British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon says British ministers are considering plans to train “moderate” militants operating in Syria to fight the ISIL terrorist group. Fallon announced the plans in an interview with British media on Tuesday, saying UK troops could be deployed to one of Syria’s neighboring countries, possibly Jordan, to provide training to... 

Two Austrian teenage girls who ran away to Syria to join Islamic State fighters are beginning to regret their decision. Security service insiders told Austrian media that the girls have managed to contact families and one wants to go home. The pair left home to join Islamic State (also known as ISIS, or ISIL) in April. Little information was immediately known, aside from that one had been 16 and one... 

The British parliament voted in favor of a symbolic move to recognize Palestine as an official state, answering impassioned pleas by pro-Palestinian ministers and activists. The vote, which took place on Monday evening, saw 274 MPs come out in support of the motion, while 12 voted against. “This House believes that the Government should recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of... 

Ukrainian CyberBerkut hacktivists claim that they have penetrated the internal network of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and found proof that Kiev is getting secret data from MH17 crash investigators, including information which implies its involvement. A document, posted on the website cyber-berkut.net, and allegedly downloaded from Ukraine’s Defense Ministry network, dates back to August 7 and appears... 

Smoking is responsible for nine out of every 10 diagnosed cases of lung cancer. Scientists have discovered that lung cancer cells can lie dormant for over 20 years before they turn deadly, helping to explain the disease’s persistence that kills 1.5 million people every year. According to two papers published in the journal, Science, scientists discovered that tumor cells quietly shape-shift into... 

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Dusseldorf, Paris and London on Saturday to call for greater action to protect the Syrian border town of Kobani against the advancing Islamic State militants. About 20,000 protesters from several German cities and abroad marched peacefully to the local parliament building in Dusseldorf. Waving flags of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and holding... 

The United Nations says more than 300 deaths have been reported in Ukraine’s volatile eastern regions since a ceasefire began a month ago. In a report, released on Wednesday, the UN Human Rights Office said clashes between government troops and pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine have left at least 331 people dead after ceasefire took effect in September. According to the report, at least 3,660... 

A Briton with symptoms of Ebola has died in Macedonia, local authorities said. The hotel in Skopje where he was staying has been sealed off, while another Briton and hotel staff are being kept inside to prevent possible spreading of infection. According to Macedonian authorities the man came to Skopje from London on October 2 and was taken to hospital on Thursday where he died several hours later. The... 

The crystalline material changes color when absorbing or releasing oxygen. Crystals are black when they are saturated with oxygen and pink when the oxygen has been released again. Danish scientists have invented a revolutionary crystalline material that can absorb and store oxygen in high concentrations. A bucket of such material can suck the oxygen out of a room, which could potentially wave goodbye... 

The Polish elite would very much like Germany to declare war on Russia once again. The Poles position themselves as experts on Russia, and the West believes them, although the Polish knowledge does not cost a thing. What made “Polish intellectuals” forget lessons of the Second World War? Why did Russophobia become public policy in Poland? “Nothing happened, – Sergei Obukhov,... 

A modern autorack in Germany. Germany’s exports have marked their biggest fall since the global financial crisis reached its peak in 2009, raising fears that Europe’s largest economy might slide into recession. Germany’s Federal Statistical Office said Thursday that exports slumped by 5.8 percent for the month of August. Moreover, imports dropped by 1.3 percent in seasonally adjusted terms, the... 

Scientists estimate there’s a 75 percent chance the Ebola virus could spread to France and a 50 percent chance it could reach UK by the end of October. The latest research analyzes the pattern of infection and airline traffic. The consensus among health officials is now that the deadly virus is no longer just an African problem, and key to this assessment are the European Union’s free movement... 

Peaceful protests against IS in Syria and Iraq organized by Kurdish nationals in several German cities ended with serious clashes with pro-jihadist Muslims in Hamburg and Celle. Police had to request reinforcements to restore order. Police in Hamburg, a port city of 1.8 million people, used water cannons, batons and pepper spray late Tuesday to disperse crowds of warring Kurds and pro-jihadist Muslims,... 

At least twelve people have been killed in eastern Ukraine as renewed fighting flared up in the volatile region against the backdrop of a ceasefire the government troops and pro-Russian forces signed last month. The Tuesday toll in the flashpoint city of Donetsk was one of the highest reported since the signing of the September 5 cease-fire with Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian forces accusing... 

People walk by a poster in Madrid calling for financial help to fight Ebola in Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the spread of the deadly Ebola virus across Europe is almost inevitable due to irresponsible liberal and socialist uncontrolled tourism and immigration between Europe and Ebola affected African countries. The WHO’s European director, Zsuzsanna Jakab, made...