The US spying scandal deepened today as Secretary of State John Kerry said it is ‘not unusual’ for governments to bug the offices of their allies sparking fierce retorts from France and Germany.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill punishing people for homosexual “propaganda”, an official publication showed Sunday.
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Intelligence provided by China was utilized by Syria’s air force to bomb a Western weapons shipment on its way to arm the Syrian rebels, according to informed Middle Eastern security officials.
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The demonstrations that began Sunday in Cairo, Egypt against the Muslim Brotherhood government of President Mohamed Morsi have attracted “millions” of supporters and many counter-demonstrators as well, making the protest the largest political event in the history of the world, according to the BBC.
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America’s NSA intelligence service allegedly targeted the European Union with its spying activities, supposedly placing bugs in the EU representation in Washington and infiltrating its computer network. Cyber attacks were also perpetrated against Brussels in New York and Washington.
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Syrian Catholic priest Francois Murad killed last weekend by jihadi fighters was beheaded, according to a report by Catholic Online which is linking to video purportedly showing the brutal murder.
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President Obama pledged $7 billion in aid Sunday to provide electricity to sub-Saharan Africa, as he warned Africans to be wary of exploitation by other countries, including the U.S.
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A high Iranian politician believes the Syrian revolution could be the catalyst for sparking a worldwide conflagration that will usher in an era of Muslim domination of the world.
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As protests raged in Turkey and were set to explode in distant Brazil, Asen Genov sat in his office in Bulgaria’s capital on the cloudy morning of June 14, about to strike the computer key that would spark a Bulgarian Spring.
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The Obama administration on Friday warned Americans against all but essential travel to Egypt and moved to reduce the official U.S. presence in the country amid fears of widespread unrest.
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Thordarson was long time volunteer for WikiLeaks with direct access to Assange and a key position as an organizer in the group. With his cold war-style embassy walk-in, he became something else: the first known FBI informant inside WikiLeaks.
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A day after the Supreme Court granted victories to same-sex couples in the U.S., President Obama’s visit to Africa got off to a rough start when his call for tolerance of gays on the continent was rebuffed publicly by the president of Senegal, where homosexuality is a crime.
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Iran will press ahead with its uranium enrichment program, its nuclear energy chief said on Friday, signaling no change of course despite the victory of a relative moderate in the June 14 presidential election.
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While NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden continues to baffle world governments and the news media with his exact whereabouts and travel plans, one question apparently not being asked is whether he was ever in Hong Kong in the first place.
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While much of the world is focused on the indignities being heaped on the United States by Russia, China and Ecuador in the fugitive Edward Snowden affair, the Taliban on Monday demonstrated their own contempt for the Obama administration.
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The U.S. hunt for National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden came to a boil Monday as the White House ripped into Hong Kong and China and issued warnings to Russia and Ecuador. His efforts to find haven have stalled while the NSA still wonders how much info he has.
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Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is seeking asylum in Ecuador, the Quito government said on Sunday, after Hong Kong let him leave for Russia despite Washington’s efforts to extradite him on espionage charges.
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Egypt’s president has warned Ethiopia that “all options are open” in dealing with its construction of a Nile dam that threatens to leave Egypt with a dangerous water shortage.
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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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European Nations Lash Out at Kerry Who Maintains that “Spying on Allies is Not Unusual”
/5 Comments/in Featured, International /by ALAN HALLThe US spying scandal deepened today as Secretary of State John Kerry said it is ‘not unusual’ for governments to bug the offices of their allies sparking fierce retorts from France and Germany.
Russia’s Putin Signs ‘Gay Propaganda’ Ban Into Law
/5 Comments/in Featured, International /by Maria AntonovaRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill punishing people for homosexual “propaganda”, an official publication showed Sunday.
Security Officials: Syria Used Chinese Intel to Bomb U.S. Arms Shipment
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Aaron KleinIntelligence provided by China was utilized by Syria’s air force to bomb a Western weapons shipment on its way to arm the Syrian rebels, according to informed Middle Eastern security officials.
Anti-Muslim Brotherhood Protests in Egypt: Largest Political Event in World History
/6 Comments/in Featured, International /by Joel B. PollackThe demonstrations that began Sunday in Cairo, Egypt against the Muslim Brotherhood government of President Mohamed Morsi have attracted “millions” of supporters and many counter-demonstrators as well, making the protest the largest political event in the history of the world, according to the BBC.
Europe Fuming: NSA Bugged, Spied on European Union Offices
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorAmerica’s NSA intelligence service allegedly targeted the European Union with its spying activities, supposedly placing bugs in the EU representation in Washington and infiltrating its computer network. Cyber attacks were also perpetrated against Brussels in New York and Washington.
Catholic Priest Beheaded in Syria by Al-Qaeda-Linked Rebels as Men and Children Take Pictures and Cheer
/9 Comments/in Featured, International /by Sharona SchwartzSyrian Catholic priest Francois Murad killed last weekend by jihadi fighters was beheaded, according to a report by Catholic Online which is linking to video purportedly showing the brutal murder.
Obama to Africa: Be Wary of Foreign Powers, Even United States
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by Dave BoyerPresident Obama pledged $7 billion in aid Sunday to provide electricity to sub-Saharan Africa, as he warned Africans to be wary of exploitation by other countries, including the U.S.
Iran: Syrian Crisis Prelude to Coming of Mahdi
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Reza KahliliA high Iranian politician believes the Syrian revolution could be the catalyst for sparking a worldwide conflagration that will usher in an era of Muslim domination of the world.
Middle-Class Rage Sparks Protest Movements in Turkey, Brazil, Bulgaria and Beyond
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Anthony Faiola and Paula MouraAs protests raged in Turkey and were set to explode in distant Brazil, Asen Genov sat in his office in Bulgaria’s capital on the cloudy morning of June 14, about to strike the computer key that would spark a Bulgarian Spring.
US Warns Against Egypt Travel After Reports Say American Killed
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by News EditorThe Obama administration on Friday warned Americans against all but essential travel to Egypt and moved to reduce the official U.S. presence in the country amid fears of widespread unrest.
WikiLeaks Volunteer Was a Paid Informant for the FBI
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by News EditorThordarson was long time volunteer for WikiLeaks with direct access to Assange and a key position as an organizer in the group. With his cold war-style embassy walk-in, he became something else: the first known FBI informant inside WikiLeaks.
Obama’s Call for Tolerance of Homosexuality Publicly Rebuked by President of Senegal
/12 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorA day after the Supreme Court granted victories to same-sex couples in the U.S., President Obama’s visit to Africa got off to a rough start when his call for tolerance of gays on the continent was rebuffed publicly by the president of Senegal, where homosexuality is a crime.
Iranian Official Signals No Scaling Back in Nuclear Activity
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Alissa de CarbonnelIran will press ahead with its uranium enrichment program, its nuclear energy chief said on Friday, signaling no change of course despite the victory of a relative moderate in the June 14 presidential election.
Was NSA Whistleblower Snowden Really in Hong Kong? (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorWhile NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden continues to baffle world governments and the news media with his exact whereabouts and travel plans, one question apparently not being asked is whether he was ever in Hong Kong in the first place.
Taliban Guns Send a Message About Obama’s Peace Process
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by DAVOOD MORADIANWhile much of the world is focused on the indignities being heaped on the United States by Russia, China and Ecuador in the fugitive Edward Snowden affair, the Taliban on Monday demonstrated their own contempt for the Obama administration.
U.S. Talks Tough on Snowden While His Efforts to Find Haven Appear to Have Stalled
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorThe U.S. hunt for National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden came to a boil Monday as the White House ripped into Hong Kong and China and issued warnings to Russia and Ecuador. His efforts to find haven have stalled while the NSA still wonders how much info he has.
Ecuador Considering Asylum for Snowden; China Approved Snowden Flight to Moscow; US Strong-Arming Russia to Give Him Up
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorFugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is seeking asylum in Ecuador, the Quito government said on Sunday, after Hong Kong let him leave for Russia despite Washington’s efforts to extradite him on espionage charges.
Aljazeera Reports that Egypt is Threatening War With Ethiopia Over Water
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by aljazeera.comEgypt’s president has warned Ethiopia that “all options are open” in dealing with its construction of a Nile dam that threatens to leave Egypt with a dangerous water shortage.
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.