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Cuba's Castro Calls for Integration Free of US

Cuba's Castro Calls for Integration Free of US

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Raul Castro called on Latin American and Caribbean leaders Tuesday to work together on pressing regional problems at a gathering of all Western Hemisphere nations except the U.S. and Canada. In his keynote speech as

Report: Congress Secretly Approved Arms for Syrian Rebels

Report: Congress Secretly Approved Arms for Syrian Rebels

Congress secretly approved “light arms” for the “moderate” factions among Syria’s rebels, according to a report Monday by Reuters. The weapons include rifles and anti-tank guns, though not anti-aircraft missiles, according to the report. Citing two unnamed sources, Reuters says

No Agreement on Aid, Prisoners in Syrians Talks

No Agreement on Aid, Prisoners in Syrians Talks

GENEVA (AP) — Syrians on opposite sides of their country’s civil war tried again Sunday to find common ground, but a morning session focusing on the release of prisoners and an aid convoy to a besieged central city failed to

World View: That '1929 Feeling' May Be Back on Wall Street

World View: That '1929 Feeling' May Be Back on Wall Street

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Terrorist bombings in Egypt may affect Saturday’s revolutionary celebrations That ‘1929 feeling’ may be back on Wall Street ‘Geneva II’ Syria peace conference is more political play-acting Terrorist bombings in Egypt may affect Saturday’s

IRS Wants Gaza Caravan-Tied Charity's Status Stripped

IRS Wants Gaza Caravan-Tied Charity's Status Stripped

An Internal Revenue Service audit recommends stripping a New York-based charity of its tax-exempt status after it served as a conduit for donations for a convoy that delivered cash and goods to Hamas officials in Gaza. The investigation was prompted

World View: China Increases Military Force in South China Sea

World View: China Increases Military Force in South China Sea

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Cyprus military base will house Russian aircraft, naval ships China increases military force in South China Sea Conflicts arise between Arab and Chechnya jihadists in Syria Belgium mayor’s underpants stolen from Brussels’ Museum of

Syria Talks: Vanity in the Face of Murder

Syria Talks: Vanity in the Face of Murder

Talks on the future of Syria opened in Geneva today, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry among the many foreign ministers present. Iran will not be participating after the United Nations withdrew a formal invitation under American pressure–an invitation

Iran Sends First Warships to Atlantic

Iran Sends First Warships to Atlantic

Iran is sending its first flotilla of warships to the Atlantic Ocean, consisting of a helicopter carrier and a destroyer, and passing through the Mediterranean, the Times of Israel Reports.  Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Moussavi declared that the mission will

UN Kicks Iran Out of Syria Talks

UN Kicks Iran Out of Syria Talks

On Monday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon withdrew his invitation for Iran to join peace talks over Syria, stating he was “deeply disappointed” by Iran’s refusal to accept the Geneva 2012 roadmap, which would require Iran to withdraw “troops and militias”