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
July 1 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of the 7th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Schneerson was a uniquely charismatic and visionary leader, who pushed back against the postwar trends of secularism and disenchantment and presented religious Judaism
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Frequently cited as an old Arabic saying, this oft-quoted phrase more likely came out of India, in a 4th century treatise on military strategy written in Sanskrit. But whatever its origin, it
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A 17-year-old girl and her husband were killed by her family for marrying without its consent, and another young woman was burned alive by a man for refusing his proposal in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, police said
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi helicopter gunships struck suspected insurgent positions in Tikrit on Sunday as part of a government offensive to retake the predominantly Sunni hometown of former dictator Saddam Hussein from Sunni militants led by the al-Qaida breakaway Islamic
A jihadist group in Syria has publicly executed and crucified nine men, eight of them rebels fighting both President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the jihadists, a monitor said on Sunday. The report comes amid fierce clashes on the outskirts of
One year after an oil-laden train derailed, exploded and killed 47 people in a town in Canada’s Quebec province, trains are rolling again but locals are hardly thrilled. The picturesque lakeside town of Lac-Megantic was transformed by the inferno —
Libyan militia leader Ahmed Abu Khatallah pleads ‘not guilty’ to a federal terrorism charge related to the attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Sarajevo Serbs unveil monument to Gavrilo Princip, who triggered World War I. What could trigger another world war? The West African Ebola outbreak is now the worst in history. Sarajevo Serbs unveil monument to
Claiming it could no longer abide the Obama administration’s five-year refusal to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline designed to bring 830,000 barrels a day of much-needed Alberta shale oil to U.S. refineries, the Canadian government recently approved plans
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has begun to lose the support of his own socialist party. After expelling a rebel official for criticizing the government, Maduro has threatened to purge his own party of dissidents in an attempt to silence the
27-year-old Meriam Ibrahim, who became internationally known after the government of Sudan sentenced her to death for refusing to convert to Islam, is now safe at the United States embassy in that nation after being re-arrested while trying to leave
On June 28, 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were murdered by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. The assassination set off a chain of events that led to the outbreak of the First World War in
U.S. personnel accustomed to drinking their coffee on the drive to work will have to put that habit on hold for about a month. It’s one of a few lifestyle changes Americans will have to make during the holy month
Russian gas company Gazprom told the European Union its gas supplies will be in jeopardy if it chooses to sell gas back to Ukraine. The state-owned company cut off the gas to Kiev in mid-June. “There is no physical reverse
Editor’s Note: 100 years ago today, the bloody 20th century started with an assassination. The New York Times has given over much of today’s edition to coverage. We reprint here some of the highlights. From “The War to End All
Nothing is sacred for the pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine. A Russian Orthodox Church Abroad priest, who did not want to be named, said the rebels hide mortars behind the Orthodox churches. “Gunmen in Slovyansk hide mortars behind orthodox churches and
(Reuters) – Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo challenged U.S. President Barack Obama to a bet over Belgium’s impending World Cup knock-out match against the United States, offering the prospect of some “great Belgian beers” should the U.S. team win. On Thursday,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com We have Jean-Claude Juncker to kick around again Britain’s David Cameron hints at leaving EU because of Juncker The financial crisis in Greece continues USS Bataan with 1000 marines to join six other warships
Governor Issa Timamy of Lamu, Kenya, has been charged with murder and terrorism for “attacks in the coastal Lamu district” earlier this month. According to BBC News, these attacks “killed at least 60 people, as gunmen descended on hotels and
On June 27, North Korea announced it had test launched “newly developed cutting-edge ultra-precision tactical guided missiles.” According to Xinhuanet.com, the “official KCNA news agency” reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “guided the test fire at the central
Perm-36 is a Gulag museum in the Perm region in Russia. It is a well-preserved Stalin-era camp to provide visitors insight into Soviet repressions. It was one of the worst camps during the Soviet Union. Currently, the Putin regime is
One of the last Christian strongholds in Iraq came under attack this week, and its last remaining citizens are making a desperate plea to the United States for help. Until this week, Qaraqosh was a town where Christians from other
From the Daily Beast: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fighters loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) have at times been as close as six miles to Baghdad, according to Iraqi and Kurdish commanders interviewed by The Daily Beast.
(Reuters) – China has unveiled a new official map of the country giving greater play to its claims on the South China Sea, state media said on Wednesday, making the disputed waters and its numerous islets and reefs more clearly seem like
Mariam Yahya Ibrahim, seen here on her release from jail where she was facing the death penalty in Sudan, is at the centre of a new controversy. The mother-of-two was arrested again trying to leave the country a day after
