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The War Against ISIS

Images and info that help explain the status of the world’s fight against ISIS. If nothing else, you know that ISIS is bad. The thing is, even after years of scary headlines and even scarier videos, most of us know little to nothing else about the intricate and downright brutal...

By John Kuroski • Sep 7, 2016

The War Against ISIS

Images and info that help explain the status of the world’s fight against ISIS. If nothing else, you know that ISIS is bad. The thing is, even after years of scary headlines and even scarier videos, most of us know little to nothing else about the intricate and downright brutal...

By John Kuroski • September 7, 2016

Inside The Dangerous U.S.-Saudi Arabia Alliance

As the U.S. fights to stop ISIS from making gains in the Middle East, it continues its relationship with Saudi Arabia, "an ISIS that made it."

By Savannah Cox • Sep 1, 2016

Inside The Dangerous U.S.-Saudi Arabia Alliance

As the U.S. fights to stop ISIS from making gains in the Middle East, it continues its relationship with Saudi Arabia, "an ISIS that made it."

By Savannah Cox • September 1, 2016

Inside ISIS Schools: What The Caliphate Teaches Children

The cost of education in the Islamic State is far worse than anything you could imagine.

By Richard Stockton • Aug 29, 2016

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Inside ISIS Schools: What The Caliphate Teaches Children

The cost of education in the Islamic State is far worse than anything you could imagine.

By Richard Stockton • August 29, 2016

41 Photos That Reveal The Otherworldly Beauty Of Socotra

Isolated from the outside world, Socotra has grown to be both the most strangely beautiful and the most unique place on planet Earth.

By John Kuroski • Jul 22, 2016

41 Photos That Reveal The Otherworldly Beauty Of Socotra

Isolated from the outside world, Socotra has grown to be both the most strangely beautiful and the most unique place on planet Earth.

By John Kuroski • July 22, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 10 – 16

New York’s Guardian Angels in action, Nat Geo’s best travel photo of the year, athletes in motion, Syria before and after civil war, and history’s greatest coincidences. The Guardian Angels, The Saviors Of 1980s New York, In Action In the late 1970s into the 1980s, New York was mired in...

By All That's Interesting • Jul 15, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 10 – 16

New York’s Guardian Angels in action, Nat Geo’s best travel photo of the year, athletes in motion, Syria before and after civil war, and history’s greatest coincidences. The Guardian Angels, The Saviors Of 1980s New York, In Action In the late 1970s into the 1980s, New York was mired in...

By All That's Interesting • July 15, 2016

Osama Bin Laden’s Son Hamza Bin Laden Threatens U.S. In New Audio Message

Al Qaeda recently released an audio message from Hamza bin Laden — the son of the group’s fallen leader, Osama bin Laden — that threatens violent revenge against the United States for his father’s death. According to the Washington, D.C.-area Search for International Terrorist Entities (SITE) Intelligence Group, the younger...

By John Kuroski • Jul 11, 2016

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Osama Bin Laden’s Son Hamza Bin Laden Threatens U.S. In New Audio Message

Al Qaeda recently released an audio message from Hamza bin Laden — the son of the group’s fallen leader, Osama bin Laden — that threatens violent revenge against the United States for his father’s death. According to the Washington, D.C.-area Search for International Terrorist Entities (SITE) Intelligence Group, the younger...

By John Kuroski • July 11, 2016

Meet The “Iranian Hulk” Who Wants To Fight ISIS

The “Hulk of Iran” has had enough of ISIS — and he wants to do something about it. A 24-year-old Iranian bodybuilder named Sajad Gharibi announced that he plans to head to Syria and “beat up ISIS,” BBC Persia reported on Friday. Gharibi, who weighs approximately 350 pounds and has...

By Savannah Cox • Jul 6, 2016

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Meet The “Iranian Hulk” Who Wants To Fight ISIS

The “Hulk of Iran” has had enough of ISIS — and he wants to do something about it. A 24-year-old Iranian bodybuilder named Sajad Gharibi announced that he plans to head to Syria and “beat up ISIS,” BBC Persia reported on Friday. Gharibi, who weighs approximately 350 pounds and has...

By Savannah Cox • July 6, 2016

This City’s Growth From Desert To Metropolis Makes Las Vegas Look Quaint

You’re probably aware that Dubai is home to the tallest building in the world (as this dizzying Burj Khalifa video demonstrates) and that its urban planning is a marvel of modern civic engineering. Even still, you’re probably not aware just how much this one-of-a-kind metropolis has grown in recent decades....

By John Kuroski • Mar 2, 2016

This City’s Growth From Desert To Metropolis Makes Las Vegas Look Quaint

You’re probably aware that Dubai is home to the tallest building in the world (as this dizzying Burj Khalifa video demonstrates) and that its urban planning is a marvel of modern civic engineering. Even still, you’re probably not aware just how much this one-of-a-kind metropolis has grown in recent decades....

By John Kuroski • March 2, 2016

21 Delightful Photos Of People Celebrating New Year’s Around The World

From epic water fights in Thailand to a solemn Aztec ceremony in Mexico, people around the world mark the new year in many different ways.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 29, 2015

21 Delightful Photos Of People Celebrating New Year’s Around The World

From epic water fights in Thailand to a solemn Aztec ceremony in Mexico, people around the world mark the new year in many different ways.

By Natasha Ishak • December 29, 2015

Who Was Just-Killed ISIS Leader “Jihadi John”?

A U.S. airstrike appears to have taken out the public face of ISIS. Here's what we know about Jihadi John.

By Nickolaus Hines • Nov 13, 2015

Who Was Just-Killed ISIS Leader “Jihadi John”?

A U.S. airstrike appears to have taken out the public face of ISIS. Here's what we know about Jihadi John.

By Nickolaus Hines • November 13, 2015