By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 1 February 2013 | UPDATED: 18:51 EST, 1 February 2013 Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan is retiring this month after 30 years with the agency. Sullivan is stepping down less than a year … Read More ›
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“Egypt is descending into chaos,” Paul chief of staff Doug Stafford told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “We should not be arming them with advanced weapons”
Rand Paul: No fighter jets, tanks for Egypt Posted By W. James Antle III On 1:20 PM 01/31/2013 @ 1:20 PM In Daily Caller News Foundation,World | No Comments Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul sought Thursday to block the transfer… Read More ›
Egypt riot police deploy after palace clashes
02 Feb 2013 CAIRO (AFP) Egyptian riot police deployed on Saturday near President Mohamed Morsi’s palace as his administration rushed to contain fallout from footage of police beating a naked man during the deadly overnight clashes. In Cairo’s Tahrir Square,… Read More ›
Spain’s PM denies receiving secret payments
Feb 2, 2013 19:36 Moscow Time Spain’s PM denies receiving secret payments Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has denied media claims that he and other members of the governing Popular Party received secret payments. “I have never received nor distributed… Read More ›
Greek Lobbyst and US Senator Bob Menendez embroiled in Sex Scandal
Thursday, 31 January 2013 Sen. Robert Menendez’s office says he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 on Jan. 4 of this year for the full cost of two of three trips Menendez took on the donor’s… Read More ›
Senator Bob Menendez only ‘likes the youngest and newest girls’ says Dominican prostitute who ‘attended alleged sex parties with him’
By Daily Mail Reporter and James Nye PUBLISHED: 13:25 EST, 31 January 2013 | UPDATED: 01:03 EST, 1 February 2013 A shocking email posted online yesterday claims that under fire New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez had a predilection… Read More ›
‘Food waste is probably one of the worst things for global warming’ – expert: “almost half of the world’s food production is thrown away”
Eva Bertrand Feb 1, 2013 16:00 Moscow Time © Photo: ru.wikipedia.org/ Pittaya Sroilong/cc-by More than a third of the world’s entire food production is lost or wasted annually. Both the European Union and the United Nations have, separately and unanimously… Read More ›
Egypt: thousands march in Port Said, ‘Morsi traitor’
Demonstrations in Suez, Ismailia and Alexandria 01 February, 14:02 Egypt unrest (archive) (ANSAmed) – CAIRO – Thousands of demonstrators, including many supporters of local soccer team al-Masri, were demonstrating Friday in Port Said against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Protesters chanted… Read More ›
We won’t talk to colonists: Diplomatic row erupts after Argentina pulls out of talks with Britain over future of Falkland Islands
Argentine foreign minister described the Falkland Islanders as the ‘colonists from the Malvinas’ Rob Williams Friday, 1 February 2013 Argentina’s foreign minister has pulled out of talks with William Hague over the future of the Falkland Islands after learning that… Read More ›
China sends three Warships to disputed Islands
Wednesday, 30 January 2013 Three Chinese government ships were sailing in waters around islands disputed with Japan today, a day after the Japanese premier suggested a summit could help mend frayed ties. Japan’s coastguard said the maritime surveillance boats were… Read More ›
Israeli air strike: Syria and Iran vow to retaliate
Arab League, Egypt condem attack. But target remains unclear 31 January, 20:45 An Israeli F-15 jet fighter (archive) (ANSAmed) – BEIRUT – Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, has been quoted by US media as saying that “there… Read More ›
Abe says he intends to change constitution
By Kyoko Hasegawa Politics Jan. 31, 2013 – 04:50PM JST ( 77 ) Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships Kurama (R) and Hyuga (L) off Sagami Bay, Japan, on October 14, 2012AFP TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers Thursday… Read More ›
Forced contraception of Jewish Ethopian women is tip of global iceberg
A report claims Israel pressured women to reduce its poor black population. Reproductive rights need defending across the world Lisa Hallgarten guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 January 2013 06.58 EST The hands of an Ethiopian Jewish woman during ‘Sigd’ prayers in… Read More ›
Egypt’s army chief cautions against ‘collapse of state’
Jan 29, 2013 12:45 Moscow Time Photo: EPA The head of the Egyptian military said political conflict in the country could lead to the collapse of the state and protecting the Suez Canal was one of the main objectives of… Read More ›
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘Look at the ass on her’
11:53 AM 01/28/2013 Caroline May / Political Reporter New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had his eyes less on the evils of guns and big gulps at a Christmas party last month than on the assets of a female party guest…. Read More ›
Two million government employees will take to Weibo and other websites in an effort to drown out dissenting voices with party-approved propaganda.
Benjamin CarlsonJanuary 28, 2013 06:00 Party Trolls: Meet China’s answer to the internet A woman views the Chinese social media website Weibo at a cafe in Beijing on Apr. 2, 2012. In an effort to minimize the influence… Read More ›
California Declares War on Freedom of the Press
Press Groups Attack Public Access Shell Game by Court Bureaucrats By BILL GIRDNER California court administrators are trying to create a new definition for public documents that appears aimed at limiting press access. News and First… Read More ›
World heritage disaster: rebels torch Timbuktu’s priceless relics
Fleeing insurgents set fire to buildings containing 20,000 ancient documents as French troops approach LAST UPDATED AT 14:46 ON Mon 28 Jan 2013 ISLAMIST insurgents have dealt a “devastating blow” to the world’s heritage by torching buildings in Timbuktu containing… Read More ›
Egypt: Baradei, 3 conditions otherwise talks useless
Responding to call by President Morsi (ANSAmed) – CAIRO, JANUARY 28 – Mohamed elBaradei, one of the leaders of Egypt’s main opposition group, the National Salvation Front , said three conditions are essential to accept dialogue with President Mohamed… Read More ›
Monkey safely back from Iran space mission
Jan 28, 2013 16:27 Moscow Time AFP PHOTO / AL-ALAM TV According to Iranian TV, Iranian scientists have successfully flown a monkey into space and back. Three years ago, they successfully carried out a similar experiment with worms, tortoises and… Read More ›
Iran sends monkey into space: report
AFP Monday, Jan 28, 2013 TEHRAN – Iran on Monday sent a capsule containing a live monkey into space and later retrieved the “shipment” intact, the Tehran-based Arab-language Al-Alam channel said, quoting an official statement. Previous attempts by the Islamic… Read More ›
Egypt unrest: Morsi declares emergency in three cities
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in the cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismalia after days of deadly unrest. A daily curfew from 21:00 to 06:00 will be imposed for 30 days from Monday, he… Read More ›
Death toll rises as gun battles rage in Egypt: The protesters accuse the new president Mohammad Morsi, elected in June with the support of his Muslim Brotherhood group, of betraying the democratic goals of the revolution
Alastair Beach in Port Said is witness to further violence as the unrest escalates Alastair Beach Sunday, 27 January 2013 The streets of Port Said were convulsed by gun battles tonight as groups of civilians, some using Kalashnikov machine guns,… Read More ›
Press Groups Attack Public Access Shell Game by Court Bureaucrats ” No more freedom of the press? “
By BILL GIRDNER California court administrators are trying to create a new definition for public documents that appears aimed at limiting press access. News groups submitted comments Friday calling the change a “semantic sleight of hand” that undermines fundamental press… Read More ›
Cameron was warned that Overthrowing Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi would destabilize Africa
An existential threat? Why did Cameron not warn us before? Or did he only just come up with the idea in order to cover his tracks over Libya? LAST UPDATED AT 12:45 ON Fri 25 Jan 2013 Recent columns 100 … Read More ›
10 Chinese officials sacked for sex videos ” arranging for women to seduce those officials and then blackmail them “
Xu Wei and Tan Yingzi China Daily Publication Date : 26-01-2013 Ten mid-ranking officials in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality have been removed from their posts, as authorities continued to investigate an online sex-video scandal that led to the sacking of… Read More ›
Chinese scholar warns on Japan’s ‘fast turn right’: “Today it will jeopardize China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Tomorrow it will do the same to yours if unchecked,”
Kyodo Jan 23, 2013 HONG KONG – A scholar at a Chinese Foreign Ministry think tank warned Tuesday that Japan’s political turn to the right must be checked before its negative effects spread through the region.Ruan Zongze, vice president and… Read More ›
Diaoyutai Serves as Backdrop for Taiwan Drill
Jan. 25, 2013 – 11:50AM By WENDELL MINNICK | Members of Taiwan’s Military Journalists Association were wearing a new patch with the phrase “Diaoyutai Is Ours!”, which included the image of a Taiwan soldier planting the Republic of China flag… Read More ›
CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou given more than two years in prison
Judge says former intelligence officer who exposed aspects of use of torture should have been jailed for longer Former CIA officer John Kiriakou leaves a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP The former CIA officer John Kiriakou… Read More ›
Egypt deploys troops in Suez after 9 killed on anniversary of uprising
Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:21 GMT Reuters * Army says deployment will be temporary * Mursi says will pursue “criminals”, urges peaceful protest * Teargas, petrol bombs fly as youths clash with police * With eye on vote, Muslim Brotherhood… Read More ›
Pentagon laying off 46,000 staff
The US defence department says it has begun laying off most of its 46,000 temporary employees, as automatic defence budget cuts loom in March. Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said the Pentagon was acting “because we’re running out… Read More ›
Appeals court rules Obama’s appointments unconstitutional
Jan 26, 2013 05:14 Moscow Time Photo: EPA A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama violated the U.S. Constitution when he used recess appointments to fill a labor board, in a sweeping decision that could limit… Read More ›
A revolution betrayed? Two years after Mubarak, Tahrir Square rises again
Protesters clash with police across Egypt, calling for end to Morsi’s Islamist government Anne Penketh Friday, 25 January 2013 Tens of thousands of boisterous protesters streamed into Tahrir Square in Cairo today denouncing Egypt’s Islamist government on the second anniversary… Read More ›
Italian Mafia corrupts green energy sector, sting operations show
3:34 AM 01/25/2013 The Italian Mafia has heavily infiltrated the country’s renewable energy sector, according to reports of sting operations there. Since the early 2000s, when governments started flooding global energy markets with cheap loans, organized crime elements have taken… Read More ›
Office of Egypt’s Brotherhood torched in Ismailia
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:23 GMT Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Offices used by the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party were set ablaze in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Friday, witnesses said, as opponents of President Mohamed Mursi… Read More ›
Egypt protesters storm govt building in Ismailia-witnesses
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:41 GMT Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters broke into local government offices in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Friday during demonstrations against President Mohamed Mursi, witnesses said, as violence between… Read More ›
‘Wedgies’ Blown Up Into Federal Case
By PHILIP A. JANQUART POCATELLO, Idaho (CN) – A former student sued his high school, city, police and sheriff’s officers and two prosecutors, claiming they blew up a few “wedgies” and “titty twisters” into multiple… Read More ›
Egypt: January 25; tear gas fired in Tahrir square
Demonstrators try and storm cement walls around square 25 January, 12:39 Egyptian protesters try to dismantle a cement wall erected by police forces near Tahrir square, Cairo (ANSAmed) – CAIRO – Police on Friday morning resumed firing tear gas against… Read More ›
Alarming Tale From a Snack Food Group
By CHRIS FRY MORRISTOWN, N.J. (CN) – A Ph.D. in food science claims in court that Pinnacle Foods Group fired him for protesting its “illegal, fraudulent” production policies, telling him that “Pinnacle’s products were ‘trailer park food’… Read More ›
North Korea says plans nuclear test aimed at US
AFP Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 SEOUL – North Korea said Thursday it planned to carry out a third nuclear test and more rocket launches aimed at its “arch-enemy” the United States in response to tightened UN sanctions, but offered no… Read More ›
World’s tea producers brew up a plan to raise prices : Global tea cartel formed to boost profits and control supply
AFP Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 COLOMBO – The price of a cup of tea could rise after the world’s biggest producers agreed to join forces to boost profits, a Sri Lankan minister announced Wednesday. After two days of talks in… Read More ›
N.Korea says will boost nuclear deterrent after UN rebuke
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:22 GMT Reuters * North Korea space agency will now be blacklisted * Council warns North against new nuclear test * China says sanctions alone don’t work, more diplomacy needed * Pyongyang continues work on… Read More ›
Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine Yuri Dolgorukiy will provide Russia with effective nuclear deterrent
Yulia Zamanskaya Jan 22, 2013 23:26 Moscow Time Photo: RIA Novosti On January 10th Russia’s next-generation ‘Borey’-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) ‘Yuri Dolgorukiy’ officially entered service with the Russian navy’s Northern Fleet. Professor Thomas Fedyszyn, the Chair of the Europe-Russia… Read More ›
Indian Kashmir advises people to prepare for nuclear war
By Parvaiz Buhkari | AFP – 12 hours ago Police in Indian Kashmir have warned residents to build underground bunkers to prepare for a possible nuclear war in the disputed region, which is on edge after a string of deadly border clashes…. Read More ›
The Army’s obesity problem: By the numbers
*Repost at request In 2007, 116 troops were dismissed for being out of shape. In the first 10 months of this year, that figure was a rather massive 1,625 By Samantha Rollins | December 11, 2012 Members of the U.S. Army at a… Read More ›
World jobless number seen rising to record high: ILO
22 Jan 2013 GENEVA (AFP) Five years after the global financial crisis hit, unemployment numbers continue to soar, with a record 202 million people worldwide expected to be officially jobless this year, the International Labour Organization said Tuesday. Last year saw… Read More ›
N.Korea capable of building ICBM, says Seoul
Song Sang-ho The Korea Herald Publication Date : 22-01-2013 Debris also shows parts from four European countries North Korea has secured technologies to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles and key components with ranges of around 10,000… Read More ›
Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute
By Eric Talmadge Politics Jan. 22, 2013 – 12:40PM JST ( 5 ) TOKYO — Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between… Read More ›
Russia to Ban US Politicians, Judges… from entering country
Sunday, 20 January 2013 Russia has prepared a “Guantanamo list” of U.S. officials who will be denied entry visas, officials in Moscow said Friday, the latest apparent retaliation for a U.S. law imposing sanctions on Russians over the death of… Read More ›
U.S. stands by Japan on island dispute with China
Politics Jan. 19, 2013 – 03:20PM JST U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speak in Washington on Friday.AFP WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a veiled warning Friday to China not… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 