Tuesday

August 25, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

North Korea and South Korea agree to stop airing propaganda at the border and stand down preparations for war. (NPR)

Boko Haram

A teenage girl suicide bomber kills five people and injures fourteen others in the Damaturu area in northeast Nigeria. (AP via Fox News)

Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

Fourteen people are arrested in Spain and Morocco for allegedly trying to recruit people to ISIL. (The Times of Israel)

Arts and culture

Almost four years of renovations at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City are nearly complete prior to Pope Francis' visit in September. Cardinal Timothy Dolan leads a brief tour of the cathedral. (CBS)