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.
The New York Times reports that JP Morgan hired the sons and daughters of high level Chinese officials in order to buy access and to generally curry favor in the land of the Red Dragon. I just can’t believe it. There’s shadiness
(AP) US quietly offers bounties for Benghazi attackersBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONThe State Department said Friday that it has been quietly offering rewards since January of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any
(AP) Toronto council strips Mayor Rob Ford of powersBy ROB GILLIESAssociated PressTORONTOToronto’s City Council voted overwhelmingly Friday to strip Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers, trying to box in the brash leader who has rebuffed huge pressure to
(AP) Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian weaponsBy NEBI QENA and MIKE CORDERAssociated PressTIRANA, AlbaniaAlbania on Friday rejected a request from the United States for the tiny impoverished Balkan nation to host the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, a
Notes from late Representative Bill Young’s (R-FL) talk with Benghazi diplomatic security agent David Ubben reveal those who attacked the consulate knew the location of Ambassador Christopher Stevens’ safe room. According to Fox News, notes from Young’s visit with Ubben
(AP) Israeli PM tweets over ‘bad deal’ with IranJERUSALEMIsrael’s prime minister has taken to Twitter to keep pressure up on Western powers over negotiations with Iran on its contested nuclear program. A tweet Friday on Benjamin Netanyahu’s Twitter account featured
(AP) Indian treasure hunt based on dream finds no goldBy BISWAJEET BANERJEEAssociated PressLUCKNOW, IndiaIndia ended a search for treasure beneath a 19th century fort after finding only a few bones and terracotta bricks but none of the gold predicted by
(AFP) Christians are being driven out of some of the religion’s historic heartlands through discrimination and violence, a British government minister warned on Friday. Sayeeda Warsi, the first Muslim woman to hold cabinet office in Britain, said religious persecution of
By CHARMAINE NORONHAAssociated PressTORONTOA sweeping child pornography investigation has led to the rescue of 386 children around the world and the arrest of 348 people, Canadian police said Thursday. Toronto police describe the Project Spade operation as one of the
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, who is rarely seen in public, made himself visible on Wednesday in south Beirut, warning that failure for the P5+1 nations to reach a nuclear accord with Iran will lead to a regional war. “To all
Both GOP and Democratic representatives in the house are trying to prevent Barack Obama from caving in his negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), noted that last July the House voted
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A Japanese condominium complex has decided to ditch noisy lawnmowers and their paid pushers for a more natural option: goats. The suburban Tokyo complex has obtained four grass-munching animals to help beautify the walled property and chomp on weeds in
President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and the rest of the administration’s foreign-policy team has been urging Congress not to add new sanctions on Iran for its continued enrichment of uranium in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry met with the Senate Banking Committee alongside Vice President Joe Biden to push against strengthening sanctions on Iran. Members of both parties expressed incredulity about the administration’s case, but Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Editor’s note: these are the prepared remarks of former Sen. Kyl at his address to the Pumpkin Papers Irregulars on October 31, 2013. Good evening, everyone. Let me start by thanking the Pumpkin Papers Irregulars for allowing me the
A North Carolina man is being charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated terrorist organization, the al-Nusrah Front, also known as al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI). Basit Javed Sheikh (also known as Abdul Basit), a 29-year-old man originally from Pakistan
(AP) UK police: Spy in bag probably died by accidentBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONMore than three years after the naked, decomposing body of British spy Gareth Williams was discovered stuffed inside a locked gym bag at the bottom of his bathtub,
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford warned Wednesday in his first city council grilling since admitting he smoked crack that there may be more revelations to come in the scandal. Asked if he had any more skeletons in the closet, the mayor
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Lebanon tries to prevent widespread polio epidemic Human Rights Watch says Syria is using Russian-made incendiary weapons Zero Obamacare enrollments in Massachusetts Lebanon tries to prevent widespread polio epidemic Lebanon has launched a massive
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEBCAIROEgypt’s government announced the end of a 3-month-old state of emergency Tuesday, two days earlier than planned, after a court ruled that the measure has expired. Ending the state of emergency would mean the
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science WriterLOS ANGELESScientists have unearthed the oldest big cat fossil yet, suggesting the predator–similar to a snow leopard–evolved in Asia and spread out. The nearly complete skull dug up in Tibet was estimated at 4.4 million years
Secretary of State John Kerry will tell the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday that Congress should withhold any new sanctions against Iran to allow diplomacy a chance to succeed. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki put the case more bluntly, saying that
Israel’s military is pointing to a series of Facebook postings by a Palestinian man to show that he wanted to die attacking Israelis. Anas Alatrash was shot and killed last Thursday at a checkpoint near Bethlehem. Soldiers say Alatrash, 23, got out
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran’s statement on Syria shows signs of desperation U.S. Marines land in Philippines after massive Typhoon Haiyan destruction Iran’s statement on Syria shows signs of desperation Mohamed Javad Zarif being interviewed on BBC on
