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
Three people are dead and one is reportedly in critical condition, according to ABC News, after a shooting spree at a Jewish community center and retirement facility in Overland Park, Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports that police arrested one male
VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — A raging fire leaped from hilltop to hilltop in this colorful port city, killing at least 16 people and destroying more than 500 homes. More than 10,000 people were evacuated, including more than 200 female inmates
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and European High Representative Catherine Ashton condemned the attacks on government buildings in east Ukraine by pro-Russian forces. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of more consequences and the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New poison gas attack reported in Syria The Afghanistan elections and the Afghan-Pakistan Taliban alliance The presidential runoff in Afghanistan New poison gas attack reported in Syria Reports from both the Syrian government and
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s government said Sunday that the interim prime minister had declined a parliamentary mandate to form a new government and will instead step down, in a move likely to compound the difficulties facing a government already
Ukraine interim President Oleksandr Turchynov held a televised press conference to address the violent takeovers of cities in east Ukraine. He announced Kyiv will “launch a large-scale anti-terrorist operation involving the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” He promised amnesty for any
A woman who underwent fertility treatment at a clinic in Rome became pregnant with the twins of another couple after their embryos were mixed up, press reports said Sunday. Italy’s health ministry said it was launching an investigation into the
According to Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, at least one Ukrainian state security officer was killed and five wounded in Sloviansk. This city in Donetsk Oblast is the latest of many in east Ukraine to experience violent demonstrations by pro-Russians.
As violence escalates in Sloviansk, ambulances had to rush to Kharkiv’s central square as pro-Russians clashed with pro-Ukrainians. Earlier in the day, at least three people were severely beaten in Kharkiv around 3 p.m. on April 13 during clashes between
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced on his Facebook page that a Kramatorsk police station in Donetsk Oblast was seized by gunmen. They opened fire and the police fired back. Here is the translation: Interior Minister Arsen #Avakov on FB: #KrasnyLiman. Offensive
On Saturday, Ukraine told Russia it will not forward any payments on gas to Russia due to the increased price. Andriy Kobolev, chief executive of Ukraine’s state-run energy company Naftogaz, said the increased price Russia was demanding for its gas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden will visit Ukraine later this month to meet with government and citizen leaders. The White House says Biden will travel to the capital of Kiev on April 22 for a visit that will
Armed pro-Russians took control of the police station in Sloviansk in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. Another group of gunmen attempted to capture a police station in Shaktarsk, also in Donetsk, but failed. The 15 gunmen chose the police station since it
African peacekeepers escorted more than 1,000 minority Muslims fleeing attacks by mainly Christian militias in the Central African Republic to neighbouring Chad, police told AFP on Saturday. The refugees had gathered at a Koranic school and the Catholic Church’s premises
A decade and a half of socialist repression and months of protests with seemingly no end have catapulted Venezuela to the top of the list of the world’s most dangerous nations. According to a study by the U.N. Office on Drugs
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com NATO says that Russia is preparing for an invasion of Ukraine Indonesia upgrades military base to confront China NATO says that Russia is preparing for an invasion of Ukraine NATO has released satellite photos,
Abu Azmi, the leader of India’s Samajwadi (Socialist) party in the Midwestern state of Maharashtra, argued India’s laws against rape were insufficient because “nothing happens to women, only to men,” and that anyone engaging in sexual activity outside of marriage, “with
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk visited cities in east Ukraine that are facing protests from pro-Russians. He told those in Donetsk, a region that already proclaimed independence from Ukraine, that regions will have more power. “Executive committers of each region will
The European Union will help Ukraine pay gas bills with Russia and provide them with gas if Moscow decides to cut them off. The response comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to European leaders that threatened to
Russia is took another step towards complete censorship when Moscow shut down Voice of America. The US said Russia has double standards, but Rossiya Segodnya (Russia Today) claimed they just did not want to renew the contract. Dmitry Kiselyov, head
Increasingly, the war in the information battlespace is being waged outside the hallowed halls of the enemedia. The Islamic supremacist group Muslim Advocates has announced that its Annual Gala 2014 on May 3 will host an “onstage conversation” about “countering
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been making much ado about his “human rights council,” a group which initiated a meeting between Maduro and former opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski this week. But the talks yielded no progress, and the
During a diplomatic visit in which China boasted of both its military prowess and its apparent lack thereof, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has become the first American official to receive a tour of a Chinese aircraft carrier. Hagel received more access
Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has officially denied a report from CNN alleging that Malaysian fighter aircraft were scrambled to find missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 the morning after the plane was reported to have disappeared. According to CNN, a
There is a clandestine plan by the Obama administration to pin the blame for the failure of peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians on Israel, according to a recent report from the Washington Free Beacon. The Washington Free Beacon
