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Read MoreProtests outside Downing Street in wake of overwhelming Tory electoral victory in the House of Commons 2015 elections London: Anti-Cameron demonstrators clash with police Following Tory victory, Greens, Lib Dems, and Labour supporters protesting results The drama continues in the UK as the fallout from the 2015 House of Commons elections continues to settle in […]
Read MoreRaw Coverage from the Streets of Baltimore from VICE News Two hours of raw video from Baltimore‘s riots from VICE News Cars burning, storefronts smashed in, people turning out in the streets in droves – it’s becoming an all-too-familiar scene in the United States these days it seems. Baltimore, Maryland’s riots rocked the DC-area and, […]
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Read MoreThe domestic situation deteriorated further in the Ukrainian city of Kiev today as the truce between protesters and the government failed and fighting in the streets has resumed with increased intensity. Meanwhile, promised funds from the Russian Federation have not materialized, likely due to a lack of confidence in the Yanukovych government’s ability to maintain […]
Read MoreEdward Snowden’s Christmas Address Says Current Surveillance Beyond That of Orwell’s 1984 McDonald’s Warns Its Employees About Fast Food Blogger in Saudi Arabia Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Antarctic Expedition Trapped, Sends Out Distress Calls for Help Report Alleges Israel Gives Advanced US Military Technology to the People’s Republic of China Antigovernment Protests Turn Violent […]
Read MoreTensions in the Ukraine have increased ever since meetings between Ukrainian President Yanukovych and Russian President Vladimir Putin occurred in early December with pro-European protesters expressing their discontent with the attempted shift towards Moscow.
Read MoreEmbattled Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared popular internet microblogging service Twitter a troublemaker in his latest round of anti-freedom salvos launched since the beginning of the riots in Istanbul. He declared the information being spread on the service lies and labeled Twitter an enemy of modern governments: There is a trouble called Twitter. […]
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