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) Eurozone jobless down for first time in 2 yearsBRUSSELSFurther evidence emerged Wednesday that the eurozone economy is on the mend after struggling with a recession that’s seen unemployment edge toward the 20 million mark. Figures from Eurostat, the EU’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Level of stock market margin debt in 2013 exceeds 1999 and 2007 Taliban jailbreak is new humiliation for Pakistan Terrorist jailbreaks becoming increasingly common Mideast peace talks postponed for two weeks after two days
An “Olympic-size” lake near the North Pole has once again turned to ice, contradicting environmentalists’ claim that a buoy filmed in what appeared to an “arctic lake” by the North Pole last week offered incontrovertible proof of global warming. Global
In one of the more bizarre interpretations of justice to emerge in a terrorism trial in the West, Dutch courts have blocked the extradition of Dutch-Pakistani terrorism suspect Sabir Khan from the Netherlands to the United States, citing concerns about the
(AP) Bradley Manning faces up to 136 years in prisonFORT MEADE, Md.U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning could spend the rest of his life in prison after a military judge found him guilty of espionage, theft and other charges for sending
(AP) Israel, Palestinians eye peace deal in 9 monthsBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONIsraeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed Tuesday to meet again within two weeks to start substantive negotiations on a so-far elusive peace deal with the goal of reaching a
(AP) Spain investigators: Train driver was on phoneBy JORGE SAINZ and BARRY HATTONAssociated PressMADRID The driver of the train that derailed and killed 79 people in Spain was on the phone and traveling at 95 mph (153 kph) — almost
Bradley Manning, the US soldier who risks life in prison for leaking a massive trove of secret US government files to WikiLeaks, is expected to learn the verdict in his trial Tuesday. US military judge Denise Lind plans to issue
Football legend Diego Maradona blazed a path for Cuba to become a medical tourism destination when he traveled to the island for drug addiction treatment in 2000. Since then, thousands of other famous and not-so-famous faces have traveled here for
Police said Tuesday they were investigating violent and sexually explicit Twitter postings directed at a lawmaker in a growing row over threats to women on the social network. Labour MP Stella Creasy faced a stream of abuse after supporting a
The death toll from a series of bomb blasts that rocked a mainly Christian area of northern Nigeria’s largest city of Kano has risen to 12, the military said on Tuesday, blaming Islamist group Boko Haram for the attacks. The
(AP) Syria: At least 10 killed in Homs mortar attackBy ALBERT AJI and BARBARA SURKAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaA late-night mortar attack killed at least 10 people in a government-held district in the embattled central city of Homs, an official and opposition
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkey and Azerbaijan strengthen anti-Russian ties with military exercises Dozens of Pakistan terrorists freed from jail in terrorist attack Bankrupt Detroit to seek federal bailout through Obamacare Turkey and Azerbaijan strengthen anti-Russian ties with
Military experts are warning members of Congress that the reemergence of Al Qaeda affiliates in Iraq and elsewhere are undoing U.S. gains and undercutting U.S. influence. Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer told Fox News, “We left Iraq on the edge of
Saudi Royal Princess Meshael Alayban, 42, was absent on Monday when an Orange County court convened a hearing on human trafficking charges filed against her. Judge Gerald Johnston said, “I expect her to be here” for future hearings, but he
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal warns the kingdom is losing ground on oil production due to shale oil discoveries and fracking techniques in the U.S. and Asia. The situation is so dire in his eyes that he has even
Hamas, Hizballah and Iran held secret talks last month in Lebanon in an effort to smooth over strained relations stemming from their rival stances on Syria, according to the London-based Asharq al-Awsat. Hamas has supported Syrian rebels trying to overthrow Bashar
(AP) Swiss police say 35 injured in train collisionBERLINAt least 35 people were injured, five of them seriously, in a head-on collision of two trains in western Switzerland late Monday, police said. One person had yet to be recovered from
On June 18, the Congressional EMP Caucus held a public event to launch the SHIELD Act, which would protect the national electric grid from a natural or manmade electromagnetic pulse (EMP). EMP is like super-lightning that can damage and destroy
Without an official announcement or any publicity, the Obama administration released five members of the Taliban from Gitmo in order to open peace talks in Afghanistan. Ynetnews.com reports that “a top U.S. official said the prisoners were released under the
A Pittsburgh man may be the latest American killed as part of the global Muslim jihad against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The man, identified as Amir Farouk Ibrahim, 32, was reportedly killed July 22 in fighting between Syrian Kurdish forces and those
President Vladimir Putin’s opponents on Monday gleefully sought to prove the Russian strongman had massively exaggerated the weight of a pike he caught on a recent fishing expedition to Siberia. The Kremlin on Friday had announced that Putin managed to
Politico reports that former President Jimmy Carter is “expected to head North Korea to try and win the release of a U.S. citizen being held there.” The citizen, Kenneth Bae, was arrested while “leading a tour group in the country and
Vietnam War POW and Medal of Honor recipient Col. George “Bud” Day died on July 27, according to his wife, Doris Day. According to CBS News, day was surrounded by family when he died. Day received “the Medal of
The media are aglow with reports that Israeli-Palestinian talks are resuming, thanks to the determined efforts of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry. Palestinians did not want to return to talks, so the Obama administration forced Israel
