North America | United States | Politics

The cash donations Hillary simply has no answer for

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Among all the rivers of money that have flowed to the Clinton family, one seems to raise the biggest national security questions of all: the stream of cash that came from 20 foreign governments who relied on weapons export approvals from Hillary Clinton’s State Department. Federal law designates the secretary of state as “responsible for the continuous supervision and general direction of sales” of arms, military hardware and services to foreign countries. In practice, that meant that Clinton was charged with rejecting or approving weapons deals — and when it came to Clinton Foundat
Africa | Nigeria | Crimes

Alarming rise in suicide bombings by underage girls

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There has been an alarming spike in the number of suicide attacks carried out by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram using underage female bombers in northeastern Nigeria, according to a new report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The UN agency reported 27 such attacks in the first five months of this year, compared with 26 for the entirety of 2014. At least three-quarters of the attacks in crowded target areas like busy markets and bus stations were carried out by female bombers, some approximately as young as seven.
Middle East | Lebanon | Corruption

Lebanese customs agents seize radioactive maxi pads

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Customs agents at an airport in the Lebanese capital seized more than half a ton of maxi pads after radioactive material was detected in the shipment. The Lebanese Finance Ministry said the 30 crates of feminine hygiene products, weighing a total 1,221 pounds, were seized Friday at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut after electronic scanners detected radioactivity in the shipment. Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil ordered a sample from the shipment to be sent to the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission for testing. The shipment arrived at the airport Friday from Dubai, officia