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
China’s top diplomat told India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday that the nuclear-armed neighbours should regard themselves as “natural partners” rather than rivals as they held talks in New Delhi. Speaking at a press conference in the Indian
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Armed Services Committee will investigate the Obama administration’s swap of an American prisoner held for five years for five Taliban leaders that caused a political firestorm over the lack of congressional notification and fears the
Berlin, June 10 (QNA) – At least five people were killed amid heavy weather in Germany’s North Rhine Westphalia, police said late Monday. Three people were killed Monday in Duesseldorf, a fire brigade spokesman told the German News Agency (dpa).
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen in Pakistan attacked a training facility near the Karachi airport on Tuesday, a spokesman said. Pakistani television stations showed images of security guards rushing to the scene and frantically taking up positions behind buildings or
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Five Americans troops were killed in an apparent friendly fire incident in southern Afghanistan, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday, in one of the worst such incidents involving United States or coalition troops since the start
On June 8, two U.S. stealth bombers arrived in England to join “three B-52 Stratofortress aircraft already deployed” as part of “Washington’s effort to reassure allies in the region amid Russia’s recent bluster.” “All five of the aircraft are capable
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Massive Taliban attack at airport in Karachi, Pakistan Tens of thousands of families flee homes in Pakistan’s tribal area Iran closes border with Pakistan after terror attack in Balochistan Iran’s Supreme Leader complains young
In the midst of the historic meeting at the Vatican where the presidents of Israel and the Palestinian Authority came together at the unexpected request of Pope Francis, another first occurred days earlier. TV host and now WABC Radio host
Almost none of President Obama’s usual media enablers have defended, let alone supported, last week’s Taliban-terror-masters for alleged-army-deserter swap. Surprisingly, the one who has done so most openly is conservative columnist and Fox News analyst Charles Krauthammer. While eviscerating the
(Reuters) – India’s new government will use public and private investment to create jobs for the millions who enter the workforce every year and will make containing inflation its top priority, President Pranab Mukherjee told parliament on Monday. Outlining Prime
CAIRO (AP) — A string of sexual assaults on women during celebrations of Egypt’s presidential inauguration — including a mass attack on a 19-year-old student who was stripped in Cairo’s Tahrir Square — prompted outrage Monday as a video emerged
Spies from Russia’s intelligence apparatus reportedly fooled Edward Snowden into seeking refuge in Moscow. Not only that, Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence agency had kept tabs on Snowden six years prior to Snowden’s spilling US secrets, Former KGB Major Boris Karpichkov
Those close to Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl are finding the toll of supporting him through allegations of desertion and anti-Americanism increasingly challenging. The FBI has revealed that Bergdahl’s parents have received threats for their public support of their son, while residents
“What’s emerging is an imperial presidency, an uber presidency as I’ve called it, where the president can act unilaterally. This is only the latest example of that… Barack Obama is really the president Richard Nixon always wanted to be.“ That’s constitutional
The South China Morning Post reported that China intends to build an artificial island base in the disputed and oil-rich Spratly Islands between the coast of Vietnam and the Philippines. With the U.S. fracking boom destroying China’s comparative advantage in manufacturing from
A new public opinion poll shows that veterans oppose Obama’s decision to trade five Guantanamo detainees for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl by overwhelming numbers. According to the poll conducted by USA Today and Pew Research, 68 percent of
BAGHDAD (AP) — A double bombing at the offices of two Kurdish political parties north of Baghdad and other attacks in Iraq killed at least 29 people Monday, officials said. The twin attack took place in the town of Tuz
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament Monday that he was committed to restarting Japan’s controversial commercial whale hunting program, despite the UN denouncing the policy and demanding Tokyo stop the killings immediately. The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Petro Poroshenko promised peace and unity, which includes reclaiming Crimea from Russia, in his inauguration speech. The next step in the process is appointing new ministers and members to his team. Reuters reported: He is expected soon to name a
Indian government officials have struggled to suppress the country’s rape epidemic, and some have exacerbated public outrage with insensitive remarks. The latest such remark comes from a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, who claimed rapes “happen accidentally.” The
The Basque separatist group Gure Esku Dago (“It Is in Our Hands”) organized a human chain that connected the northern city of Pamplona to Durango, Biscay. The controversial move has been condemned by Spanish authorities for the use of children
Judicial Watch uncovered the most significant and explosive details yet related to the Obama administration’s Benghazi scandal. Judicial Watch continues to pepper the administration with Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests (and lawsuits when necessary) to shake loose as many Benghazi-related records
Russia said Moscow will respond if NATO continues to build up forces on Russia’s borders. Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said Russia considers considers NATO unit movements as a hostile act against Moscow. “We cannot see such a build-up of
The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has struck again, abducting 20 Fulani women from their village near Chibok, the town where over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted on April 14. Nigeria’s Leadership newspaper reported Sunday that they had confirmed the
On Sunday, Islamic Prayers and readings from the Quran were heard from the Vatican for the first time in history. The prayers came as a result of Pope Francis’s request that Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud
