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) Qatari emir visits Gaza in boost to Hamas rulersBy IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza StripThe emir of Qatar received a hero’s welcome in Gaza on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since the
A court is to rule on Tuesday on the fate of a panel drafting the country’s new charter in a divisive case pitting Islamists against secularists over the role of religion in post-Mubarak Egypt. The Supreme Administrative Court is to
British foreign minister William Hague will on Tuesday issue a stark warning to European leaders that the EU faces crisis if it continues to take more powers from national governments. During his speech in Berlin, Hague will also insist that
An Israeli soldier was severely wounded by Palestinian fire along the Gaza border early on Tuesday, just hours before a high-profile visit to the strip by the Qatari emir, the military said. Although the army did not say how he
Ten Afghan security personnel have been killed in a bloody battle with Taliban insurgents in the western province of Herat, officials said on Tuesday. Five police officers were among the dead, including the police chief of Obe district, where the
Britain will double the number of remote-controlled RAF drones in operation over Afghanistan to 10, a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said Monday. The five new Reaper drones, to be controlled by pilots based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, are expected
Mexican authorities exhumed a relative of drug kingpin Heriberto Lazcano and took DNA samples from the corpse to remove any doubt they had killed the Zetas leader. Lazcano, one of Mexico’s most wanted men, is believed to have been killed
A car bomb and mortar attacks against predominantly Shiite neighbourhoods in north Baghdad killed at least seven people Tuesday, security and medical officials said. Multiple mortars struck the Chikouk area while a car bomb exploded in Shuala, all minutes apart
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Italy sentences scientists to jail for not predicting 2009 earthquake North and South Korea exchange threats over leaflet-laden balloons Lebanon’s politicians turn against Hizbollah After 50 years of political unity, France and Germany’s relations
President Barack Obama ended up revealing an astonishing level of ignorance about the state of military technology during the presidential debate in Boca Raton, FL Monday night. The U.S. Commander-in-Chief misspoke about bayonets. He misspoke about horses. He misspoke about
An organization called “Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East” is sponsoring an exhibit of drawings by children from Gaza. The drawings show American bombs used by Israel in its offensive against Gaza. The exhibit advertises the 26
When Gov. Mitt Romney pointed out the devastating $1 trillion in cuts set to hit our military via sequestration, Obama stated flatly, “[those] cuts will not happen.” The cuts, which are the result of Obama’s failure to lead on deficit
The key to understanding Governor Mitt Romney’s victory in the third and final presidential debate is to look at how the positions he took matched the preferences of voters in certain swing states. As Breitbart News noted yesterday, several swing
Republican Mitt Romney scored a narrow victory over President Barack Obama in Monday night’s Third Presidential Debate, which focused on foreign policy. Romney won despite being more cautious than expected–avoiding confrontation on the Libya issue, for example, and emphasizing areas
Tonight, sources tell Breitbart News that President Obama will open the debate by alleging that Mitt Romney has flip-flopped on his position with regard to negotiations with Iran. In 2006 and 2007, Romney said that he’d be interested in talks
Tonight is the Third Presidential Debate–and the last chance for the candidates to present themselves on a national stage before Election Day. The subject will be foreign policy, which has not been a focus for most voters, at least until
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) sent out a letter Monday castigating Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) for documents he and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released related to the Benghazi attacks. According to Boxer, the Friday document dump “was reprehensible and deeply irresponsible.”
Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, whose rise to power Barack Obama tacitly endorsed, was caught on videotape answering “Amen” as an Egyptian cleric called for the annihilation of the Jews. In the footage from Matrouh governoate’s el-Tenaim Mosque, Morsi is seen
President Barack Obama has staffed his White House with more than a few radicals with bizarre views on both domestic and foreign policy. And throughout his political career, he has shared close personal and professional relationships with people whose outlook
Tonight, Breitbart News will bring you live fact-checking from the Third Presidential Debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL, which will focus on foreign policy. (We will also bring you live scores from Game 7 of the National League
President Barack Obama has declared: “We killed Bin Laden and Al Qaeda is on the run.” In tonight’s foreign policy debate, it’s fully expected he will use these “accomplishments” as a shield from Mitt Romney’s attacks. President Obama will also
With the polls moving against President Obama both nationally and in the swing states, all the pressure is on him in tonight’s debate to project American strength on foreign policy. Polls show that in the aftermath of the devastating murders
The FARS News Agency (FNA), which has semi-official ties to the Iranian government according to Reuters, reported on Saturday that Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Livia Leu Agosti acknowledged during a meeting with senior Iranian foreign ministry officials that Barack Obama
A four-year history of retreat, apology, genuflection and near-total failure, from A to Z: Afghanistan: Obama delayed, then announced a “surge”–but also a timetable for withdrawal, making it clear to the Taliban we were not set on victory. There are
Back in March, President Obama told outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he hoped Russia would give him “space” until after the election – at which point Obama and the United States would provide Russia with “flexibility.” So much for
