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.
The reckless and deadly Fast and Furious scandal which led to the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry continues to cause carnage in Mexico. Attorney General Holder was held in contempt of Congress, a historic first, because of refusal to
Twelve more dead human beings’ dead bodies were added to the approximate 60,000 that have died in Mexico’s War since 2006. The recent deaths occurred in the Mexican interior state of Zacatecas. The BBC reports that Mexican soldiers were open-fired
Warning that “drug-resistant malaria threatens millions,” NBC News warns of a possible deadly global nightmare in which the antimalarial drug artemisinin is showing signs of severely reduced effectiveness against malaria in low-income populations in Thailand. In a well-written and compelling
Schools, universities and government offices in the Iranian capital will be closed on Saturday for the second time in a month because of high air pollution, Tehran governor Morteza Tamadon said Thursday. Emergency services also advised residents to avoid unnecessary
By JEAN H. LEE and YOUKYUNG LEEAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaWhen he lands in North Korea, even Google’s executive chairman will likely have to relinquish his smartphone, leaving him disconnected from the global information network he helped build. Eric Schmidt is
French Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem wants Twitter to help enforce censorship standards she believes ought to be universal. This would include installing “alerts and security measures” that would stop the dispersion of tweets which the French government deems “hateful.” As things now
The acting head of the criminal investigations department in Libya’s second city Benghazi has been kidnapped at gunpoint, officials told AFP on Thursday. He said he believed hardline Islamists were behind the kidnapping. Another colleague said that Mahdawi “had many
(AP) Pakistan says US drones kill senior Taliban figureBy RASOOL DAWAR and ISHTIAQ MAHSUDAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanTwo U.S. drone strikes on northwest Pakistan killed a senior Taliban commander who fought American forces in Afghanistan but had a truce with the Pakistani
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: German press criticizes the ‘fiscal cliff’ bill as ‘tiresome farce’ Pakistan has measles surge as health workers are murdered West Bank Palestinians riot over electricity bills More left wing violence, this time over gun
President Obama’s reelection campaign trumpeted the killing of Osama bin Laden. In the hopes that a planned movie on the raid would provide a “boost” to his campaign, the Obama administration provided secret and inappropriate access to information about the
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reportedly in a medically induced coma and is being kept alive via life support. Sources within the Cuban hospital say Chavez is so weak doctors could take him off life support “at any moment.” Details
A provision in the new Islamist-supported Egyptian constitution allows President Mohamed Morsi to prosecute critics and those who insult government officials. As a result, satirist Bassem Youssef is being investigated by Egyptian prosecutors after being “accused of undermining [President Morsi’s] standing” via
India’s communications minister, already a poet in his spare time, has found another outlet for his creative ambitions: penning a slushy love song for a new Bollywood film. Despite his challenging role as a minister and government troubleshooter, Kapil Sibal
Spanish consumer prices rose by 3.0 percent over the year to December as a sales tax rise hit shoppers in the pocket, provisional figures showed Wednesday. The inflation rate was unchanged from November, said a report by the National Statistics
Iran on Wednesday said it had shot down two US-made RQ-11 reconnaissance drones in the past 15 months, adding to a ScanEagle drone and RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft it already claims to have captured. He said the first had been
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday that the final section of a security fence along the border with Egypt’s barren Sinai should be finished by the end of March. Netanyahu on Wednesday attended a ceremony marking the
Thai grandmother Nom Prom-on rummages through rubbish bins looking for bottles, cans and paper to trade for food and other goods at a recycling cooperative providing a lifeline for Bangkok’s poor. Riding an old motorcycle with a rubbish cart attached,
The US Congress has approved a bill which aims to make it possible for Americans to adopt orphaned North Korean children. The North Korea Refugee Adoption Act instructs the US State Department to devise a comprehensive strategy to facilitate the
A car bomb was found in the family car of a Northern Ireland law enforcement officer. The bomb was discovered by the officer and destroyed in a controlled explosion. Another bomb was found near a Belfast police station the following
In one of the worst outbreaks of violence since Barack Obama abandoned the freedom-seeking Iraqi people in December of 2011, 54 people were killed and over 169 injured within the final two weeks of 2012. The attacks occurred between December
The Mexican Drug War has killed an estimated 60,000 people since 2006, but the violence has stayed out of the minds of most US citizens. That is about to change as Islamic extremist groups setting up shop in Mexico. The
On Monday, the Senate released its Special Report on the Terrorist Attack at Benghazi. The report is not definitive; there is much information that has yet to be released and/or investigated, but there is one preeminent fact that pervades the
As President Obama continues to seem focused on putting Senator John Kerry (D-MA) forward for Secretary of State, it’s worth asking what kind of world Kerry desires to see. How will he handle our enemies and what will he say
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Al-Qaeda prepares for war in northern Mali Egypt’s currency collapses to seven-year low Fiscal cliff negotiations lead to farcical conclusion Al-Qaeda prepares for war in northern Mali Djenna Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali, built around
In November, Breitbart News reported Hezbollah’s growing influence in South America. The terrorist organization is now expanding to the north, teaming up with dangerous Mexican drug cartels and engaging in weapon trafficking in and out of Mexico. These weapons may include
