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) French police, youths clash after veil incidentBy NICOLAS GARRIGA and ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressTRAPPES, France About 250 people hurling projectiles clashed with police firing tear gas west of Paris, in apparent protest over enforcement of France’s ban on Islamic face
(AP) Italy: 5 convicted for Costa Concordia shipwreckBy COLLEEN BARRY and FRANCESCO SPORTELLIAssociated PressGROSSETO, ItalyAn Italian court on Saturday convicted five employees of an Italian cruise company over the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 crew and passengers, handing down
(AP) Bomb detonated at Beijing airport; 1 injuredBy DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGA man in a wheelchair who was airing grievances set off a homemade bomb in a crowded terminal at Beijing’s main airport on Saturday evening, injuring himself but no one
(AP) Israel: Palestinian prisoners to be freed in talksBy IAN DEITCHAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael has agreed to release some “hardcore” Palestinian prisoners as part of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to restart Mideast peace talks, but it will not meet
Six men accused in the gang-rape and robbery of a 39-year-old Swiss woman cyclist holidaying in India were sentenced to life terms Saturday by a court in central India.
(AP) 7 injured in fresh clashes in Indian KashmirBy AIJAZ HUSSAINAssociated PressSRINAGAR, IndiaProtesters have clashed with government troops in several parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir for the second straight day, defying a curfew imposed to restrain public anger over the killing
On July 18, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) made it clear he intends to block the nomination of General Martin E. Dempsey to another two-year term as Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff. McCain and Dempsey differ in their views
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Al-Jazeera in chaos in Egypt, as it prepares for big U.S. debut Secretary of State John Kerry announces new Mideast peace talks Israel deploys ‘Iron Dome’ as Egypt launches Sinai operations Al-Jazeera in chaos
AMMAN (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have laid the groundwork for resuming peace talks after an almost three-year stalemate, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday, though he cautioned the deal was not final and required more
A 27-year-old Islamic woman named Mais Ali-Selah will graduate at the top of her medical school class at the Technion in Israel. She was raised in a small village outside of Nazareth, in Israel’s Galilee. Diana Bletter at the Huffington
GlaxoSmithKline, the UK’s largest drug maker, has joined the ranks of drug makers who have been found acting illegally in China to spur their growth. Chinese police say that Glaxo used bribes and sexual favors amounting to $489 million to increase its
A headline in the tech blog Mashable a few days ago proclaimed “Pope Francis to Forgive Your Sins via Twitter,” setting off a flurry of other headlines about how following the pontiff via his @pontifex address could get you absolved
Egypt presents unpleasant choices and is emblematic of challenges confronting U.S foreign policymakers across the globe. U.S. policy should adjust in ways once viewed as unthinkable. Through most of the twentieth century, the United States enjoyed preponderant economic and military
The Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to restart direct peace talks for the first time in “more than three years.” The Wall Street Journal reports that “top Israeli and Palestinian officials will meet in Washington within a week to formalize a
Students threatening teachers. Teachers threatening students. Corruption in the classrooms, the hallways, and, eventually, becoming a national scandal – all part of daily life at an Islamic high school in Rotterdam. There, according to a recent article in Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, non-Muslim
The Pakistani Taliban sent a letter to 16-year old Malala Yousafzai explaining why they are right and she is wrong in the aftermath of their failed assassination of the outspoken young woman. According to The Telegraph, the letter to Yousafzai
A 19-year-old Jacksonville, Fla. man trained for violent jihad and traveled to the Middle East in hopes of joining a notorious al-Qaida branch. Shelton Thomas Bell was charged Thursday with two counts of conspiracy and attempting to provide material support to the
Michael Adebolajo, one of the two men accused of murdering Fusilier Lee Rigby, was attacked in Belmarsh prison, where he is locked up awaiting trail. “Michael Adebolajo, 28, is said to have lost two teeth during a violent confrontation at
Several Islamic groups on Friday demanded the recall of the Vatican’s first envoy to Malaysia, describing him as an “enemy of the state” after he supported the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the
European parliamentarians Friday asked Sri Lanka to deliver on promises to investigate allegations of war crimes and ensure ethnic reconciliation more than four years after crushing Tamil separatists. A delegation of EU lawmakers requested Colombo ensure accountability in the face
Around 2,000 people who have worked at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant face a heightened risk of thyroid cancer, its operator said Friday. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said 1,973 people — around 10 percent of those employed in emergency crews
Pope Francis set up a special commission on Friday tasked with overhauling “the economic-administrative structure” of the Vatican in a long-awaited reform of the scandal-hit governing body and bank. The commission is tasked with the “simplification and rationalisation of the
A bomb exploded in a crowded mosque north of Baghdad on Friday afternoon, killing at least 20 people and wounding 40, police said. The blast hit Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Mosque in the town of Al-Wajihiyah, east of Baquba, the capital
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt launches a major military action into Sinai on Israel border Israel and U.S. forces go on alert over fear of wider war Palestinians ask for an airport as Kerry pursues farcical ‘peace process’
A leader of the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Free Syrian Army (FSA) has accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of betrayal in the wake of confirmation that the British will not be arming the rebel group. This is despite last month’s announcement by the United Kingdom,
