To Obama, the Geneva Convention applies to stateless terrorists–who are not parties to the convention, and are not lawful combatants–but not to U.S. sailors captured and detained by Iran at gunpoint
BANGKOK (AP) — Three months after overthrowing Thailand’s last elected government, this Southeast Asian nation’s junta leader is stepping out of his army uniform for good — to take up the post of prime minister in a move critics say
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three senior commanders of the Hamas military wing Thursday, delivering a likely blow to the organization’s morale and highlighting the long reach of Israel’s intelligence services. The pre-dawn
BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic extremists fired rockets and tank shells Wednesday at a major air base in northeastern Syria, kicking off a long-anticipated offensive to seize the last position held by the Syrian government in a province that is a
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama expressed revulsion on Wednesday at the beheading of an American journalist by Islamist militants and vowed the United States would do what it must to protect its citizens as international condemnation of the insurgents grew. Not
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Riots in Liberia after Ebola slum is blockaded Australian MP Clive Palmer shocks country with anti-China rant Invasion of Libya feared following mysterious bombing of Tripoli Riots in Liberia after Ebola slum is blockaded
United States Special Operations were involved in a top-secret rescue operation in Syria to secure now-deceased journalist James Foley and other American citizens being held by the Islamic State terror group. Yesterday, video surfaced of Foley being ruthlessly executed by
The Islamic State (IS) slaughtered American journalist James Wright Foley, whom many remember for his fantastic contributions to the media. But there is one aspect of Foley’s life outlets allow to be overshadowed: Foley relied on his Catholic faith, especially
The “Ice Challenge” has exploded onto social media, succeeding as a popular way to bring awareness to the neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Celebrities, too, have accepted the challenge, “tagging” other
At least 17 people died after rocket fire hit a convoy with refugees from Luhansk. Women and children were among the victims. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said the death toll could be higher once the recovery is finished. Kiev claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States launched a new barrage of airstrikes against Islamic State extremists Wednesday and weighed sending more troops to Iraq as President Barack Obama vowed to be relentless in pursuit of the terrorist group that beheaded
MONROVIA, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Police in the Liberian capital Monrovia fired live rounds and teargas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd trying to break an Ebola quarantine imposed on their neighbourhood, as the death toll from the epidemic
A senior Hamas official acknowledged that the terrorist organization was behind the June kidnapping and murder of three Israeli students, the Jerusalem Post reports. Salah al-Aruri, a senior Hamas official, praised the “heroic action of the Kassam Brigades who kidnapped three settlers
This article originally ran in the Daily Mail: Thousands of travellers holding fake passports could be entering countries freely as a new study suggests that officers are no better than the average person at recognising whether a passport photo does
In a chilling 14 August 2014 letter to Lisa O. Monaco, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor at the National Security Council (NSC), reminiscent of the Red Chinese and Soviet gulags, a group of 75 signatories urged the Obama administration to “implement a
Battlefield success by the Islamic State, formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), may be translating into a competition with al-Qaida for brand loyalty among jihadist recruits. These successes have intelligence experts worried. Al-Qaida and the Islamic State are now
For the first time, Pope Francis has talked about his own mortality, telling reporters he estimates “two or three years” left before his passing. A reporter embedded with the Pope asked him about his overall popularity on the flight back
A diplomatic source told the Jerusalem Post that Hamas doesn’t believe it is currently within its best interests to spark further conflict with Israel. “It is very unlikely that a full-blown military conflict between Hamas and [Israel] will reignite, even
Ebola killed 84 in the first three days of this week, the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN’s health body, said Tuesday. The total number of confirmed deaths due to the Ebola virus has now risen to 1,229, according to
North Korean media have graced Secretary of State John Kerry with one of its trademark insults against foreign leaders, calling him a “wolf with a hideous lantern jaw,” according to the Associated Press. The AP noted that Wednesday’s insult against
Twitter is suspending any account that tweets graphic photos of American journalist James Wright Foley’s execution in Syria along with accounts linked to the Islamic State (IS). IS beheaded Foley and uploaded the video to YouTube, which took it down
In what is widely being regarded as a strong rebuke of the jihadist terror group Islamic State, Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, has called fundamentalist Islamism “the number one enemy of Islam” and warned Imams against convincing
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The World Health Organization says the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is now at least 1,350 people. The latest figures Wednesday show that the deaths are mounting fastest in Liberia, which now
Amid the news that two patients– one in New Mexico and one in California– are currently being tested for Ebola in hospitals due to matching symptoms, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that there have been
A German official has openly accused the government of Qatar with financing the Islamic State terror group. Germany’s development aid minister, Gerd Mueller, said Wednesday from Berlin: “A story like this always has a history. Who is financing these troops?
As yet another temporary ceasefire went up in the smoke of three Hamas terror rockets launched Tuesday against the Israeli city of Beersheba, the debate inside Israel regarding what lessons can be learned from this ongoing 31-day war will only
