Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, briefed Christian supporters of the Jewish state yesterday morning. He told a hushed audience crowded into his Embassy’s Jerusalem Auditorium of a recent visit by U.S. intelligence specialists. They had asked Dr.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Parties on extreme left and right gain in Greece as elections approach Greece’s PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos warns voters about euro bailout Greece’s New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras blasts immigrants Syrian troops massacre Aleppo
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday told China that it cannot deny the “aspirations” of its citizens as she opened talks in Beijing marred by a row over a Chinese dissident. Clinton, however, did not directly mention the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Euro zone unemployment hits record high at 10.9% U.S. presidential campaign spurs Israel’s attack on Iran Scapegoat du jour: Rupert Murdoch Human Rights Watch accuses Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad of war crimes Euro zone
The Israeli Defense Force has called up six reserve battalions in an emergency measure because of the growing danger Israel faces on its Egyptian and Syrian borders. The Knesset has authorized the IDF to call 16 more reserve battalions if
By ALEXA OLESENAssociated PressBEIJINGU.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal activist who fled house arrest, with an agreement likely before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives this week, a
By KARIN LAUBAssociated PressBEIRUTTwo suicide bombers blew up cars rigged with explosives near a military compound and a hotel in northwestern Syria on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding nearly 100, state media said. The powerful blasts, which
(AP) Rights group: US asylum likely for China dissidentBy ALEXA OLESENAssociated PressBEIJINGU.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal activist who fled house arrest, with an agreement likely before Secretary
(AP) Obama aide mum on whether US protecting activistBy ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated PressWASHINGTON A top White House aide on Sunday said President Barack Obama wants to strike an “appropriate balance” between advancing human rights and maintaining U.S. relations with China, the
Look–nothin’ up my sleeve, presto! In a typical exercise of Old Media “ethics,” Vogue erased from the Internet its embarrassing puff piece on the wife of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. In 2011, to much international derision, Vogue published “The Rose
By KARIN LAUBAssociated PressBEIRUTTwo weeks into a cease-fire agreement, there still was no peace in Syria: Security agents in Damascus collected the remains of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing. Activists reported troops firing on protesters. Video showed a
(AP) Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protectionBy SCOTT McDONALDAssociated PressBEIJINGA blind legal activist escaped house arrest in his Chinese village for American officials’ protection, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and Beijing days ahead of
As Occupy Wall Street struggles to recover from the evictions of last fall, and the arrest of dozens of members of the Anonymous hacker collective, as many as four different groups are competing to define the future of the movement.
Syrian troops pushed a campaign to crush anti-regime opponents Thursday, activists said as France held out the threat of military action to halt the bloodshed that has persisted despite a ceasefire. Two weeks into the truce, at least two people
The French Syria specialist Frédéric Pichon accuses the Western media of irresponsibility in its treatment of the Syria crisis: of being ignorant about the region and its history, neglecting to verify sources, blithely parroting activist talking points–in short, of “refusing to deal
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Kofi Annan says that his Syria peace plan is failing Syria’s Circassian refugees add to Russia’s problems in the Caucasus Netherlands government collapses as right wing rejects austerity program Anti-austerity backlash grows across Europe
By KARIN LAUBAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian activists said troops bombarded a Damascus suburb with mortar shells and machine guns Wednesday, a day after special envoy Kofi Annan described the situation in Syria as bleak. This is the second day of government attacks
A car bomb on Tuesday rocked central Damascus, a day after nearly 60 were killed across Syria despite a hard-won ceasefire and the upcoming deployment of 300 UN peace monitors. Three people were wounded when the blast went off in
TEHRAN, April 24 (UPI) — The conflict in Syria needs to be resolved internally for the sake of regional security, the Iranian foreign minister said. Syria agreed to the terms of a cease-fire brokered by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday voted unanimously to authorize up to 300 unarmed military observers to travel to Syria and try to bring about compliance with the peace plan proposed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan,
Today, the National Journal reported that a senior State Department official has announced, “The war on terror is over.” “Now that we have killed most of al Qaida,” the source said, “now that people have come to see legitimate means
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hundreds of thousands protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt Convinced that West won’t intervene, Russia’s involvement with Syria deepens Nicolas Sarkozy faces reelection battle in France on Sunday Hundreds of thousands protest in
Nicolas Sarkozy apologised for his mis-steps Friday, the final day of campaigning in France’s presidential election, while his main rival Francois Hollande was increasingly confident of victory. The latest polls ahead of Sunday’s first round point to a resounding win
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria and U.N. disagree on implementation of observers Concerns are growing over Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons India tests a long-range missile that can reach Beijing Syria and U.N. disagree on implementation of observers
By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian troops fired bullets and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters Friday, activists said, and state media reported that a roadside bomb killed 10 soldiers in the latest violence to defy international efforts to calm the
