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.
JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael on Wednesday accused Iran of stalling in negotiations over its nuclear program with the international community, and said an upcoming round of talks can succeed only if the Iranians agree to halt all uranium enrichment. Israel is
By JIM HEINTZAssociated PressMOSCOWSpeaking to thousands of soldiers at the annual Red Square military parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Wednesday that the country is a force for world security and that Russia will stand up for its positions. Putin’s
By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business WriterBANGKOKWorld stock markets fell Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei closing at a three-month low, as political turmoil in Greece pushed the debt-crippled country closer to financial disaster. European stock markets opened mostly lower after losses in Asia
When riot police broke up a recent protest over a forced eviction, Vietnam’s bloggers were ready — hidden in nearby trees, they documented the entire incident and quickly posted videos and photos online. Their shaky images spread like wildfire on
An anchor on China’s state-run television network has accidentally declared the Philippines a part of China, in an embarrassing gaffe as tensions between the two nations run high. He Jia, anchor for China Central Television’s (CCTV) nationally televised news broadcast,
By DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGBlind activist Chen Guangcheng has drawn a global media spotlight after setting off tensions between the U.S. and China, but he’s almost unknown at home and the Chinese government is working to keep it that way. After
Outgoing French leader Nicolas Sarkozy’s cabinet met for its last session on Wednesday as president-elect Francois Hollande held talks with top Socialists to gear up for next month’s parliamentary vote. Hollande also held consultations on forming a government and preparing
Sudanese war planes have launched renewed air strikes against South Sudan, violating a UN Security Council resolution to end weeks of a bitter border conflict, the South’s army said Wednesday. It was not possible to independently confirm the reports of
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to resume direct peace negotiations, as Netanyahu forged a new national unity government between his Likud Party and the Kadima party, led by former Israel Defense Forces Chief of
(AP) NYC mayor: I didn’t ‘bother’ to read 911 reportBy SAMANTHA GROSSAssociated PressNEW YORKMayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that he “didn’t even bother” to read a report by city-hired consultants that found New York’s recently-overhauled 911 system is plagued by
(AP) House spares Pentagon, homeland security from cutsBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublicans controlling the House are sparing the Pentagon, military veterans and most homeland security programs from the budget knife as action begins on a set of spending bills setting the
By EILEEN SULLIVAN, MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONU.S. and Yemeni officials say the supposed would-be bomber at the heart of an al-Qaida airliner plot was actually an informant working for the CIA. The revelation, first reported by The Los
George Soros’ Tides Foundation in Canada is under investigation by the Canada Revenue Agency after members of the Conservative Party labeled the organization a foreign-funded radical group. As the Globe and Mail reports, the group “serves as a clearinghouse for
President Obama’s reelection campaign is willing to take big money raised by a San Francisco city employee who is a poisonous Israel hater. Hala Hijazi, a Jordanian native who describes herself as a Muslim Palestinian, has garnered between $100,000 and
According to the godfather of communism, Karl Marx, the Palestinian claim that Jews only had a significant presence after the advent of modern Zionism is false. Marx, who was the grandson of two rabbis but then became a virulent anti-Semite,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Vladimir Putin becomes President of Russia again Russian police in Moscow arrest hundreds of protesters Putin’s rule in Russia faces harsh new challenges Greece may have new elections if government formation fails France’s Hollande
South Korea has seized 17,450 capsules since August containing powdered human baby flesh smuggled in from Northern China. Koreans, so as not to antagonize Beijing, appear to be downplaying the news, claiming they were not in large number, or for
In a dramatic, late-night move, Israel’s two main political parties have agreed to form a national unity government, canceling early elections and forming a solid front as the country braces for a possible pre-emptive strike against Iran–and possible American opposition.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here on Monday that Syria’s regime cannot not continue in power for long and urged the international community to stop a humanitarian crisis. Turkey is “opposed to the regime in Syria… nobody should
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday she believes al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is in Pakistan and she vowed to keep up pressure on miltant groups in the country. Zawahiri, an Egyptian cleric, was second-in-command under bin Laden and
In the summer of 2010, we “had the target” on Osama bin Laden. In other words, we knew precisely where he was and could have taken him out, but Barack Obama could not bring himself to okay the mission until
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Election leaves Greece in political instability Merkel appears to lose regional election, invites Hollande to Berlin Israel to hold parliamentary elections in September Turkey’s Erdogan claims that victory of Syria’s rebels is close Election
Apparently, the United States has been releasing high-level detainees in Afghanistan for years so that in return, insurgent groups will temper their actions in areas the United States cannot control. The “strategic release” program has been used as a form
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is ruling out any substantive shift in its approach to Europe’s debt crisis despite a rising chorus of opposition to Berlin’s austerity policies that reached a crescendo in Sunday’s elections in Greece and France. Chancellor Angela
By PALLAVI GOGOIAP Business WriterNEW YORKU.S. stocks are under pressure after angry voters in Greece and France rejected painful budget cuts demanded by international lenders. Investors are uncertain over how the results will affect Europe’s plans to rein in spending
