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.
How could there be anything left to say about World War II and the Cold War that hasn’t been said already? We know the narrative, start to finish. In researching my new book, American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our
Not long ago, the world was talking about how to best divide and monitor power in a post-Assad Syria. Such talk has quietly disappeared as Bashar al-Assad has regained momentum and retaken lost ground in his country’s civil war. As
A group of pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters gathered outside Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and chanted their anger and opposition to the U.S., vowing to take over the world. While gathered a Palestinian cleric lead them in chants like, “Allah Akbar, May
For the fourth year in a row, the TIAA-CREF Board refused to put divestment from Israel to a vote at its annual share holders’ meeting. TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical, and cultural fields
(AP) Mandela ‘steadily improving’ on 95th birthdayBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated PressJOHANNESBURG South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president’s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during
(AP) Where’s that royal baby? Is Kate overdue?By MARIA CHENGAP Medical WriterLONDONBy the time you’re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks. As Britain’s Prince
(AP) Russian opposition leader sentenced to 5 yearsBy NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressKIROV, RussiaAlexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition’s leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny and his supporters claimed the case was
(AP) Egypt: Suspected militants kill 3 policemenCAIROEgypt’s Interior Ministry says suspected militants have killed three policemen and seriously wounded two in an attack in the Sinai Peninsula. The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the attack took place
Pope Francis will return to his native South America for the first time since being elected pontiff in March, for the 28th World Youth Day (WYD), which will be held in Rio de Janeiro from July 22 through July 28.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia seeks military air and naval bases in Cyprus Assad supporters under attack in Lebanon Greece votes to lay off 27,500 civil service workers Iran uncovers a western ‘Wall of Fire’ anti-revolutionary plot Russia
Mustafa Bakari, an Egyptian politician, issued a brutal assessment of U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson. Bakari stated, “In my opinion, she [Patterson] is a member of the sleeper cells of the Brotherhood, likely recruited by Essam al-Erian or Muhammad
There is no doubt that Samantha Power turned in a strong performance during her confirmation hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday, and likely secured her confirmation as UN Ambassador. She was as good as Secretary of Defense Chuck
(AP) Experts: Cuba arms shipment explanation troublingBy PETER ORSI and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressHAVANA North Korea on Wednesday repeated Cuba’s assertion that the antiquated weapons systems found on a cargo ship in Panama were headed to the Asian county for repair.
By INDRAJIT SINGHAssociated PressPATNA, IndiaThe children started falling violently ill soon after they ate the free school lunch of rice, lentils, soybeans and potatoes. The food, part of a program that gives poor Indian students at least one hot meal
North Korea’s foreign ministry said late Wednesday that Cuban arms seized from a Pyongyang-flagged ship in Panama’s waters were part of a legitimate deal and demanded the immediate release of the ship, state media reported.
Tunisia, the epicenter of the Arab Spring uprisings, is faced with the possibility of further domestic upheaval. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood rule under currently-jailed former President Mohamed Morsi was short-lived, lasting a little over a year. In the aftermath of the
Egypt’s new 34-member cabinet has “prominent figures from the country’s liberal and secular forces,” including three women and three Christians, but zero Islamists nor any “ministers from [Mohammed] Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood.” Morsi supporters are not happy. The AP reports that “several
Solid intelligence told the Israeli army that a Hizballah unit was in a house in a small south Lebanese village. Infantry soldiers from the Nahal Brigade were dispatched to eliminate the Iranian-armed terrorists. Under clear, mid-summer night skies, the platoon
It is rare that a conservative hawk is able to praise any of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy nominees. But Samantha Power’s solid performance at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday was impressive. She will
(AP) Britain legalizes gay marriageLONDONBritain has legalized gay marriage after Queen Elizabeth II gave her royal stamp of approval. House of Commons Speaker John Bercow told lawmakers that the royal assent had been given Wednesday _ the day after the
Police were attacked with petrol bombs and a French press photographer assaulted during a fifth night of violence on the streets of east Belfast, police said. Clashes broke out as large crowds gathered on the city’s on the Lower Newtownards
A group of 83 passengers from the Asiana Airlines flight that crash-landed in San Francisco has filed a lawsuit seeking millions from the aircraft’s manufacturer Boeing, their lawyers said. While a final determination of what caused the deadly crash of
US Secretary of State John Kerry vowed to keep up the battle to set up a sanctuary to protect the unique marine ecosystem in parts of the Antarctic. And he voiced “regret” that attempts to create the world’s largest ocean
