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) Analysis: Obama’s credibility on line in reversalBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONFor more than a week, the White House had been barreling toward imminent military action against Syria. But President Barack Obama’s abrupt decision to instead ask Congress for
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land forces, said on Saturday that he will block any efforts by President Barack Obama to procure funding to attack Syria until he
History was made on Thursday. For the first time in over 200 years, the British Parliament voted against a Prime Minister’s war resolution. The last time that happened was in 1782, when Parliament voted to stop fighting George Washington and
In the Netherlands these days, politicians discuss revoking the passports of citizens who join the opposition to Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria. In Belgium, the government threatens to revoke benefits for Belgian nationals who do the same. And in America,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. Administration lays out the case for Syria intervention Britain’s leaders engage in soul-searching U.S. Administration lays out the case for Syria intervention President Barack Obama says that he has not yet made a
(AP) India convicts youngest Delhi gang rape defendantBy ASHOK SHARMAAssociated PressNEW DELHIAn Indian juvenile court on Saturday handed down the first conviction in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus, convicting a teenager
(AP) Police officer shot dead in Egypt’s restive SinaiCAIROEgypt’s Interior Ministry says gunmen have killed a police officer in the country’s restive Sinai peninsula. In a statement Saturday, the ministry said the riot police officer was shot in the chest
(AP) Putin urges US to hold off on striking SyriaMOSCOWRussian President Vladimir Putin urged President Barack Obama on Saturday not to rush into a decision on striking Syria, but to consider whether strikes would help end the violence and be
An Al-Qaeda front group based in Iraq and Syria called for Egyptians to take up arms against their country’s military, in an audio message posted on the Internet on Saturday. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) also
(AP) UN experts leave Syria as US edges toward strikeBy RYAN LUCASAssociated PressBEIRUTU.N. experts who collected samples from last week’s alleged chemical weapons strike outside Damascus left Syria for the Netherlands on Saturday, hours after President Barack Obama said he
Althorp looks its finest at this time of year. A slow swoop of parkland laps gracefully against the grey-brick elevations of a house whose origins stretch back to medieval times. Late August sunshine adds lustre to a scene already rich
A team of 20 social workers, police officers, and special agents raided a homeschooling family’s residence near Darmstadt, Germany Thursday, forcibly removing the family’s four children, aged 7-14. Law enforcement raided the home and seized the children solely because the
President Barack Obama referred to the country’s troops as “my military” in Friday remarks about how the United States may respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime in Syria that Obama asserted violated international norms.
An Egyptian Christian leader has criticized President Obama and his administration for ignoring the persecution of Christians at the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood. CBNNews.com reported Wednesday that Father Rafic Greiche, chief spokesman for the Catholic Church in Egypt, rebuked
Federal Judge Katherine Forrest of New York refused to throw out terrorism charges against Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, who allegedly conspired to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon, then allegedly helped kidnap 16 people including two American tourists in
(AP) NY judge won’t dismiss preacher’s terrorism caseNEW YORKA New York judge has refused to toss out terrorism charges brought against an Egyptian Islamic preacher extradited from Great Britain. Federal Judge Katherine Forrest on Friday left in place the 11-count
(AP) Obama weighs ‘limited and narrow’ Syria actionBy DAVID ESPO and ELAINE GANLEYAssociated PressWASHINGTONEdging toward a retaliatory strike, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing “limited and narrow” action against Syria as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad’s government
US President Barack Obama on Friday slammed the “incapacity” of the UN Security Council to act on Syria and warned the world must not be “paralyzed” on responding to a chemical weapons attack.
A new poll from NBC News released on Friday shows that four out of five Americans want President Barack Obama to seek Congressional approval before entering into military action in Syria. Half of Americans think the United States should not
According to a document leaked by Edward Snowden to The Washington Post, the Obama administration sees Israel as a “key target” for US counterintelligence. The document shows that the United States believes Israel thinks that the Obama administration is out
During Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State, she received $500K in jewelry from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The Hill described the gift as “white gold jewelry with teardrop rubies and diamonds containing a necklace, a
On Friday, The New York Post reported that 11-year-old Hafez al-Assad, son of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, posted a Facebook message taunting President Obama and the United States, daring Obama to launch a military assault. The New York Times apparently
It lets out a high-pitched scream as you enter, then a sneering laugh. It’s a walk-in vagina, a conceptual art installation that has South Africans wagging their fingers and scratching their heads. When 30-year-old South African artist Reshma Chhiba was
In an August 29 interview on Gov. Mike Huckabee’s radio show, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) pressed President Obama to think before attacking Syria in a way that will result in the deaths of any of that country’s minority Christian population.
French President Francois Hollande said Friday he remained committed to a firm response on Syria despite Britain’s surprise rejection of armed intervention. Hollande said all options were on the table and did not rule out military strikes within days, even
