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) Mexican boy’s eyes gouged out in apparent ritualBy MARK STEVENSONAssociated PressMEXICO CITYPolice in a Mexico City suburb arrested a mother and several relatives Thursday for allegedly gouging out the eyes of her 5-year-old son in what authorities said appeared
(AP) US poised to vet possible arms for Syrian rebelsBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONAs one diplomatic effort after another fails to end more than a year of brutal violence in Syria, the Obama administration is preparing a plan that would essentially
(AP) Stock indexes drift lower as Europe fears loomBy MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business WriterNEW YORK The Dow Jones industrial average and other stock indexes drifted lower Thursday after a meeting of European leaders failed to deliver any new steps to ease
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who is now in the United States after a diplomatic standoff between Washington and Beijing, said Thursday he endured “suffering beyond imagination” at home. Chen, a self-taught lawyer subjected to years of jail and house
(AP) AWOL Muslim soldier guilty in Fort Hood bomb plotBy ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated PressWACO, TexasA federal jury on Thursday convicted a Muslim soldier on six charges in connection with a failed plot to blow up a Texas restaurant full of
For two years Washington and Wall Street have been bracing for Greece’s eurozone exit, but despite the preparations, fears remain that an “X factor” could slap around the world’s largest economy. The most popular hypothesis runs: On June 17 Greek
By HAMZA HENDAWI and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROThe Muslim Brotherhood said Thursday that its candidate was leading in exit polls from Egypt’s landmark presidential election, as official counting began after two days of voting to choose a successor to ousted leader
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTON A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan’s conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million, $1 million for every
Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator had a rare “chat” with the head of the US delegation after talks between Tehran and world powers over the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme Thursday, officials said. The “brief encounter” came after Iran rebuffed a US
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece vs Europe conflict becomes more critical Saudia Arabia and West pledge billions to Yemen Russia’s 2014 Olympics in Sochi threatened by Circassians No more than two flies per toilet in Beijing, China Greece
The State Department, which has typically stood against Israel in the Arab-Israeli conflict, today tried to oppose a Senate measure that would require the State Department to report how many actual Palestinian refugees US aid was helping, as opposed to descendants of
After April’s nuclear talks with Iran produced nothing more than an agreement to talk again in May, Israeli Prime Minister said that the Obama administration and the other “six nations” (China, Germany, Britain, France, and Russia) had merely given Iran
A public elementary school in upper Manhattan is requiring its students to learn Arabic. The reason given for this decision, according to Nicky Kram Rosen, principal of PS 368, is that the school can get International Baccalaureate Standing more easily. In September,
Obama’s decision to abandon the War on Terror, which his administration intimates we’ve won, and pull our troops out of Afghanistan, continues to prove detrimental to innocent lives in that country. In fact, it has given rise to a war
(AP) Bangor, Maine: The place where diverted flights goBy GLENN ADAMS and DAVID SHARPAssociated PressBANGOR, MaineGiven the size of the place, the name “Bangor International Airport” might seem a little grandiose. But the airport actually gets an outsize share of
(AP) Iran nuclear talks snag over dueling demandsBy ALI AKBAR DAREINI and LARA JAKESAssociated PressBAGHDAD Iran and six world powers exchanged dueling proposals Wednesday in a tug of war over Tehran’s nuclear program that pits international concerns about the Islamic
(AP) Markets swoon as anxiety about Europe takes holdBy PALLAVI GOGOI and MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business WritersNEW YORK The threat of a financial crisis spreading from Europe shook markets on Wednesday. The euro dropped to a nearly two-year low against the
US President Barack Obama offered a direct rebuttal Wednesday of Mitt Romney’s foreign policy critique, saying his leadership had forged a “different world” in just four years. In a sweeping survey of his diplomatic worldview, Obama implicitly rejected claims he
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Egypt prepares for historic presidential election Israeli officials watch Egypt’s election with anxiety The two faces of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Egypt prepares for historic presidential election Egypt will elect a new president on Wednesday
In a new Daily Beast article, Breitbart contributing editor Peter Schweizer argues that the Pentagon’s budget suffers from instances of serious waste and crony capitalism. Schweizer points to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit last year that found that mismanagement
According to The Australian, an hour south of Kabul, Afghanistan, a secret ceasefire was recently agreed upon between a Taliban commander and an Afghan army officer whom NATO forces had trained to fight the Taliban. Their deal was simple: instead of
Dr. Shakil Afridi was convicted of treason in Pakistan on Wednesday for helping the United States find Osama Bin Laden. In the kind of double game that has been characteristic of the Obama era, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called
CARACAS, VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on television Tuesday a week and a half after returning from cancer treatment in Cuba. Chavez led a televised Cabinet meeting, seated at a table with aides. He spoke for more than two hours
The United States gave a cool reception Tuesday to a mooted deal between the IAEA and Iran, saying the agreement marked a “step forward” but stating that Tehran would be judged on its actions. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported today that an agreement on nuclear inspections might be in the works with the Iranian regime–or, more precisely, that a “decision” had been made to reach an agreement. The White House welcomed the
