White House calls Yemen ‘model’ for ISIS fight, as security deteriorates
White House calls Yemen ‘model’ for ISIS fight, as security deteriorates The White House insisted Monday that the U.S. counterterrorism strategy in Yemen is a model for the fight against the Islamic State -- despite the country being engulfed by a violent political crisis that last week led the Obam ...
The Stream, September 29: Judge Backs Detroit Water Shutoffs
U.S. Water Infrastructure The U.S. federal judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy will not impose a requested 6-month moratorium on water shutoffs for city residents who are behind on their water bills, The Detroit News reported. Judge Steven Rhodes said there is no law guaranteeing residents a right ...
Shiite rebels killed by al-Qaida suicide attack in Yemen
On the same weekend as the Sunni radical Muslim group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) attacked the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, a number of Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi rebels were killed in a terrorist attack using a suicide car bomb in Yemen's central ...
FAO: Political Conflicts Worsening Yemen Food Security
An escalation of political turmoil in Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the world, risks aggravating an already dire food security situation, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday. Shi'ite Muslim rebels seized the ...
