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
LEIDEN, Netherlands, Dec. 13 (UPI) — A rare meteorite formed soon after the origin of the solar system has sat unnoticed for more than a century in a private Dutch collection, scientists say. Estimated at 4.6 billion years old, the
A U.S guided missile warship was confronted by a Chinese warship in international waters last week in the South China Sea. The incident happened December 5th in the wake of China’s declaration of a new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
Iran has already achieved a major coup in negotiations with the P5+1 (the U.S., France, Britain, Germany, Russia, and China) by winning the fact of, if not the right to, nuclear enrichment. Now it is out to eliminate all of
(AP) Prince Harry, trek teams reach the South PoleLONDONPrince Harry and his fellow adventurers have made it to the South Pole. Harry, 29, is a member of one of three teams involving injured soldiers that set out two weeks ago
Spain’s public debt, which has risen unchecked for the past five years of economic crisis, hit a new record of 93.4 percent of gross domestic product in the third quarter, the Bank of Spain said Friday. Spain’s centre-right government, which
(AP) More purges may follow execution of Kim’s uncleBy ERIC TALMADGE and FOSTER KLUGPYONGYANG, North KoreaThe execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle brought a swift and violent end to a man long considered the country’s second-most powerful.
VIENNA, Dec. 13 (UPI) — An Iranian delegation broke off talks with six world powers over implementing a landmark nuclear deal to return to Tehran, Iran’s news agency said Friday. The so-called expert-level delegates, meeting since Monday at the Vienna
(AP) Execution in Bangladesh sparks violent protestsBy JULHAS ALAMAssociated PressDHAKA, BangladeshThe execution of an opposition leader in Bangladesh sparked violent protests Friday as activists torched homes and businesses belonging to government supporters, leaving at least three people dead, in a
(AP) Kerry meets Israel’s Netanyahu to push peace talksJERUSALEMU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his latest push for Mideast peace. Continuing a furious pace of shuttle diplomacy, Kerry was meeting Netanyahu
The U.S. Navy just deployed Boeing P-8 Poseidon submarine hunters to Japan to “increase the U.S. military presence around the disputed Senkaku Islands.” Japan “controls” the islands but China “claims them.” According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the Poseidon is a “military
Lest one begin to think the battles seen here in America over the use of nonspecific religious symbolism are unique to us, the Polish court system heard a case against its Parliament using a crucifix to decorate its halls. The
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia prepares for Chechen jihadists’ return from Syria Christian revenge attacks on Muslims increase in Central African Republic Greece begins to confiscate bank accounts of tax evaders Russia prepares for Chechen jihadists’ return from
(AP) Missing American in Iran was on unapproved missionBy MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn American who vanished nearly seven years ago in Iran was working for the CIA on an unapproved intelligence-gathering mission that, when it came to light
(AP) NKorea executes Kim Jong Un’ uncle PYONGYANG, North Korea North Korean state media say Kim Jong Un’s uncle has been executed, calling the leader’s former mentor “worse than a dog.” The announcement early Friday comes days after Pyongyang announced
Investigators in New York and politicians here in America’s capital were shocked to learn last week that 50 Russian diplomats had defrauded the U.S. out of some $1.5 million as part of a Medicaid scam. “Diplomacy should be about extending
Israel experienced its heaviest snowstorm in 60 years on Wednesday night and Thursday, closing down large swaths of Jerusalem. The snow should continue over the weekend and stretch down to the south of Israel. Israel, which is located in a
Last week, Nelson Mandela died. There were more than enough touching eulogies, and any attempt by me would be shoddy, with the depth of a contact lens. Better to sit back, shut up, and think about a lesson to learn
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), has spent twenty years enthusiastically blurring the boundary between the ruling party and the state. It has appointed cronies (“cadres”) to every office, taken over all independent state institutions, enriched itself
New documents obtained by the Washington D.C. watchdog group Judicial Watch show a State Department official ordered an executive at the security company in charge of protecting the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya not to respond to media inquiries regarding the
A recent British study on human sexuality found that the number of women who claim to have had lesbian encounters has increased over the last 20 years. A 1990 study showed just 1.8 percent of women participated in same-sex relationships,
(AP) NASA: Cooling pump on space station shuts downBy SETH BORENSTEINAP Science WriterWASHINGTONNASA said Wednesday it was looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there was no immediate danger to the six
PRETORIA, South Africa, Dec. 12 (UPI) —The man identified by the deaf community as a fake interpreter during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service also gave a fake reference, Deaf SA (South Africa) said. Deaf SA said Tuesday’s memorial wasn’t the first
(AP) Celebrity tutors thrive in grade-fixated Hong KongBy KELVIN CHANAP Business WriterHONG KONGWhen the Hong Kong school year began in September, tutor Tony Chow arranged to have his face plastered on the sides of double decker buses to raise his
(AP) Interpreter at Mandela event: I was hallucinatingBy ALAN CLENDENNING and JUERGEN BAETZThe Associated PressJOHANNESBURGThe man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside world leaders like U.S. President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service said Thursday he hallucinated
Thamsanqa Jantjie, the fake sign language interpreter whose performance at the memorial to Nelson Mandela on Tuesday sparked international outrage and national embarrassment, lashed out against his critics in an interview with local radio station Highveld 94.7 on Wednesday, saying
