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National security expert: Obama gave Iran better nuke deal than US allies got

(CNSNews.com) — The terms of President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran are "much better" than those granted to some of the United States' own allies, says a national security expert at the Heritage Foundation. "For more than five decades, the U.S. refused

boston

Media ignore the big issues, focus on the trivial

This week, at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for Catholic high school seniors, I heard a student speak eloquently about faith being the greatest of all virtues. We then heard Cardinal Dolan in his homily talk about the

muslim

As attacks subside, Jerusalem tries to return to normal

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of Jerusalem's most popular Palestinian hummus joints, Lina, used to serve about 100 Israeli diners a day — the majority of its clientele. But after the outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence last fall, the place saw business drop to about three or four Israeli diners a day,

Syria

Kerry, in Bahrain, mentions possibility of ‘new arrangement’ with Iran

(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State John Kerry appealed to Iran on Thursday to work constructively to help end the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, holding out the prospect of some form of new regional security "arrangement" should Tehran choose to cooperate. In separate appearances in Manama with his

Barack Obama

Salman Rushdie: Obama making ‘mistake’ by not saying ‘Islamic terrorism’

(CNSNews.com) – Acclaimed British author Salman Rushdie spoke about Islamic terrorism on Wednesday evening from the unique perspective of having once had a death-fatwa issued against him for his writing. "It's a mistake that the president [Obama] is making to not use the term Islamic terrorism,"

terrorism

Egypt plane drama ends: hijacker arrested, passengers freed

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — An Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane during a routine domestic flight to Cairo and forced it to land on the island of Cyprus on Tuesday has surrendered and was taken into custody after he released all the passengers and crew. His surrender ended an hours-long

socialism

Obama: Don’t worry if it’s socialism or capitalism, ‘just decide what works’

(CNSNews.com) – Thanks to advances in technology, "You don't have to settle for the world as it is; you can create the world as you want it to be," President Barack Obama told young people in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday. "You have the freedom

terrorism

Death toll from Easter bombing in Pakistan reaches 70

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore rose to 70 on Monday as the country started observing a three-day mourning period following the attack. Meanwhile, in the capital of Islamabad, riots erupted for a