(AP) Syrian forces kill 23 rebels in town near DamascusBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressBEIRUTGovernment forces stormed a rebel-held town outside Damascus Tuesday after days of fierce fighting, killing at least 23 fighters, according to an activist group and a rebel spokesman.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com South Africa racial tensions revived with bloody mine workers confrontation BBC’s Humphrey Hawksley scammed by HSBC bank Japanese officials to visit disputed islands after ‘stunt’ by Chinese activists China protests visit by Japanese nationalists
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Lakhdar Brahimi to replace Kofi Annan as Syria peace envoy Arrest of minister in Lebanon may signal weakening power of Hizbollah For one brief, shining Olympic moment, Russians loved North Caucasians Relations between South
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Sectarian tensions grow as Shias in Lebanon kidnap Sunni Syrians Sunni Arab countries urge their citizens to leave Lebanon Reporters witness Assad regime bombing of women and children Anniversary of Japanese surrender triggers heightened
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOJapan will hold government-level talks with North Korea for the first time in four years, Japanese officials said Tuesday, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two sides. Chief government spokesman Osamu Fujimura
By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business WriterU.S. stocks fell Monday as evidence piled up that the global economic slowdown is dragging on Asia. Japan’s economy grew in the second quarter at a 1.4 percent annual rate, slower than many analysts had expected.
(AP) Storied 101st Airborne marks 70th anniversaryBy KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. After months of grueling road marches through the north Georgia mountains, a group of elite paratroopers had to put their training to the test in a trial by
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Obama administration imposes new sanctions on Hizbollah over Syria Japan recalls S. Korean ambassador in dispute over islands Obama administration imposes new sanctions on Hizbollah over Syria Hizbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah speaks to enthusiastic
(AP) NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars after plummetBy ALICIA CHANGAP Science WriterPASADENA, Calif.In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater
(AP) Decline of entrepreneurship blamed for Japan woesBy YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business WriterTOKYOWorn out and resigned to its dwindling status, Japan Inc. is said to be quietly shuffling off the world stage. But don’t tell that to Kenji Hasegawa, who is
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Japan expresses concern over China’s military buildup China tests new long-range missile in Tibet, near India border Syria’s chemical weapons threat raises Israelis’ fears of war Droughts in Russia, Australia and U.S. push food
(AP) Anti-nuke protesters surround Japanese parliamentBy YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business WriterTOKYOThousands of people formed “a human chain” around Japan’s parliament complex Sunday to demand the government abandon nuclear power _ the latest in a series of peaceful demonstrations here that are
“Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines” recalls that marvelous moment in time when man finally conquered the air but didn’t quite know what to do with that skill. It’s also a hearty example of mid-60s filmmaking, when grand ambitions,
BBC Chief Mark Thompson admitted openly that his network “got it wrong” in its initial dearth of coverage of the mass murder in the West Bank of a Jewish family, killed by Palestinians. When the massacre of five members of
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s health ministry said it would investigate reports that workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant were urged by a subcontractor to place lead around radiation detection devices in order to stay under a safety threshold
As even more California cities consider bankruptcy, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a funding bill that cleared the way for the first part of the $68 billion high-speed bullet train project to be built. There are legitimate fears that the
(AP) European stocks down as US report dims outlookNATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWEuropean stock markets had a poor start to the week after a disappointing U.S. jobs report on Friday dimmed the outlook for the world’s largest economy. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Wikileaks poised to embarrass the Syrian regime and its American supporters Artillery from Syria kills people in Lebanon China escalates military buildup in South China Sea Philippines: China is annexing the West Philippine Sea
Electricity generated from nuclear fission began flowing in Japan on Thursday, ending a nearly two-month hiatus in the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns, the operator said. Engineers working at Unit No. 3 at Oi power plant in western Japan connected
(AP) EU Parliament rejects ACTA anti-piracy treatyBy DON MELVINAssociated PressBRUSSELSThe European Parliament overwhelmingly defeated an international anti-piracy trade agreement Wednesday after concern that it would limit Internet freedom sparked street protests in cities across Europe. The vote _ 39 in
While accepting the Andrew Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Activism and Investigative Reporting at Americans For Prosperity’s annual Right Online conference last month in Las Vegas, Jon Fleischman, publisher of the influential “Flash Report” in California, told a story
TOKYO (Reuters) – Kansai Electric Power Co on Sunday restarted the 1,180-megawatt No. 3 unit at its Ohi atomic plant, the utility said, Japan’s first nuclear reactor to come back online since the Fukushima crisis, despite public safety concerns.
By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business WriterBANGKOKAsian stock markets fell Friday as gloomy economic reports from the world’s two biggest economies piled up, heightening fears of a sharper global downturn. The U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday that the four-week average of applications
(AP) New Asian immigrants to US now surpass HispanicsBy HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONFor the first time, the influx of Asians moving to the U.S. has surpassed that of Hispanics, reflecting a slowdown in illegal immigration while American employers increase their demand
By ERIC TALMADGEAssociated PressTOKYOJapan has evidence that a Chinese company exported to North Korea vehicles capable of transporting and launching missiles, in possible violation of U.N. sanctions, Japanese media reported Wednesday. China called the reports inaccurate, and denied violating any
