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Bomber Kills American near Afghan base after Panetta Visit

Bomber Kills American near Afghan base after Panetta Visit

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed one American service member and wounded three other U.S. troops outside a base in southern Afghanistan on Thursday shortly after a visit there by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, officials said. Panetta

IAEA Confident of Nuclear Deal with Iran in January

IAEA Confident of Nuclear Deal with Iran in January

The chief UN nuclear inspector said Friday after “good” talks in Tehran that he expects to reach a deal with Iran in January on outstanding issues over its controversial atomic programme. Parchin featured in a major IAEA report issued in

Man Stabs 22 Children at China Primary School

Man Stabs 22 Children at China Primary School

A man stabbed 22 primary school students in a knife attack in China on Friday, officials said, the latest in a series of assaults. The attacker “has been detained”, said a spokesman for the Guangshan county government in the central

Pentagon to Send Missiles, 400 Troops to Turkey

Pentagon to Send Missiles, 400 Troops to Turkey

(AP) Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to TurkeyBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterINCIRLIK AIR BASE, TurkeyThe U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish

Obama Doubled Down on Rice–and Lost

Obama Doubled Down on Rice–and Lost

President Barack Obama has suffered a major political defeat with Susan Rice’s withdrawal today of her name from consideration as the next Secretary of State. A month ago, Obama raised the stakes by defending Rice angrily in his first post-election press

Rice Withdraws Potential Secretary of State Nomination

Rice Withdraws Potential Secretary of State Nomination

UN Ambassador Susan Rice, who disgraced herself after appearing on five morning shows on the Sunday after the Benghazi terrorist attacks and proclaiming that the attacks were nothing more than a spontaneous protest over a YouTube video gone wrong, has

N. Korea Still Years Away from Credible Missiles

N. Korea Still Years Away from Credible Missiles

(AP) NKorea still years away from credible missilesBy FOSTER KLUG and MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaThey don’t call it rocket science for nothing. North Korea’s first successful launch of a three-stage, long-range rocket has outraged world leaders who consider it

Pennies over Patriotism? Stars Move to Tax Havens

Pennies over Patriotism? Stars Move to Tax Havens

(AP) Pennies over patriotism? Stars move to tax havensBy THOMAS ADAMSONAssociated PressPARISFrance’s Socialist government is introducing a 75-percent income tax on those earning over (EURO)1 million ($1.3 million), leading some of the country’s rich and famous to set up residency

US Confirms Syria Has Used Scuds Against Rebels

US Confirms Syria Has Used Scuds Against Rebels

The Syrian regime has fired Scud missiles at rebel forces trying to oust Bashar al-Assad, a US official said, after Arab and Western states recognised the opposition bloc as the sole representative there. Earlier Wednesday an AFP journalist in northwestern

Split Egypt Set for Referendum Vote

Split Egypt Set for Referendum Vote

A divided Egypt is being called to vote in a referendum Saturday on a new constitution that the secular opposition fears will be used by President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood to usher in an Islamist interpretation of laws.

US Backs UN Measure for Universal Health Coverage

US Backs UN Measure for Universal Health Coverage

The UN has drafted a resolution that calls for universal health coverage, and  unsurprisingly, the Obama Administration has backed it wholeheartedly. There are a host of problems attendant with this action by the U.S. One problem is that according to

World View: Darfur War May Explode into Full-Scale Genocide

World View: Darfur War May Explode into Full-Scale Genocide

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Darfur war may explode again soon into full-scale genocide History of the Darfur war Assad escalates Syria war again with Scud missiles Darfur war may explode again soon into full-scale genocide Darfur refugee camp

Chaffetz: State Dept Hiding Benghazi Survivors

Chaffetz: State Dept Hiding Benghazi Survivors

Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R- UT) told Breitbart News on Wednesday that he has been “thwarted” by the State Department from seeing any Americans who survived the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in  Benghazi. Many people forget that there

Obama to Troops: Don't Criticize the Taliban

Obama to Troops: Don't Criticize the Taliban

The Obama Administration has ordered changes in a new military handbook to now forbid U.S soldiers from criticizing the Taliban.  In addition, our men in uniform are forbidden to disparage pedophilia. Even further, our soldiers are instructed not to speak

German Parliament Adopts Law Allowing Circumcision

German Parliament Adopts Law Allowing Circumcision

Germany’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday to allow religious circumcision, clarifying the legal situation after a court said the rite amounted to grievous bodily harm in a ruling that caused international uproar. Members of the Bundestag or lower house