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
Approximately 100 Iranian lawmakers introduced a bill that “would force [the Iranian] government to increase Uranium enrichment to 60 percent if new sanctions are imposed on the Iranian Republic.” According to the Associated Press (AP), the bill has been turned
(AP) Argentina: 70 injured in carnivorous fish attackBy The Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, ArgentinaA surprise attack by a school of carnivorous fish has injured 70 people bathing in an Argentine river, including seven children who lost parts of their fingers or
(AP) American abducted in Pakistan calls for US helpBy REBECCA SANTANAAssociated PressISLAMABADA 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida more than two years ago appealed to President Obama in a video released Thursday to negotiate his
Three icebreaking ships were Thursday hurrying to reach a Russian vessel carrying 74 people on a scientific expedition which is trapped by ice off Antarctica, with Australian authorities coordinating the rescue mission. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said the
(AP) Pope prays for Christians persecuted for faithVATICAN CITYPope Francis is urging people to speak out against persecution of Christians, whom he likened to the Church’s first martyrs. His denunciation of discrimination suffered by Christians came a day after three
(AP) Russia: Arafat’s death not caused by radiationBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWA Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found no trace of radioactive poisoning, the chief of the government agency that conducted the study said Thursday.
(AP) US drone strike in Pakistan kills 3 militantsBy MUNIR AHMEDAssociated PressISLAMABADA suspected American drone fired two missiles at a home in a northwestern tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, killing at least three foreign militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said
(AP) AP Exclusive: Al-Qaida leader targeting UN workersBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRAAssociated PressBAGHDADThe shadowy leader of a powerful al-Qaida group fighting in Syria sought to kidnap United Nations workers and scrawled out plans for his aides to take over in the event
(AP) Bomb blast hits bus in Egypt’s capital, wounding 5By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROA bomb blast hit a public bus in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Thursday, wounding five people, the Interior Ministry said, in an attack that raised concerns that
(AP) Thai police officer killed in clashes in BangkokBy PAPITCHAYA BOONNGOKAssociated PressBANGKOKThai police say an officer has been killed in clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in the capital. Police spokesman Anucha Romyana says the officer died Thursday after
(AP) African leaders in South Sudan for peace talksBy JASON STRAZIUSO and RODNEY MUHUMUZAAssociated PressJUBA, South SudanThe leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia arrived in South Sudan on Thursday to try and mediate between the country’s president and the political rivals
Greeting the 70,000-strong crowd below his balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis issued a wide-ranging call for peace in areas as disparate as Syria and the Central African Republic, and explicitly pled for “nonbelievers to desire peace” along with
During a Christmas season that saw every public figure regardless of authority release a holiday statement, even the terrorist guerrilla Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) got into the spirit of the season, releasing a Christmas message warning that peace negotiations
As the Chinese leadership assembles to commemorate the birthday of Mao Zedong today, the administration of Xi Jinping has “toned down” the celebrations as the country continues to expand economically, according to a Reuters report alleging dissatisfaction among hardcore communists
Riyadh and Beijing are cozying closer to each other this holiday season, as the Gulf Cooperation Council announced this week it has been in talks with China with the purpose of “bolstering friendship and cooperation ties” with the nation. Chinese
Forget celebrating the birth of Jesus in China this Christmas; the real gala celebration is the next day, Boxing Day, as thousands of Chinese people celebrate the 120th anniversary of one of the greatest mass murderers in history: Mao Tse-Tung.,
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is being urged to step down by one of three Turkish cabinet ministers who have resigned because they have been accused of corruption. Environment Minister Erdogan Bayraktar, who resigned along with Economy Minister Zafer
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Calls for Erdogan to resign due to Turkey’s corruption scandal Egypt’s ‘terrorist group’ designation of Muslim Brotherhood may be illegal North Korea’s Kim Jong-un was ‘very drunk’ when ordering purges Calls for Erdogan to
Rodolfo Hernandez, who received the Medal of Honor for rushing into heavy fire while wounded and armed with only an inoperable rifle and bayonet and then killing six enemy soldiers during the Korean War, died on Saturday in Fayetteville, N.C.
For those who believe that the deal struck with Iran in Geneva was a positive step rather than one towards a future disaster, they can credit Vice President Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, who secretly met with Iranian officials
Egypt’s military-installed government declared the Muslim Brotherhood movement of ousted president Mohamed Morsi a “terrorist” group Wednesday, banning all its activities, including demonstrations, ministers said after a cabinet meeting. Deputy prime minister Hossam Eissa said the movement has been declared
On Wednesday, Pope Francis gave his first official Christmas message in Italian, speaking from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. It focused on the theme of peace. “I take up the song of the angels who appeared to the shepherds
Socialist Venezuelan President “Saint” Nicolás Maduro officially declared that Christmas started November 1 and lasted until he said so. Perhaps this made him feel it was excusable to leave his nation on Christmas week proper to spend it with Raúl Castro,
Christmas in Afghanistan is not as simple to celebrate as it is stateside, according to a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command (JC). It takes dedication and heart to celebrate holidays abroad. For one, it takes
(AP) Pope’s Christmas wish: hope for a better worldBy FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressVATICAN CITYIn his speech on Christmas Day, Pope Francis said he hopes for a better world, including successful Middle East negotiations in the land of Jesus’ birth, peace for
