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.
British prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges against UBS AG and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes for allegedly attempting to rig the all-important Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate), reports the Wall Street Journal. The Libor is a benchmark interest rate
In a speech that will no doubt incentivize Palestinians to continue their campaign of terror and warfare against Israel, former President Bill Clinton told Israel that it would have to make peace with the Palestinians if it wanted to remain
The CIA is gearing up to send weapons to rebel groups in Syria through Turkey and Jordan, the Washington Post reported on Friday. This is an expanded program over the effort during the past year to maintain supply routes into
A report from New Focus International, a North Korean news organization that runs underground to avoid the scrutiny of the tyrannical government, senior government officials got copies of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf for Kim Jong Un’s birthday in January. Only
On Sunday, Ranking member of the Armed Services Committee Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) blasted the Defense Department’s plan to “contribute $170 million to a massive federal giveaway to private biofuels companies.” He said the plan is further evidence of the
Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are introducing two amendments in the full Senate to protect the religious rights of those in the U.S. armed forces. Last week, the two amendments passed in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s
Political correctness is dangerous, even deadly, especially when it is practiced by one of the nation’s most important law enforcement agencies. Judicial Watch recently released hundreds of pages of FBI memos and other documents revealing that, in 2012, the agency
Eliana Johnson of National Review Online reports that Cincinnati-based IRS agent Gary Muthert told the House Oversight Committee that the IRS does, in fact, subject pro-Israel tax-exempt groups to higher scrutiny–by sending their applications to a special IRS unit that
Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday his priority at the G8 summit was to ensure a peace conference on the Syrian conflict takes place later this year to push through a transitional government to replace President Bashar al-Assad. As Western
Bombings near Baghdad killed at least 10 people Monday in a second day of deadly violence that, coupled with a prolonged political stalemate, has spurred fears of a revival of full-blown sectarian war. The attacks in Taji and Fallujah struck
(AP) Greek coalition wrestles to avoid collapseATHENS, GreeceParty leaders in Greece’s ruling coalition are trying to heal the rift over the closure of the country’s state TV and radio broadcaster that is threatening to topple the government and compromise the
(AP) Prince Philip leaves hospital after surgeryLONDONBritain’s Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital on Monday, 10 days after undergoing exploratory surgery on his abdomen. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, smiled and shook hands with medical
(AP) Iran’s Ahmadinejad given court summons over feudsTEHRAN, IranIran’s official news agency says a criminal court has summoned outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over a lawsuit filed by the country’s parliament speaker and others. Monday’s report by IRNA gave no further
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Sunni Islamist terrorists conduct another horrific attack in Pakistan Report: Iran sending 4,000 troops to aid Assad in Syria U.S. will put F-16s and Patriot missiles into Jordan Bank Of America Lied To Homeowners
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said Sunday he would step down, after a massive corruption scandal in which his top aide was indicted for bribery.
SARNIA, Ontario, June 16 (UPI) — A Canadian couple who found a skeleton in their backyard said an Ontario law required them to pay $5,000 for archaeological disinterment and other treatments. Nicole Sauve and Ken Campbell of Sarnia, Ontario found
The United Nations has long been a cesspool of hostility towards the United States, Israel, and freedom more generally. It is dominated by those who promote and protect our enemies’ interests, while undermining ours. Worse yet, we pay much of
Saudi Arabia is expanding the Grand Mosque in Mecca, according to wire reports, which contains the Kaaba, so that 2.2 million people can visit there simultaneously. The area of the Mosque will be increased by 400,000 square metres (4.3 million square feet).
Though he ran as the anti-war candidate, and took office with an outstretched hand to America’s rivals, the course President Barack Obama has set may lead to a direct war with Iran, whether he likes it or not. That is
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Iran’s elections won by ‘moderate’ Hassan Rouhani Iran’s nuclear development policy unlikely to change Egypt cuts all diplomatic relations with Syria Iran’s elections won by ‘moderate’ Hassan Rouhani Iran’s Interior Ministry has announced that
Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, a close ally of Tehran, welcomed the election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran’s new president on Sunday, calling him a “beacon of hope”. Rowhani, a cleric viewed as a moderate political figure, was declared the
On Sunday, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said that the Obama administration would not be rushing to war in Syria, and implicitly accused the Bush White House of rushing to war in Iraq. “We’ve rushed to war in
