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Egypt’s Islamists called for a “Friday of anger” in Cairo after nearly 600 people were killed following a crackdown on their protest camps, as the UN urged “maximum restraint” from all sides. The call raised fears of fresh violence after

A Chinese zoo ridiculed for passing off a shaggy dog as a lion has shut down temporarily for “rectification”, media reported Friday. The zoo’s supposed “African lion” was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as a substitute —

Libya has accused striking guards who have seized oil export terminals of trying to make shipments for their own profit and threatened military action against any unauthorised vessel that docks. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan issued the warning late on Thursday,

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has denied speculation that US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was interrogated by Russian authorities, telling Australian media they had “behaved well”. Snowden, who is wanted by Washington on espionage charges linked to his disclosures about the

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Car bomb in Hezbollah’s Lebanon stronghold kills 20 Egypt and Turkey recall ambassadors, as countries pick sides Good news is bad news on Wall Street Car bomb in Hezbollah’s Lebanon stronghold kills 20 Fire

Middle Eastern and North African refugees are streaming into European Union countries fleeing widespread unrest, and many may soon try to come to America.   When the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established in 1951,

At 18-years old, Latifa and her younger sister Lailuma, ethnic Uzbeks, became Afghanistan’s first female pilots in 1991. In an interview with The Daily Beast, Latifa recalled memories of her childhood and the air force. Latifa and Lailuma always wanted

Some conservatives are taking the position that the dispute between Diana West and Ron Radosh, and by extension Frontpage, is a “circular firing squad.” Others regard it as a scholastic dispute over obscure historical sources. Still others feel that it

President Barack Obama interrupted his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard on Thursday morning to comment on the violence in Egypt that has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of pro-Muslim Brotherhood protestors at the hands of the Egyptian military this week.

The stuntman who amazed the world when he parachuted into the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony dressed as James Bond has died while wing-diving in Switzerland, police and media reports said. Mark Sutton, 42, died on Wednesday after crashing into

German Chancellor Angela Merkel chose a picturesque small town to launch into full campaign mode for an election in which she is seen likely to stay at the helm of Europe’s biggest economy. Speaking in the old town square of

China’s millionaires, a symbol of the country’s growing wealth, increased at their slowest rate in five years in 2012 as the economy and stock market stumbled, a survey showed. The number of millionaires–defined as those with personal wealth of at

A Chinese zoo’s supposed “African lion” was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as a substitute started barking. The zoo in the People’s Park of Luohe, in the central province of Henan, replaced exotic exhibits with common species,

(AP) Officials: Car bombs kill 26 in Iraqi capitalBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of car bombs in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday killed 26 people and wounded dozens, the latest attacks in a months-long surge in violence. Attacks have

(AP) Death toll in Egypt violence rises to 327Associated PressCAIROThe Egyptian Health Ministry says the death toll in clashes between police and supporters of the country’s ousted president has risen to 327. A statement from the ministry on Thursday also

On August 15 the Department of Defense will announce an extension of benefits to same-sex couples which will include 10 days for “marriage leave.” According to NBC News the benefits will come into play as early as September and “will

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hundreds of casualties in clashes in Egypt Egypt declares curfew and month-long state of emergency Mohamed ElBaradei resigns from Egypt’s government over violence Egypt’s chaos further muddles U.S. Mideast foreign policy North and South

President Barack Obama expressed mainly disinterest on the night of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, according to a high-level White House staffer. During an Artists & Athletes Alliance forum at UCLA, Obama’s former personal assistant Reggie Love said

Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority has become a favorite target for Muslim Brotherhood supporters and other radical Islamists across the country in the wake of the military’s decision to clear supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi from their Cairo sit-ins this morning. No

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi torched three churches in central Egypt on Wednesday as police dispersed protests in Cairo. According to a report in the Daily Star, the MENA news agency said that attackers

Egypt declared a month-long state of emergency Wednesday as violence raged across the country following a crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. The nationwide state of emergency will begin at 4:00 pm (1400 GMT), the presidency said in

The Egyptian military made good on its promise to clear pro-Mohamed Morsi encampments out of two Cairo squares by sweeping through Wednesday, allegedly killing “at least 149” people. According to the Associated Press, pro-Morsi supporters have listed the number of

A resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on July 24, 2013 contains language and intentions which could at best be described as Socialistic or Communist in nature. The title of the resolution is “Human Rights and

(AP) Eurozone’s longest-ever recession comes to an endBRUSSELSThe recession in the eurozone came to an end in the second quarter of the year, official figures confirmed Wednesday. Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics office, said the 17 European Union countries that