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.
Breitbart News would like to wish a happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps, founded 237 years ago on November 10th, 1775. Our thanks go out to all who have served and continue to serve, putting their personal safety
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: EU budget talks collapse in acrimony Greece’s bailout payment unlikely to be approved by Monday Norwegian mass murderer says prison ‘violates his human rights’ Syrian refugee crisis explodes with new flood of refugees EU
After General Petraeus stepped down Friday over an extramarital affair, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) indicated regret over the fact that he’d resigned so quickly. Feinstein said she wished President Obama had “not accepted” Petraeus’ letter of resignation, but added that
Mexican authorities charged 14 federal police officers with attempted murder over a shooting in August that wounded two US government employees, reportedly CIA agents. The attorney general’s office said on Friday the officers, who were formally placed under arrest, “attempted
Just as Obama told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev he’d have more flexibility after the election, U.S. Ambassador James Smith has telegraphed a similar message to Saudi Arabia after Obama’s re-election was confirmed. Reports indicate that once Obama won Tuesday’s election,
Throughout 2012, there have been signs that Israel was planning a pre-emptive strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. First, none other than Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta suggested that Israel would strike in the spring (thus undermining the strike). Then Israeli
The House Foreign Affairs Committee today asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify in an open hearing about the murder of four Americans including our ambassador to Libya in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. The hearing is slated for
By DIAA HADIDAssociated PressNUS JUBAIL, West BankThe Palestinian olive harvest, an ancient autumn ritual in the West Bank, is going upscale. In an emerging back-to-the-land movement, Palestinian farmers are turning the rocky hills of the West Bank into organic olive
(AP) GENEVAThe United States has donated $34 million to help Syrian refugees, boosting a U.N. plan to provide $836 million in aid. But even with Friday’s donation, U.N. officials say the plan remains less than 50 percent funded. The wide gap
Malala, the teenager being treated in Britain for gunshot wounds inflicted by the Taliban in Pakistan, on Friday thanked her global supporters, one month on from the brutal attack. Her father added: “I am awfully thankful to all the peace-loving
By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that one of the main lessons from Superstorm Sandy is the need for global action to deal with future climate shocks. Ban told the U.N. General Assembly that it is
By The Associated PressWorld stocks mostly fell Friday as fears persisted over the so-called U.S. “fiscal cliff” that’s seen as a big threat to the economic recovery. By midafternoon in Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 index of leading companies was down
By JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaAlarmed that rebel militias could be profiting from a sharp increase in the poaching of elephants and rhinos, the U.S. plans to step up efforts to build a global coalition to combat the illegal wildlife trade,
Hillary Clinton is three times as popular as her most prominent challenger Joe Biden for 2016, should she choose to run. For that reason, her spokesman says she is prepared to step down from her post as Sec. of State
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China reacts furiously as Tibetan self-immolations sharply escalate China’s Hu Jintao says Socialism will prevail in final speech as president Putin fires Russia’s defense minister, paralyzing the army China reacts furiously as Tibetan self-immolations
Reports indicate that a U.S. drone which was not in Iranian airspace was nevertheless fired upon by Iranian fighter jets on Nov. 1. The Obama administration did not release news about the incident until two days after the presidential election,
The Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt is calling on Egyptians to rally for Sharia law on Friday. According to reports, those affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood are not taking an official position, but they are calling on all Egyptians to
(AP) AP sources: Navy SEALs punished for secrets breachBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONSeven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to get Osama bin Laden, have been punished for disclosing classified information,
The Castro family and large swaths of Latin America breathed a sigh of relief when Obama secured a second term in Tuesday’s election. While they cannot explain exactly why they are relieved — since Obama did little for them during
On the heels of Obama’s re-election, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said, “Obama must by now know that [the U.S.] has lost the war in Afghanistan” and should pull out U.S. troops accordingly. According to Mujahid: [The U.S. should] leave without
The cover-up of what really happened in Benghazi continues: the State Department, responding to requests from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to release documents pertaining to the debacle, will make those records available for review only this Thursday and Friday.
The House Intelligence Committee will hold a closed door hearing on the Benghazi attack a week from Thursday — November 15th. The meeting is closed because the information shared at the hearing will largely include classified information from CIA Director
With the presidential election behind him, President Obama has signaled he is ready to restart U.N. talks on the Arms Trade Treaty. These negotiations carried on through the summer, until they abruptly ended July 28 with a U.S. pullout. I wrote
The re-election of Barack Hussein Obama was a narrow but sharply disappointing victory for increasing economic statism and ideological social leftism at home. It was also a worrying and consequential decision for America’s allies around the world. Mr. Obama, self-proclaimed
