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Arab League Will Now Militarily Confront ISIS

World

This Sunday, the Associated Press reported that leaders of the Arab League have officially announced that they will now begin to “militarily and politically” confront the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as well as continuing to cooperate with other nations that are working to deter the efforts of the terrorist group. READ MORE

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St. Louis Cardinals Show Interest In Korean Short Stop

Entertainment

The Boston Globe, one of the most influential newspapers in Massachusetts published a brief article yesterday about a young Korean baseball player. The newspaper was introducing short stop Jeong-ho Kang, who is a potential Korean Major League player that many MLB scouts are keeping an eye on. READ MORE

President Barrack Obama

US Will Dispatch Troops To Africa To Deter Ebola Virus

US

It is reported that the deadliest outbreak of the Ebola Virus has already claimed 2,100 lives. In response to the fatal situation, President Barrack Obama announced on Sunday that the U.S. will be dispatching military personnel to assist the fight against the epidemic in West Africa. READ MORE

A Korean War Refugee

Dispersed North and South Korean Families Leave DNA for Descendants

World

The previous weekend was Korean Thanks Giving or “Chooseok”, a four-day period where families all over Korea as well as immigrants in the U.S. and other countries take the time to visit their families to eat good food and spend time together. However there are some Koreans who cannot enjoy the holidays as well as others and they are the separated families from North and South Korea. MBC News reported that many of these family members were chosen to leave behind their DNA samples so their descendants could reunite in the future after they are gone. READ MORE

North Korean Nuclear Reactor Under Construction

IAEA: North Korea Re-activated Yeong-Byeon Nuclear Reactor

World

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on the 4th of September that satellite images show that North Korea has reactivated its nuclear reactor in Yeong-Byeon and that it is possibly capable of developing weapons-based plutonium. READ MORE

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Military Violence From Within: Is Korea Really Ready To Defend Its Own Borders?

Opinion

Within the next few years, the U.S. is hoping to transfer command over the Republic of Korea military back to the president of South Korea. However, Koreans are still recovering from the shock of the death of Private Yoon, a medic in the 28th Regiment in the Republic of Korea Army, after continuous beatings from other soldiers who shared a barracks with him. In light of recent events, many Korean citizens and military insiders have posed the question of whether the Korean military is ready to say that it is ready to defend its country in the case of a full-scale war with North Korea or any other foreign enemy. I would argue however, the deaths of soldiers caused by fellow servicemen shows that a powerful and effective military requires something far beyond vast numbers or state-of-the-art weaponry. READ MORE

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Airstrike Kills ISIS Second In Command

World

NBC News reported that the right hand man of the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was killed in an airstrike along with two additional senior leaders of the terrorist organization. However there is still some debate over exactly who was killed during the attack and which warplanes were employed at the time. READ MORE

Yasukuni Shrine

Japanese Minister of General Affairs: Worships at Yasukuni Shrine Will Continue

World

Sanae Dakaichi, the newly appointed Minister of General Affairs of Japan announced in a statement on the 5th that Japan will continue to host worships at the Yasukuni Shrine, reports Yonhap News. Often referred to as the “War Criminals Shrine” by Koreans and other non-Japanese, the statement has stirred a considerable amount of controversy within Korea and other countries that have historically fought against Japan during the Second World War. READ MORE

Muslim Inmate Sues Department of Correction for Violation of Religious Freedom, Christians Show Support

US

This upcoming October, the United States Supreme Court will rule on a Muslim inmate’s lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Correction. The lawsuit was made after the prisoner was forced to shave his beard by a prison guard and that it violated his freedom of religion. Several Christian organizations showed support and have come to the defense of this prisoner’s religious liberty. READ MORE

Dr. Kent Brantly with his wife Amber

Dr. Kent Brantly Speaks on His Survival of Ebola

Ministries

Dr. Kent Brantly, a medical missionary who was contaminated with the Ebola virus while doing missionary work with other Ebola patients in West Africa is one of the few people who survived and fully recovered from the virus. In a meeting with NBC, Dr. Brantly had the opportunity to share about his experience while recovering from the disease and how he is currently praying for another doctor that was contaminated. READ MORE

British Woman Leaves Family To Join ISIS

World

A series of tweets revealed that a British woman, a mother of two children, has converted to Islam and has traveled to Syria to join and fight for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The tweets that were posted by the British mother were threats directed towards Christians around the world and warned them of beheadings. READ MORE

Captured ISIS Member: Many Foreigners Fighting With Militants

World

Horr Jaffer, a 23-year-old from Chechnya is an ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) suicide bomber who is currently under captivity. After being captured after an attempted suicide bombing when his deterrent only partially detonated, Jaffer stated that there are currently many foreigners fighting with ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria. READ MORE

Barrack Obama

Obama: US Will Not Be Hindered By Killing of Sotloff

US

Barrack Obama the president of the United States has announced that America will not be shaken by the release of the video that showed the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff. He stated that the U.S.’s new goal is to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). READ MORE

Vladimir Putin

Ukraine Signs Truce With Russia

World

Petro Porosehenko, the president of Ukraine revealed on Wednesday that he had reached a ceasefire agreement with the Russian president Vladimir Putin. Ironically however, Russian ambassadors stated that such an agreement cannot be possible because they asserted that Russia was never involved in the conflict taking place within Ukraine. READ MORE

Hugo Rafael Chavez

Venezuela’s Socialist Party “Modifies” Lord’s Prayer To Praise Another God

World

A member of Venezuela’s Socialist Party came up with a modified version of the Christian “Lord’s Prayer” not to praise God but to express adoration for Hugo Chavez, a former leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). The purpose of this new “prayer” was to implore to Chavez to protect the nation from the evils of capitalism. READ MORE

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