Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
(AP) Deal closer: Iran concedes on right to enrichBy GEORGE JAHNAssociated PressVIENNASince the start of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, Iran has asserted it has a right to enrich uranium — and the United States has disagreed. Both have refused
A Brussels widow slept next to her mummified husband’s corpse for a year, her landlord said after making the macabre discovery during an eviction, a Belgian daily reported Tuesday. The newspaper, La Derniere Heure (The Final Hour), published striking pictures
President Barack Obama will attempt to convince Senators from both parties today that Congress should not slap new sanctions on Iran for failing to halt nuclear enrichment. But there are many reasons to reject the president’s request, especially the fact,
(AP) Europeans form ‘drone club,’ want to competeBRUSSELSFrance, Germany and other European countries on Tuesday formed a “drone users club” to pool information on the use of pilotless aircraft and develop a rival to the U.S. and Israeli machines that
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Philippine typhoon disaster draws clear lines between US and China Saudi Arabia denies reports of cooperation with Israel over Iran Tensions grow along India’s border with Myanmar Philippine typhoon disaster draws clear lines between
(AP) 3 wounded in bomb blast in Nepal election violenceBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYAAssociated PressKATMANDU, NepalA makeshift bomb exploded outside a polling station in Nepal’s capital Tuesday, as sporadic violence cast a pall over national elections aimed at ending years of political
(AP) Memorial to Egyptian protesters damaged in CairoBy SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROUnknown assailants damaged early Tuesday the foundation in Cairo’s famed Tahrir square for a future memorial dedicated to protesters killed in Egypt’s revolutionary turmoil of the past 2 1/2
(AP) ‘Apocalyptic’ storm floods Sardinia, 16 deadROMEEmergency crews worked to reach remote parts of flood-ravaged Sardinia on Tuesday after a torrential rainstorm killed at least 16 people, downed bridges and swept cars away. Italy’s civil protection chief, Franco Gabrielli, said
(AP) Explosions near Iranian Embassy in Beirut kill 20By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTLebanon’s news agency says 20 people have been killed and 95 wounded in two explosions that struck near the Iranian Embassy in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The National
The Pentagon and various members of Congress stand united against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) push for a vote to move sexual assault cases outside the military chain of command. Gillibrand’s proposal would “strip commanders of their authority to prosecute cases
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has released their 2013 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary and revealed that both heroin and meth trafficking are increasing across the U.S./Mexico border–and that Mexican cartels, which the DEA refers to as Transnational Criminal
On Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry told the Organization for American States that “The era of the Monroe Doctrine is over.” After the assembled delegates applauded, Kerry proceeded to misquote the doctrine as “a United States declaration about how
(AP) Oxford Dictionaries: ‘Selfie’ is word of the yearBy SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONMichelle Obama shared one with her “first dog” Bo, Hillary Clinton tweeted one with her daughter Chelsea. Now “selfie” _ the smartphone self-portrait _ has been declared word of
Before Secretary of State John Kerry made his most recent stop in Egypt, he was told to “make statements in public and private” drawing attention to deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Instead, Kerry decided to praise what he sees as
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, welcoming French President Francois Hollande on his visit to Israel, tacitly swatted Barack Obama by noting Hollande’s “courageous stance” for his opposition to easing sanctions on Iran. Hollande’s resistance to letting Iran off the hook
Last month, the Wall Street Journal published a fascinating essay by Peter Savodnik about Lee Harvey Oswald’s time in the Soviet Union. It reveals much about Oswald’s essentially introverted, tortured character, and provides a basis for understanding why the simplest explanation
PARIS, Nov. 18 (UPI) — A man armed with a rifle entered the lobby of the French leftist newspaper Liberation Monday and opened fire, injuring an employee before he fled, police said. Police said the victim, an assistant photographer, was
According to opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Putin is seeking to rewrite history textbooks to paint himself in a more positive light. In February, he sought new guidelines for the next round of Russian and Soviet history books for
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday declared that a nearly 200-year-old policy which had governed Washington’s relations with Latin America was finally dead. Known as the Monroe Doctrine after it was adopted in 1823 by former US president
(AP) Court shelves case against German bishopBERLINA German court says it’s shelved a case against a German bishop removed from his diocese by the Vatican over a furor caused by the cost of his new residence. The Hamburg administrative court
For weeks, rumors have flown about a “purge” of senior military officers by the Obama administration. The tone was set in 2010, when President Barack Obama fired General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, over insults about
(AP) Merkel: trust with US needs to be rebuiltBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABERAssociated PressBERLINGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday the relationship between Germany and the United States as well as the future of a trans-Atlantic free trade agreement have been “put to
(AP) Google: Searches for child abuse sites blockedBy SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONGoogle and Microsoft have introduced software that makes it harder for users to search for child abuse material online, the companies said in a joint announcement Monday. Writing ahead of
(AP) Palestinians committed to 9 months of peace talksRAMALLAH, West BankThe chief Palestinian negotiator says the Palestinians will participate in peace talks with Israel for the planned nine months, despite crises over Israel’s settlement expansion on lands they want for
(AP) Key Syrian rebel leader dies of shrapnel woundsBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTThe leader of one of Syria’s most prominent rebel units died early Monday of shrapnel wounds sustained during shelling by government troops last week, his group said. The death
