Opium Crop in Afghanistan Up 36 Percent, Says UN Report
A November 13 press release issued by the UNODC — the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime — stated that opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose 36 percent in 2013,...
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Israel’s Netanyahu Urges Reconsideration of West Bank Development
Following negative reactions from the United States over Israel’s November 12 announcement that the Jewish state would add 20,000 housing units in West Bank settlements, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed...
The Philippines Struggles in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
As the remnants of Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in Vietnam on November 11, the effects of the deadly storm are still being evaluated and dealt with in the Philippines — where...
50th Anniversary of JFK Assassination Spawns Attacks on Dallas “Right-wingers”
The events leading up to the assassination of John F. Kennedy are being “spun” by liberal writers to suggest that The John Birch Society, in effect, caused the killing. ...
Talks on Iran’s Nuclear Program Continue in Geneva
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva on November 8 to join in the ongoing talks between the so-called P5+1 nations and Iran. The talks — where the United...
Netherlands Asks UN Tribunal to Force Russia to Release Greenpeace Crew
Liesbeth Lijnzaad, an aide to the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, testified today before the judges at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany, asking the...
Snowden Slams U.S. NSA and British GCHQ for Uncontrolled Surveillance
In an open letter published on November 3 by the German news magazine Der Spiegel, whistleblower Edward Snowden accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and its British counterpart (GCHQ) of...
Israel Strikes Military Base in Syria
An Obama administration official said that a large explosion on October 30 at a military base near the village of Snawbar, Syria, was the result of an attack by Israeli warplanes. The...
Rand Paul Says Aid Helps “Worldwide War on Christianity”
In an October 11 speech delivered before the Values Voters Summit in Washington, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) promised to tell his audience “about a war the mainstream media is ignoring.” Continuing,...
UN Nuclear “Watchdog” Agency and Iran Continue Talks
Speaking during talks conducted in Vienna by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — the UN’s nuclear watchdog — Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on October 28 that Iran...
Saudi-U.S. Ties Strained by U.S. Foreign Policy in Middle East
Saudi National Security Council head Prince Bandar bin Sultan has predicted that Saudi Arabia will make a “major shift” in relations with the United States to protest what Saudis regard as...
Pakistan’s Sharif Asks Obama to End Drone Strikes
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, meeting with President Obama at the White House at the culmination of a three-day visit to Washington on October 23, asked U.S. President Barack Obama to...
Obama Nominates Former Pentagon Official as DHS Secretary
Speaking at a public ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Friday afternoon, President Obama nominated Jeh Johnson, a former General Counsel for the Defense Department, to become the next...
Talks on Iran Nuke Program Start Today in Geneva
Representatives from Iran and six world powers are meeting in Geneva on October 15 and 16 to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. The powers include the United States, the United Kingdom, France,...
Utah Will Reopen Five National Parks Tomorrow
Under an agreement reached with the Department of the Interior, the state of Utah will reopen five of its national parks on Saturday morning. “Come on down to southern Utah. The...