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) Chavez wins 3rd re-election in tightest race yetBy FRANK BAJAK and IAN JAMESAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez put to rest any doubts about his masterful political touch in winning a third consecutive six-year term after a bitterly fought race
The events of September 11, 2012 put the spotlight on Obama’s faltering foreign policy, showing that the last four years have not only weakened America at home but also abroad. As a result, foreign policy is emerging as one of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Taiwan and Japan to resume fishing talks over Senkaku Islands China claims that the disputed islands belong to Taiwan Syrian Defector: Bashar al-Assad making plans to flee to Russia Surprise drone over Israel changes
(AP) Chavez: Polling stations remain open in VenezuelaCARACAS, VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said some voters were still in line voting Sunday night, and he called for calm as the nation awaits results of the presidential election. The president of Venezuela’s
This year’s Nobel prize season kicks off Monday with rumours suggesting the peace prize could go to Egypt’s Maggie Gobran for helping Cairo’s poor, Afghan burka opponent Sima Samar or US scholar Gene Sharp. The first Nobel to be announced
(AP) CARACAS, VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez won re-election on Sunday, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles, Venezuela’s electoral council said. With most votes counted, Chavez had more than 54 percent of the vote, and Capriles had 45 percent, National Electoral Council president Tibisay Lucena
(AP) Venezuela vote a critical test for divided nationBy IAN JAMESAssociated PressCARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez’s crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state, which has bitterly divided the nation, was put to the stiffest electoral test of his nearly
The Obama administration has waived the counter-terrorism requirements for aid to Pakistan. Now, billion of U.S. aid dollars can flow to Pakistan regardless of whether that country fights terrorism, ends it role in nuclear proliferation, or furthers democracy. The U.S.
(AP) Anti-austerity protests grip 56 Spanish citiesBy HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDTens of thousands of people marched in 56 Spanish cities Sunday to protest punishing austerity cuts they say will only increase unemployment and job insecurity in a country experiencing its second
(Reuters) – Syrian rebels have seized a government army outpost near the Turkish border province of Hatay and a rebel flag flew over the building on Sunday, while clashes could be heard in the area of a nearby Syrian village,
Iraqi authorities executed 11 more people on Sunday — 10 Iraqis and one Algerian — despite widespread international calls for a moratorium on Baghdad’s use of the death penalty. The latest executions bring to at least 113 the number of
French President Francois Hollande vowed tough anti-terror laws and tightened security as police Sunday pressed on with sweeping raids that saw one man killed and 11 arrested over an attack on a Jewish store. He said Saturday’s raids, in which
(AP) Pakistan blocks anti-US protest in tribal regionBy ISHTIAQ MAHSUDAssociated PressTANK, PakistanThe Pakistani military blocked a convoy carrying thousands of Pakistanis and a small contingent of U.S. anti-war activists from entering a lawless tribal region along the border with Afghanistan
(AP) Panetta: Syria clash with Turkey may escalateBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressMONTEVIDEO, UruguayThe continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said
Alan Peterson, director of FahrenHYPE 9/11, has brought forth a new film aimed at waking Jewish voters up before they make the mistake of voting for Obama again. The film is called Absolutely Uncertain, and it’s a look at the terrifying future
After 14 years in power, Hugo Chavez faces what looks to be his toughest re-election bid to date on October 7. A hard-leftist, Chavez is being challenged by “a center-right candidate” named Henrique Capriles. Capriles has posited himself as a
A “Site Security Team” member claims he and his team were pulled out of Libya in August despite the fact that U.S. officials in Libya wanted more security. Lt. Col Andy Wood will go before the House Oversight committee this
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hugo Chavez likely to win fourth term as president of Venezuela Israel shoots down unmanned drone arriving from Mediterranean Turkey and Syria continue to exchange fire across their border World food prices go inexorably
(AP) Tibetan man self-immolates, dies in latest protestBEIJING A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire to protest Chinese rule over the Himalayan region, a rights group said, the latest in a line of dozens of Tibetans to
“When America strays from our values, it not only undermines the rule of law, it alienates us from our allies, it energizes our adversaries and it endangers our national security and the lives of our troops. So as Americans, we
(AP) BERLINA senior European Central Bank official is insisting that the bank can’t help Greece by agreeing to roll over the government bonds it holds or accept lower interest rates. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who wants more time to enact reforms
By BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressBEIRUTTurkish artillery fired shells into Syria for the fourth day in a row on Saturday, retaliating for mortars that landed on Turkish soil. Rebels clashed with Syrian government troops near the border amid renewed
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is planning to meet South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in a bid to mend ties soured by a territorial dispute, according to a report. Relations between Tokyo and Seoul were badly damaged in August
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated PressNEW YORKAn ailing extremist Egyptian-born preacher and four other terrorism suspects arrived in the United States from England early Saturday under tight security to face trial, and two appeared within hours in a Connecticut
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterKABUL, AfghanistanThe Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to al-Qaida, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the “insider” attacks by Afghan forces that have killed or
