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.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Cyprus banks remain closed as bailout crisis continues Russia calls the Cyprus bailout ‘Armed robbery by Brussels’ The Cyprus bailout and the ‘Kick the Can Theory’ For the first time, a major Chinese company
President Barack Obama heads to Israel today to fulfill a campaign promise from 2012, as Israelis prepare for Monday’s Passover holiday. Though the White House is lowering expectations of the visit, there are signs it may help to repair a
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Fox News over the weekend that the Obama administration is telling individuals who were rescued during the deadly Benghazi attack last September to be quiet about what they know. Graham said he “had contact” with
By SALISU RABIUAssociated PressKANO, NigeriaA medic says at least 16 people were killed in an explosion that hit a bus station in Kano in northern Nigeria. The medic, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to
(AP) Palestinians vandalize Obama banner ahead of visitJERUSALEMPalestinians have vandalized a banner bearing President Barack Obama’s image just days before his visit. The Palestinians tore down the banner, hurled shoes at it and spray painted it with swastikas. Associated Press
A Gallup poll on the tenth anniversary of the war in Iraq shows that a clear majority of Americans now believe that the war was a mistake. A full 53% of Americans say that America “made a mistake sending troops
(AP) – Two Quebec inmates climbed into a hijacked helicopter to make a daring daylight escape from a prison outside Montreal, then led police in a car chase and exchanged gunfire at a rural cabin before they were recaptured, authorities
(AFP) – Japan has seized aluminium alloy rods which can be used to make nuclear centrifuges from a Singapore-flagged ship which was carrying cargo from North Korea, a government spokesman said Monday. The five rods were discovered on the ship
(AFP) – Tensions flared in Beirut overnight after three Sunni clerics were attacked in two separate incidents in majority Shiite areas of the Lebanese capital, sparking angry demonstrations. “Sheikhs Mazen Hariri and Ahmad Fakhran of Dar al-Fatwa were attacked (Sunday
(AFP) – Mumbai police have set up India’s first “social media lab” to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites, sparking concerns about freedom of speech online. A specially-trained team of 20 police officers will staff the lab, which was
(AFP) – A radical anarchist group on Monday claimed responsibility for last week’s attacks on the political offices of three Greek conservative lawmakers in the northern city of Thessaloniki. “Our goal was not to cause injury but to spread chaos
(AFP) – The world needs to give a massive financial boost to the fight against tuberculosis, as drug-resistant strains of the disease take hold, two international organisations warned Monday. The World Health Organisation and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Some politically correct colleges in America and Western Europe observe something they call “Israel Apartheid Week.” It’s another opportunity to libel Israel for building a defensive perimeter to keep out Arab suicide bombers. These misguided young people who libel the
Cypriot bank patrons say they were stunned and outraged by the unprecedented announcement of a possible one-time confiscation of up to 9.9% of ordinary savings accounts as part of Cyprus’s €10bn ($13 billion) eurozone bailout deal. “Nobody can understand how
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Cyprus president pleads for nation to accept bailout terms Germany and Russia get blamed for the Cyprus crisis Israel’s government turns hardline pro-settlement on eve of Obama’s visit Cyprus president pleads for nation to
(AP) Palestinians unenthusiastic about Obama visitBy MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankPresident Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the region. Obama’s trip, beginning Wednesday, appears aimed primarily at
President Barack Obama deserves some credit for his upcoming trip to Israel. Better late than never, as the saying goes. Yet the same does not apply to Obama’s policy on Iran, which might well deserve the inverse: better never than
On Saturday, March 16, three days after being elected Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis met with over 5,000 journalists and media – including some of their family members – at the Paul VI Hall at the
A French corporal was killed during fighting in northern Mali, bringing to five the number of French deaths since the January 11 intervention to oust armed Islamist groups, President Francois Hollande’s office said Sunday. The statement did not elaborate on
A car bomb exploded near the outskirts of the south Iraq city of Basra on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 16, the head of the Basra provincial council security committee said. The bombing at a bus station came soon
Pope Francis issued his first tweet on Sunday shortly after performing his first Angelus prayer, with a consistent message: “Pray for me”. The first Latin American pope made the same appeal when he appeared a few minutes earlier before more
Cyprus bailout threatens international bank runs Bank of Cyprus Shocked and angry residents of Cyprus on Saturday morning rushed totheir banks and ATMs to withdraw their savings, but it was too late.The ones who had been lucky enough or smart
Former US Attorney General Mike Mukasey laid out a forceful, somber, case on the threat of global jihad to Western Civilization this afternoon at Breitbart News’ “Uninvited” panel. Speaking to a packed room, Mukasey presented his arguments meticulously, like the
(AP) – The 21-year-old college student in Baghdad lost her father during the Iraq War to gunmen from a rival Muslim sect. Now she dreams of an Iraq where all people can “enjoy stable life and security.” The young bus
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, accused the Obama administration Thursday of playing politics with missile defense policy before it recently decided to place fourteen new missile interceptors in Alaska. “While I am
