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) Syria sends OPCW chemical weapons inventoryBy MIKE CORDERAssociated PressTHE HAGUE, NetherlandsSyria has sent the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an “initial declaration” outlining its weapons program, the organization said Friday. Spokesman Michael Luhan told The Associated Press
Over the past week, the Obama administration has drastically changed its approach to Syria; an aggressive push for military action without U.N. cooperation has shifted to “holding Assad accountable” to Russia and the United Nations Security Council with no intention
At least 40 policemen and soldiers were killed on Friday in south Yemen in simultaneous attacks attributed to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, military sources said. One AQAP assault targeted a special forces camp at Maifaa, killing eight police, at
A five-month-old baby died in a Spanish airport on Thursday after being placed on a luggage belt that then started moving without its parents noticing, officials said. The baby was at the baggage claim with its mother — a US
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 19 (UPI) — A Swedish fish factory worker said he was shocked to find a salmon with what appear to him to be a Christian cross across its stomach. Lars Ludvigsson, who works on an assembly line
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said Thursday in a column for The Washington Post that his government was ready to “help facilitate dialogue” between the Syrian government and the opposition.
A new study shows that Germany’s progressive Green Party is steadily becoming a party for the rich. According to Der Spiegel, the study conducted by Berlin’s German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) shows “a greater share of high earners and
On Thursday, while denying that a “stand-down order” was given to Special Forces members ready to help Americans who were under siege at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last September, one of the heads of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board (ARB)
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could be beckoned back to Capitol Hill to testify about last year’s deadly terror attack on the U.S. Consulate and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Issa (R-CA) told Fox
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) blasted the chairman of an investigative panel on the Benghazi attacks for allowing its report to be leaked to Al Jazeera America before Congress even obtained copies of it. At a Thursday House Oversight and Government
On Thursday, the ranking Democrat on the House Government and Oversight Reform Committee said the Benghazi Accountability Review Board (ARB) report that some have called a “cover up” and a “whitewash” for not interviewing then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was
The UN Security Council must be prepared to draw up a binding resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons next week, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. A “definitive” UN report had proved that the Syrian regime was behind an
At a House Government and Oversight Reform Committee hearing on the Benghazi Accountability Review Board (ARB) on Thursday, Admiral Mike Mullen, who was one of the heads of the ARB, admitted that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton actually saw a
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(AP) Pope warns church must find new balance or failBy NICOLE WINFIELD and RACHEL ZOLLAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis is warning that the Catholic Church’s moral edifice might “fall like a house of cards” if it doesn’t balance its divisive rules
PESCHIERA DEL GARDA, Italy, Sept. 19 (UPI) — Authorities in Italy said the world’s smallest pony has been recovered after being stolen from a national horse exhibition. Investigators said Charlie the 23.6-inch-tall pony was found Thursday in a secluded area
(AP) Thousands welcome giant rubber duck to TaiwanTAIPEI, TaiwanThousands of people crowded the harbor of a Taiwanese city on Thursday to welcome a giant floating yellow rubber duck. The 18-meter (59-foot) duck is a huge version of the bathtub toys
(AP) Putin says no discrimination of gays in RussiaVALDAI, RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin has denied gays face discrimination in Russia, saying that a new law that has drawn protests worldwide does not infringe on their rights. Putin on Thursday insisted the
(AP) Putin: Syria chemical attack sly rebel provocationBy LYNN BERRYAssociated PressVALDAI, RussiaRussia has strong grounds to believe that Syrian rebels were responsible for the country’s chemical attack, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. Speaking at a conference, Putin said “we have
(AP) Putin says he may seek 4th presidential termVALDAI, RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin says he could run for a fourth presidential term in 2018. If he serves four terms, that would keep him in power for about a quarter century
By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaAl-Qaida-linked gunmen in northern Syria captured a town near the Turkish border after heavy clashes with a rebel group in the area, activists said Thursday. It was the latest development in what has
British police said Thursday they had arrested two more people over alleged involvement in terrorism in Syria following the discovery of ammunition at the port of Dover. A man aged 27 and a woman aged 26 were detained at a
The world’s chemical weapons watchdog said it is to meet Friday to discuss a Russian-US plan for the destruction of Syria’s chemical arsenal. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will meet at 1400 GMT to consider the
Taiwan coastguards Thursday said they have arrested two people and seized 820 kilograms (1,800 pounds) of dolphin meat as the island steps up efforts to protect endangered animals. The raid on the couple’s home in southern Yunlin county on Tuesday
Thursday’s Los Angeles Times reports that the very first deadline created under the U.S.-Russian deal to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons has already hit a snag. This weekend, Syria is expected to submit a full inventory of its chemical weapons and
