(AFP) – Taiwan urged the United States Monday to honour an agreement to supply submarines to replace its current elderly fleet, as a US congressional group visited the island to evaluate defence needs. President Ma Ying-jeou voiced the desire while
Hillary Clinton’s State Department, still eager to gloss over their failure in Benghazi by downplaying the Islamist threat there, reiterated a previous travel advisory to Americans in Libya on Thursday, while Britain, Germany, and the Netherlands warned their citizens to evacuate the
In Freedom, author Jonathan Franzen compares pop music hits to chicklets: their flavor is easily accessible, and when you’re through with them, you spit them out and move onto something else. He might say the same about the MTV-Paramount-MGM collaboration Hansel
Australia on Friday joined three European nations in urging its citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a “specific, imminent threat to Westerners” linked to French action in Mali. The advice followed similar warnings from governments in
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com North Korea threatens U.S. with nuclear missile attack North Korea ready to conduct nuclear test within several days China calls for restraint by all parties Britain, Germany, Netherlands say: ‘Leave Benghazi immediately’ North Korea
Two of the world’s leaders in green energy production also have the world’s highest residential energy costs. Danish academic and writer Bjorn Lomborg posted a graph on his Facebook page highlighting the high cost of electricity in countries with a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: China warns Australia not to side with America in case of war Philippines seeks U.N. arbitration over South China Sea dispute China increases surveillance in the South China Sea U.S. begins transporting French soldiers
There’s a new World War 2 miniseries coming to HBO. Following the enormous success of both Band of Brothers and The Pacific, HBO is teaming up with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg to create a third miniseries based on Donald
Lindsey Vonn showed she’s back in form Saturday, winning a World Cup downhill for her first victory in more than five weeks. Saturday in a World Cup downhill, beating overall leader Tina Maze by nearly half a second. By ANDREW
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg put aside ideology to produce “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” two HBO projects paying tribute to the heroes who beat back the Axis during World War II. Now, the Oscar winners are re-teaming for
Thirteen years after he stood on the podium in Sydney, Lance Armstrong was stripped of his bronze medal from the 2000 Olympics because of doping. By STEPHEN WILSONAP Sports WriterLONDON The International Olympic Committee sent a letter to Armstrong on
Jews of European origin are a mix of ancestries, with many hailing from tribes in the Caucasus who converted to Judaism and created an empire that lasted half a millennium, according to a gene study published on Thursday. The investigation,
(AP) BERLINGermany’s economy grew by 0.7 percent in 2012 _ but the economy shrank in the fourth quarter, government figures showed Tuesday. For 2012, the country’s economy grew at faster pace than the rest of the group of 17 European Union
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Brazil urges quick Venezuelan election of Chávez dies Al-Qaeda rebels in Mali counterattack as France bombs Germany and Britain debate whether to join France in Mali Germany threatens to block a bailout of Cyprus,
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is viewed in the West as a moderate in comparison to Hamas and other Palestinian groups. But that may be because Western media ignores incendiary rhetoric Abbas routinely makes in Arabic. An example came earlier
MSNBC’s Martin Bashir condemns those who compare gun control laws to Nazi Germany’s confiscation of weapons, then dutifully says, “if anyone deserves to be compared to Adolf Hitler, it’s the NRA.”
Israeli National News: A disturbing video began circulating on Facebook Saturday evening. It shows a group of about 20 Arabs ganging up on two helpless hareidi-religious Jews, kicking one of them, hurling snowballs in their faces and humiliating them. At
(AP) Action figures for ‘Django Unchained’ draw protestBy The Associated PressSlavery-era action figures tied to Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” are raising questions about whether they’re appropriate. A line of figures of the movie’s main characters are on sale online, manufactured
The Left’s battle against “Zero Dark Thirty” continues, but this time the Oscar-winning director of the film is being called far worse than an apologist for “torture.” A trio of senators previously critiqued the minds behind the movie, detailing the
The US deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey began Saturday to help the country defend against any possible threats from neighbouring Syria in the throes of a civil war. US military personnel and equipment began arriving Friday at Incirlik Air
(AP) Mexico’s ‘grand warlock’ makes 2013 predictionsBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZAssociated PressMEXICO CITYAntonio Vasquez is a cherubic 72-year-old with twinkling eyes, a long white beard and a knack for predicting things that don’t actually happen. For more than three decades, Mexico’s
(AP) Political brinksmanship still threatens US economyBy PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WritersWASHINGTONAn emergency deal reached after weeks of rancorous negotiations will keep the U.S. from driving off the so-called fiscal cliff, but higher taxes and continued political
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com The Gun Control Fantasy Andrew Sullivan’s proposed solution to gun violence The Metastasis of Corruption and Violence The Gun Control Fantasy Gun control is one of those issues that politicians use to bash eachother
Egypt on Monday was awaiting official results of a referendum on a new constitution reportedly backed by two-thirds of voters but which the opposition alleged was riddled with fraud. The Muslim Brotherhood backing President Mohamed Morsi and media say an
(AP) Army teams going to Africa as terror threat growsBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONA U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train
