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.
North Korea is counting down to the 100th anniversary of its founder’s birth, with top-level meetings and a controversial rocket launch scheduled in coming days to bolster his grandson’s credentials. The secretive state, in an unprecedented move, on Sunday invited
China has set up a rare earth industry group, the government said Monday, in a bid to streamline the sprawling sector and fend off complaints about Beijing’s seemingly monopolistic control. The United States, European Union and Japan last month lodged
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the United States to release Jonathan Pollard from prison, after reports of a deterioration in the American-Israeli spy’s health. On Friday, Israeli media reported that Pollard was rushed to hospital near
Mali’s President Amadou Toumani Toure, who was toppled by a military coup last month, has formally resigned from his post, the international mediator in the crisis announced Sunday. Toure’s resignation opens the way for the departure of the junta that
The cash-strapped Greek state is now looking to a new way of raising revenues — renting out its policemen at an hourly rate of 30 euros, with patrol cars going for 10 euros more. This will “pay for the cost
Iran on Sunday rejected demands the West is reportedly to submit at talks due to take place in days, saying it will neither close its Fordo nuclear bunker nor give up higher-level uranium enrichment. Those two demands, outlined by European
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. U.S. accuses Syria’s Assad of lying about army pullbacks Dissent begins to grow among al-Assad’s Alawite supporters Signs of a major political crisis emerge in China’s leadership U.S. accuses Syria’s Assad of lying about
Spain, sucked back into the centre of the eurozone debt crisis, is headed towards a financial crunch in 2013 that may force it to seek international help, analysts warn. Alarm has spread on the financial markets over Spain’s rising public
Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel early on Sunday, without causing casualties or damage, police said. On Saturday night, a rocket fired from an Israeli drone wounded two Palestinians riding a motorcycle in Rafah in the
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday condemned discrimination and persecution of Christians around the world.
A large bomb exploded near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna as Easter Sunday services were being held, killing at least 20 people, a rescue official said on condition of anonymity. Residents suggested the explosion was caused
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s top political force, announced it was putting up a second presidential candidate for May elections in case its first choice was not allowed to stand. The candidature of the Islamist group’s number two, Khairat al-Shater, looked
By FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil.
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops pounded opposition areas, activists said, killing 74 civilians in an offensive that has sent thousands of refugees surging into Turkey before next week’s U.N.-backed ceasefire aimed at staunching a year of bloodshed. At least 15
(AP) Iraq: Video appears to show top Saddam deputyBy ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressBAGHDADA video posted online Saturday purports to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking member of Saddam Hussein’s ousted regime still at large, lashing out against Iraq’s Shiite-led government.
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Marine who posted on Facebook that he would not follow orders from President Barack Obama should be dismissed from the military with a less-than-honorable discharge, a Marine Corps review board ruled. Gary Stein, 26, did
(AP) Pilots in fiery Navy jet crash faced tough choicesBy ZINIE CHEN SAMPSONAssociated PressVIRGINIA BEACH, Va.Zooming along at 170 mph in a fighter jet carrying thousands of pounds of volatile fuel, two Navy pilots faced nothing but bad choices when
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria increases massacre of innocent Arab civilians after agreeing to peace deal Turkey appeals to United Nations over flood of refugees from Syria Iran, Hezbollah significantly increase aid to Syria’s Assad Sobbing, Venezuela’s Hugo
Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric has urged Christians to wear a cross every day, following a number of cases in which people say their employers have barred them from doing so. Cardinal Keith O’Brien, leader of the Catholic Church
Nearly 700 Syrian refugees poured into Turkey in 24 hours, bringing to more than 24,000 the total number of Syrians seeking haven in the neighboring country, a Turkish official said on Saturday. Turkey is home to a growing number of
Tens of thousands of Syrian protesters took to the streets for anti-government rallies, activists said, as regime forces pounded rebel cities, earning a stern rebuke from UN chief Ban Ki-moon. At least 35 people were killed on Friday, 22 of
Cuban Catholics flocked to churches on Good Friday, which was declared a holiday in the communist-ruled nation for the first time following a request from Pope Benedict XVI during his recent visit. Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the archbishop of Havana, led
