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.
Iranian forces fired on an unarmed US drone in the Gulf last week but the aircraft was not hit, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.
Now that the presidential elections have come and gone, the State Dept is assuring reporters its silence on Benghazi was not part of a larger effort to protect Obama. In fact, State Dept spokesperson Victoria Nuland says the State Dept
Freed from the constraints of a lengthy election campaign, US President Barack Obama now has another shot at pressing Iran through diplomacy to scale back its nuclear programme, analysts say. But despite Obama’s increased leeway and tough sanctions against Iran,
(Reuters) – The roars celebrating the re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama on television give Mohammad Rehman Khan a searing headache, as years of grief and anger come rushing back. The 28-year-old Pakistani accuses the president of robbing him of
(AP) Syrian president says he will not leave countryBy BARBARA SURKAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian President Bashar Assad vowed defiantly to “live and die” in Syria, saying in an interview broadcast Thursday that he will never flee his country despite the bloody, 19-month-old
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Greece’s parliament squeaks through the austerity package amid violence Israel announces plans to build 1200 new homes in East Jerusalem and West Bank Al-Qaeda chief says that jihadists should be cheered by America’s losses
On November 2, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and 52 other Reps sent a letter to Obama seeking to learn what intelligence the president received on two attacks on the Benghazi consulate previous to the Sept 11 attack. The attacks took
In Jaghatu, Afghanistan, U.S. soldiers are counting the months till their deployment ends. Between now and when they leave, they are “not doing a thing” and “not firing [their] weapons.” They sit with their chins on the butts of their rifles and
(AP) Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with asteriskBy BEN FOX and DANICA COTOAssociated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto RicoPuerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday congratulated US President Barack Obama on his re-election, saying he hoped it would lead to an expansion of relations between the two countries. The US has some 68,000 troops in Afghanistan helping Karzai’s government fight
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday described re-elected US President Barack Obama as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” and said he expected his government to continue attacking the anti-secrecy website. Speaking to AFP by telephone from Ecuador’s London embassy, where
Now that the election is behind us, it’s time for a serious investigation into what did and didn’t take place in Benghazi: an investigation that seeks clear, on-the-record answers to some very important questions. Questions like: 1. What did Obama
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Labor unions shut down Greece for 48 hours in anti-austerity strike Seven more Syrian generals defect to Turkey The Butterfly Effect and the presidential election Labor unions shut down Greece for 48 hours in
Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday hailed his US counterpart Barack Obama re-election and said he hoped it would strengthen the “friendship” between their two countries. Morsi hoped for a “strengthening of the friendship between the two countries to
World leaders on Wednesday hailed President Barack Obama’s sweeping re-election, with allies pledging to deepen cooperation with the United States on fighting the world economic slump and maintaining security across the globe. Congratulations poured in from across the world, including
By MARGIE MASONAssociated PressJAKARTA, IndonesiaFrom his old school in Indonesia to a Japanese beach town that happens to share his name, people around the world cheered President Barack Obama’s re-election Wednesday. The results of Tuesday’s election were closely watched in
On Nov. 5, Israeli PM Netanyahu told Israeli TV he is ready to “press the button on Iran.” Speaking of upcoming Israeli elections, Netanyahu said, “I guarantee that if I’m reelected at prime minister I will not allow Iran to get a
Families and victims of the Nov 5, 2009 Ft. Hood shooting have filed a wrongful death suit against the U.S. government, the accused shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan, and the estate of Anwar al-Awlaki. Anwar al-Awlaki is a U.S.-born Islamist cleric
In 2008, union thugs and members of the New Black Panthers showed up at certain polling places in Ohio and Philadelphia to intimidate Republican voters. To be clear, they didn’t say they were there for that reason. Rather, they said
A report from Monday indicates a Russian attack sub was recently detected 200 miles off the east coast of the United States. The sub was near Georgia’s Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base: the home port of two U.S. guided missile submarines
(AP) Gunmen kill brother of Syrian parliament speakerBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTGunmen shot and killed the brother of Syria’s parliament speaker as he drove to work in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, the state-run news agency reported on Tuesday. It was
(AP) Putin fires defense minister in wake of scandalBy JIM HEINTZAssociated PressMOSCOWRussian President Vladimir Putin fired the country’s defense minister on Tuesday, two weeks after a criminal probe was opened into alleged fraud in the sell-off of military assets. Putin
A British businessman murdered by the wife of top Chinese politician Bo Xilai had informed on the couple for over a year to his country’s spy agency, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Neil Heywood shared details based on his
A car bomb shook the Damascus region early Tuesday, a watchdog said, a day after nearly 250 people died in fighting and bombings in Syria’s worst violence since last month’s failed ceasefire bid. The car bomb exploded in the city
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