March 29: Cairo bound EgyptAir flight MS181 is hijacked by Egyptian man, Seif Eldin Mustafa. Mustafa strapped a fake suicide bomb around his stomach and forced the pilot to land…
This week around the world April 5-10
April 5: In light of the “biggest leak in whistleblower history,” the Panama Papers have prompted Icelandic Prime Minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson to step down for “an unspecified amount of…
Palmyra, first century city left in shambles
Early last month, the Syrian government regained control from ISIS over the old popular tourist city of Palmyra—a UNESCO World Heritage site. With the help of Russian forces, the government…
Saudi-led airstrike kills over 100 in Yemen market
The United Nations reported that more than 100 people including 22 children were killed in a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led airstrike on a crowded market in Yemen on March 15. The attack…
ISIS forces contraception on sex slaves
ISIS has incorporated sexual slavery as an integral part of the group’s operations; women and girls of the Yazidi religious minority group have been main preys of sexual enslavement since…
Brussels attacks: Timeline of events
Editor’s note: The International Section felt that it is necessary to recognize the Brussels attacks, though there’s been extensive coverage from outside sources. Thus, we have created a timeline of…
Pakistan bombing: 70 plus dead on Easter Sunday
On Easter Sunday, at least 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded after a suicide bomb went off in a park in Lahore, Pakistan, near multiple merry-go-rounds with families nearby…
Events March 18-27
March 18: Salah Abdeslam is arrested in Brussels on charges as being one of the terrorists involved in the Parisian attacks in November of last year. March 20: President Obama…
Boko Haram suicide bombers wipe out mosque
Two female suicide bombers associated with the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram bombed a mosque on March 16, killing over 20 people and injuring more than 15. The bombing took…
Artificial intelligence claims victory over legendary Go master
Technological history saw a new advancements in a match of Go between an artificial intelligence developed by Google and 18-time world champion, Lee Sedol in Seoul, South Korea. Five matches…
Main route into Balkan nations closes to thousands of migrants
Hundreds of thousands of refugees sought asylum into Balkan countries of Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Croatia. Those countries closed their borders earlier this month. In this year alone, more than…