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) – The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has held new talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a nettlesome disagreement over the stalled transfer of a key detention center to Afghan control. Pentagon press secretary George Little said
(AFP) – Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first implemented measures to limit population growth in the world’s most populous nation, official data showed. China has announced structural changes to its
(AP) – A high-ranking general in the Syrian army says he has defected with the help of rebel fighters. Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ezz al-Din Khalouf said in an interview Saturday with Al-Arabiya TV that he had left the regime and
(AP) – Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi during clashes that erupted on Saturday as he launched development projects in southern Egyptian where residents have long complained of being neglected by
(AFP) – The United States is ready to abandon the final phase of its European missile defense system, a US official said Saturday, in a move that could revive arms control talks with Russia. As part of plans announced Friday
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: JPMorgan execs forced to admit investor fraud in ‘Whale Trades’ London traders versus New York management Misconduct skyrockets in published scientific papers U.S. will deploy missile interceptors on West Coast EU split on whether
In the world of Barack Obama, talking directly to people ensures that they will like him and do what he wants. So, for his trip to Israel, Obama is eschewing speaking at the Knesset, as his two predecessors did, and
For the first time, a donated liver has been kept viable outside the body of a donor and then later successfully transplanted into another human being. British doctors, engineers, and surgeons made the announcement on Friday, acknowledging the procedure, which
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has warned that a UN document demanding global standards to prevent violence against women is un-Islamic and would lead to the “complete degradation of society.” Governments and NGOs from around the world are to wrap up two
Within hours of being elected pope by his fellow cardinals, Pope Francis sent a letter to Rome’s chief rabbi, Riccardo di Segni, expressing his hope that as the new leader of the Church he could “contribute to the progress that
North Korea on Friday accused the United States and South Korea of carrying out a “persistent and intensive” cyber attack against its official websites in recent days. A number of official North Korean websites, including those of the Korean Central
(AFP) – France has joined Britain in voicing its willingness to supply weapons to Syria’s rebels if it cannot convince its European partners to lift an arms embargo as the conflict enters its third year. “Our goal is to convince
(AFP) – Workers building a new railway in London have unearthed 13 skeletons thought to be victims of the Black Death plague that swept through Europe in the 14th century, archaeologists said on Friday. The remains were dug up at
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary deployed tanks to reach thousands of motorists trapped in heavy snow on Friday as a sudden cold snap and high winds struck parts of the Balkans, Slovakia and Poland, leaving at least two people dead. Snow
A journalist and his camera operator were detained in Tiananmen Square live on British television on Friday, in what he described as a surreal but telling episode about reporting in China. Viewers of the 24-hour British channel Sky News were
The Roman Catholic Church has its first Pope Francis, who has taken his name from one of the most recognized and beloved of Catholic saints, Francis of Assisi. Statues of Saint Francis, in hooded robe with beard and the crown
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pope Francis may side with Argentina in Falklands dispute with Britain Venezuela’s Maduro says that Chávez picked the Pope Venezuela won’t be embalming Chávez, after all As Egypt deteriorates, what will the army do?
According to a new Gallup poll, by the time Barack Obama reached his fourth year in office in 2012, the world had grown far more disenchanted with American leadership. In 2009, 130 countries were polled, and the median approval level
New data unveiled on Thursday strengthens the belief that a subatomic particle discovered last year is the elusive Higgs boson, European physicists said. Analysis of two characteristics, teased from experiments at the world’s biggest particle smasher, aligns with theories that
(AP) Israeli parties strike coalition dealBy IAN DEITCHAssociated PressJERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement Thursday to form a new coalition government that is expected to try to curb years of preferential treatment for the ultra-Orthodox minority and
(AFP) – Global losses from natural disasters hit $138 billion in 2012, with half the sum claimed by drought and Hurricane Sandy in the United States, the UN said Thursday. Hurricane Sandy, which lashed the US east coast in October,
(AP) – Pope Francis is known for his humility, his reluctance to talk about himself. The self-effacement, admirers say, is why he has hardly ever denied one of the harshest allegations against him: That he was among church leaders who
According to Newsmax, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, said that the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as the new pontiff “marks a great milestone in our church.” Dolan said that the new pope, a Jesuit, told
By FRANK JORDANS and JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAScientists working at the world’s biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced they are confident that the new subatomic particle discovered last summer is a version of the long-sought Higgs boson. The particle bears
The following remarks were prepared for delivery to the Conservative Political Action Conference following a speech by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). It is a privilege to address CPAC, and a challenge to follow Sen. Rand Paul. In the spirit of
