Beginning in November 2013, Ukrainians protested the government's decision to distance itself economically from Europe in a movement that became known as EuroMaidan. The protests exploded into violence and burning tires in January after anti-protest
This week it was reported that so-called "peacekeepers" working for the UN are assisting Haitian police to suppress a popular revolution that has been growing in the country.
Russian authorities convinced Facebook to shut off a page inviting people to attend a rally in support of an opposition politician, drawing ire from Internet users Sunday.
Sony is planning to release Seth Rogen's controversial comedy, "The Interview" for free on its own streaming service Crackle, The New York Post's Dana Sauchelli reports, citing unnamed sources.
Imagine you possess the 15th-largest economy in the world. You have world-class cars and consumer goods, glittering streets and a lifestyle as good as any in the industrialized world.
More than 50 years after the U.S. government's imposition of its brutal economic embargo against the Cuban people, yesterday's announcement by President Obama calling for a lifting of the embargo represents a major breakthrough for libertarians a
A Ukrainian soldier who was part of the crew that operated the supposed missile-battery that the Ukrainian Government claims shot down the Malaysian MH17 airliner on July 17th has testified publicly for the first time,...
Satellite and rocket builder Orbital Sciences Corp. on Dec. 16 confirmed that it has contracted with Russia's Energomash to provide RD-181 engines to power the first stage of Orbital's Antares rocket, replacing the AJ-26 engine, also from Russia,
A few days ago, we first reported a rumor that was floating around Wall Street desks, and which, according to some, was the "reason" that gold was being kept lower even as sovereign risk was exploding around the globe. The rumor was that Russia was s
Today Sony canceled the premiere of "The Interview" and its entire Christmas-Day release of the movie because of fears that terrorists might attack theaters showing the film.
ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A Nigerian military court on Wednesday sentenced 54 soldiers to death for mutiny after refusing to fight Boko Haram terrorists, a lawyer for the soldiers said.
• http://www.reuters.com- DANIEL TROTTA AND STEVE H.
The United States and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago, and President Barack Obama called for an end to the long economic embargo against its old Cold War enemy.
What do Burning Man, Israeli kibbutzim, and neighborhood block parties have in common? "They are fascinating examples of how people can appropriate a territory for themselves and reclaim it," says architect Stéphane Malka, in response to his own
• http://www.paulcraigroberts.org, Paul Craig Robert
On occasion a reader will ask if I can give readers some good news. The answer is: not unless I lie to you like "your" government and the mainstream media do.
And just like that, the list of countries who want to repatriate their gold just increased by one more, because after Venezuela, Germany, the Netherlands, sorry Switzerland, and rumors of Belgium, we now can add Austria to those nations for whom the
• http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com-Mike S.
In the wake of an inane new law in Spain that requires every Spanish publication to charge services like Google News for showing even the smallest snippet from their publications, whether they want to or not, Google did the only sensible thing: Googl
Hopefully, Russians realize that our House of Representatives often passes thunderous resolutions to pander to special interests, which have no bearing on the thinking or actions of the U.S. government.