National Security

(AP) Officials: Car bombs kill 31 people in IraqBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of bombings, mainly targeting markets in and near Baghdad, killed 31 people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has gripped

For two days, they burned cars. They shouted about racism and attacked police, hurling stones and shattering windows of the local police department. In Trappes, France, the riots that broke out last month over laws against wearing a niqab (or veil) in

This is the third in a series of five parts based on the new book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character (St. Martin’s Press) by Diana West. For many Americans, the first inkling of an anti-Nazi German

Despite President Barack Obama’s repeated claims that al Qaeda was supposedly “on the run,” it appears the terror group is now running the show in Yemen and elsewhere. The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. State Department issued an August 6

(AP) State Dept. orders evacuation of embassy in YemenBy DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe State Department on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Embassy in Yemen evacuated as a result of the threat by al-Qaida that has triggered temporary shutdowns of 19 American diplomatic

Intercepts between Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri and the leader of the group’s Yemen affiliate sparked Washington’s closure of US missions overseas and global travel alert, US media reports. The New York Times said in its online edition that the electronic

Insurers Lloyd’s of London Tuesday offered up to 1.0 million euros ($1.3m) for information leading to the recovery of jewels stolen from a Cannes hotel last month worth an estimated 103 million euros.

Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday called on the US military to suspend helicopter operations in the country’s southern Okinawa island chain after a fatal crash. An American HH-60 helicopter with four personnel on board crashed at the Camp Hansen Marine

China’s young adults are gaining more weight and exercising less than their elders, local media said on Tuesday, underscoring the fast-developing country’s growing struggle with modern health problems. Chinese from ages 20 to 39 have put on more kilograms —

The United States on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerned” over a sweeping new Internet law in Vietnam which bans bloggers and social media users from sharing news stories online. The decree, seen as a further crackdown on online freedom

(AP) Calif couple charged in Qatar for daughter’s deathBy GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressLOS ANGELESA married couple from Los Angeles have been jailed in the Middle East on a charge of murder with intent and are being accused of starving their 8-year-old

In a piece written for The Daily Mail, Dr. Taj Hargey, chairman of Oxford’s Muslim Educational Centre, blasts  the Muslim community of Great Britain for fostering a misogynistic attitude among its young men that leads to the kind of pedophilia

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Fears grow of a next-generation ‘underwear bomber’ AQAP may be planning attack for Wednesday Pakistan accused over terrorist attack on Indian Consulate in Afghanistan Fears grow of a next-generation ‘underwear bomber’ Underwear bomber Umar

American and European officials believe Iran may be switching to a different technology for nuclear weapons development and “could be producing weapons-grade plutonium by next summer.” According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States and other Western governments have been

This is the second in a series in five parts based on the new book, “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character” (St. Martin’s Press) by Diana West. It’s difficult to imagine someone more important in U.S. history than

Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai is more than half way through serving a two year prison sentence after pleading guilty to felony charges relating to his lobbying work done secretly for the Pakistani government. But his upcoming release shouldn’t be the end

(AP) 2 boys dead after python escapes store in CanadaCAMPBELLTON, New BrunswickPolice say two young boys are dead after they were strangled by a python that escaped its enclosure at a pet store in Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Const.

AFP — The secrets of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s buff physique and youthful appearance are the result of herbal health remedies and swimming regularly to combat stress, his doctor revealed Monday. Putin “doesn’t look his age,” the Kremlin’s top doctor

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) countered allegations from a CNN report that CIA personnel were being polygraphed in order to intimidate those with information about the deadly attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi almost one year ago. “We

On Tuesday, the Commerce Department is expected to report the June deficit on international trade in goods and services was $43 billion. Overall, the deficit is up from $25 billion when the economic recovery began in mid-2009 and poses the

The UN has awarded official accreditation to an NGO headed by the antisemitic former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. As its founder and President, Mohamad calls his personal project the “Perdana Global Peace Foundation.”  Apparently, the title’s reference to the word “peace”

In a gesture of goodwill, the Israeli government has indicated it is willing to waive any protection from cuts in the U.S. budget sequester, giving up nearly $55 million of the annual military aid that the U.S. provides to build

Britain said on Monday its embassy in Yemen would remain closed until the end of the Muslim festival of Eid later this week, after the United States extended the closure of its own embassies over fears of an Al-Qaeda attack.

International envoys extended their visit to Cairo on Monday as efforts intensified to find a peaceful way out of the crisis sparked by the Egyptian military’s overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met