Jim Foley got this letter to his family past his ISIS captors
By Paul Szoldra From Business Insider Before freelance reporter James Foley was brutally murdered by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL or ISIS) in a video released last week, he was forced to read a propaganda…
‘Islamic State’ Says It Has Beheaded American Journalist
By Newsmax Wires The brutal jihadist group Islamic State on Tuesday claimed to have executed American journalist James Foley in revenge for U.S. airstrikes against its fighters in Iraq. The Islamist radicals released a video showing a masked militant purportedly…
The 16 Countries With The Biggest Risk Of Violence And Unrest
By Jeremy Bender From Business Insider Leading global risk analytics firm Maplecroft have put out a midyear update of the countries facing the worst risk of conflict and political violence. All together, 48 countries around the world have seen these…
Libyan conflict causes oil price hike
PARIS (AP) — Confusion over the extent of the rebels’ hold on the Libyan capital and a rally in stock markets drove oil prices higher Tuesday, a day after they fell in anticipation of the end of strongman Moammar Gadhafi’s…
