Russia's president is a refreshing contrast to the liars who inhabit Western governments and Western media. The agenda of the Russian government is peace and international cooperation under the rule of law. Washington's agenda is hegemony.
Turkey's AK Party swept back into office in Sunday's parliamentary elections, strengthening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 13-year grip on power after a divisive campaign scarred by violence.
Greek banks will ask investors to help plug a 14.4 billion euro ($16 billion) capital shortfall, with billionaire Wilbur Ross saying the government should detail ownership plans for the nation's lenders as they seek a second round of fundraising.
A comprehensive review by The Intercept of the writings of Sam Charles Hamad -- author of this Daily Beast article accusing the "global left" of remaining "silent" on abuses by Russia -- reveals that he has been completely silent, shockingl
First, Iceland jailed its crooked bankers for their direct involvement in the financial crisis of 2008. Now, every Icelander will receive a payout for the sale of one of its three largest banks, Íslandsbanki.
China successfully launched one of the nation's Long March 2D rockets on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, lifting the Tianhui-1C mapping satellite into orbit at 3:10 a.m. EDT (7:10 GMT). Liftoff took place from the Launch Area 4 (LA-4) at the Jiuquan Satelli
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed close to one of China's man-made islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it had tracked and warned the ship and called in the U.S. ambassador to protest.
The United Nations, often ridiculed as the "dictators club" by critics, is actually the "Parliament of Humanity" and "a beacon for all humanity," declared UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (shown) in statements celebrating UN Day on the 70
With the ink still damp on voter slips, newly crowned elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wasted no time in fulfilling the first of his liberal "hope" and "change" promises.
No nuclear bombs have been used as weapons since the attacks on Japan, but thousands of tests have been conducted – primarily by the US and USSR throughout the Cold War.
Russia, alarmed by increased activity by Islamist insurgents near its borders with Central Asia, may act to re-establish its control over Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan, a senior Russian defense official said on Thursday.
Because the US has come up rather short on results in 13 months of airstrikes on ISIS targets, the world has developed quite a fascination with the videos coming out of the Russian Defense Ministry of late.