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.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai hailed a newly signed strategic pact with the United States but warned Thursday that tough negotiations still lay ahead on the US military presence in his war-torn country after 2014. Karzai and US President Barack Obama
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday told China that it cannot deny the “aspirations” of its citizens as she opened talks in Beijing marred by a row over a Chinese dissident. Clinton, however, did not directly mention the
In a prior column, I introduced you to Ahlam Tamimi. Tamimi is a Palestinian terrorist, responsible for the 2001 suicide bombing at the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem that killed 15 people and injured another 132. Among the American victims of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Euro zone unemployment hits record high at 10.9% U.S. presidential campaign spurs Israel’s attack on Iran Scapegoat du jour: Rupert Murdoch Human Rights Watch accuses Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad of war crimes Euro zone
Chen Guangcheng, the blind human rights activist who took asylum at the US embassy in Beijing but subsequently left after allegedly being told by US officials that the Chinese were threatening to torture his wife, is now looking for asylum
European stock markets gave up early gains on Wednesday as slowing economic activity pushed eurozone unemployment to a record 10.9 percent and US jobs data added to the disappointment. London’s FTSE 100 index fell 1.07 percent to 5,750.29 points in
The Israeli Defense Force has called up six reserve battalions in an emergency measure because of the growing danger Israel faces on its Egyptian and Syrian borders. The Knesset has authorized the IDF to call 16 more reserve battalions if
Leave it to President Obama to give himself a shout-out while in Afghanistan. Speaking to troops at Bagram Airbase, Obama began doing his usual campaign routine of giving shout-outs to various members of the audience. He gives shout-outs to two
A new poll shows that Barack Obama is losing support among American Jews. Knowledge Networks for the American Jewish Committee did a survey in March that shows Obama leads Mitt Romney by a margin of 61%-28%. In 2008, Obama led
Rebuilding Iraq during the raging insurgency was no easy task. It required ingenuity, courage and innovative ways to get the job done — sometimes with equipment that offered little protection from the car bombs and rocket attacks launched by America’s
The pact between the United States and Afghanistan could leave the door open for continued drone strikes against insurgent targets in Pakistan after 2014, US Ambassador Ryan Crocker indicated Wednesday. Crocker was responding to a question about controversial drone strikes
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy and is being taken to join his family, a US official and Chinese state media said Wednesday. Chen, who riled Chinese authorities by exposing forced abortions and sterilisations under the “one-child”
Syria’s economy is expected to contract significantly in 2012 due to 14 months of violence and sanctions, a top official at the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The IMF is not providing figures on the Syrian economy due to
Japan’s Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba has urged Israel to exercise “patience” on Iran’s nuclear programme and give sanctions a chance to work, his spokesman said on Wednesday. Gemba, who arrived in Israel on Tuesday, met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressBEIJINGSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in Beijing, where a tense human rights showdown awaits over the fate of a blind Chinese lawyer said to be under U.S. protection after escaping from
London launched a major military exercise Wednesday to check security responses for the 2012 Olympics, as the final wave of test sports events got under way. Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets flew into the capital to herald the
Electronic jamming signals from North Korea have affected scores of civilian flights in and out of South Korea, a Seoul official said Wednesday, amid rising tensions with Pyongyang. The transport ministry, in a statement and in comments to AFP, said
President Obama’s foreign policy is in complete disarray. He has misunderstood and underestimated the need for the War on Terror from the word “go,” and as a result, his administration has now simply decided the war is over–as if they
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. President Obama outlines withdrawal from Afghanistan Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul Afghanistan after Obama’s speech Tensions grow with Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan in Fergana Valley Russia and China prepare for Fergana valley instability President Obama
Firefighters are seen extinguishing a burning car at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul on May 2. Taliban insurgents claimed a suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, shortly after US President Barack Obama left the city
Taliban insurgents claimed a suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul Wednesday, shortly after US President Barack Obama left the city after an overnight visit.
Today, President Obama essentially declared victory in Afghanistan. Just in time for his re-election campaign, of course. First, he blamed President Bush for us not winning the Afghanistan war sooner. “Despite initial success, for a number of reasons, this war
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday rejected a call by a US anti-Iran group for it to cut its relations with Tehran’s central bank in order to adhere to US and European sanctions. The IMF said its account with Bank
