National Security

(AP) Kerry in Afghanistan for urgent security talksBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterKABUL, AfghanistanU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Afghanistan Friday for urgent talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai as an end of October deadline looms for completing a

(AP) Senior Pakistan Taliban captured in AfghanistanBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanU.S. troops are holding a senior Pakistani Taliban commander they captured in Afghanistan a week ago, an Afghan provincial official said Friday. The capture could be a significant blow to

(AP) Global chemical watchdog wins Nobel Peace PrizeBy KARL RITTER and MICHAEL CORDERAssociated PressTHE HAGUE, NetherlandsThe Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for working to eliminate the scourge that has haunted generations

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Libya’s prime minister is kidnapped in broad daylight, then freed Red Cross warns of bubonic plague epidemic in Madagascar France’s anti-Muslim anti-immigrant Marine Le Pen surges in polls NIST Time Widget broken Libya’s prime

The recent surge in Palestinian terror attacks on Israelis continued Thursday night when Palestinian Arab terrorists broke into a home in the Jordan Valley brandishing iron bars and axes. The Arabs savagely beat the husband, who died shortly thereafter, and

A report by the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense released this week predicts that China will have developed a “wholly sufficient” military presence near the island to invade by 2020. As the United States is obligated by treaty to defend

(AP) Senate OKs bill to pay military death benefitsBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate has approved legislation to provide benefits to the families of fallen troops.The Senate backed the measure Thursday, after the House approved it unanimously a day earlier.The Pentagon

(AP) Azerbaijan announces election winner _ before voteBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWSomething funny happened the day before Azerbaijan’s presidential election: The election commission announced the winner.On Tuesday, the smartphone app of the Central Election Commission released the results of Wednesday’s vote,

(AP) 4 Americans meet Snowden to give him an awardBy CARO KRIELAssociated PressMOSCOWFour former U.S. government officials who met with former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden said Thursday that he is adjusting to life in Russia and expresses

Saudi women are increasingly getting behind the wheel in defiance of a driving ban ahead of a nationwide campaign planned by female activists for later this month, witnesses said. A video posted on social networks this week shows a fully

Say hello again to two of the most over-promoted and sinister figures involved with the current U.S. government: Mohamed Elibiary and Dalia Mogahed. If you were one of those Christian Copts standing in the ruins of your village or church,

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Thursday renewed his attack on a film about the whistleblowing website, calling it a “geriatric snoozefest” as he released a letter written to its star Benedict Cumberbatch. The Australian hacker, who has been holed up at

Victims of an ill-tempered monkey that terrorised a town in western Japan are to be offered compensation, an official said on Thursday. More than 1,000 professional hunters, firefighters and police officers were mobilised to snare the piqued primate after it

A body found in a US hospital stairwell was identified as that of a British woman who went missing from the medical center over two weeks ago, prompting a huge search. Fifty-seven year old Lynne Spalding was last seen on

(AP) Edward Snowden’s father arrives in MoscowMOSCOWThe father of former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow Thursday morning to meet with his son who has received asylum in Russia and has been living at a secret

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia plans intensive surveillance of visitors to Sochi Olympics EU officials jeered and heckled on visit to Lampedusa Island Congressmen forced to reuse gym towels Russia plans intensive surveillance of visitors to Sochi Olympics

Libya’s interim government reports that Prime Minister Ali Zaidan was kidnapped at dawn on October 10. They announced via Twitter that they believe he was taken by Libyan rebels, but “for unknown reasons” and to “an unknown destination.” Libya’s Commission

Iran has rejected U.S. preconditions for “taking part in a long delayed peace conference on Syria.” This means Iran is not backing a U.S. call “for a transitional government in Damascus.” According to the Jerusalem Post, on October 7 the

“We shall never stop until we can go back home and Israel is destroyed… The goal of our struggle is the end of Israel, and there can be no compromises or mediations… the goal of this violence is the elimination

Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan in October 2012 on her way to school because of her writings and defying the Taliban’s views on educating women. The Taliban believe women should not receive an education and should live

(AP) Charity to pay military death benefitsBy JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNSAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration, scrambling to tamp down a controversy over suspended death benefits for the families of fallen troops, announced Wednesday that a charity would pick up the

Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), a member of the House Oversight Committee, told Breitbart News the Committee is quietly “making progress every day” with its investigation of the administration’s handling of the terrorist attack against the U.S. consulate and CIA annex

The most embarrassing moment in Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearing as Secretary of Defense came when he misidentified the U.S. policy on Iran as “containment,” and had to correct himself. It is therefore surprising that Kenneth Pollack, one of the most

(AP) House passes bill to restore death benefitsBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe partial government shutdown has halted death benefits to the families of fallen soldiers, but the House has now voted unanimously for legislation that would restore those benefits.It’s unclear if