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.
Croatia on Sunday stages celebrations to mark its historic entry into the European Union as the bloc’s 28th member, almost two decades after the end of the Balkan state’s bloody war of independence from the former Yugoslavia. Symbolically, at midnight
China has vowed to ramp up patrols and “crack down upon terrorist groups” after staging large military exercises in the ethnically divided Xinjiang region following clashes that killed at least 35 people. Beijing also dispatched two high-ranking officials to the
Syrian army air strikes in the central city of Homs on Sunday killed three civilians, as regime forces pressed forward with a new bid to to retake several rebel-controlled districts, a watchdog said. Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said at
(AP) Attack on security convoy kills 16 in PakistanBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA car bomb exploded as a convoy of paramilitary troops passed through the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 42
(AP) Israel shows no signs of yielding to PalestiniansBy DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankIsrael’s prime minister is showing no signs of bending as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presses forward with efforts to restart Mideast peace talks. Benjamin Netanyahu
(AP) Egypt: Protesters gather to demand Morsi’s ousterCAIROThousands of Egyptians demanding the ouster of Egypt’s Islamist president are gathering at Cairo’s central Tahrir Square at the start of a day of massive, nationwide protests many fear could turn deadly. Sunday
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Mass demonstrations on Sunday can affect Egypt’s future Morsi’s opponents in Egypt list the human rights complaints against him Egypt shuts down the smuggling tunnels with Gaza Tech: Computer viruses increasingly attack mobile phones
The Washington Post reports that President Obama lost track of alleged NSA leaker Edward Snowden by relying on attorneys at the DOJ instead of using diplomacy with China and Hong Kong. By the time Obama decided to take advantage of diplomatic
Science is always pushing the envelope to see what it can create, but babies with three parents? That is what a recent report out of Britain claims. Soon babies with the DNA of one man and the donor eggs of
Just days after Pope Francis established a Commission to investigate the Vatican Bank, a prominent Vatican accountant has been arrested on charges of attempting to smuggle €20 million ($26 million) into Italy from Switzerland. According to Catholic World News, Monsignor
According to Fox News, U.N. personnel are bringing cash from China into North Korea in order to keep the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) afloat. U.N personnel are doing this because they are no longer able to transfer money into
(AFP) – More than 1.5 million people have taken to the streets across Brazil during the Confederations Cup to protest poor public services as well as the cost of staging this event and next year’s World Cup. But some of
(AP) By ALI AKBAR DAREINI – Iran’s president-elect called his win in national elections this month a vote for change and vowed Saturday to remain committed to his campaign promises of moderation and constructive interaction with the outside world. Hasan Rouhani’s
(AP) By JOSH LEDERMAN – The United States is working to ensure its embassy and diplomats in Egypt are safe, President Barack Obama said Saturday after one American was killed and opposition groups vowed millions would march on Cairo in an
(AFP) – More than 22 million people have signed a petition in Egypt demanding the departure of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and a snap election, the opposition Tamarod (Arabic for rebellion) group said on Saturday. “Our petition has gathered 22,134,465
(AP) By BARBARA SURK – Syrian warplanes and ground forces bombarded rebel-held neighborhoods in Homs on Saturday as part of the military’s ongoing campaign against opposition fighters in the heart of the country’s third largest city, activists said. The army
(AFP) – Spanish police said Saturday they had seized hundreds of thousands of packets of unlicensed medicine illegally imported from China and India, including erection aids and slimming products. The Civil Guard “seized more than 250,000 units of illegal medicine,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Jihadists from Russia join opposition fighters in Syria Russia withdraws forces from Syria as tensions escalate Terrorist attack in Iraq kills 19 Sunni ‘traitors’ Southern Europe gives up the siesta, thanks to German demands
Judicial Watch has obtained documents showing that Beyonce and Jay-Z may have violated terms of the travel agreement under which they visited Cuba from March 31 to April 8, 2013. According to the documents from the Department of the Treasury’s
According to Newser.com, the Obama Administration has prosecuted eight people under the Espionage Act to date, and may now be setting their sites on another–retired four-star Marine General James “Hoss” Cartwright. Cartwright, who is also a former deputy of the
US President Barack Obama flies to South Africa Friday hoping to pay homage to the legacy of his critically ill hero Nelson Mandela, who is fighting for his life in a hospital. Mandela’s ill health means the two men, who
Egyptian Islamist parties are set to begin an open-ended demonstration on Friday in support of President Mohamed Morsi, two days before planned rallies against him, highlighting the country’s deep divisions. An alliance of Islamist parties and groups called the rallies
The British government has said it will pursue a radical fertility technique that uses DNA from three parents to create an embryo. The IVF-based technique is designed to avoid serious mitochondrial diseases inherited on the maternal side, such as muscular
(AP) Judge weighs key evidence in WikiLeaks caseBy DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated PressFORT MEADE, Md.A military judge is weighing the admissibility of three pieces of evidence suggesting that an Army private took his cues from WikiLeaks in disclosing classified information. Col. Denise
A sermon condemning sexual grooming will be delivered Friday in hundreds of mosques across Britain following recent child abuse cases. The speech will highlight how the Koran condemns all forms of sexual indecency and urge Muslims to protect children and
