by Meghna Kumar A Malaysia Airlines flight, a Boeing 777-200, went missing somewhere above the South China Sea on Saturday. The plane was flying from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, to the Beijing Capital Airport, in China. It departed at 12:41 a.m. Saturday and was expected to land in Beijing by 6:30 a.m., but air traffic controllers lost all signs of the plane two … Continue reading Malaysia Airlines Flight Boeing 777-200 Goes Missing

By Alexia Vlahos On February 22, the Russian Army invaded Crimea.  Russian President Vladimir Putin denied the invasion and claimed that the “local self-defense forces” were mistaken as Russian soldiers.  Allegations from Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, Olexander Motsyk, disagrees with Vladimir Putin, saying, “The fact is, these are Russian forces. And they participate in toppling local government in Crimea.”  The Crimean Parliament’s sentiments … Continue reading Ukraine Crisis

by Dru Hunsaker Though Syria is no longer the controversial political minefield that it once was, unrest still rages throughout the city and several groups are profiting from the lack of order. Literally. In the Syrian city of Raqqa, an extremist Islamic group, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), is now demanding that Christian citizens pay up to 17 grams of gold (annually) to … Continue reading Syrian Islamic Extremists Demand Money to Protect Christian Citizens