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.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Russia charges Greenpeace activists with piracy Buddhist violence against Muslims in Burma/Myanmar continues to spread Venezuela’s president Maduro backs Putin for Nobel Peace Price Russia charges Greenpeace activists with piracy Last week, activists from
A new report by an Israeli security research institute warns that Al Qaeda is in the process of constructing its main regional Middle East base in Syria, from which it plans to export terrorism and Islamic radicalism to nearby states
As news broke that Habitat for Humanity was building a home for Army Sgt. and double Bronze Star recipient Brian Wood, some homeowners in the designated neighborhood–Morton in Greater Peoria, IL–balked and said the house “wouldn’t fit in with their
Al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant sacked a Melkite Greek-Catholic Church in the Syrian town of al-Raqqa. The Melkites follow the Roman Catholic pope but use the rituals of the Greek Orthodox. They have remained
(AP) Arm cut off of Reagan statue in PolandBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKAAssociated PressWARSAW, PolandPolice were searching on Wednesday for a vandal who damaged a bronze statue of Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II in the Polish city of Gdansk by
(AP) New sanctions likely despite thaw in US-Iran tiesBy DEB RIECHMANN and BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA war-weary Congress generally backs President Barack Obama’s outreach to Iran, but with tougher U.S. economic measures against Tehran on the way, the president’s diplomatic task
(AP) Bomb kills 2 Pakistan soldiers in quake-hit regionBy ABDUL SATTARAssociated PressQUETTA, PakistanSuspected separatists killed two Pakistani soldiers Wednesday, in a wave of attacks targeting troops doing relief work in a remote region of the country’s southwest where a major
Israel’s Deputy Minister of Defense, Danny Danon, told Breitbart News on Tuesday that Israel was prepared to act alone in preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power. His message echoed that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who addressed the United
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Vatican Bank reacts to allegations of international money-laundering Drug cartel networks move to Honduras from Mexico and Colombia Vatican Bank reacts to allegations of international money-laundering Vatican Bank For the first time in its
(AP) Muslims hide amid Myanmar sectarian violenceBy KHIN MAUNG WINAssociated PressTHANDWE, MyanmarTerrified Muslim families hid in forests in western Myanmar on Wednesday, one day after fleeing a new round of sectarian violence that erupted even as the president toured the
Bishop Anba Macarius of the Coptic Orthodox Minya Diocese in Egypt survived an assassination attempt Monday morning when his vehicle came under fire. The bishop was visiting the village of Garees in Abu Qerqas to spend time with the family
On Sept. 7, Pope Francis declared a day of prayer and fasting to urge national leaders to come to a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Syria. The Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church spoke passionately in his homily
Swiss war games conducted in August and revealed days ago pitted the Swiss military against invading hordes from “a financially stricken France.” The Telegraph carried reports from Matin Dimanche saying the Swiss military practiced for an attack from a bankrupt
(AP) Netanyahu: Israel won’t let Iran get nuclear armsBy EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played the spoiler Tuesday to any easing of Iran’s relations with the West, telling world leaders his country will do whatever it
On September 30, Marine Corps Commandant General James F. Amos fired Maj. General Charles M. Gurganus and Maj. General Gregg A. Sturdevant for inadequately protecting Camp Bastion, “a giant base in southern Afghanistan that Taliban fighters stormed last year.” According
A patriotic Russian group on Tuesday called for President Vladimir Putin to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his Syria diplomacy, claiming he was more deserving of the award than laureate US President Barack Obama. A group that lists
Speaking at the United Nations on the subject of Iranian nuclear ambitions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu altered Ronald Reagan’s famous statement on Soviet militarism, “trust but verify.” Instead, Netanyahu said, the world should “distrust, dismantle, and verify.” He stated:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and sent a clear message that Israel was prepared to attack Iran, alone if necessary, to prevent the Iranian regime from emerging as a nuclear-armed power. His
By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADNearly 1,000 Iraqis were killed in September, one of the highest monthly death tolls in years, the U.N. said Tuesday, giving a somber figure that reflects the militants’ determination to rekindle large-scale sectarian conflict. Iraq is going
(AP) BEIRUTAn al-Qaida spokesman is accusing Western-backed rebels fighting to topple the Syrian government of “stealing” credit for battlefield victories from his group. Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, a spokesman for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, says commanders of the
(AP) MOSCOW Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists during a press conference that the West should help encourage those rebels who don’t harbor “extremist or terrorist views” to join the talks to settle the 2 1/2-year conflict. The U.N. Security Council,
(AP) MEXICO CITYMexican federal and state police have rescued 73 kidnapped migrants being held in a house on the border with Texas. The Immigration Institute says in a statement Monday that 17 migrants are from Honduras, 13 from Guatemala and three
By NICK PERRYAssociated PressWELLINGTON, New ZealandA man from one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that he’s a refugee–suffering not from persecution, but from climate change. The 37-year-old and his wife left his
12:05 p.m. EDT: Netanyahu has taken the podium. Bibi says: “Jewish people’s odyssey teaches never give up hope, always remain vigilant” Too late for stopping Iranian nuke? #UNGA — Anne Bayefsky (@AnneBayefsky) October 1, 2013 Bibi tells #UN “our hope is
(AP) Pentagon wants more workers exempt from furloughsBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaPentagon and administration lawyers are looking for ways to expand the number of Defense Department civilians who are exempt from furloughs, amid worries that the government shutdown
