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.
After being snubbed by Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani at the UN last week, President Barack Obama clawed back some respect–in the eyes of the American media, if not the world–with a 15-minute telephone call. It was the first time presidents
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Leaders of Greece’s Golden Dawn ‘criminal organization’ arrested Number of violent incidents in Afghanistan surge in September Leaders of Greece’s Golden Dawn ‘criminal organization’ arrested Pavlos Fyssas, or Killah P, rapped against racism (BBC)
POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists attacked an agricultural college in the dead of night, gunning down dozens of students as they slept in dormitories and torching classrooms in an ongoing Islamic uprising in northeast Nigeria, the school’s provost
(AP) Terrorists used new tactic to spare some MuslimsBy RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated PressThe turbaned gunmen who infiltrated Nairobi’s Westgate mall arrived with a set of religious trivia questions: As terrified civilians hid in toilet stalls, behind mannequins, in ventilation shafts and
The Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is crowing about its victory in Tampa, where transit officials reversed an earlier ban to allow this deceptive Islamic supremacist Muslim Brotherhood group to advertise on its buses. And so my human rights
(AP) Greek far-right leader, other legislators arrestedBy DEMETRIS NELLASAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceThe leader of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party and four other of its parliamentarians were formally charged Saturday with membership in a criminal organization with intent to commit crimes, in
Samantha Lewthwaite, also known as the “White Widow,” is the world’s most wanted woman, and it is now being revealed where she hid in South Africa. The home she lived in is neat and normal, which allowed her to blend
On Thursday, Breitbart News reported on recent attacks on Christians in the Middle East and wondered why it took an attack on an Anglican church for Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to finally condemn the violence. Pope Francis has consistently
The Al Qaeda terror group has opened a Twitter account. According to The Washington Free Beacon, the account was opened on September 23; early tweets dealt with “divisions between two Al Qaeda rebel groups in Syria.” The Arabic-language account, @shomokhalislam, had
Objective observers should be rightfully concerned by the “International Conference on Islamophobia: Law & Media” held by the Turkish government’s Directorate General of Press and Information (DGPI or BYGEM in Turkish) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) this past
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday brought home a 2,700-year-old Persian artifact the US administration gave him as “a special gift” to Iranians, media reports said. Rouhani was speaking of a 7th century BC silver Persian drinking cup in the
(AP) Margaret Thatcher’s ashes buried in LondonLONDONFormer British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s ashes have been laid to rest in London at a service attended by her family and closest friends. The Conservative leader’s children, Mark and Carol Thatcher, were among
A shoe was thrown towards Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s car Saturday as he arrived home to a mixed reception for his historic call with Barack Obama, an AFP correspondent reported. Some 60 hardline Islamists chanted “Death to America” and “Death
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Spain to switch from Nazi time to British time Washington gives $100 million non-bailout bailout money to Detroit U.N. Security Council passes overhyped, totally irrelevant resolution on Syria U.N. Climate panel issues overhyped, totally
(AP) Brazil family fights to keep house-trained tigersBy RENATA BRITOAssociated PressMARINGA, BrazilDan slurped desperately on his pink nursing bottle and spilled milk all over the place, while his brother Tom patiently waited to take a swim in the family pool.
When two half-naked female protesters from the radical anarchist organization “Femen” disrupted Paris Fashion Week on Thursday by invading the catwalk with slogans painted on their bare chests, an 18-year old supermodel punched one of them squarely in the nose. Hollie-May
The chairman of Barilla Pasta, the world’s leading pasta manufacturer, weathered calls for a consumer boycott against him Thursday after telling Italian radio his company would never use a homosexual family in its ads. A report from Reuters in Rome
By DUSAN STOJANOVICAssociated PressBELGRADE, SerbiaSerbian authorities banned a gay pride march in Belgrade for a third consecutive year because of threats made by right-wing groups, officials said Friday. Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said top security and state officials decided to
PARIS, Sept. 27 (UPI) — The latest French government crackdown on the Roma communities in France has drawn protests from rights advocacy groups but not from the European Union itself, which is usually quick on the draw over any human
In rolling the dice on Iran, Syria and Middle East peace, President Barack Obama has made Secretary of State John Kerry the chief executor of his foreign policy legacy — a role denied to Hillary Clinton. Intriguing comparisons between Obama’s
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh renewed their mutual pledge Friday to deepen the relationship between the U.S. and India, declaring a shared interest in reducing tensions in South Asia as the U.S. lightens
U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke on the telephone for 15 minutes Friday–the first time a U.S. president and a leader of Iran have spoken directly since 1979. According to The Guardian, Obama said the call
The Department of Defense released a public service announcement Friday stating that “several key media services will be limited” if a government shutdown occurs. The DoD’s simple video–prefaced by the word “ATTENTION” flashing in red–says that the Department-provided television, radio,
US President Barack Obama and Iranian president Hassan Rouhani spoke by phone on Friday in the historic first direct communication between leaders of the two nations since the Islamic revolution in 1979.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is warning that the data reporting requirements in the United Nations’ Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) amount to “gun registration by a different name.” The ATT focuses in large part on the movement of “small arms
