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.
Countries that are seeing strong job growth are not seeing an increase in the number of quality jobs, while nations that are facing higher levels of unemployment are seeing an increase in quality jobs at the upper end of the
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has touted the success of a new border fence that Israel built along its boundary with Egypt to stop illegal infiltrators. In a statement posted at his government website, Netanyahu reported that illegal
According to a report by the State Department press pool, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded on Monday to U.S. criticism of excessive force by Turkish law enforcement by saying the United States should “look at themselves.” The Associated
(AP) Lawyer: Manning wanted to enlighten US about warBy DAVID DISHNEAU and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated PressFORT MEADE, Md.The second day of the military trial for Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning is expected to focus on evidence prosecutors say was found on
Chinese police blocked the gate of a cemetery housing victims of the Tiananmen crackdown on its 24th anniversary Tuesday, part of a sweeping annual effort to bar commemorations of the event. Authorities launch a major push every June 4 to
Top US commanders are likely to face tough questioning Tuesday from impatient senators who want an overhaul of the military justice system to stem an epidemic of sexual assaults in the ranks. The chiefs of all the armed services and
A 66-year-old who lived his whole life as a man was given a surprising diagnosis after visiting the doctor in Hong Kong with a swollen abdomen — he was a woman. Doctors realised the patient was female after they found
The Obama Administration, ever friendly to Israel, promised to help Israel build a state-of-the-art facility in Tel Shahar which would contain the Arrow 3, a new ballistic missile. But the administration revealed specifications of the facility itself, which included the
The Jewish National Fund, a group most widely known for planting trees in Israel, is paying former President Bill Clinton $500,000 to give a 45-minute speech in Israel on June 17. The event Clinton is speaking at is to honor the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Greece’s bailout under scrutiny again as neo-Nazi popularity grows Rise of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party splits Greece’s governing coalition Russia grabs Georgian territory for South Ossetia Greece’s bailout under scrutiny again as neo-Nazi popularity
Our victory in this global conflict will only be assured when the majority of Americans (and all free people) truly understand the nature of the conflict. The common man is being willfully misled by the political and media elites about
In an attempt to avoid public scrutiny, President Obama plans to sign the controversial United Nations gun treaty in August, when Congress is in summer recess. According to White House press secretary Jay Carney, Obama will sign the treaty “before
An alarming newly rendered map by China’s mapping authority reportedly includes 80% of the South China Sea–a major passageway for international trade–as within China’s sovereign borders. As Forbes writer Gordon G. Chang notes, “each year, more than half of the
In the morning hours of June 3, a fire raged through a poultry plant in northeastern China, “killing at least 119 people.” The plant is located in Jilin province’s Mishazi township. The fire appears to have been “sparked by three
(AP) – The Israeli military said Sunday that it has disciplined a group of female soldiers who posed for photos in underwear and combat gear and posted the images on Facebook. The incident was the latest in a string of
On June 2, thousands of Hezbollah fighters were gathered around the Syrian city of Aleppo, preparing to attack. Syrian rebels have held Aleppo since the summer of 2012, but Hezbollah fighters, standing beside Syrian forces, seemed prepared to take it
A union leader was shot dead at a Lonmin platinum mine in South Africa on Monday, the union said, amid heightened tensions after deadly strikes at the mine last year. The local shaft leader “was killed in front of the
(AP) Violence flares on 4th day of Turkish protestsISTANBULViolence has flared in Istanbul between a group of demonstrators and police on the fourth day of protests set off by a brutal police crackdown of a peaceful environmental protest. The private
Three years after his arrest in Iraq for allegedly causing America’s worst ever national security breach, US Army private Bradley Manning finally goes on trial Monday over his disclosures to WikiLeaks. Manning, who faces a possible 154-year jail sentence, has
More than a million people took to Sao Paulo’s streets for a massive Gay Pride parade, aiming to end discrimination and support same-sex marriage rights in Brazil. Under rainy skies and cold that did not dampen many spirits, marchers waved
A suicide bomb attack aimed at US and Afghan forces killed nine children outside a school in Afghanistan on Monday, officials said.
(AP) Building of new US-Mexico border crossing stallsBy JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated PressTORNILLO, TexasJesse Grado walks cautiously past a welder whose work throws off a spray of brilliant sparks as construction crews lay slabs of concrete for a bridge over the
A new report on world international terrorism activities released by the State Department asserts that there were “no known operational cells” of Al Qaeda or Hezbollah in the Western Hemisphere during the year 2012. This is despite the report acknowledging
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China’s premier visits India, fails to solve any problems China’s Depsang Plain incursion The results of Li Keqiang’s visit to India Syria’s opposition fighters clash with Hezbollah in Lebanon China’s premier visits India, fails
In the Mail on Sunday, former British PM Tony Blair responded to the Woolwich attack on Drummer Lee Rigby by writing: “There is a problem within Islam…and we have to put it on the table and be honest about it.” As
