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) – A car bombing near Syria’s ruling party headquarters in Damascus killed 53 people on Thursday, according to state media, while mortar rounds exploded near the army’s central command in the city. It was the third straight day of
On Wednesday, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) asked Chuck Hagel, the former Republican Senator from Nebraska and President Obama’s nominee to become Secretary of Defense, about a comment he allegedly made in 2010 concerning “apartheid” and Israel. Graham cited a
(AP) Taliban vow to keep targeting Afghan officialsBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe Taliban vowed Thursday to target government employees and other Afghan civilians they consider linked to the U.S.-led coalition despite a warning from the United Nations that such killings
A commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, issuing a 48-hour ultimatum, has warned his forces will target Lebanon’s Hezbollah unless the militant group stops shelling territory held by the insurgents. The threat was issued Wednesday after the outgunned rebel
The US ambassador to Moscow and a top Russian lawmaker traded blows Thursday over the death of a Russian child adopted in the United States, in a row that threatens to overshadow upcoming talks with the new US secretary of
Reports indicate an increasing number of Palestinians are traveling from the Gaza Strip to Syria to fight in support of the “anti-Assad rebel forces.” The sources reporting this increased participation claim that most of the Palestinians “who have joined the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com North Korea threatens ‘final destruction’ of South Korea Russia warns of ‘mutual destruction’ in Syria The Post Office goes into the clothing business British women convert to Islam in droves North Korea threatens ‘final
The White House now claims President Barack Obama called former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at approximately 10 PM on the night of the Benghazi attacks, September 11, 2012. This is “about the same time” Clinton released a statement condemning a
The chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), told the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin that it is impossible for him to see how Chuck Hagel is the right man to lead the Department of Defense.
In a speech to the Cato Institute in July 2007, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel claimed that relations with North Korea were “moving in a positive” direction because of multilateral talks with the regime of Kim Jong-Il, rather than the path of confrontation the
According to the Weekly Standard, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel continues to block access to his archive at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. There are piles of papers, speeches, and multimedia by or about Hagel at the university. Yet reporters
On Feb. 19, Boko Haram militants kidnapped a family of seven French citizens in the West African country of Cameroon. The militants intercepted the family’s car and forced them to drive to Nigeria at gunpoint. Once inside Nigeria, the vehicle was
The Air Force has confirmed that on the night of Obama’s State of the Union address (SOTU), U.S. fighter jets had to be scrambled and sent up in response to two Russian bombers circling the U.S. territory of Guam. The
In a Nov. 8, 2007 speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel likened the U.S. to a “schoolyard bully,” adding that none of the presidential candidates in the 2008 race were “speaking to the great
(AFP) – A Lebanese judge Wednesday demanded the death penalty for ex-minister Michel Samaha and Syrian security chief Ali Mamlouk, who face charges of plotting attacks on political and religious figures in Lebanon. Military magistrate Riad Abu Ghida said Samaha
(AP) Japan posts record $17.4B trade deficit in JanBy ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business WriterTOKYOJapan posted a record 1.63 trillion yen ($17.4 billion) trade deficit in January as rebounding exports lagged behind surging imports of crude oil and gas due to rising
(AFP) – Britain’s unemployment rate edged higher to 7.8 percent in the three months to the end of December from 7.7 percent in quarter to the end of November, official data showed on Wednesday. The number of unemployed people rose
(AP) – Syria’s state-run news agency says two mortars have exploded inside a soccer stadium in central Damascus, killing one player and injuring several. The SANA agency said the mortars landed Wednesday in the Tishrin Stadium in the central Baramkeh
Greece braced for a 24-hour general strike called by the two main unions in protest against austerity measures, ahead of a scheduled audit by the country’s international creditors. Doctors, lawyers and teachers are among several professions expected to abstain from
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An ally of Vladimir Putin resigned from the Russian parliament on Wednesday to fight accusations that he failed to declare ownership of property in the United States and to protect the reputation of the president’s party. Vladimir
China’s defence ministry Wednesday rebuffed a report linking its People’s Liberation Army to sophisticated cyberattacks on US firms, saying there was no internationally agreed definition of hacking. The 74-page analysis by the American Internet security firm Mandiant provided one of
As John Kerry prepares for his first trip to the Middle East as Secretary of State, his stops include Turkey, Egypt, and several other Middle Eastern countries. He will also visit a number of European countries. Kerry will not visit
(AFP) – President Moncef Marzouki was holding urgent talks on Wednesday with political leaders in a bid to steer Tunisia out of a weeks-long crisis exacerbated by the resignation of Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. Marzouki was meeting in the morning
House Democrats have put forth a bill to create a “diplomatic envoy” to Iran to try to “convince that country to abandon its nuclear ambitions.” Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) sponsored the legislation, which will require the envoy to pursue “direct,
Many continue to ask why the media and lawmakers have not spoken to or brought forth those who survived the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi last September. The truth of the matter is the Americans who survived
