Kerry’s Last Ditch Effort
In his upcoming visit to Israel and Palestine, Secretary of State John Kerry will attempt a last-ditch effort to persuade Israel’s Prime Minster Netanyahu and the Palestinian Authority’s President Abbas to resume peace negotiations. If there...
The Megalomania of Erdogan The Magnificent
LONDON—It was the first time young Turks would march on the streets of Istanbul, when it was still known as Constantinople. On a hot spring night 105 years ago, a movement of student activists, nationalists and secularists rose up against...
Czech PM Resigns in Disgrace
The Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Petr Necas has announced his resignation as Prime Minister amid a bribery, fraud and espionage scandal resulting in prosecution charges, that has rocked the country.
Written by Chris White
Under the Czech...
The G8 Focus on Syria
The two-day annual G8 summit which began today at Northern Ireland’s luxury Lough Erne golfing resort in County Fermanagh, near the town of Enniskillen, is expected to be dominated by discussions on the continuing crisis in Syria, as G8 factions...
Snowden Flees to Hong Kong
The NSA’s public enemy no.1 Edward Snowden will seek refuge in Hong Kong – a slightly less claustrophobic setting than Assange’s refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy. In fairness, Snowden’s whistle-blowing is less controversial than...
Obama’s War on The First Amendment
The fundamental transformation about which Barack Obama spoke during the 2008 campaign represents nothing less than a total rejection of all the values and traditions upon which the United States was founded, in particular, the first and perhaps...
African Population Set To Quadruple
Researchers from the University of Washington have predicted that the global population will swell from its current level at around 7 billion to around 11 billion by the end of the Century, thanks to massive population growth in Africa which...
Iran Goes To The Polls
Millions of Iranians have gone to the polls today in order to elect a new President. There are 6 candidates, 5 of whom are hard-line Conservatives with only 1 who is said to be a Reformist and who if President might attempt to bring Iran closer...
US Syria Intervention Begins
The United States has announced for the first time that it will supply the anti-Assad factions in Syria directly with “incredible support”, including “heavy weapons” to counteract the Syrian Government’s tanks, military aviation, advanced...
Iranian Phishing Attack Detected
Google has announced that it has detected and disabled thousands of phishing attacks targeting Iranian email accounts ahead of the June 14th Iranian presidential elections, citing a “significant jump” in the region’s overall volume of...
