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.
Malians will go to the polls Sunday in their millions to elect a new president they hope will usher in a new era of peace and democracy in the first election since a military coup upended one of the region’s
The end of Ramadan has left authorities at the Guantanamo Bay military jail preparing for an uptick in unrest at the controversial prison, US officials say. The annual Muslim fast is traditionally regarded as an unofficial truce at Guantanamo, where
Aristotle, Plato and Socrates have resurfaced in Athens in the midst of Greece’s harrowing economic crisis, brought to life by a global philosophy congress in the very locations they once frequented. Organised by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)
Spanish and French police said they have dismantled a human trafficking ring that smuggled Chinese migrants into Europe and the United States, charging up to 50,000 euros per person. A total of 75 suspects including two “main operatives” based in
India has been plagued with rape cases in the last year. Most notably, a woman was gang-raped in New Delhi and died 13 days later from her injuries. However, that is only the tip of the iceberg because over 60
In the Central African Republic of Bangui rebels known as “Seleka” rule, rape, and pillage. Bangui is a land-locked former French colony where the rebels’ dominating power has reached a level the prime minister describes as “catastrophic.” According to The
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com India’s Arihant nuclear submarine ready for sea acceptance trials India and Vietnam strengthen military and strategic ties Questions growing over Israel’s drone attack on Sinai jihadists Violence with smugglers increases on Turkey – Syria
Judicial Watch has a filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the CIA for access to a guest list of persons who attended the June 24, 2011 awards ceremony at which top secret bin Laden raid information is
Five men were questioned early Friday morning in the acid attack of British teenagers Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee. Two men are believed to the be the attackers and could be associated with the group Uamsho, which desires Zanzibar independence
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Reports of an Israeli drone strike in Sinai disputed by Egyptians Russia’s Georgia invasion roils Azerbaijan-Armenia tensions Dept. of Justice accuses Bank of America of securities fraud Reports of an Israeli drone strike in
An Australian man charged over a bomb plot was seeking revenge against a doctor using devices larger than those used in the Boston Marathon blast, reports said Saturday. The 42-year-old was arrested at Sydney airport on Thursday and charged with
The operator of the crippled Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has started pumping out radioactive groundwater to reduce leakage into the Pacific ocean. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) began the work after it admitted last month that radioactive groundwater had been
India’s first home-built nuclear submarine is ready for sea trials in open waters, a step before it becomes fully operational, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Saturday. India unveiled the indigenous 6,000-tonne INS Arihant (Destroyer of Enemies) in 2009 as part
(AP) US to reopen 18 diplomatic missions after threatBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONEighteen of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates that were closed in the Middle East and Africa because of a terrorist threat will reopen Sunday, the State Department
(AP) Sinai group says it was target of Israeli droneBy MAAMOUN YOUSSEFAssociated PressCAIROAn al-Qaida-linked group active in the Sinai Peninsula said Saturday that its fighters were the target of a reported Israeli drone strike into Egyptian territory, a rare operation
(AP) Obama laments ‘backward’ Russian thinkingBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama said Friday he was reassessing the relationship with Russia because of a growing number of issues on which the two countries differ, and he lamented what he called
Organizers of a rally planned for Washington, D.C. on Saturday in support of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi deny being part of the Muslim Brotherhood, or being Brotherhood supporters. The rally, they said during a news conference Friday, is about
An alarming new video reveals the extent to which Palestinian children are being indoctrinated to wage jihad against Israel and to hate Jews at United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) summer programs. “We penetrate into the mind of campers
In a press conference at the White House East Room on Friday, President Obama said that the “core” of Al Qaeda was on its heels but that the terrorist group had “metastasized” into a different sort of threat. “They have
During a press conference at the White House East Room on Friday, reporter Ed Henry asked President Obama about why no one had been caught in relation to the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted to flee the cameras on Friday after attending the funeral of his childhood mentor and judo trainer, Anatoly Rakhlin, in an unusual show of emotion.Russian television showed Putin emerging from viewing his teacher’s body lying
On Friday, in a press conference at the White House East Room, Chuck Todd of NBC News asked whether President Obama could work with Vladimir Putin. Obama responded by saying that Putin “had that kind of slouch, looking like that bored
On Friday, President Obama spoke about America’s increasingly broken relationship with Russia. With regard to the Olympics, Obama said, “I do not think it is appropriate to boycott the Olympics.” He said he was “offended” by anti-gay legislation in Russia as
On the evening of July 21, al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia (AQM) attacked the infamous Baghdad Abu Ghraib’s prison with car bombs, mortars and heavy weapons. Guards inside the prison walls were armed only with pepper spray and clubs. According to Stratfor Global Intelligence,
Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen took the initiative to plan an attack that triggered a security alert across dozens of US missions in the Middle East, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal, citing an anonymous US official, said the
