An American executive said Monday he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers in a phased-out department.
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Watchdog groups are gaining strength, opposition parties are challenging and exposing the faults of the status quo, and social and traditional news media organizations are increasingly seeking to hold officials accountable.
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President Obama has appointed Muslims to high U.S. government positions, once declared America no longer Christian, is working on direct talks with the Taliban and has plans to hand over weapons to Muslims in Syria.
Gunmen stormed a hotel in a remote part of northern Pakistan on Sunday and killed nine foreign tourists and a Pakistani guide, police and security officials said.
Facebook stumbled into the heated debate over Syrian intervention after it removed a graphic photo depicting a Syrian rebel holding the decapitated head of a Christian man over a grill.
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A Libyan weapons dealer from a group hired to provide security to the U.S. mission in Benghazi told Reuters he has helped ship weapons from Benghazi to the rebels fighting in Syria.
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Debate whether the Syrian government or the Syrian opposition used chemical weapons on civilians has been dealt a twist with a little-publicized revelation by Russian President Vladimir Putin his country has evidence chemical laboratories in Iraq produced weapons for the Sunni rebels.
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He has been called the Italian Schindler, credited with helping to save 5,000 Jews during the Holocaust. Giovanni Palatucci, a wartime police official, had even been moved toward potential sainthood. Turns out he was a collaborator.
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The CIA and US special operations forces have been training Syrian rebels for months, since long before President Barack Obama announced plans to arm the opposition, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.
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The Afghan Taliban is ready to free a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, a senior spokesman for the group said Thursday.
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Japanese scientists plan to introduce a human stem cell into the embryo of an animal – most likely a pig – to create what is termed a “chimeric embryo.” After raised to adulthood, the chimera will be slaughtered for the human organs inside it.
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Former President Jimmy Carter is spearheading an effort to convince the U.S. to weaken sanctions on terrorist groups so peace organizations can legally work with them.
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President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear arms by agreeing to target further reductions of up to one third of deployed nuclear weapons.
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At least 100 American citizens have been trapped for months on two U.S. bases inside Kuwait after local police unjustly issued warrants for their arrest, a U.S. defense contractor told FoxNews.com.
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Kim Jong-un handed out copies of Adolph Hitler’s jailhouse memoir “Mein Kampf” at his Jan. 8 birthday party. Find out why here.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has authorized a three-year study to find out why some HIV-positive homosexual men in Kenya do not seek the free treatment that American taxpayers already are funding.
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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was candid with his speculation about the reasons for his ouster. “NYU is actually receiving a lot of pressure from the [Communist Party of China], and I think that they do fear this kind of pressure.”
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American spies based in the UK intercepted the top-secret communications of the then Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, during his visit to Britain for the G20 summit in London, leaked documents reveal.
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Washington’s decision to arm Syria’s Sunni Muslim rebels has plunged America into the great Sunni-Shia conflict of the Islamic Middle East, entering a struggle that now dwarfs the Arab revolutions which overthrew dictatorships across the region.
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft revealed the real story behind a 2005 meeting with Vladimir Putin, during which the Russian president pocketed his Super Bowl ring, worth more than $25,000.
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In a bombshell admission that has until now gone unreported, Martin Dempsey, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, conceded that highly trained Special Forces were stationed just a few hours away from Benghazi on the night of the attacks but were not told to deploy to Libya.
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During a press conference earlier today, two Hong Kong lawmakers suggested that the U.S. should “tread very carefully” with the Edward Snowden case and “consider letting go” of the NSA whistleblower.
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Sen. Rand Paul slammed Obama’s funding and arming of Israel’s foes, including Egypt, stating that if Muslim nations attack Israel as feared, American taxpayers might be partly responsible.
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Same-sex or gay marriages may have been already legalized in France this year, but some heads of local governments are still willing to spare them the blessing.
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American Factory Boss Says He’s Being Held Hostage by Scores of Workers in Beijing
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Associated PressAn American executive said Monday he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers in a phased-out department.
Official Corruption in Mexico, Once Rarely Exposed, Is Starting to Come to Light
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by KARLA ZABLUDOVSKYWatchdog groups are gaining strength, opposition parties are challenging and exposing the faults of the status quo, and social and traditional news media organizations are increasingly seeking to hold officials accountable.
Now it’s Muslim Lawyers Demanding Obama’s Arrest
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by WNDPresident Obama has appointed Muslims to high U.S. government positions, once declared America no longer Christian, is working on direct talks with the Taliban and has plans to hand over weapons to Muslims in Syria.
Gunmen Kill 9 Foreign Tourists in Northern Pakistan
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by ReutersGunmen stormed a hotel in a remote part of northern Pakistan on Sunday and killed nine foreign tourists and a Pakistani guide, police and security officials said.
Facebook Removes Pic of Syrian Rebel Smiling with Beheaded Christian
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Josh PetersonFacebook stumbled into the heated debate over Syrian intervention after it removed a graphic photo depicting a Syrian rebel holding the decapitated head of a Christian man over a grill.
New Evidence that Murdered Ambassador’s Benghazi Mission Involved Shipping Weapons to Syrian Rebels
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Aaron KleinA Libyan weapons dealer from a group hired to provide security to the U.S. mission in Benghazi told Reuters he has helped ship weapons from Benghazi to the rebels fighting in Syria.
Putin Claims Proof Syrian Rebels Used Chemical Weapons
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by F. Michael MaloofDebate whether the Syrian government or the Syrian opposition used chemical weapons on civilians has been dealt a twist with a little-publicized revelation by Russian President Vladimir Putin his country has evidence chemical laboratories in Iraq produced weapons for the Sunni rebels.
Italian Praised for Saving Jews Is Now Seen as Nazi Collaborator
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by PATRICIA COHENHe has been called the Italian Schindler, credited with helping to save 5,000 Jews during the Holocaust. Giovanni Palatucci, a wartime police official, had even been moved toward potential sainthood. Turns out he was a collaborator.
CIA Has Been Secretly Providing Training for Syrian Rebels for Months
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by TheNews.comThe CIA and US special operations forces have been training Syrian rebels for months, since long before President Barack Obama announced plans to arm the opposition, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.
Taliban Propose Prisoner Swap of US Soldier for Gitmo Detainees (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by News EditorThe Afghan Taliban is ready to free a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, a senior spokesman for the group said Thursday.
Japanese Scientists to Grow Human-Animal Chimeras to Harvest Organs for Transplant
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Julian RyallJapanese scientists plan to introduce a human stem cell into the embryo of an animal – most likely a pig – to create what is termed a “chimeric embryo.” After raised to adulthood, the chimera will be slaughtered for the human organs inside it.
Jimmy Carter Leading Efforts to Undercut Sanctions on Known Islamic Terrorist Groups
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Julian PecquetFormer President Jimmy Carter is spearheading an effort to convince the U.S. to weaken sanctions on terrorist groups so peace organizations can legally work with them.
Obama in Berlin, Calls for Huge Cuts in US Nuclear Arsenal
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Associated PressPresident Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear arms by agreeing to target further reductions of up to one third of deployed nuclear weapons.
At Least 100 Americans Held Captive in Kuwait for Months
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Cristina CorbinAt least 100 American citizens have been trapped for months on two U.S. bases inside Kuwait after local police unjustly issued warrants for their arrest, a U.S. defense contractor told FoxNews.com.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Admires Hitler, Wants Nation to Follow Nazi Model
/6 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jessica ChasmarKim Jong-un handed out copies of Adolph Hitler’s jailhouse memoir “Mein Kampf” at his Jan. 8 birthday party. Find out why here.
U.S. Spends $228K to Find Out Why Gay Kenyans Avoid Free HIV Treatment
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by Ryan KiermanThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) has authorized a three-year study to find out why some HIV-positive homosexual men in Kenya do not seek the free treatment that American taxpayers already are funding.
NYU Evicts Chinese Dissident Reportedly Due to Pressure from the Communist Party of China
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by JAMES COVERTChinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was candid with his speculation about the reasons for his ouster. “NYU is actually receiving a lot of pressure from the [Communist Party of China], and I think that they do fear this kind of pressure.”
NSA Targeted Russian Premier at London G20 Summit
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Ewen MacAskill, Nick Davies, Nick Hopkins, Julian Borger and James BallAmerican spies based in the UK intercepted the top-secret communications of the then Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, during his visit to Britain for the G20 summit in London, leaked documents reveal.
Syrian Powder Keg Getting Ready to Blow: Iran Sends Thousands of Troops, Assad Preps to Hit Israel, and Lawmakers Call for Greater US Involvement (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorWashington’s decision to arm Syria’s Sunni Muslim rebels has plunged America into the great Sunni-Shia conflict of the Islamic Middle East, entering a struggle that now dwarfs the Arab revolutions which overthrew dictatorships across the region.
New England Patriots Owner: Putin Stole My $25k Super Bowl Ring, Bush Wouldn’t Help Me Get it Back
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorNew England Patriots owner Robert Kraft revealed the real story behind a 2005 meeting with Vladimir Putin, during which the Russian president pocketed his Super Bowl ring, worth more than $25,000.
Bombshell Admission: Special Forces Were Near Benghazi when Ambassador was Murdered
/9 Comments/in Featured, International /by Aaron KleinIn a bombshell admission that has until now gone unreported, Martin Dempsey, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, conceded that highly trained Special Forces were stationed just a few hours away from Benghazi on the night of the attacks but were not told to deploy to Libya.
Pro-Democratic Lawmakers in Hong Kong Urge Obama to “Let Snowden Go!”
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Ashe SchowDuring a press conference earlier today, two Hong Kong lawmakers suggested that the U.S. should “tread very carefully” with the Edward Snowden case and “consider letting go” of the NSA whistleblower.
Rand Paul Warns that US Taxpayers Could Fund Attack on Israel
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Paul BedardSen. Rand Paul slammed Obama’s funding and arming of Israel’s foes, including Egypt, stating that if Muslim nations attack Israel as feared, American taxpayers might be partly responsible.
French Mayor Faces Five Years in Jail for Refusing to Marry Homosexuals
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by au.ibtimes.comSame-sex or gay marriages may have been already legalized in France this year, but some heads of local governments are still willing to spare them the blessing.
Koran: Beat Women to Alleviate Mental Disorders
/6 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jessica ChasmarA Kuwaiti cleric and president of Iqra TV has said that the Koran allows for wife beatings if she suffers from a “mental disorder,” such as masochism.