholds Sentence of 1,000 Lashes and 10 Years in Prison for Activist Blogger
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court ignored international pressure to overturn the harsh sentence against Raif Badawi, who has been imprisoned since 2012 on charges of insulting Islam.
Two Murderers Escape New York Prison, Leave 'Have a Nice Day' Note for Authorities
A massive manhunt is underway in upstate New York one day after two convicted murderers managed to break out of a maximum security prison.
Islamic State Photos Show Notorious Syrian Regime Prison Being Blown to Smithereens
A series of images released by the Islamic State purportedly show militants laying explosives and reducing a prison in the recently captured city of Palmyra to rubble.
Defiant Sepp Blatter Claims Innocence, Says He Was 'Shocked' by Corruption Allegations
A day after winning re-election for a fifth consecutive term as FIFA president, Blatter brusquely dismissed questions about his possible involvement in the DOJ’s bribery case.
Suicide Bomber Hits Mosque in Nigerian City Hours After Deadly Boko Haram RPG Attack
The attack on Maiduguri, the capital of the Nigeria’s restive Borno state, came just one day after the country’s new president vowed to take on the militant group.
Egypt Frees Hunger-Striking US Citizen One Month After Sentencing Him to Life in Prison
Mohammed Soltan, a 27-year-old graduate of Ohio State University, had been in prison in Egypt for nearly two years and on hunger strike for the last 16 months.
Photos Show Activists Being Attacked and Arrested at Gay Pride Parade in Moscow
Russian authorities have banned the annual parade, and images from this year’s event show an angry mob attacking demonstrators before cops started hauling people away.
Video Shows Iraq’s Largest Oil Refinery Engulfed in Flames After Battle With the Islamic State
New footage shows devastation at the Baiji oil refinery, where fighting continues to rage between Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants.
Assassination of Opposition Figure in Burundi Derails Talks Between Protesters and Government
The head of a small opposition party in Burundi was gunned down along with a bodyguard on Saturday in a drive-by shooting in the country’s capital.