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) Iraqi Sunnis demonstrate in Anbar, west of BaghdadFALLUJAH, IraqWitnesses say tens of thousands of Iraqi Sunni Muslims have massed along a major western highway in the latest of a week of large demonstrations against the Shiite-led government. The protesters
Muslim Clerics in Kyrgyzstan have issued a fatwa, outlawing New Years celebrations in the predominantly Muslim country. Ravshan Eratov, head of the Kyrgyz Muslim Religious Administration announced “This New Year is not a religious holiday. It is not related to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Benazir Bhutto’s son launches political career in midst of Pakistan’s political chaos Pakistan has a new ‘hope and change’ candidate, Maulana Tahirul Qadri Benazir Bhutto’s son launches political career in midst of Pakistan’s political
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Dec. 27 that he will sign legislation passed by both chambers of the Russian Parliament to ban adoptions of Russian orphans by American parents. The legislation was passed in retaliation for a new American law
Not since General Douglas MacArthur had Americans celebrated a general as we did “Stormin’ Norman” Schwarzkopf, who cut a figure of strength on the world stage as he decimated Saddam Hussein’s military–which was then thought to be the world’s fourth
In an abuse of prosecutorial power reminiscent of the deposed Mubarak regime, the Muslim Brotherhood government of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi has opened an investigation into opposition leaders on suspicion of treason. The Associated Press reports: Egypt’s chief prosecutor ordered
(AP) Egypt’s opposition leaders under investigationBy SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIRO Egypt’s chief prosecutor ordered an investigation on Thursday into allegations that opposition leaders committed treason by inciting supporters to overthrow Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The probe by a Morsi-appointed prosecutor
Norman Schwarzkopf, the US general who led 1991 Operation Desert Storm, which liberated Kuwait from Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, has died at the age of 78, a US official said Thursday. Schwarzkopf, an American hero known popularly as “Stormin Norman,”
Endless supplies of cigarettes, a BMW or Mercedes for between $4,000 and $6,000 but fuel at vastly inflated prices — the black market is thriving on the Syria-Turkey border. Abu Mohammad Faid, who turns up at Abu Ahmad’s car lot
Japan’s new leaders set to work Thursday on dismantling plans to rid the country of nuclear power by 2040, pledging to review a post-Fukushima policy. The pro-business Liberal Democratic Party-led government also said they would give the green light to
Shares in Spain’s bailed-out lender Bankia plunged on the stock market Thursday after banking authorities said it had a negative of value of 4.148 billion euros ($5.5 billion). Shares in Bankia, which is at the heart of a crisis in
Troubled Bank of Cyprus, the island’s largest lender, issued a profit warning on Thursday, saying its 2012 results would be a lot worse than last year’s due to increased provisions for bad debt. BoC said that the group’s results for
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he believes the embattled eurozone is already past the peak of its three-year-long debt crisis, citing positive developments in Greece and France. In an interview with mass-circulation Bild to appear in Friday’s edition, Schaeuble
The Senkakus Islands off the coast of Japan have become a point of contention that may draw the U.S and Japan into war with China in 2013. According to reports, the islands are claimed by both Japan and China —
(Reuters) – A Christian member of Egypt’s upper house of parliament quit on Thursday, reflecting persistent political tensions just a day after the Islamist-dominated chamber took over legislative authority under a contentious new constitution. The Islamist-backed charter, approved in a
(Reuters) – The 24-year-old only son of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is due to launch his political career on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of his mother’s death. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is among hundreds of high-ranking Pakistani officials,
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sacked Health Minister Marizeh Vahid Dastjerdi, the sole woman in his cabinet, state television reported on Thursday. The minister had proposed price hikes for a number of medicines due to the plunge of the Iranian
Iran would let U.N nuclear inspectors into a military base they suspect was used for atomic weapons-related work, if threats against the Islamic Republic are dropped, a government official was quoted as saying. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) believes
(Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the same base where a suicide bomb attack killed seven CIA employees three years ago. The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Gun Control versus 3D printing Asians increasingly talk about war between China and Japan Gun Control versus 3D printing Supposedly the world’s first 3D-printed gun In my article yesterday, “26-Dec-12 World View — Andrew
The United States said Wednesday it was “deeply concerned” about the growing unrest in Central African Republic, urging all Americans to leave the country and asking Bangui to protect its embassy. “On December 25, the embassy issued an emergency message
At least 39 people have been killed in a recent flare up of ethnic violence in Kenya, while dozens more, many of them women and children, have been injured and maimed. Though the deaths and injuries have been small in number
Mexican authorities found 17 more mutilated bodies over the month of December near the US border. Thirteen of the bodies were discovered in two abandoned vehicles in two separate cities in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, bordering Texas. Four of
Chile’s Copahue volcano has proven itself to be quite difficult to predict. Sitting on the border of Chile and Argentina, the 2,965 meter tall stratovolcano has increased in activity since 2001. Since that time, the Chilean government has issued a constant
On Monday, the United Nations General Assembly voted to resurrect a treaty to regulate international arms trade. The treaty is opposed by the NRA. The Obama adminstration supports the treaty, placing the adminstration at odds with the nations largest gun-rights
