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.
Abroad and at home, President Obama with unprincipled pragmatism is undermining America’s most cherished values, economy, and liberties. When the Egyptian military ousted a duly elected government, Obama did not cut off aid, as required by U.S. law. Instead, he
(AP) UK man accused of hacking US government computersNEWARK, N.J.A British man has been arrested and charged with hacking into computer systems of the U.S. Army, NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies at a cost of millions of
(AP) Military test of body fat faces criticismBy JULIE WATSONAssociated Press WriterSAN DIEGODoctors say a number of military personnel are turning to liposuction to remove excess fat from around the waist so they can pass the Pentagon’s body fat test.
(AP) Syrian troops retake Christian town from jihadisBy ALBERT AJIAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaSyrian government forces retook a Christian town north of Damascus from al-Qaida-linked rebels who seized control of part of it a week ago, touching off fierce clashes, state media
The Obama administration claims that President Barack Obama was personally unaware that the National Security Agency (NSA) was spying on thirty-five world leaders, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday evening. The claim is contradicted by other reports and, regardless, represents
The National Security Agency stopped spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders after the White House learned of the snooping, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. President Barack Obama learned of the electronic surveillance in an internal
(AP) Report: US monitored 60 million calls in SpainBy CIARAN GILESAssociated PressMADRIDA Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month
(AP) 4 die in opposition strike violence in BangladeshBy JULHAS ALAMAssociated PressDHAKA, BangladeshBangladesh’s opposition alliance enforced a nationwide strike Monday marred by violence that killed four people, after the prime minister refused calls to form a caretaker government that excludes
(AP) Japan nuke agency urges drastic steps at FukushimaBy MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOIn their first meeting since Japan created a new, more independent nuclear agency 13 months ago, the top regulator urged the head of the utility that runs the crippled
(AP) Hurricane-force gusts batter Britain, FranceBy GREGORY KATZAssociated PressLONDONA major storm with hurricane-force gusts is lashing southern Britain, parts of France and Netherlands, causing flooding and travel delays, including the cancellation of roughly 130 flights at London’s Heathrow Airport. Express
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran officials order removal of anti-American posters in Tehran Sectarian bombings kill 62 across Iraq on Sunday Volgograd Russia suicide bombing raises question about Sochi Olympics Iran officials order removal of anti-American posters in
In the October 27th airing of This Week With George Stephanopoulos, former Vice President Dick Cheney said the U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East has left us in a position where “our friends no longer trust us and our adversaries
Department of Homeland Security internal documents obtained by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) draft final regulation arranged by the Obama Administration that would lift the established ban on Libyans coming to the U.S.
According to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, President Obama personally authorized the monitoring of German chancellor Angela Merkel three years ago. In 2010, according to the newspaper, National Security Agency head General Keith Alexander informed Obama that Merkel was being
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised that his government would review the case of Dr. Shakil Afridi, the doctor who has been imprisoned since 2011 for helping the United States find Osama bin Laden, Fox News reports. Dr. Afridi has
(AP) Watchdog: Syria has filed chemical weapon detailsTHE HAGUE, NetherlandsThe world’s chemical weapons watchdog says Syria has sent it details of its poison gas and nerve agent program and a plan to destroy all facilities linked to the deadly arsenal.
(AP) 5 dead as Bangladesh opposition enforces strikeBy JULHAS ALAMAssociated PressDHAKA, BangladeshPolice and backers of Bangladesh’s ruling party clashed Sunday with opposition supporters, leaving at least five people dead and scores injured in different parts of the country as opposition
(AP) Car bombs kill at least 56 people in IraqBy SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADA new wave of car bombs hit Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad and a suicide bomber targeted soldiers in a northern city in attacks that killed at least 56
(AP) German minister demands ‘complete’ US answersBERLINGermany’s interior minister is pressing for “complete information” from Washington on the alleged U.S. surveillance of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone and any other snooping. Merkel complained to President Barack Obama on Wednesday after receiving
Jihadists have released a video of a suicide bombing in which an ex-major tried to kill Egypt’s interior minister, and police said was expelled from the army for his extremism. In the video posted on YouTube by the Sinai-based Ansar
Since being elected to the Chair of Peter in March, Pope Francis has emphasized simplicity and humility–particularly for career-minded or high-living clerics–along with fiscal responsibility and transparency, through his examination of the finances of both the Vatican and the “Vatican bank,”
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Japan and China exchange threats as relations deteriorate Iran exacts deadly revenge after border guards are killed by jihadists UAE signs new $4.9 billion aid package for Egypt Fear of a paralytic polio epidemic
(AP) Tens of thousands flee India flooding; 39 deadNEW DELHIDays of torrential rains have unleashed floods in southeast India that have killed dozens of people and forced the evacuation of more than 70,000 others from hundreds of low-lying villages. As
BEIJING, Oct. 26 (UPI) — The Chinese government, responding to a deadly influenza strain, said researchers have come up with a vaccine for H7N9 — more commonly called the bird flu. Shu Yuelong, director of the Chinese National Influenza Center,
(AP) NSA spying threatens to hamper US foreign policyBy DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressWASHINGTONSecretary of State John Kerry went to Europe to talk about Mideast peace, Syria and Iran. What he got was an earful of outrage over U.S. snooping abroad. President
