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
Some in the West may see Christianity as an archaic religious construct in constant danger of extinction, but the religion is rapidly building strongholds in lands as foreign to Christian churches as Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Warnings of the
Cuban leader Fidel Castro spoke in praise Thursday of his brother Raul’s brief encounter and handshake in South Africa with US President Barack Obama. Obama stopped and shook hands with the Cuban president on his way to the podium December
(AP) UN finds systematic disappearances in SyriaBy JOHN HEILPRIN and BARBARA SURKAssociated PressGENEVAA U.N. panel probing war crimes in Syria reported Thursday that people around the country are systematically vanishing without a trace as part of a widespread campaign of
(AP) Europe launches satellite to map 1 billion starsBy FRANK JORDANS and DANICA COTOAssociated PressBERLINThe European Space Agency successfully launched its star-surveying satellite Gaia into space Thursday in a bid to produce the most accurate three-dimensional map of the Milky
(AP) Rodman in NKorea to prep for game on leader’s BdayBy ERIC TALMADGEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaFormer NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Thursday to meet leader Kim Jong Un and put the finishing touches on plans to
(AP) Jury weighing verdict in UK soldier murder trialLONDONA jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of two self-styled “soldiers of Allah” accused of murdering a serviceman who was run down with a car and stabbed to
(AP) Egypt: Mubarak’s sons, PM acquitted of corruptionBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROAn Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted former leader Hosni Mubarak’s two sons and his last prime minister of corruption charges, judicial officials said. The Cairo criminal court found Gamal and
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) — U.S. astronomers say they’ve discovered two supernovas 10 billion light-years from Earth that are 100 times more luminous than a normal supernova. Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, say the newly
The Obama administration has had a profound effect on the U.S.-Israel relationship, with implications for the future of the region as a whole. Overall, President Barack Obma has overseen the emergence of a more unstable and dangerous environment for Israel
North Korea is going the full Winston Smith on former #2 and now executed traitor Jang Song Thaek, erasing any trace of the man from state media. The execution and disappearance of their biggest ally within the North Korean regime
On Tuesday, a 20-year-old Harvard University Psychology major confessed that he was responsible for emailing phony bomb threats to Harvard officials and the student newspaper, the Harvard Crimson. Eldo Kim said he was motivated by a desire to avoid a
(AP) Nativity scenes at Guantanamo spark protestGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, CubaAn advocate for religious freedom in the U.S. military is calling on the Navy to remove nativity scenes and Christmas decorations from dining facilities at the base in Guantanamo Bay.
(AP) Russia passes amnesty bill, but still questionsBy NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWRussia’s parliament on Wednesday passed an amnesty bill that includes the 30-member crew of a Greenpeace ship detained after an Arctic protest, but it wasn’t immediately clear when or if
(AP) Ousted Egypt president to be tried over conspiracyCAIROEgypt state media is reporting that the country’s top prosecutor has referred ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to trial for conspiring with foreign groups with the intention of carrying out terrorist operations
(AP) US sending $25M in new typhoon aid to PhilippinesBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterTACLOBAN, PhilippinesThe United States is providing nearly $25 million in additional humanitarian aid to help the Philippines deal with the enormous devastation and deaths wrought by Typhoon
(AP) India diplomat says she faced cavity search in NYCBy NIRMALA GEORGEAssociated PressNEW DELHIAn Indian diplomat said she faced repeated “handcuffing, stripping and cavity searches” following her arrest in New York City on visa fraud charges in a case that
(AP) Syrian planes pound Aleppo for fourth straight dayBEIRUTActivists say Syrian warplanes are pounding opposition-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo for the fourth straight day in a push to drive rebels out. Aleppo-based activist Abu al-Hassan Marea and
(AP) Army defections as South Sudan violence spreadsBy RODNEY MUHUMUZAAssociated PressKAMPALA, UgandaClashes between military factions in South Sudan have spread from the capital to the rural state of Jonglei, a South Sudanese military official said Wednesday. Up to 500 people
(AP) Corruption scandal swirls around Argentine leaderBy MICHAEL WARRENAssociated PressBUENOS AIRES, ArgentinaNew corruption allegations are swirling around the Argentine president, who ordered her personal secretary to read a blistering statement Tuesday accusing the nation’s leading newspapers of lying and defaming
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Arrest in NY of female Indian diplomat raises a major diplomatic altercation Japan announces new military buildup to counter China John Kerry rebukes China over air identification zone Arrest in NY of female Indian
The military pension cuts in the “bipartisan budget deal” crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murrary (D-WA) do not spare disabled veterans. In fact, disabled veterans who “were previously thought to be exempt from changes to military
QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 17 (UPI) — Canadian researchers said a message in a bottle revealed a rock cairn located 333 feet from a glacier was only 3.9 feet away in 1959. Warwick Vincent, who led a team of scientists studying
(AP) Argentine court reverses sex slavery verdictAssociated PressBUENOS AIRES, ArgentinaA court in Argentina has overturned the acquittals of 10 people in a notorious sex slavery trial. Ten of the 13 original defendants now stand convicted in the kidnapping and disappearance
In direct response to China’s surprise declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone over islands belonging to Japan, the latter country announced it will increase military spending by 2.6% in the next five years–a plan calling for more drones, submarines,
Saudi Arabia is believed to be making it easy for Sunni jihadists to make it to Syria to join the jihad against dictator Bashar al-Assad. Nearly 1,000 Saudis have gone to Syria to fight with groups tied to al-Qaida, western
