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) Woman gored during final bull run in SpainPAMPLONA, SpainAn Australian woman has been injured in a goring in the final bull run of Spain’s San Fermin festival, while four other runners sustained cuts and bruises. A regional health official,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Unnamed U.S. officials name Israel as Latakia, Syria, attacker War between Syria’s rebel groups threatens wider proxy war Russia stages largest military drills in post-Soviet era Unnamed U.S. officials name Israel as Latakia, Syria,
Once seen as a popular uprising of the Syrian people, foreign jihadists now dominate rebel forces battling the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Foreign warriors associated with al Qaeda’s branch in Iraq and Lebanon assassinated Kamal Hamami, also known as Abu
Thursday July 11th marked the ten month anniversary of the terrorist attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya. I have not forgotten. Nor have I forgotten that’s it’s been 65 days since the last public congressional hearing on Benghazi
On July 12, the Obama administration asked the Egyptian military to free deposed president Mohammed Morsi. According to AFP, Egypt’s interim government claims to be holding Morsi in a “safe place,” but the U.S. believes Morsi should be released. State Department
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel and Egypt cooperate against terrorists in Sinai War breaks out between anti-Assad rebel factions in Syria Israel and Egypt cooperate against terrorists in Sinai Map of Sinai (Economist) Since the beginning of Egypt’s
(AP) 23 injured during stampede at Spanish bull runBy CARLOTA CORTESAssociated PressPAMPLONA, SpainThe penultimate bull run of Spain’s San Fermin festival left at least 23 people injured Saturday, when thrill-seekers fleeing the beasts were crushed at the narrow entrance to
(AP) China scraps uranium processing plan after protestBEIJINGAuthorities in a southern Chinese city on Saturday scrapped a plan to build a uranium-processing plant, one day after hundreds of local residents protested against it because of safety concerns. The city government
(AFP) – Boasting its own artificial sun and a floor area three times that of the Pentagon, the “world’s largest building” has opened in southwest China to mixed reviews from its first visitors. The towering 100-metre (330-foot) high New Century
(UPI) New York, June 13 (Petra) — The United Nations refugee agency has urged Egyptian authorities to reconsider new restrictions imposed recently on the entry of Syrians into Egypt after the ouster of President Mohammad Morsi, including the condition to
(AP) 32 police officers, lawmaker hurt in Belfast riotsBy SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated PressBELFAST, Northern IrelandHundreds of police reinforcements from Britain were deployed on Belfast’s rubble-strewn streets Saturday after Protestant riots over a blocked Orange Order march left 32 officers, a senior
(AP) Nigerian extremist: Burn schools, kill teachersBy MICHELLE FAULAssociated PressLAGOS, NigeriaShaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria’s extremist Islamic sect threatens to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters
Obama appointed campaign bundler Matthew Barzun to the position of U.S. Ambassador to Britain–“the most prestigious diplomatic posting in the world for a U.S. official.” The Telegraph reports Barzun has “no connection to modern-day Britain and his main qualification for
The Vatican has announced that it has frozen assets belonging to Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, a senior Italian cleric who is suspected of money laundering and corruption. This action is part of an investigation that could extend to other account holders
A new report by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center concludes that”Iran has ambitious missile and space launch development programs” and “could test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States by 2015.” The results of
The Investigative Project on Terrorism has uncovered evidence that radical Muslim cleric Sheik Abdullah Bin Bayyah, who met with top White House officials last month, personally urged Muslim nations to aid the Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza militarily. “Muslim rulers are required
A rally outside the White House Friday offered a clear example of the Muslim Brotherhood’s “Grand Deception” in action in America. To a casual observer, it appeared that a few dozen people came out to support ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Protesters
It is a measure of how far U.S. foreign policy has fallen under President Barack Obama that our relations with Egypt–one of the top recipients of U.S. foreign aid–depend entirely on a lunch in April. That fortuitous meal was shared
If you go to the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, you will see a moving tableau, a series of statues of the brave young Americans who stormed ashore on June 6, 1944 to liberate a continent from the grip of
(AP) Astronomers find blue planet outside solar systemBy JAMES BROOKSAssociated PressLONDONAstronomers have for the first time managed to determine the color of a planet outside our solar system, a blue gas giant 63 light-years away. Using the Hubble Space Telescope,
PAMPLONA, Spain, July 12 (UPI) — Bulls gored four people running through the streets of Pamplona, Spain, during the San Fermin festival, officials said. The injured celebrants were taken to a hospital — apparently not seriously hurt, Britain’s Mirror reported.
(AFP) – A train derailed Friday in the Paris suburb of Bretigny-sur-Orge in an accident that authorities fear may have caused “many casualties”, officials said. UPI now reports that at least eight people are dead. The Paris prefect’s office said a “red
GOP Senators grilled Victoria Nuland over Benghazi and her involvement in the alteration of talking points that erroneously characterized the terrorist attack as a spontaneous demonstration during her confirmation hearing on July 11. Nuland has been nominated to the position
Egypt’s new constitutional declaration has something in common with it’s previous consitution–Sharia law. The American Thinker juxtaposed the language of the old with the language of the new to show that little has changed. For example, Article 2 of the Muslim
Myanmar has sentenced more than 20 Buddhists to prison for their roles in religious riots in March, including a deadly attack on a Muslim boarding school, lawyers and police said Friday. The convictions follow earlier concerns among rights groups that
