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) Some violence after protests in Brazilian citiesRIO DE JANEIROPolice and small groups of protesters clashed in Brazil’s two biggest cities Tuesday night after the end of peaceful demonstrations demanding better pay for teachers and affordable housing. As most demonstrators
(AP) Death toll in Philippines quake reaches 110By BULLIT MARQUEZAssociated PressCEBU, PhilippinesThe death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol reached 110 Wednesday with only three people pulled alive from rubble. The three were
Speaking to participants in a seminar called “God entrusts humanity to women,” Pope Francis on Saturday affirmed women’s role of motherhood as a key to understanding the role of women in the Church. According to the Vatican Information Service (VIS)
In late summer 2012, Army First Lieutenant Clint Lorance ordered one his “marksman to engage” Afghan men approaching their position on a motorcycle. The marksmen killed two of the three men; because they were unarmed, Lorance was charged, tried, and,
(AP) Medal of Honor winner asks to return to dutyBy LOLITA BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe former Army captain who received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday has asked to return to active duty in the Army, a rare move by an officer
(AP) Rare Sumatran tiger cub dies in London ZooLONDONA rare Sumatran tiger cub has died at the London Zoo three weeks after its birth was recorded by a hidden camera. Zoo officials said Tuesday that the cub drowned at the
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, is warning that a US default could cause the world to go into a recession, echoing President Obama’s warnings over the current fiscal fight. Lagarde said, “If there is that degree
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Aetna CEO predicts Obamacare IT failures until 2017 Assad says loss of chemical weapons a blow to Syria’s morale EU officials demand more privatization from Greece Aetna CEO predicts Obamacare IT failures until 2017
President Barack Obama is eager to life sanctions against Iran. The Hill reports that a senior administration official says that sanctions will be lifted “quickly” if Iran meets western concerns about its nuclear program. There is, actually, a case for lifting
The American Family Association (AFA), a Christian ministry group devoted to promoting the preservation of marriage and the family and the sanctity of human life, has been reportedly classified by the U.S. Army as a “domestic hate group.” Todd Starnes
El Bloombito gets no love as he takes his anti-sugar campaign south of the border. Having had his attempt to restrict soda consumption in New York City rebuffed by New York state courts, Mayor Mike Bloomberg is now investing millions
Pro-life advocates and pro-life Members of Parliament (MP) were allegedly assaulted by pro-abortion activists during the March for Babies in Melbourne, Australia over the weekend. According to LifeSiteNews, Bryan Kemper, founder of prolife Stand True Ministries, a ministry of Priests
On Monday, a Malaysian appeals court ruled that the government was correct in banning non-Muslims from using the word “Allah” to refer to their own gods. Christians had protested the original ruling, saying that the ban violated their religious rights.
Christians face persecution and discrimination everyday in communist China, yet it remains a largely under reported story. China’s “constitution” allows freedom of religion, but only a few faiths are actually allowed and they are not entirely protected. The attacks against
Syria’s dictator good-naturedly ribs himself for killing over a hundred thousand of his own citizens. While the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons claimed the increasingly less prestigious Nobel Peace Prize this past week, beating out a host of
At the end of September, the Obama administration made a show of returning to the Iranian people what was claimed to be a 2,700-year old Iranian artifact. But recent evidence suggests that the artifact is a forgery that can only
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Moscow police arrest hundreds after a massive race riot Al-Qaeda surges back in Iraq following U.S. withdrawal HealthCare.gov IT systems a continuing disaster Moscow police arrest hundreds after a massive race riot Moscow police
(AP) Around world, threat of US default induces shrugsBy BERNARD CONDONAP Business WriterNEW YORKWarren Buffett likens it to a nuclear attack. Economists warn that government spending on programs like Social Security would plunge. The Treasury says the economy would slide
(AP) Officials: Libyan al-Qaida suspect arrives in USBy EILEEN SULLIVAN and KIMBERLY DOZIERThe Associated PressWASHINGTONA Libyan who has been held and interrogated for a week aboard a U.S. warship is now in New York awaiting trial on terrorism charges, U.S.
Pro-life advocates are expressing outrage at an announcement last Monday by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that states physicians are now free to carry out sex selection abortions. Up until this point, abortions based solely on the sex of
(AP) AP PHOTOS: Bolivian villagers round up vicunasBy JUAN KARITA and CARLOS VALDEZAssociated PressUCHA UCHA, BoliviaThe roar of about 70 motorcycles shatters the quiet of the wind-swept Andean plain as Aymara villagers conduct a frenetic chase to round up wild
The environmentalist group Greenpeace is waging war against the production of Golden Rice, a genetically modified rice that could save more than half a million children around the world from disease and 250,000 from dying each year. Dr. Patrick Moore, one of
The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday that the leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshal, will lead a delegation from the terror group to Tehran later this week, seeking greater support from the Iranian regime. The move is described as the beginning of an
On September 11, 2013, Charles Woods appeared on Fox News’s Hannity and read aloud four questions about Benghazi from a letter he’d sent to President Obama. Woods, whose son, ex-SEAL Tyrone Woods, was one of four Americans killed in Benghazi
(AP) Group: Syrian regime shelling kills 11 in southBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTTank shells fired by Syrian government forces slammed into a building in a southern city, killing at least 11 people there, including women and children, activists said Sunday. The
