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.
If our government consistently gets something wrong, but then declares that everything is A-OK, how should the rest of us react? Should we ignore clearly visible warning signs, or should we simply continue to trust the Obama administration–and Obamaphilic analysts
(AP) UK bank settles Iran money probe in NY for $340MBy MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.A British bank accused of scheming with the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars will be subject to two years of monitoring at its New
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador denied a report on Tuesday that it had granted amnesty to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and the country’s foreign minister said only he and President Rafael Correa could make the decision.
The fastest man in the world says he won’t race in Britain until the tax laws are changed. Usain Bolt, who won three gold medals in the London Olympic Games racing in the 100 m, 200m and 4x100m relay, says the taxes
A bomb exploded in central Damascus near the hotel used by the UN observer mission in Syria on Wednesday, wounding three people, Syrian state television reported. Activists reported massive explosions echoing across much of the city.
Despite assurances that Egypt would continue to respect all standing international treaties they have signed, today Egypt Independent is reporting Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi wishes to amend the Camp David Accords to “ensure Egypt’s full sovereignty and control over every
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com France’s politicians fear widespread unrest after Amiens rioting German view of France: Nostalgic and Narcissistic Multiple bombings create hundreds of casualties in Afghanistan Egypt reopens Rafah border crossing with Gaza Norwegian tourist falls asleep
According to reports coming out of Russia, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is prepared to step down. The reports indicate the turning point came when Assad’s brother suffered significant injuries “in the blast that killed several key regime officials in Damascus last
As I’ve written in other posts for Breitbart, one of the tactics of stealth jihad is to use the U.S. court system to sue U.S. businesses, religious facilities, civic groups, and intelligence agencies into submission. We’ve seen this when building
Israel has not yet decided whether to strike Iran over its suspect nuclear program, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, as Tehran dismissed the threat of an imminent attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of former U.S. intelligence and Special Forces operatives is set to launch a media campaign, including TV ads, that scolds President Barack Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and argues
Ecuador President Rafael Correa was set to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Britain’s Guardian newspaper said on its website Tuesday, quoting an official in Quito. Assange, 41, took refuge at the London embassy on June 19 to avoid
As the Sacramento CA city council prepares to vote on adopting a “Sister City” relationship with Ashkelon, a coastal city in Israel, pro-Palestinian supporters are promising to pack the city council meeting and voice their opposition. One of the
President Obama is pulling troops out of Afghanistan, but they’re not all out yet. This means that many of the troops that remain are in a dangerous spot because they are in a blurred role which puts them somewhere between
By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece held its biggest debt sale since its economy imploded two years ago as it raised €4.06 billion ($5.01 billion) in a short-term debt to pay off a bond due next week. Athens will now avoid
By PAN PYLASAssociated PressLONDONEurope is edging closer to recession, dragged down by the crippling debt problems of the 17-country euro bloc, official figures showed Tuesday. Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, revealed that the economies of both the eurozone and
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOJapan will hold government-level talks with North Korea for the first time in four years, Japanese officials said Tuesday, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two sides. Chief government spokesman Osamu Fujimura
Iran on Tuesday said it is dismissing Israeli threats of an imminent attack against it, explaining that even some Israeli officials realised such a “stupid” act would provoke “very severe consequences.” Iran’s defence minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, was quoted by
A group of suicide bombers killed up to 20 people in the capital of Afghanistan’s southwestern Nimroz province on the border with Iran, officials said Tuesday. Deputy provincial police chief Mujibullah Latifi said there were six attackers, three of whom
By JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanSyria’s prime minister who defected to the opposition said Tuesday that Bashar Assad’s regime was near collapse and urged other political and military leaders to tip the scales and join the rebel side. The comments by
Egypt’s security forces exchanged fire on Tuesday with militants in the Sinai peninsula, sources said, as the military continued its campaign against Islamists in the lawless region. A patrol comprising army soldiers and police came under attack from unidentified gunmen
(AP) CAIROEgypt’s president has given awards to the nation’s two top military commanders, two days after he ordered their retirement. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, who ruled Egypt through his military council for 17 months after last year’s popular uprising overthrew longtime
By JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGJust a few years after Chinese companies lined up to sell shares on Wall Street, a growing number are reversing course and pulling out of U.S. exchanges. This week, Focus Media Holding Ltd., announced its chairman
China said Tuesday it signed agreements with North Korea pushing forward their joint development of economic zones, as the new leader in Pyongyang seeks to improve his country’s impoverished economy. The agreements cover the setting up and operation of management
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