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.
By DAVID STRINGERAssociated PressLASHKAR GAH, AfghanistanThe British prime minister backed up a pledge to pull more troops out of Afghanistan next year, during a previously unannounced trip to a restive province on Wednesday. Britain’s contingent is second in size only
By DANIEL WOOLLSAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s Crown Princess Letizia has a penchant for haute couture. Queen Elizabeth II’s Bentley’s are spotless. Belgium’s King Albert II maintains a sumptuous villa in the south of France. But believe it or not, many of Europe’s
(AP) Syrian rebels say they carried out Damascus attackBEIRUTSyria’s rebel commander says his forces carried out an attack in Damascus that killed the defense minister and other regime officials. But he denies it was a suicide bombing. Riad al-Asaad said
(AP) UN schedules vote on new Syria resolutionBy EDITH M. LEDERER and JIM HEINTZAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSRussia remained at odds with the U.S. and its European allies ahead of a scheduled vote Wednesday afternoon on a new Syria resolution aimed at
(AP) Syrian president’s brother-in-law dies in attackBEIRUTSyria’s state-run TV says President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law is among the dead in a suicide bombing in Damascus. Gen. Assef Shawkat was the deputy defense minister in Syria. He was among the most feared
(AP) Wildfires in Greece prompt state of emergencyATHENS, GreeceGreek authorities declared a state of emergency Wednesday in the country’s third-largest city due to raging wildfires nearby, and hundreds of students and residents fled their homes. Authorities said the fires burned
Sec. of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Egypt wasn’t a show of strength or a harbinger of freedom. She sided with Islamists instead of the constitutional court while there, and part of her motorcade was pelted with shoes and tomatoes. She tried
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com ‘Pervasively polluted’ HSBC Holdings admits to criminal money-laundering Do you remember Household Finance Corp? Why was HBSC even investigated? Possibly crucial battle is building in Damascus, Syria Israel’s government nears collapse over drafting of
Upon election, French President Francois Hollande quickly signaled he would raise taxes on the wealthiest citizens of France. And although he didn’t use Obama’s exact words, his intent was clear: it’s time for the rich to pay their fair share.
The Pentagon is building a missile defense radar station at a covert location in Qatar, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The site will be part of a system intended to defend the interests of the United States and its
Yesterday, the Pentagon announced that it would be ordering an aircraft carrier to the Middle East a few months ahead of schedule. The US already has one aircraft carrier in the region. Gen. James Mattis of US Central Command requested
(AP) LONDONHundreds of London taxi drivers have blocked a major intersection in the heart of the city to protest their exclusion from the road lanes dedicated to Olympic traffic. Drivers in black London cabs blared their horns as they jammed Parliament
The situation in Syria is constantly in flux and now, it looks like a powder-keg set to explode. When fighting began, Russia and China aligned with Bashar al-Assad. Consequently, Russia sent weaponry to Syria and now they are sending ships.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has moved army forces from the Golan Heights area next to Israel toward Damascus and other internal conflict zones, the Israeli army intelligence chief said on Tuesday. As fighting rages between Assad’s forces and rebels trying
Over the weekend, a fishing boat made a “deliberate approach” toward the USNS Rappahannock off the coast of Dubai’s Jebel Ali port. After the fishing vessel was warned to turn aside numerous times, all to no avail, the security team aboard the
In Dec. 2008, the MSM was rejoicing over the fact that someone threw a shoe at George W. Bush as he gave a speech in Iraq. Liberals all over the world over seized on that moment to prove two points.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Barclay’s COO admits having rigged Libor, thought it was OK Russia accuses the West of ‘blackmail’ on Syria Germany’s Angela Merkel denies caving in on Spain’s bank bailout Barclay’s COO admits having rigged Libor,
Hillary Clinton, in Alexandria to assert that the United States is even-handed in its approach to the warring parties in Egypt, was met by anti-Islamist protestors chanting “Monica, Monica.” The protestors suspect Clinton and Barack Obama of being Islamist sympathizers,
(AP) US Navy ship fires on boat off Dubai, killing 1By ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressDUBAI, United Arab EmiratesU.S. Navy gunners aboard a refueling ship opened fire on a small boat racing toward them in broad daylight Monday near the Gulf city
(AP) Clinton broaches Syria, Iran during Israel visitBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressJERUSALEMU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham and Israel’s president spoke Monday about the need to halt Syria’s violence and Iran’s potential production of nuclear weapons, underscoring American support for an
Syria is in a state of all-out civil war and all sides must respect international humanitarian law or risk facing war crimes prosecutions, the Red Cross said on Monday. The International Committee of the Red Cross had previously regarded only
Taliban suicide bombers dressed in burqas stormed a Pakistani police station on Monday, sparking gunbattles in the northwestern town of Bannu near the militant stronghold of North Waziristan, officials said. The militants threw hand grenades and opened fire on the
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb killed a Somali lawmaker allied to the president, an official said on Monday, in an attack claimed by the al Shabaab militant group that is fighting the Western-backed government.
Russia on Monday accused Western powers of using “blackmail” to get its backing for possible UN Security Council sanctions against the Syrian regime for its crackdown on the armed opposition.
A recent report in the Washington Post clearly shows how our once robust relationship with Israel has fallen to pieces under Obama. And it also shows how Obama’s attempts to mediate peace between Israel and the Palestinians has failed miserably. According to the
