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.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Geithner’s testimony raises questions about his competence Vox Day on Generation-X cynicism and fury The Oklahoma City bombing Syrian army massing for major assault on Aleppo Geithner’s testimony raises questions about his competence Timothy
By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONAbout 500 people critical of the economic impact and corporate flavor of the London Olympics marched Saturday near the Olympic Park, determined to send a message that Britain is not united in backing the games. The protest
According to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s days in office are numbered. On Thursday Erdogan claimed Assad “and his inner circle” were on their way out, and their departure “would usher in a new era.” But
LONDON (Reuters) – China’s Wang Mingjuan extended a 10-year unbeaten international record to win gold in the first women’s weightlifting event of the London Games, giving the Chinese team a perfect start in their defense of four Olympic titles won
More than 2,000 musicians strummed ukuleles in a Japanese port city Saturday to set a new world record for the largest ever ensemble of the Hawaiian guitar. Their effort was recognised by Guinness World Records officials who listened to them
When President Barack Obama blocked the Keystone Pipeline, Republicans said the move would encourage Canada to pursue oil deals with China instead of the United States and cede a massive chunk of North American oil assets to the communist nation.
In comments made this past week, former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani took President Obama to task for claiming to be a friend of Israel. Said Giuliani, “I think that’s the biggest joke I’ve ever heard.” Giuliani said Obama is the
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian forces pounded the country’s largest city, Aleppo, with military helicopters Saturday to flush out rebel forces in one of the most important battles of the 17-month-old uprising, activists said. International concern has been mounting over
By AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMMitt Romney’s support for Israel will likely earn the presumptive Republican presidential nominee a warm welcome from Israeli leaders when he visits on Sunday – and a frosty reception from Palestinians, who fear he would do little
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Russia considering naval bases in Vietnam, Cuba, Seychelles Turkey’s alarm grows over PKK terrorists in northern Syria From China: A piranha hunt turns into a fiasco Investors go gaga as France, Germany vow to
For the first since 1932, when the Olympics were held in the United States in Lake Placid and Los Angeles, the United States may instruct its athletes to dip the American flag when they pass the leaders of the host country, U.S. Olympic
On Thursday Mitt Romney said he was looking forward to returning the bust of Winston Churchill to the White House. If you recall, it had been loaned to the White House and Obama sent it back. Romney, visiting the UK,
Members of New York’s powerful Jewish community lambasted the International Olympic Committee’s refusal to hold a minute of silence Friday for the Israeli athletes massacred at the Munich games 40 years ago. Engel was among dozens of Israeli and Jewish-American
Boris Johnson, mayor of London, took advantage of Mitt Romney’s “gaffe” regarding the London Olympics to self-aggrandize. At a concert in Hyde Park that attracted 60,000 people to celebrate the end of the Olympic Torch relay, Johnson bellowed, “There are some
(AP) Few think sluggish US economy will strengthen soonBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONA U.S. economy that plodded along in the first three months of the year likely grew even less in the April-June quarter. And most economists no longer think
(AP) LONDONLegally blind archer Im Dong-hyun set the first world records of the London Olympics, breaking his own record in the 72-arrow mark and helping South Korea set a team record in the ranking round on Friday. Im broke the record
The left-wing press in Britain is having its fun recounting–and inventing–media gaffes by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. But this particular controversy lacks that particular element of coordination with the domestic media that gives an Obama campaign meme the juice
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish unemployment hit its highest level in the second quarter since the Franco dictatorship ended in the mid-1970s, succumbing to a crisis of confidence among business and consumers that looks likely to escalate as the country’s recession
(AP) UN worries showdown in Aleppo could be imminentBy JOHN HEILPRIN and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressGENEVAA showdown between government troops and opposition forces in Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, is “imminent,” the U.N.’s human rights office said Friday, as the Red Cross
Iran has long contended it is facing a “soft war” from “hostile governments.” This consists of attacks on the computer systems in Iran’s nuclear facilities. And according to Bloomberg Businessweek, this war is allegedly showing itself via a computer worm that’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: European investors cheer when ECB hints at a new ‘big bazooka’ Raul Castro accuses U.S. of attempting Libya-like overthrow Conflicting reports about fleet of Russian warships in Mediterranean Turkey threatens military retaliation against Syrian
Rep. Michele Bachmann has faced an onslaught of opposition since requesting that U.S. intelligence and security agencies investigate possible ties between Huma Abedin and the Muslim Brotherhood. This onslaught not withstanding, information that has become public since Bachmann’s request has
Lately, President Obama has spent a lot of time trying to paint Gov. Mitt Romney as a mix of George W. Bush and a cold warrior on foreign policy. In an effort to make this stick, he has enrolled the
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney committed the cardinal sin of telling the truth when he answered a question from NBC’s Brian Williams about Britain’s readiness on the eve of the Olympic Games. It was only a year ago, for example,
