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
The US Senate easily advanced a Ukraine aid package Monday that includes sanctions on Russia, but its controversial inclusion of IMF reforms is likely to stall the legislation in the House. Senators voted 78 to 17 to overcome a procedural
The United States on Monday noted there have been more Turkish tweets since the prime minister controversially banned the micro-blogging service than before. Turkey’s telecommunications authority blocked local access to the US social network Thursday under orders of Recep Tayyip
Scores of angry relatives of the Chinese passengers aboard Flight MH370 set out on a protest march to the Malaysian embassy in Beijing Tuesday to demand more answers about the crashed plane’s fate. Around 200 family members, some in tears,
G7 leaders on Monday decided to exclude Russia from the next summit of richest nations as punishment for absorbing Crimea, European President Herman van Rompuy said. Leaders at crisis talks called by US President Barack Obama in The Hague agreed
One more unique thread of evidence has been woven into the tapestry of missing flight MH370. Investigators discovered that Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah received a two-minute call shortly before take-off from a mystery woman using a mobile phone number obtained
On Sunday, a 16-year-old protester died of a severe beating by the Venezuelan National Guard, and a pregnant 28-year-old woman was shot exiting a bus during a protest, as Nicolás Maduro’s regime continues to use severe violence to oppress national
Russia imposed sanctions on 13 Canadian officials and they are not allowed to enter the country. Canada has been one of the most outspoken countries against Russia when they invaded Ukraine’s peninsula. They were also the first to take actions
It took only two court sessions for a judge to sentence to death 529 Mohammed Morsi supporters for the death of one police officer in Egypt. The defendants were arrested after violent demonstrations occurred as a reaction to the police
Malaysian authorities running the investigation have told the families of those on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that the plane’s flight “ended in the southern Indian Ocean” and investigators assume no survivors. The news comes after a series of reports
(AFP)–The missing Malaysia Airlines jet came down in the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday, as the airline reportedly told relatives it had been lost and that none on board survived.
(AFP)–Malaysia Airlines on Monday reportedly told relatives of the 239 people on board a missing passenger jet that it believes the plane went down in the Indian Ocean with no survivors.
Oleksandr Turchnynov, Ukraine’s interim president, ordered the removal of all Ukrainian troops from the Crimea peninsula as Russia seized one of the last bases in Feodosia on Monday. Two soldiers were wounded and 80 detained when Russian troops captured the base.
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Ships rushed to the location of floating objects spotted Monday by Australian and Chinese planes in the southern Indian Ocean close to where multiple satellites have detected possible remains of the lost Malaysian airliner. One ship
Michelle Obama’s China trip with her two daughters and her mother is going swimmingly except that there is one item she simply cannot find- a T-shirt with an image of Barack Obama wearing a Mao hat. The Weekly Standard reported
France’s far-right National Front party saw a resurgence on Sunday in the first round of local elections, damaging the chances of the ruling Socialist party in the process. The chief center-right UMP party took 47% of the vote; the Socialists
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkey shoots down Syrian warplane violating Turkish airspace Europeans alarmed as Russian troops mass on Ukraine border Pakistan debates sending troops to Saudi Arabia Turkey shoots down Syrian warplane violating Turkish airspace Turkey’s F-16
During the Cold War, we learned that peace only comes through strength. The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. President Ronald Reagan
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Sunday ordered the release on bail pending trial of a prominent activist charged with breaking a new law that heavily restricts protests, after he spent nearly four months in jail. The case against
German customs officials have intercepted a package addressed to the Vatican containing 14 condoms filled with cocaine, a newspaper reported Sunday. The Bild am Sonntag said that a box packed with 340 grammes of cocaine valued at 40,000 euros ($55,200)
The French voted Sunday in the first round of local elections that could see the far-right surge as the Socialist government battles record unpopularity and the main opposition is beset by scandal. Voters are most likely to pick their mayors
The Washington Post reports that photos of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession may have been discovered by Maryland retiree Paul Taylor. The series of photographs, captured in four stages, are of Grace Episcopal Church on Broadway in New York City and
The US State Department issued a travel warning to Americans who might travel to Crimea or east Ukraine. Both areas have seen major unrest and could be dangerous since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine. Pro-Russians in the east have been
Iran-owned Al-Alam News Network reports that Iran’s mock-up of a U.S. Nimitz-class carrier is being “built for a film titled Airbus, about the July 3, 1988 downing of civilian passenger plane Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes.” On March
Clashes in Venezuela between peaceful protesters and Venezuelan state police have claimed the lives of three more citizens – one not participating in protests at all – bringing the death toll since February 12 to 34 people and increasing the call for
The U.S. Navy was “reborn” on March 27, 1794 when Congress authorized the building of six heavy frigates. Though the new United States had a small navy during the Revolutionary War it was quickly disbanded in peacetime. However, deprivations against
