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
More than 70 men and women have been summarily executed in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN mission in the country (MONUSCO) said Thursday. The killings are said to have happened in late January and early February.
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — Volcanic ash from a major eruption in Indonesia shrouded a large swath of the country’s most densely populated island on Friday and closed three nearby international airports. Local media reported two people were killed when parts
The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has yet again taken second place in a by-election in the north of England following the death of Labour Member of Parliament Paul Goggins. Results from the Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election in Greater
A harrowing report out of Colombia: Argentine news network Infobae reports that incidents of guerrilla forces drugging children with marijuana candy and ice cream are on the rise, the purpose of which is to kidnap and use them as spies and
The Belgian parliament passed a bill Thursday allowing terminally ill children the right to ask to end their own lives. Three countries have legalized euthanasia for terminally ill children older than twelve: Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. However, the Belgian
BANGKOK, Feb. 13 (UPI) —Festive events taking place in Thailand for Valentine’s Day include a world record attempt for non-stop hugging and specially planned weddings. The Ripley’s Believe it or not Museum in Pattaya said 34 couples are gathering Valentine’s
Following protests that left three dead on February 12th, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he will “order the arrest of opposition leaders [whom] he claimed were plotting an overthrow.” According to the LA Times, Maduro made these comments “at a
Fourteen inmates, mostly from Al-Qaeda, managed to escape from the central prison in Yemen’s capital Thursday when gunmen launched a deadly assault on the facility, officials said. Seven policemen and three gunmen were killed, according to the interior ministry and
Richard Baehr has published a masterful analysis of the decline of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which recently had to back away from Iran sanctions for the first time in two decades. It did so to preserve the
CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 13 (UPI) —Three people were shot dead and 23 were wounded in anti-regime violence in Caracas, officials said, amid escalating Venezuelan unrest over economic hardships. The government of President Nicolas Maduro blamed the violence on the “fascist”
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Disregarding heated American protests, Afghanistan released 65 accused militants from a former U.S. prison on Thursday, despite warnings that the men are dangerous Taliban fighters and bomb-makers likely to return to killing foreign forces and Afghans.
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13 (UPI) —A poster appearing to promote pedophilia has been removed from a bus stop display near the famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain, officials say. JCDecaux, the advertising firm that maintains billboards at the bus
BAGHDAD/TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – Sunni Islamist insurgents took over much of a northern Iraqi town on Thursday and laid siege to its town hall, weeks after militants seized a whole city from the country’s Shi’ite-led government.
A top Saudi cleric has scolded women who visit male doctors without being accompanied by a male guardian, claiming that is prohibited by Islam, Al-Hayat daily reported Thursday. His remarks follow the death of a university student last week after
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkey-Israel relations may be close to normalization Resurgence of Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria Turkey-Israel relations may be close to normalization Turkey’s foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday that Israeland Turkey are the
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 12 (UPI) —Two men in Afghan military uniforms shot and killed two coalition force soldiers in eastern Afghanistan in an insider attack Wednesday, NATO said. A brief announcement on NATO’s International Security Assistance Force website said coalition
China’s lunar rover Yutu, or “Jade Rabbit,” has been declared dead by China’s media; there has been no response to Earth since January 25. Yutu was transported onto the moon by China’s Chang’e-3 lander on December 14, and both units
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is offering courses to help students attain citizenship in the United States, the school announced this week. The courses, which accompany English and GED courses on their San Antonio campus, are meant to
A state dinner hosted by Barack Obama for that man about town, French President François Hollande, featured fascinating tidbits from the star-studded guest list as to their connections with anything French, according to pool reports. Obama, in contrast to his
BAGHDAD, Feb. 12 (UPI) —Fifteen soldiers were killed this week guarding an oil pipeline in northern Iraq, the first assault to involve so many casualties amid concerns an al-Qaida insurgency in western Iraq is spreading to vital oil-producing regions. Iraqi
China’s troubled Jade Rabbit moon rover has been officially declared dead, state media reported Wednesday, in a setback for the country’s ambitious space programme. The rover “could not be restored to full function”, the state-owned China News Service said after
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) —The U.S. military can’t afford to lose its competitive edge to Asian powers like China, which is spending more on defense, a top Pentagon official said. Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox said reshaping the
Britain’s newly appointed Immigration Minister has said that terror suspects who have been stripped of their statehood may still be able to remain in Britain. James Brokenshire MP, who replaced Mark Harper following the latter’s resignation this past weekend, said
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Obama slams French businessmen in front of France’s president Slaughter by Syria’s al-Assad and ISIL continues despite ‘truce’ Obama slams French businessmen in front of France’s president François Hollande and Barack Obama At a
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium, one of the very few countries where euthanasia is legal, is expected to take the unprecedented step this week of abolishing age restrictions on who can ask to be put to death — extending the right
