President Evo Morales of Bolivia has taken a firm stand against a bill proposing to ban child labor under the age of 14. Citing his own life experience as a child laborer, he argued that such work builds “social conscience”
On Monday, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry demanding answers on why foreign diplomats were reportedly defrauding US government benefits programs. Royce wrote: I am deeply
(AP) US sending $25M in new typhoon aid to PhilippinesBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterTACLOBAN, PhilippinesThe United States is providing nearly $25 million in additional humanitarian aid to help the Philippines deal with the enormous devastation and deaths wrought by Typhoon
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Arrest in NY of female Indian diplomat raises a major diplomatic altercation Japan announces new military buildup to counter China John Kerry rebukes China over air identification zone Arrest in NY of female Indian
(AP) ST. LOUISPope Francis announced changes in the influential Vatican office that evaluates and nominates candidates for bishop around the world. Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington was appointed Monday to the Congregation for Bishops. The pope also reconfirmed Cardinal William Levada,
(AP) In new role, Kerry back in Vietnam’s Mekong DeltaBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterKIEN VANG, VietnamAlong the winding muddy waters of the Mekong Delta where he once patrolled for communist insurgents on a naval gunboat, Secretary of State John Kerry
Secretary of State John Kerry on ABC’s “This Week” discussed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s execution of his uncle:
Secretary of State John Kerry discussing ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson held captive in Iran
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry achieved nothing in his latest foray into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly rejected the idea of Israeli troops monitoring the Jordan border of a future Palestinian state and even the proposed recognition
(AP) Kerry meets Israel’s Netanyahu to push peace talksJERUSALEMU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his latest push for Mideast peace. Continuing a furious pace of shuttle diplomacy, Kerry was meeting Netanyahu
Israel experienced its heaviest snowstorm in 60 years on Wednesday night and Thursday, closing down large swaths of Jerusalem. The snow should continue over the weekend and stretch down to the south of Israel. Israel, which is located in a
(AP) Kerry back to Mideast to push peace talksBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONContinuing a furious pace of shuttle diplomacy aimed at securing an elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by spring, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the Middle East
In pushing the case for war with Syria in September, Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that the majority of rebels were “moderates,” and not Islamists. Three months later, the top “moderate” general, Salim Idris, was pushed out of the
Businessman and real estate mogul Donald Trump told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that he thinks the Iranian government should release imprisoned Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini from custody immediately. When Breitbart News asked Trump what he would
GOP Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the first Cuban American, to be elected to Congress grilled Secretary of State John Kerry on President Obama shaking the hand of Raul Castro today at the Nelson Mandela memorial service in South Africa…
Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before the House Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to defend the recent nuclear deal with Iran and to oppose new sanctions. He fielded questions from members of both parties about the terms of the
(AP) US calls for release of Nobel laureate Liu XiaoboBEIJINGFive years after his detention, the United States is calling for the release of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo and an end to his wife’s undeclared house arrest. Washington
Secretary of State John Kerry told the Saban Forum in Washington, DC on Saturday that Israel faced two existential threats: a nuclear Iran and the “demographic time bomb” that supposedly awaits Israel if it fails to make peace with the
Palestinian leaders on Friday drew on the legacy of Nelson Mandela, a high-profile supporter of their cause, likening his fight against apartheid to their own struggle to end Israeli occupation. Tributes to the late South African leader, whose death was
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that core sanctions against Iran would remain in place despite its interim nuclear deal with world powers. The November 24 accord in Geneva was
Despite the fact emerging that the number of Iran’s centrifuges exploded on Barack Obama’s watch, Secretary of State John Kerry has laid out the two-step Obama plan for selling the nuclear deal with Iran to the public. First, assert that
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said nine nations will get extended exceptions from economic sanctions due to “significant reductions” in buying Iranian oil. In a statement issued Friday by the State Department, Kerry said
Locked in a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood since president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster, Egypt has launched a diplomatic offensive against the movement’s foreign backers armed with funds from its old foes. In their first salvo soon after Morsi was toppled,
On Sunday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a crowd in Jerusalem that the Obama administration’s deal with the Iranian regime on nuclear development had overridden international law. “Iran is receiving written approval to violate UN Security Council resolutions,”
Secretary of State John Kerry on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Secretary of State John Kerry on ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos
On CNN’s “State of The Union,” Secretary of State John Kerry discusses the Iranian nuclear deal…
Secretary of State John Kerry, defending the Geneva agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, told ABC News’ This Week that despite the deal’s flaws, it was, at least, better than what the Bush administration had done: In 2003, Iran made an
Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Geneva on November 23rd to join talks that appear to have Iran ready to make a deal on its nuclear program. According to The Wall Street Journal, “Iran and world
(AP) Hard bargaining in Geneva on Iran nuclear dealBy JOHN HEILPRIN and JAMEY KEATENAssociated PressGENEVAU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and five foreign ministers joined Iran nuclear talks Saturday, cautioning there were no guarantees their participation would be enough to
On September 12, 1960, John F. Kennedy delivered an historic speech to a group of Protestant clergy in Houston — the Greater Houston Ministerial Association — an address that continues, to this day, to be the subject of much discussion
On November 20th Secretary of State John Kerry countered an Afghan official’s claim that President Obama would apologize to “President Hamid Karzai or [the Afghan people] as part of [a security] deal.” According to The New York Times, Kerry countered
Add Susan Rice to the list of top Obama Administration officials who blame Israel for the lack of peace in the Middle East. At the Middle East Institute last week, Rice proclaimed, “We have seen increased tensions on the ground. Some of
As the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination approaches, American fascination with his life and especially the circumstances of his death remains strong. Though he served less than one full term and had a number of fiascoes while
Former Ambassador John R. Bolton is not too impressed with Secretary of State John Kerry in the Iran nuclear negotiations.
On Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry told the Organization for American States that “The era of the Monroe Doctrine is over.” After the assembled delegates applauded, Kerry proceeded to misquote the doctrine as “a United States declaration about how
Before Secretary of State John Kerry made his most recent stop in Egypt, he was told to “make statements in public and private” drawing attention to deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Instead, Kerry decided to praise what he sees as
President John F. Kennedy’s niece has stated she is not sure Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone shooter 50 years ago when Kennedy was assassinated on 11/22/1963 in Dallas, Texas. In an interview on Fox News Sunday with host Chris
The arrival of French President François Holland in Israel on Sunday afternoon is more than just a routine visit. It marks the end of an era in which the U.S. was thought to be Israel’s best friend and guardian. With
Itamar Marcus, director of Palestinian Media Watch, stopped by the Breitbart News offices recently to share some of what his organization has been doing. You might recall PalWatch.org’s work from such classics as “Farfur,” the Mickey Mouse-like character that Hamas