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
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Jan. 27 (UPI) —Recent executions in North Korea under Kim Jong Un targeted not only his uncle but relatives of the man, including children, sources told Yonhap. Kim’s uncle Jang Song Thaek, 67, who had been called
MADRID (AP) — It was a short story, then a Hollywood movie. Now the tragic tale of cowboys in love is being reinvented again: Brokeback Mountain — the opera. Ahead of its world premiere in Madrid, author Annie Proulx told
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s justice minister is threatening to call for a state of emergency unless protesters leave her ministry building, which they occupied during the night. The seizure of the building early Monday underlined how anti-government demonstrators are
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hungary’s ‘fascist’ Jobbik party leader Gabor Vona speaks in London Hussman’s analysis of market instability China banks halt domestic cash transfers as fund bankruptcy looms Hungary’s ‘fascist’ Jobbik party leader Gabor Vona speaks in
Two years ago, murderous Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was finally deposed and killed by his long abused and oppressed people. Now, the BBC has taken a look at Libya’s many “rape dungeons” where Gaddafi abused hundreds, perhaps thousands of Libyan
Russia is denying any involvement in Ukraine as its capitol Kiev burns on a nightly basis due to government unrest. Protesters believe Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is a puppet for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We do not feel it is
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on an Afghan army bus in Kabul that left four people dead and 22 wounded Sunday. Reuters reported that according to police in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the blast
Opposition leaders in Ukraine rejected top government positions offered by the country’s president. USAToday reported that Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who was offered the post of prime minister, tweeted, “No deal @ua_yanukovych, we’re finishing what we started.” Yatsenyuk is the leader of
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that there is “no chance” the West will reach a final deal with Iran over its nuclear program, following comments by Iranian officials last week that they had not agreed to dismantle any
GENEVA (AP) — Syrians on opposite sides of their country’s civil war tried again Sunday to find common ground, but a morning session focusing on the release of prisoners and an aid convoy to a besieged central city failed to
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds. As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, a
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s interim president announced Sunday that the country will have presidential elections before parliamentary polls, promising that a rise in “dark terrorism” won’t derail a transition to democracy following a July 3 popularly backed military coup. According
On the anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 revolt protesters clashed with police, resulting in “at least” 49 deaths and 247 injuries in a 24 hour time period. These protests come three years after the Arab Spring birthed a revolution that removed
L’ISLE-VERTE, Quebec (AP) — Crews pulled just two more bodies from the ice-covered rubble of a Quebec retirement home on the third day of the excruciating search, bringing to 10 the number of confirmed dead from a massive fire. The
BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government demonstrators trying to derail a contentious general election scheduled next week in Thailand swarmed dozens of polling stations Sunday, chaining doors and gates shut and blocking hundreds of thousands of voters from casting advance ballots in
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s embattled president offered to make a top opposition leader prime minister, but protest leaders vowed demonstrations would continue and violence erupted early Sunday as a large crowd attacked a government hall with police stationed inside.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com 29 die in clashes at three-way commemoration of Egypt’s revolution HSBC cash withdrawal restrictions raise fears of bank runs Ukraine anti-government protests continue, despite offer of compromise France’s president Hollande announces end of relationship
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich reached out and offered Arseniy Yatsenyuk, leader of the biggest opposition group, the post of prime minister as well as the deputy prime minister job and head of humanitarian affairs to boxer-turned-politician Vitali Klitschko. Protesters have occupied Ukraine’s capitol
Russia has warned the U.S. against interfering in the affairs of the former Soviet republic of Ukraine where protesters are now violently clashing with government forces. Reuters noted on Jan. 25 that the U.S. cautioned Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich that the
Afghan President Hamid Karzai told reporters on Saturday that unless the U.S. restarts peace talks with the Taliban, he will not sign the pending security pact between Kabul and Washington. The pact, known as the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), would
During a radio interview on January 24, UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage said the country’s handgun ban “that has been in place for almost two decades” is “ludicrous.” He added, “If you criminalize handguns then only the criminals carry
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s police on Saturday accused opposition protesters of stockpiling firearms and blamed their rising radicalism for the shooting death of an officer, as tensions roiled in the capital and the western sector of
Cairo, January 25 (QNA) – Four members of staff at the Egyptian embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli were kidnapped on Saturday, a day after another Egyptian diplomat was seized by gunmen, Egyptian officials confirmed. The group includes the cultural
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have announced a list of political offenses against minority Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti, who has been detained since last week. The Bureau of Public Security for Urumqi, the capital of the restive western region of
CAIRO (AP) — In large, state-backed rallies complete with dancing horses and traditional music, military supporters celebrated the anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising Saturday, calling for the army chief to run for president. At the same time, security forces cracked
