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.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians accused U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday of undermining peace prospects by calling Jerusalem “the capital of Israel”, ignoring their own claims to the city and most world opinion.
(AP) Syrian regime claims gains in Aleppo, rebels denyBy PAUL SCHEMMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian government forces mounted new ground attacks against rebel-controlled neighborhoods in Syria’s commercial hub of Aleppo, the state media said Monday, but failed to dislodge the opposition from their
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iranian officials blame rising chicken prices on external enemies Battle rages in Syria’s largest city, Aleppo Pentagon’s 30,000-pound bunker-buster ‘superbomb’ ready for use European officials take August breaks before September storm Iranian officials blame
If things go as planned, Russia could soon have a naval base just over 90 miles away from the continental U.S. Our former Cold War foe has been in talks with Cuba for some time, and is now making it
(AP) Iran urges baby boomBy NASSER KARIMIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran’s new message to parents: Get busy and have babies. In a major reversal of once far-reaching family planning policies, authorities are now slashing its birth-control programs in an attempt to avoid
(AP) In jam, Romney tries not to make new Iran policyBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressJERUSALEM Mitt Romney tried to pull back Sunday from an adviser’s suggestion that he favored new American aggression on Iran, distancing himself from comments that the U.S.
China surged clear at the top of the Olympic medals table on Sunday, adding two more golds to their opening day haul as swimming star James Magnussen put Australia on course for relay glory. After dominating day one of competition
Almost half of those killed in Syria since the outbreak of the anti-regime revolt in March 2011 have died since a failed UN-Arab League truce was due to come into force, a monitoring group said on Sunday. Abdel Rahman said
(AP) Italian captives return home from SyriaROMETwo Italian engineers who were kidnapped and held captive for eight days in Syria have returned to Italy. Domenico Tedeschi, 36, and Oriano Cantani, 64, told reporters at Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Sunday that
(AP) US breezes through Olympic in women’s gymnasticsLONDON The Americans breezed through qualifying in women’s gymnastics Sunday, throwing down a challenge to Russia, Romania and defending Olympic champion China in the process. For Jordyn Wieber, there won’ be a chance
(AP) Merkel, Monti: will do all to protect eurozoneBy GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLIN The German and Italian leaders have pledged to do everything to protect the eurozone, adding to a string of assurances over recent days that Europe is determined to
(AP) Romney says reporters can cover Israeli fundraiserBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressJERUSALEM U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney has reversed course and will let reporters cover his remarks to donors at a fundraiser in Israel. Romney’s campaign says the typical group of
The Cayman Islands is famous for being a tax shelter for many of the world’s biggest hedge funds and a land where direct taxation is verboten. But all that may be changing if Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush’s proposal to impose
Iran is a very urbanised society with a largely educated, young Muslim population that ranks as the Middle East’s second-biggest, its latest census figures, published on Sunday, show. The snapshot, issued on the website of the presidency’s planning and strategic
(AP) Panetta heads to Mideast; Syria high on the agendaBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta began a five-day Mideast trip Sunday to consult with the new Islamist leaders of Tunisia and
North Korea Sunday warned the South not to expect any major reforms under the leadership of Kim Jong-Un, with a senior official rejecting discussion of potential policy change as a “foolish and silly dream”. Kim, believed to be in his
Today, Mitt Romney drew a clear contrast between himself and the Obama administration on the State of Israel. Standing before a backdrop of Jerusalem’s Old City on Judaism’s Ninth of Av – the day designated for mourning the destruction of
North Korea on Sunday vowed tough action against the United States, accusing it of plotting to blow up statues of its founding leader in a bid to stir turmoil in the isolated communist state. The warning comes just days after
The majority of Germans think their country would be better off without the euro, a poll suggested on Sunday, as the economy minister reiterated doubts over whether Greece can stay in the single currency. The Emnid poll for the Bild
As Mitt Romney was welcomed in Israel, the Obama administration struggled to explain its position on Israel’s capital. White House spokesman Jay Carney refused to identify Jerusalem as the capital city during a press briefing on Thursday, and the White
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney arrived in Israel to a warm welcome yesterday, and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres in the capital city of Jerusalem today. Romney’s warm connection with Netanyahu–whom he has known
(AP) Jordan opens first tent camp for Syrian refugeesZATAARI, JordanJordan says it has opened its first tent camp for Syrians fleeing violence in their country, saying a surge of refugees forced it to do so. Authorities had been reluctant to
(AP) Syria troops shell Aleppo neighborhoodsBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian troops fired tank shells and artillery Sunday at neighborhoods in Aleppo as rebels tried to repel a government ground assault against their positions in Syria’s largest city, activists said. The bombardment
(AP) Anti-nuke protesters surround Japanese parliamentBy YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business WriterTOKYOThousands of people formed “a human chain” around Japan’s parliament complex Sunday to demand the government abandon nuclear power _ the latest in a series of peaceful demonstrations here that are
Breitbart News hereby announces a $50,000 reward to whomever can provide the complete video recording of the 2003 farewell party for radical Palestinian academic and activist Rashid Khalidi, at which then-state senator Barack Obama spoke–and which the Los Angeles Times has refused
