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(AP) Bomb attacks on Christians in Baghdad kill 37By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADMilitants in Iraq targeted Christians in two separate bomb attacks in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 37 people, officials said. In one attack, a car bomb went off

Pope Francis is planning a trip to Israel and Jordan in May, but it is only a two-day trip, and the one Mass he is poised to conduct will be in Bethlehem, a Palestinian stronghold. One Israeli news source commented,

On Tuesday, the Palestinian Authority acknowledged that it had thrown Israeli journalists out of Bethlehem so they could not cover Christmas celebrations. The decision was made at the behest of Palestinian journalists, who demanded that Israeli journalists be expelled from

Fifty-nine percent of Palestinians believethat the late Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned byIsrael, according to the AFPnews agency. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research found that only 21% of Palestiniansparty or group is responsible.” After

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President Evo Morales of Bolivia has taken a firm stand against a bill proposing to ban child labor under the age of 14. Citing his own life experience as a child laborer, he argued that such work builds “social conscience”

As the Obama administration gets closer to pulling all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, questions still exist about what kind of country we will leave behind and whether the Afghan republic will be able to survive once we are gone. 

On Tuesday’s broadcast of America’s Newsroom on the Fox News Channel, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton warned that a U.S. District Court ruling by Judge Richard Leon earlier this month that put a halt to the

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressHONOLULUFor first lady Michelle Obama, a joyous Christmas Eve tradition briefly ran up against the harsh realities of a world where all is not calm and bright. Mrs. Obama for the fourth year volunteered for the NORAD

The American Studies Association, the largest association of academics dedicated to the study of American culture, stunned the academic world by approving a boycott of Israel over treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. Harvard and Yale joined this week in condemning

A recent battle between Mexican authorities and a cartel in the popular Mexican resort town of Puerto Penasco, also known as Rocky Point, involved Blackhawk helicopter gunships, according to the Mexican government. The operation was reportedly aimed at a Sinaloa cartel

The ruthless dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, was reportedly “very drunk” when he gave the execution order to kill two close aides of his uncle, Jang Song-Thaek. Kim was “upset” that the two aides questioned his decision to turn

For those who doubt the ultimate intentions of Hamas, the organization that rules the Gaza Strip, Hamas minister Fathi Hammad made their goals crystal clear in a recent public address, stating that first Hamas will eradicate Israel and then convert

During the first Christmas of World War One, British and German soldiers called a temporary truce and met between the trenches to sing carols, exchange meager gifts, and celebrate their commonly held Christian faith and Christmas Day. This was the

(AP) Egypt PM calls bombing ‘worst kind’ of terrorismBy MOHAMMED WAGDY and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressMANSOURA, EgyptEgypt’s interim Prime Minister says the bombing of a police headquarters outside of Cairo that left 13 killed is the “worst kind of terrorism” against

USTRZYKACH DOLNYCH, Poland, Dec. 23 (UPI) —Police in Poland said a Santa and his helper could face drunken driving charges after they were thrown from their sleigh on a busy street. Witnesses said the 51-year-old Santa and his 31-year-old female

(AP) UK finally pardons computer pioneer Alan TuringBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONHis code breaking prowess helped the Allies outfox the Nazis, his theories laid the foundation for the computer age, and his work on artificial intelligence still informs the debate over

(AP) New Syrian airstrikes kill at least 15 in AleppoBEIRUTActivists say a new round of Syrian government airstrikes on the northern city of Aleppo has killed at least 15 people, including three children. Tuesday’s air raids extend the intensified bombing

MOSCOW, Dec. 24 (UPI) — Edward Snowden said when he released classified secret NSA documents, his intention was to “give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.” In an exclusive interview with the Washington Post, Snowden said

(AP) Russia closes criminal case of Greenpeace activistBy IRINA TITOVAAssociated PressST. PETERSBURG, RussiaOne of the activists detained in Russia’s Arctic has been granted amnesty, Greenpeace said on Tuesday. The 30 crew members aboard a Greenpeace ship were detained at a

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, trying to force a schism between Christians and Jews, made an outrageous claim in his “Christmas message,” saying that Jesus was a Palestinian, not a Jew. Abbas astonishingly continued that Israel is responsible for the

Egypt’s government has labeled the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, blaming the Islamic fundamentalist group for a domestic car bombing which killed or injured dozens. Two explosions ripped through a police headquarters in the Nile Delta province of Mansour late on

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Request for help from readers Central African Republic militants clash with peacekeepers Turkey replaces Iran as primary funding source for Hamas Sinai based Ansar Jerusalem kills 11 in car bomb attack in Egypt Request