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.
Radical Islamists tightened their grip on northern Mali on Tuesday, ordering women to wear veils in fabled Timbuktu, as the nation’s junta began to feel the bite of sanctions following its coup. The Islamists who seized control of the fabled
The United States called Tuesday on rebel forces in northern Mali to “cease military operations,” warning the country’s territorial integrity was at stake. Her statement came amid growing US concern about the rapid advance of Tuareg rebels alongside Islamist allies
(AP) US offers $10 million for Pakistani militant chiefBy SEBASTIAN ABBOT and ASIF SHAHZADAssociated PressISLAMABADThe United States has offered a $10 million bounty for a Pakistani militant leader who allegedly orchestrated the 2008 Mumbai attacks and has been directing an
Greece’s economic crisis has also cut back the traditional practice of paying bribes to win contracts and speed up transactions, the country’s chief corruption watchdog said on Tuesday. In an annual survey, the Greek branch of Berlin-based Transparency International said
While President Barack Obama is still holding out hope that sanctions against Iran and kind words toward Israel can avert a military engagement between the two countries, Iranians are claiming a religious justification for wiping Israel off the map. In
The global campaign of imposing sanctions against Iran has so far failed to halt Tehran’s controversial nuclear drive, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. He said the Iranian regime is struggling financially but has strengthened its political grip
(AP) Palestinians honor columnist Helen ThomasBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressJERUSALEMThe top Palestinian envoy to the U.S. recently hosted longtime American journalist Helen Thomas at his Washington residence and honored her for taking a tough stand against Israeli occupation, a senior Palestinian
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Pakistan will deport Osama bin Laden’s wives and children Pacific tensions build as North Korea approaches long-range missile launch Kurds halt oil exports to Baghdad, increasing sectarian tensions Euro zone unemployment soars to historic
(AP) Online graphic warns of al-Qaida return to NYCNEW YORKA mock movie poster warns al-Qaida wants to return to New York City, but authorities say there’s no evidence of an actual threat. Investigators learned about the online amateur graphic on
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pressuring the Islamic Republic of Iran to put its money where its mouth is and agree to an international plan that would require it to prove it is not pursuing a nuclear
In Great Britain’s Parliament next month, the Queen’s speech will introduce legislation that would encroach on internet privacy in a dramatic way. It will be mandatory for Internet companies to install hardware that would enable the government to use GCHQ,
KONY 2012: nearly ninety million YouTube hits and counting. Rarely has something been injected so rapidly into the public consciousness of America. The beautiful cinematography and horrifying images have created an unprecedented reaction, reverberating all the way to Capitol Hill,
PARIS (Reuters) – A majority of French expatriates support centre-right President Nicolas Sarkozy’s bid to be re-elected in coming weeks, but the conservative lead is narrower than in recent years, according to an opinion poll published on Monday. Around half
The Israeli military on Monday ordered a group of settlers to evacuate a contested house in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, less than a week after they moved into the property. The order, which gives the settlers until
USHUAIA, Argentina (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez marked the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war on Monday with sharp criticism of Britain for maintaining “colonial enclaves” and a renewed call for sovereignty talks. Fernandez has intensified pressure on London
In a move dreaded by Egyptian secularists, Khairat el-Shater, a millionaire businessman who is the financial power of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, was announced as the Brotherhood’s nominee for the Egyptian presidency. The Brotherhood had previously said that they
President Barack Obama has run out of excuses for his anti-Israel policy. He has long boasted of “unprecedented” security cooperation with Israel on his watch (largely the result of policies enacted before he arrived at the White House). Yet his
The World Tribune reported yesterday that Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, spoke with Israeli officials. They told him that the Obama administration was blaming Israel for the spike in crude oil prices currently
Iran declared on Monday it will not be swayed from its nuclear “path” by sanctions, a week before talks with world powers that are increasingly seen as a last chance for diplomacy in its showdown with the West. The defiant
(AP) Christie in Israel on 1st official overseas tripBy TIA GOLDENBERGAssociated PressJERUSALEMNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicked off his first official overseas trip Monday, meeting Israel’s leader in a visit that may boost the rising Republican star’s foreign policy credentials
(AP) Lawyer: French attacks suspect claimed innocenceBy SARAH DiLORENZOAssociated PressPARISAn Algerian lawyer said Monday that she has evidence that the young man accused of killing seven people in attacks on French soldiers and a Jewish school claimed his innocence to
Rights groups slammed British government plans to expand its powers to monitor email exchanges and website visits. Under the new legislation, internet companies would be instructed to install hardware to allow the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) — Britain’s electronic “listening”
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Coordinated bombings in southern Thailand kill 14, injure hundreds Azerbaijan strongly disputes it’s collaborating with Israel against Iran Islamist-backed Tuaregs sweep across ‘Azawad’ in northern Mali Hillary Clinton: U.S. will help Arab countries in
Yemen’s army shelled Al-Qaeda hideouts in the southern city of Zinjibar, one of the jihadists’ major strongholds, killing six militants, a local official told AFP on Monday. The official, speaking from the nearby town of Jaar where wounded militants and
(AP) Euro unemployment spikes to record 10.8 percentBy PAN PYLASAP Business WriterLONDONUnemployment in the 17 countries that use the euro hit its highest level since the currency was introduced back in 1999, official figures showed Monday, adding to fears that
