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 U.S., U.K. call Syria chemical weapons inspection offer ‘not credible’ Britain and France call for ‘consequences’ for Syria New Buddhist on Muslim violence in Burma (Myanmar) U.S., U.K. call Syria chemical weapons inspection offer
By ANTONIO ALEJANDRO VILLEGASAssociated PressVILLAHERMOSA, MexicoA notorious cargo train known as “the Beast” and carrying at least 250 Central American hitchhiking migrants derailed in a remote region of southern Mexico on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring 17,
TIME Magazine reports that Egyptians “remain convinced that President Obama is backing the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed President Mohamed Morsi.” Speaking on August 22, the head of Egypt’s Social Democratic Party Mohamed Abou El-Ghar said: “America is losing Egypt… There
The Obama administration has reacted to Syria’s announcement that it would accept a UN investigation of alleged chemical weapons attacks by rejecting the inspections, saying that they are too little, too late. It is a striking gesture of defiance from
A senior Obama administration official says there is “very little doubt” that some kind of chemical weapon was used by the Assad regime against Syrian civilians. The official says that the intelligence community based it’s assessment on “the reported number
Former UN Ambassador (now National Security Advisor) Susan Rice was notorious for missing key debates and votes. Now her successor, Samantha Power, is following the same path, missing an urgent UN Security Council meeting on Syria because of a “personal
A leaden cloak of responsibility lies on the shoulders of UN scientists as they put the final touches to the first volume of a massive report that will give the world the most detailed picture yet of climate change. Due
French President Francois Hollande said Sunday that evidence indicated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime had carried out chemical weapons attacks on its own people last week. Hollande said there was “a body of evidence indicating that the August 21 attack
(AP) Last of 5 suspects in Mumbai gang rape arrestedBy KATY DAIGLEAssociated PressNEW DELHIPolice on Sunday arrested the last of five men wanted in the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai, and said charges would be filed soon in
(AP) Egypt courts hear cases against Mubarak, IslamistsBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROIn parallel trial sessions, Egyptian courts heard cases Sunday against ousted President Hosni Mubarak and top leaders of his archrival, the Muslim Brotherhood, related to killings during the 2011 and
(AP) Pope disturbed by terrible images from SyriaVATICAN CITYPope Francis says he has been disturbed by `’terrible images” of atrocities occurring in Syria, and he is urging the international community to step up its efforts to end the civil war
(AP) Syria militant vows revenge for alleged gas attackAMMAN, JordanThe leader of an al-Qaida linked militia fighting to overthrow the Syrian government has vowed to take revenge for what he says was Damascus’ use of chemical weapons that killed hundreds
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Obama may use NATO to justify missile attack on Syria Further retaliation feared in Lebanon after Friday’s bombings Muslim Brotherhood appears to be weakening in Egypt Obama may use NATO to justify missile attack
CBS News reports the Pentagon is prepping cruise missiles for a possible attack “on Syrian government forces,” but the launch of the missiles seems to be dependent upon Obama getting a thumbs up from the U.N. Speaking to CNN on August
According to multiple reports, the team tasked with tracking the suspects behind the terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya is pulling up stakes and heading back to the U.S. This news comes two weeks after the Obama
Hundreds of Egyptians – Christian and Muslim alike – gathered outside the White House Thursday afternoon to call attention to the plight of Coptic Christians and denounce what they see as the Obama administration’s tepid response to a recent spate
(AP) Egypt reopens border crossing with GazaBy ASHRAF SWEILAMAssociated PressEL-ARISH, EgyptAn Egyptian official says the country’s border crossing with Gaza, which was closed after a deadly attack on policemen this week, has reopened. Another official says Egyptian troops killed four
(AP) Egypt’s interim premier says security a priorityBy TONY G. GABRIELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s interim prime minister said Saturday his government is putting priority on increasing security to restore peace and improve the country’s economy after new unrest following the coup that
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday that all indications show that Syria’s government was behind a “chemical massacre” near Damascus that the opposition claims killed hundreds. Opponents of Bashar al-Assad said the president’s forces killed 1,300 people when
(AP) Syria accuses rebels of using chemical weaponsBy ALBERT AJIAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaSyrian state media accused rebels of using chemical arms on Saturday against government troops trying to storm a contested neighborhood of Damascus, claiming a major army offensive in recent
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkey’s Erdogan adopts Muslim Brotherhood’s four-fingered salute Syria chemical weapons attack generates international controversy U.S. hints at cruise missile strikes against Syria Turkey’s Erdogan adopts Muslim Brotherhood’s four-fingered salute R4BIA symbol, and Erdogan’s four-fingered
Department of Defense (DOD) teaching documents show that DOD educational materials describe conservative groups as “hate groups” and suggest the colonists who fought against British rule were “extremist.” Judicial Watch obtained the documents through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
A young female Indian photojournalist was gang raped by five men in Mumbai, India on Thursday. She is in stable condition at a local hospital. She was on an assignment for a magazine in an isolated corner of Mumbai’s business
On August 26, President Obama will present Ty Carter with the Medal of Honor. Carter initially joined the Marines in 1998; he joined the Army a decade later in 2008 after being honorably discharged in 2003 and has attained the rank of
Yemeni president Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi is asking the Obama administration to provide Yemen with armed drones to use against Al Qaeda forces “based in the southern part of the country.” According to The Hill, Hadi said: “I have discussed the
