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
Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan overwhelmingly consider President George W. Bush a better commander in chief than President Barack Obama, according to a survey conducted by the Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation. In the survey, full
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russia state media that Moscow wants Ukraine to be a federation and autonomy for Russian speakers. The Ukraine Foreign Ministry said Russia is looking for ways to break up Ukraine. “Why does Russia not
(AFP) Curators were forced to remove a precious cup from display in a church in Spain when crowds swarmed there after historians claimed it was the Holy Grail, staff said. Visitors flocked to the San Isidoro basilica in the northwestern
Aid organisation Doctors Without Borders said Monday an Ebola outbreak suspected of killing at least 78 people in Guinea was an “unprecedented epidemic” that had spread across the west African nation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin informed German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday about the partial withdrawal of troops he ordered from a region on the border with Ukraine, her office said. dlc/jmm
American universities have increasingly begun to reach out to international students as foreign enrollment reaches an all-time high. The international students, the Bergen Record reports, pay higher tuition than in-state students, and most are now coming in from China and Saudi
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited Crimea on Monday as a way to reassure the citizens they will prosper under Russian control. “People in Crimea mustn’t lose anything after joining Russia, they must only make gains,” Medvedev said in televised
In a brazen attempt to rob a Manila jewelry store inside the SM Mall of Asia, one of the world’s largest malls, a group of thieves brandishing guns and carrying hammers to shatter the display cases terrified hundreds of shoppers.
Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talked for four hours in Paris about Russia and Ukraine, but nothing was resolved. They could not come to any agreement concerning Ukraine and Russia. America’s main concern are
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday convicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a wide-ranging bribery case, a verdict that could send him to prison and that crushed his hopes for a political comeback. The development seals the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Thailand approaches a crisis point in anti-government riots France’s president François Hollande suffers election debacle Russia, U.S. remain deadlocked over Ukraine after 4 hours talks Michael Lewis: How the stock market is rigged Thailand
North and South Korea traded fire across their disputed maritime border on Monday, with the South’s military saying it had responded to shells landing in its waters from a North live-fire drill. lim-gh/jw
PARIS (AP) — French voters dealt a severe blow to the Socialist government in Sunday’s municipal elections, but the party saved face by retaining the crown jewel, Paris, which got its first female mayor. The anti-immigration far right, which claims
France’s ruling Socialist Party suffered heavy losses in nationwide local elections Sunday and the far-right National Front claimed control of at least two mid-sized towns, the first exit polls indicated. As ballots closed, the centre-right UMP claimed to have been
Crimean Tatars feared for their safety when Crimea voiced allegiance to Russia after Ukraine ousted Russia-backed president Viktor Yanukovych on February 22. Their fears grew when Russia increased its presence and they realized Crimea would be annexed. To ease these
Interpol harshly rebuked the Malaysian government this week after officials claimed they did not check flyer’s passports against Interpol’s database because their servers were too slow. The feuding follows an announcement from China that they have seen evidence of debris
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are scheduled to meet in Paris to once again try to end the Ukraine-Russia situation diplomatically. The meeting will take place at 6:30 PM Paris time. Russian President
On March 30, 1867 American Secretary of State William H. Seward purchased Alaska from Russian Minister Edouard de Stoeckl for $7.2 million, or roughly two cents per acre. After receiving news that the Czar would approve a transaction regarding Alaska,
Crimean Tatars met and demanded autonomy in Crimea since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine. They openly supported the new government in Kyiv and boycotted the March 16 referendum to join Russia. The Tatars used to be the majority in
The DailyMail is featuring photos of a primitive, isolated Amazon tribe in Brazil’s Acre state near the border with Peru. The photos were taken from a plane. The general perception is that the tribe, which numbers roughly 200 people, is
The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians has reported that homosexual activists in Germany attacked parents who were protesting a new “sexual diversity” curriculum in their schools. The parents felt that the new curriculum featured a pro-homosexual agenda., and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New car bombing in Lebanon continues sectarian strife U.N. promises ‘response’ to North Korea firing midrange missiles Crimean Tatars vote to push for self-rule New car bombing in Lebanon continues sectarian strife A suicide
(AFP)–Vatican police on Saturday apprehended an American and a Dutch man who were trying to deposit billions of euros and US dollars in fake bonds in the Vatican bank. The men were stopped by the police when they approached one
Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko, former boxer turned politician, decided not to run for president of Ukraine and will support billionaire Petro Poroshenko. Instead, Klitschko will run for mayor of Kiev. He announced his decision at the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for
The Norwegian Army is “making women soldiers” use unisex bedrooms at a military base in Northern Norway. This new “experiment” comes after the Norwegian military went “veggie to save [the] climate” in November 2013, began allowing male soldiers to wear
