Top news stories and headlines from around the world for Thursday, May 14, 2015 North Korean Defence Minister alive and well, ISIS interim leader killed according to reports, Vietnam to buy United States weaponry, Northern England and Scotland secession petitions, Wild panda meat in Chinese markets Hyon Yong-chol Alive and Well – South Korea Retracts […]
Read MoreLarge Number of Nigerian Girls Rescued from Boko Haram Pregnant Russian Offical Beaten After Reporting Election Fraud Norwegians Campaign to Make LSD a Human Right Germany Complicity in NSA Spying? Prime Minister of Nepal Transferring Relief Funds to Government-Administered Account 17 Mile Ice Sheet Breaks Off of Antarctica’s Getz Shelf President of Kenya: No Room […]
Read More1. Former Auschwitz Guard Put on Trial for 300,000 Murders 2. Human Traffickers Sink Ship Carrying 500 People 3. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Bans Evolution from Schools 4. People’s Republic of China Creates Walking Lane for Distracted Smartphone Users 5. Structure Resembling Dead Cell Found on Martian Meteorite 6. Poll Reveals 47% […]
Read MoreThe growing violence in Syria to topple the Bashar al-Assad regime has international spectators increasingly concerned over the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the state. Who exactly is fighting against the Bashar al-Assad regime, and for what are they fighting? Why does the international regime stand-back while so many Syrians are killed in some of the […]
Read MoreThe end of World War II and the devastation experienced by the nations of Europe left it fertile ground for revolution, particularly a communist revolution. The United States became concerned with the spread of communism in the former occupied nations of Europe and this led to the formation of the “Marshall Plan” for Europe’s postwar […]
Read MoreSyria’s unrest continues and now Russia has involved itself in the preservation of the al-Assad regime by announcing it is moving warships into Syrian territorial waters to prevent any intervention in Syria’s domestic situation by foreign powers like NATO or Turkey. During the overthrow of Qaddafi, NATO warships and planes provided great assistance to the […]
Read MoreIn an address meant to warn NATO away from further expansion eastward, Russian General Nikolai Makarov lamented the unfortunate situation likely in the future in which Russia sees increased conflicts and tensions with her neighbors. Not only does Russia see these conflicts as increasing in number but also in scope, with some even potentially involving […]
Read MoreRussian ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin has been making the rounds to the alliance’s member states in an effort to persuade them to pressure the U.S. to change its stance with regard to the proposed European missile defense shield. In London last Friday, Rogozin tried to persuade the U.K. to use its special relationship with […]
Read MoreChina’s Foreign Ministry admits to having met with representatives of Qaddafi’s regime in the hopes of buying weapons to fight back the insurgents. Chinese state-run arms companies were broached by Qaddafi representatives but no arms transactions ever actually took place. The Foreign Ministry denied that Chinese officials knew of any such meetings having ever taken […]
Read MoreIn this piece from Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey for Pravda.ru, Mr. Bancroft-Hinchey describes alleged warcrimes by NATO participants and calls the rebels in Libya terrorists. Muammar Qadaffi’s force liberate towns and the people greet them with open arms. Yeah, I’m sure of that. The interesting thing about articles like this is that it draws into sharp focus […]
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