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Israel Finds Hamas Training Manual in Gaza

Israel Finds Hamas Training Manual in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a page from a seized Hamas training manual that supports its case that Palestinian militants deliberately use the cover of residential areas for combat operations, reports Reuters. Hamas “dismissed the document as a forgery

Vatican Strips Priest of Immunity

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Monday that its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, accused of sexually abusing young boys in the Caribbean country, had lost his diplomatic immunity and could be tried by Dominican or other courts.

White House Signs Off on Surveillance Flights over Syria

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) —U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized aerial surveillance over Syria as he weighs possible airstrikes against Sunni extremists in the embattled country. The president made the decision to deploy the surveillance flights over the weekend, a

Dogs Feast On Ebola Victim Carcasses in Liberia

Dogs Feast On Ebola Victim Carcasses in Liberia

Packs of Liberian dogs have been eating the remains of dead Ebola victims in Monrovia, according to multiple witnesses. Many have contacted the government health ministry, but no measures were taken to stop the packs of dogs pulling dead bodies

Is Pope Francis at War with the Vatican Itself?

Is Pope Francis at War with the Vatican Itself?

Catholics are often told to be in the world but not of the world, meaning that while they carry on ordinary lives, they should never forget their faith and what it demands of them. In a similar way, Pope Francis seems

World View: AQAP Announces Support for Islamic State

World View: AQAP Announces Support for Islamic State

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Violence flares on India/Pakistan border in Kashmir Narendra Modi increases tensions in Jammu and Kashmir AQAP announces support for Islamic State Violence flares on India/Pakistan border in Kashmir Two Indian soldiers and four militants

Analysis: End of the Line for Hamas?

Analysis: End of the Line for Hamas?

Hamas is in trouble. Eventually, barring some cataclysmic event or full-scale Israeli invasion, one of these serial cease-fires will more or less hold and the 2014 Gaza War will sputter to an end. And, sometime thereafter, Hamas will fall from

France's Socialist Govt Dissolves in Internal Feud

France's Socialist Govt Dissolves in Internal Feud

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande dissolved the government on Monday after open feuding among his Cabinet over the country’s stagnant economy. Prime Minister Manuel Valls offered up his Socialist government’s resignation after accusing France’s outspoken economy minister of

Reward for Missing Gnomes

Reward for Missing Gnomes

There are 400 missing garden gnomes in Vorarlberg. These are not regular garden gnomes, though. The Social Democrat Party used these garden gnomes in a political campaign for an election on September 21. Members posted the garden gnomes, known as

Islamic State Takes Over Syrian Military Air Base

Islamic State Takes Over Syrian Military Air Base

After a four-day battle, jihadi fighters from the Islamic State (IS) terror group overtook a Syrian military airport in Raqqa on Sunday, securing the last piece of their accumulation of the entire province. President Bashar al-Assad’s state-run Syrian news agency

Ebola Kills Liberian Doctor Despite Receiving ZMapp Drug

Ebola Kills Liberian Doctor Despite Receiving ZMapp Drug

Liberian doctor Abraham Borbor died from Ebola, though he received ZMapp, the experimental Ebola drug.  Borbor was one of three Africans who took ZMapp. There is no word on the conditions of the other patients. Information Minister Lewis Brown told

Gaza Fighting Rages on as New Truce Talks Rumored

Gaza Fighting Rages on as New Truce Talks Rumored

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Fighting between Israel and Gaza militants raged on Monday despite claims of new cease-fire efforts as hundreds of Israelis living in communities near the coastal strip were fleeing their homes following a deadly mortar

UK 'Close' to Identifying James Foley Beheading Suspect

UK 'Close' to Identifying James Foley Beheading Suspect

LONDON (AP) — Police and spy agencies are close to identifying the English-accented militant depicted on video showing the killing of U.S. journalist James Foley, Britain’s ambassador to the United States said Sunday. Peter Westmacott told CNN’s “State of the

Islamic State Fighters Capture Syrian Air Base

Islamic State Fighters Capture Syrian Air Base

BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State fighters captured a major military air base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, eliminating the last government-held outpost in a province otherwise dominated by the jihadi group, activists and state media said. Tabqa airfield — home