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.
All the bowing to the monarchy, all the Muslim outreach, all the criticism of Israel, all the help in crushing a Shia rebellion in Bahrain meant nothing to Saudi Arabia, which has let it be known that it intends to
(AP) Pope expels German ‘luxury bishop’ from dioceseBy NICOLE WINFIELD and GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis expelled a German bishop from his diocese on Wednesday pending the outcome of a church inquiry into his 31 million-euro ($43-million) new residence complex.The
The former White House national security adviser who was recently fired for insulting administration officials from an anonymous Twitter account blasted former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family as “white trash” and “useless garbage” that he hoped someone would
A Romanian man who has admitted stealing masterpieces by Gauguin, Monet and Picasso, wants to pin the blame on the Dutch museum for failing to protect the works, his lawyer said Tuesday. Radu Dogaru is among six Romanians on trial
(AP) Pope expels German “luxury bishop” from dioceseVATICAN CITYPope Francis has temporarily expelled a German bishop from his diocese because of a scandal over a 31-million-euro project to build a new residence and related renovations. The Vatican didn’t say Wednesday
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday met Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta ahead of talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Iran, Syria and Palestinian negotiations. Letta will ask Kerry for an explanation over recent reports
(AP) China, India sign border cooperation agreementBy LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGChina and India sounded a new optimistic tone in their relationship Wednesday as they signed an agreement to boost meetings between their militaries to avoid any repeat of a tense standoff
(AP) Prince George to be christened; godparents namedBy GREGORY KATZAssociated PressLONDONPrince William and his wife Kate have asked seven people to be godparents to their son, Prince George, who will be christened at a major royal family gathering Wednesday, palace
Swiss customs authorities said Thursday that they had arrested a bird specialist who smuggled the eggs of protected parrots in his underwear and travelled the globe trading in rare species. The customs service said in a statement that the man,
Just as guns were walked across the border with impunity during Operation Fast and Furious so too reports now indicate grenade components were walked across the border as well. According to Fox News, Jean Baptiste Kingery was the man behind
The Vatican prelate in charge of defending and promoting the faith of the Catholic Church has strongly affirmed the Church’s teaching that Catholics who are divorced and remarried may not receive communion. Archbishop Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com News of the day from Iran Saudi Arabia continues its break with the United States Prime Minister of Pakistan asks for U.S. help with India News of the day from Iran Iranian college girls
For a guy who claims to have nothing to do with the Muslim Brotherhood, Imam Shaker Elsayed dedicates a surprising volume of his Facebook page to the Egyptian Islamist group. Elsayed, head of the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Va., features a picture of deposed
On Monday, 30-year old Naida Asiyalova boarded a bus in Volgograd, Russia and detonated a bomb with 600 grams of TNT. She killed six people and injured between 33 to 37 people. Authorities are now looking for her husband and
Australian PM Tony Abbott joined up with Davidson Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigade and entered the “line of fire” against raging wildfires for 14 hours in Bilpin, New South Wales over the weekend. Abbott made no public announcement about the
Interpol Secretary General Robert Noble says the U.S. and the rest of the diplomatic world may need to consider “arming citizens” as a way to deter mass shootings and terror attacks. Referencing last month’s attack in Kenya’s Westgate mall, where
Amnesty International has accused the Obama administration of “war crimes” in its drone policy in a new report released Tuesday. The human rights organization reviewed forty-five drone strikes in the Pakistani providence of Waziristan since January 2012, and concluded that they
(AP) Attackers set Russian Muslim prayer house on fireMOSCOWRussian police says attackers set fire to a Muslim prayer house in a southern Russian city earlier rocked by a suicide bombing. Volgograd police said Tuesday someone threw Molotov cocktails at the
(AP) China faces human rights scrutiny with UN reviewBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAFaced with a U.N. review of its human rights, China acknowledged Tuesday that it still faces shortcomings but insists it has reduced poverty, deepened judicial reforms and protections of
(AP) Extremist groups hobble Syrian peace negotiationsBy LARA JAKESAP National Security WriterLONDONViolent extremists seeking to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad may instead have hurt negotiations to replace him, frustrating Western diplomats who continue to push for his ouster as a
(AP) France is latest US ally angered by NSA snoopingBy DEB RIECHMANN and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe sweep and scope of National Security Agency snooping abroad forced President Barack Obama once again to hear complaints from a U.S. ally angry about
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Police crackdown tries to control exploding violence in Karachi, Pakistan The cost of Obamacare UK throws out 30% of all the food it grows Police crackdown tries to control exploding violence in Karachi, Pakistan
Authorities linked Naida Asiyalova to the bus bombing in Volograd, Russia on Monday afternoon. Six people were killed and between 33-37 were injured, including a 20-month old toddler. Asiyalova is from Dagestan in the North Caucasus where many radical Islamist
While Christians and Jews have been assembling in houses of worship during weekends, enjoying the benefits of coffee and donut socials, fundraising bazaars, and church picnics, atheists apparently have felt left out. But, not any more because fresh from the
The windswept Scottish island of Canna is home to just 12 people — and 16,000 rabbits. But thousands of the bunnies are set to be culled after their frantic burrowing caused a landslide, officials said Friday. The National Trust of
