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.
Israeli officials are “furious” with the White House for telling the world that Israel was behind the October 30 strike on a Syrian military site. According to The Times of Israel, although Israel “has not acknowledged carrying out the strike,”
(AP) Snowden seeks the world’s help against US chargesBy GEIR MOULSON and KIRSTEN GRIESHABERAssociated PressBERLINEdward Snowden is calling for international help to persuade the U.S. to drop its espionage charges against him, according to a letter a German lawmaker released
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – China plans to end its controversial practice of using the organs of executed prisoners for transplants by around the middle of next year, a senior official told Reuters on Saturday. China is the only country that
Former Libyan warlord and General “Butt Naked” Joshua Milton Blahyi converted to Christianity and is now running an orphanage for the children he used to recruit to kill for him in war. According to Spiegel, Blahyi was called “Butt Naked” because
While the Obama administration may have hoped that Jewish groups would agree not to lobby Congress for tougher sanctions on Iran, and has applied pressure to that effect, Christian pro-Israel groups have refused to play along with the White House’s
(AP) ‘Hackathon’ aimed at helping migrants, researchBy LAURA WIDES-MUNOZAssociated PressMIAMIJournalists, activists and techies in 20 U.S. and Latin American cities will brainstorm and code their way toward understanding migration patterns across the Western Hemisphere this weekend, the latest effort to
(AP) Germany: Babies can be registered as neither sexBERLINA new law has gone into effect allowing German parents to register their newborn babies as neither male nor female if they were born with traits of both sexes. The German Parliament
U.S. officials have now confirmed an October 30th explosion at a Syrian military base near Latakia, Syria, was an Israeli military strike. The target was a shipment of Russian missiles. According to CNN, officials have confirmed that Israel was behind
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com United Nations celebrates M23 rebel militia defeat in Congo New Greece bailout crisis approaching over $2.7 billion deficit How do you entertain a bored pharaoh? United Nations celebrates M23 rebel militia defeat in Congo
Mexico has found a new heroine: A 12-year-old math whiz from a state plagued by drug violence who was dubbed “The Next Steve Jobs” by a US magazine. The youngest of eight children from a modest family, Paloma Noyola was
The Vatican is big on meticulous planning, staging impressive events and rituals, organizing meetings and conferences, and finding ways in which the pope can address current issues. But Catholics also believe that the Holy Spirit guides and protects the Roman
Three puppies were rescued from the Muslim Brotherhood before they were used as “puppy bombs” at a protest in Tahrir Square two weeks ago. The group planned to dip the dogs in gasoline and set them on fire and using
Hobby Lobby CEO David Green and his wife Jackie were on hand for the opening of Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum exhibit “The Book of Books.” The Green family are devout Christians and want people to know the importance of the
In the wake of news that the U.S. was spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders, Senate Intelligence Committee chair Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has vowed such spying will stop. According to the Wall Street Journal, Feinstein
(AP) Researcher: Nazi Gestapo chief died in BerlinBy DAVID RISINGAssociated PressBERLINIt was one of the great remaining mysteries surrounding the final days of World War II _ what happened to Heinrich Mueller, the head of the Gestapo secret police and
The Obama administration has been accused of spying on Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future Popr Francis, “before and during the Vatican conclave at which he was chosen to succeed Benedict XVI,” the UK Telegraph reports, citing the Italian magazine
On October 30, the U.S. Treasury blamed Germany for “dragging down its neighbors and the rest of the global economy.” According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Treasury specifically focused on Germany’s “export-led growth model as a major factor
(AP) Eurozone unemployment reaches new record highBy JUERGEN BAETZAssociated PressBRUSSELSThe number of unemployed in the 17-nation eurozone reached a record high in September as the bloc’s nascent recovery failed to generate jobs, official data showed Thursday.The ranks of the jobless
(AP) Texas club auctions right to hunt endangered rhinoBy MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated PressHOUSTONPlans to auction a rare permit that will allow a hunter to take down an endangered black rhino are drawing criticism from some conservationists, but the organizer says the
MOSCOW, Oct. 31 (UPI) — Fugitive former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden will be working in website maintenance in Russia, his lawyer said Thursday. Anatoly Kucherena said Snowden begins his job Thursday maintaining “Russia’s largest [web]site,” RIA Novosti reported. Kucherena
(AP) Under-fire German bishop retreats to monasteryBERLINA German bishop removed from his diocese by the Vatican following a furor over the spiraling cost of his new residence has retreated to a monastery in Bavaria. Pope Francis last week expelled Limburg
Germany has a new regulation, effective November 1, that will allow parents of babies who lack gender-determining anatomy to be noted in the country’s birth register without being marked either male or female. The German Ethics Council conducted a study
An air defense base near Latakia, Syria, was reportedly destroyed on the night of October 30. Reports of a “loud explosion” were issued and “multiple Syrian and Lebanese sources [speculate] that an Israeli strike from the Mediterranean was to blame.”
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iraq’s prime minister begs for military aid from Washington Israel announced plans for 1,500 new West Bank settlements Vladimir Putin tops Obama as world’s most powerful man Iraq’s prime minister begs for military aid
Newspapers in Israel and Turkey published three separate articles Sunday and Monday on severe economic and political problems facing the Hamas government in Gaza. The three reports all point to the same root causes–a steep reduction in Iranian support after
