A man is seen commuting across the flooded streets of Alexandria on October 25, 2015. Hani al-Messirial-Messiri, the governor of Alexandria, has resigned after floods killed at least 7 people in the Egyptian northern city. State television revealed Sunday that Prime Minister Sherif Ismail accepted the resignation of the governor of Alexandria. Hours before his resignation, Messiri called the situation... 

Over the past 30 days, major floods have hit the east coast, the west coast and now the middle part of the country. So why is this happening? Why is the U.S. being hit by so many catastrophic weather events all of a sudden? During the past month flooding has caused billions of dollars in damage, and in many areas the clean up is going to take well into next year. Some pundits are blaming El Nino,... 

Several cartons of narcotics seized from a Saudi prince by Lebanese authorities in Beirut. Security forces in Lebanon interrogate a Saudi prince on charges of carrying drugs on his private plane, Lebanese media say. Abd al-Muhsen bin Walid bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud was detained on Monday at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, while in possession of 24 bags and eight... 

US military and intelligence officials are anxious about Russian submarines and spy ships operating around undersea global communications cables, The New York Times reported, adding that the main concern is Russia cutting the cables during conflict. The report added that there was no concrete evidence supporting the concerns and was based on increased mistrust of any Russian activity. “I’m worried... 

74 years of sentences for high level fraudsters; US and rest of Europe bailed theirs out. In a story not reported on at all by any Western mainstream media source, Iceland just sentenced another five high level bankers to prison for directly contributing to the collapse of the country’s economy in 2008. This brings the total to 26 bankers now behind bars in Iceland, with most being CEOs of large... 

If life on comets was possible, Lovejoy would be a popular destination – scientists have found it releases alcohol and sugar in crazy amounts. But jokes aside, the finding is important as it backs the idea that comets could have seeded life on Earth. This is the first discovery that has witnessed a comet releasing ethyl alcohol in such amounts – 500 bottles of wine every second. “We found that... 

If Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia step into the Syrian conflict on the side of the Islamic State, this may trigger Third World War. Earlier, Qatari Foreign Affairs Minister, Khalid al-Attiyah, stated that his country could decide to start intervention in Syria. Qatar actively supports the militants opposing Syrian President Assad. It goes about such groups such Jabhat an Nusra, the Islamic State,... 

Saudi warplanes have continued their airstrikes against areas across Yemen, killing at least 115 people in the northwestern province of al-Hudaydah. According to reports, the people were killed on Friday after the Saudi fighter jets pounded a number of islands, including Uqban and Kamaran, in the Red Sea. The Saudi warplanes reportedly launched over 20 sorties on the islands. It was also said that... 

A Florida congressman went before the House earlier this week to again plead for an investigation into the CDC over allegations the agency destroyed documents proving a link between childhood autism and the MMR vaccine. Two months after a similar speech, Rep. Bill Posey on Tuesday was at it again imploring Congress to investigate admissions made by former CDC researcher Dr. Bill Thompson, who claimed... 

“…If you wear red, white or blue to the [football] game you will not be admitted to the stadium.” A high school is banning pro-Donald Trump and patriotic clothing at an upcoming football game because the clothing is “racist.” School officials at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona, also rejected the planned “USA” theme at the game because of its “negative connotations.” “The... 

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will present a new 16-point plan aimed to stop the chaos with the inflow of refugees to the bloc, obliging the heads of the EU member states to better cooperate at a refugee summit scheduled to be held in Brussels on Sunday, the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper reported. The key requirement of Juncker’s plan is that European countries stop sending... 

Hurricane Patricia, the strongest Category 5 and most dangerous storm that has ever been recorded, has made landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico, spreading panic among thousands of people along its path as it barrels across the country. “The eye of the hurricane has already made landfall in Emiliano Zapata” in Jalisco state, near the major port of Manzanillo, said Roberto Ramirez, the National... 

During the 1920s and 1930s, the streets of German cities reverberated to the sound of marching stormtroopers. “Clear the streets for the brown battalions,” they chanted, brown referring to the color of their SA uniforms. These stormtroopers ruthlessly beat up anyone who dared disagree with their simplified opinions, that had been translated into handy slogans. Their victims were average... 

The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), a domestic intelligence agency, warns that Islamists are recruiting recently arrived illegal migrants at refugee centers. “We have seen signs that extreme Islamists have approached the reception centers and asylum seekers. They have been there to get contacts. Aside from that, it’s difficult to say what their specific purpose is,” Jørn Presterudstuen... 

The US Defense Department seems to be increasingly worried that its existing fleet of strategic bombers is vulnerable to the newest Chinese and Russian-made air defenses. With that in mind, Air Force chiefs are now demanding new ‘trophy’ bombers with the latest weaponry, the mere presence of which would ‘give pause to US enemies.’ “The US Air Force wants up to 100 new bombers...