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
(AFP) Aid agencies said Tuesday they were ready to truck desperately-needed supplies to 2.9 million more Syrians after the UN Security Council finally passed a resolution backing cross-border convoys. The United Nations estimates that 10.8 million people — or half
(Reuters) – Iraqi politicians named a moderate Sunni Islamist as speaker of parliament on Tuesday, a long-delayed first step towards a power-sharing government urgently needed to save the state from disintegration in the face of a Sunni uprising. But after
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon left at least 12 people dead, knocked out power in many areas, damaged a parked plane but spared the Philippine capital on Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted, officials said. Still, Typhoon Rammasun’s winds
(Reuters) – Mexico said on Tuesday it had rescued 458 children from a vermin-infested refuge for abandoned boys and girls, some of whom it believes were sexually abused. The attorney general’s office said police and army troops raided a home
DAKAR (Reuters) – The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 603 since February, with at least 68 deaths reported from three countries in the region in the last week alone, the World Health Organisation said
Tel Aviv, Israel– Early Wednesday, Palestinian media said a high ranking unnamed Hamas official revealed that the jihadi group has released a list of ten demands upon Israel in exchange for a proposed ten year truce with the Jewish state.
The largest international airport in Venezuela has recently imposed a “breathing tax” on individuals currently in the building. The $20 tax is said to be necessary to pay for air conditioning in the impoverished socialist nation. Univisión reports that, beginning on
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Ukraine accuses Russia of shooting down military transport plane Egypt proposes a cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war Palestinian lawyer says that proving Israeli war crimes would be difficult Ukraine accuses Russia of shooting down
Tel Aviv, Israel — The Israel Defense Forces left voice messages with 100,000 citizens of the Gaza Strip’s north, telling them to “evacuate for the sake of your safety by 8:00 a.m.” Wednesday, or 1:00 a.m. Eastern time. On Tuesday, Hamas
Kurdish news outlets are reporting incidents in which ISIS is believed to have used chemical weapons against Kurdish soldiers. The Kurdish Peshmerga forces have been indispensable in containing the spread of ISIS, organizing in unprecedented numbers to fight ISIS where
Just one week ago, reports began to surface that residents of Mosul, Iraq – a town captured by the terrorist jihadi group Islamic State (formerly Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS) – had returned to normal life and were even
Over the years, we at the Investigative Project on Terrorism and many others have called on American Islamists to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization. They have steadfastly refused. Fine. But if Palestinian advocates really want a better life for the
The Colombian government resumed peace talks today with the Marxist terror group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a day after a sophisticated military operation wiped out fourteen FARC guerrillas, bringing the total of FARC leaders eliminated in the
The prosecution in a case peripheral to the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two men accused of committing the April 15, 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon, have released video showing the younger Tsarnaev returning to a college dorm
Tel Aviv, Israel– The Israeli security cabinet met 9pm Tuesday, 12 hours after they had agreed to accept Egypt’s proposed ceasefire between the Jewish state and Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said to the press that despite Israel unilaterally
A man who had left the terrorist jihadist group Islamic State, formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), tells the BBC that the terrorist group uses young, brainwashed foreign men to impose a very specific, oppressive form of
LOS ANGELES — Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview from Tel Aviv Tuesday that Israel is likely to undertake a “limited ground operation” in the Gaza Strip, though a sudden
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have released video footage from Monday clearly depicting numerous rockets being fired out of Gaza by Hamas terrorists into Israel. The rockets are fired into civilian territory–often from civilian territory–and force Israelis to seek shelter and
Ukraine claims Russia was involved in an airstrike on Tuesday that killed eleven people. Eight people were wounded, including one child. “Today at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) an unknown plane carried out a bombing attack on Snizhne. The flight can
A five-year-old child in the Afghan city of Herat died this week after being the victim of a gang rape, from which he sustained fatal injuries. The incident has triggered another wave of outrage in the nation, which has struggled
On July 14, the body of Benghazi terrorist attack suspect Faraj al-Shibli was discovered in Marj, Libya. According to CNN, al-Shibli “was a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.” That group “tried to overthrow the government of late Libyan
On July 14 China criticized Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott for praising Japan’s World War II effort. According to Xinhuanet, Abbott said: “We admired the honor and sense of skill [the Japanese] brought to their task, although we disagreed what
Avi Issacharoff of the Times of Israel argues that Hamas was “cornered” by the ceasefire that Egypt proposed and Israel accepted Monday. “If they accept the Egyptian proposal, they will be perceived as having been heavily defeated in the latest
By Avi Issacharoff in The Times of Israel: It’s not yet completely clear how Hamas and Israel will respond to the Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire to to be announced on Tuesday morning. But one thing is certain: This is the darkest
Tel Aviv, Israel — At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said at a press conference that the IDF’s Operation Protective Edge should conclude with Israel “controlling all of the Gaza Strip.” “Israel must go all the way,”
