‘Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the international boycott campaign against the regime equals the sufferings imposed on the Jews during the Nazi rule in Germany. “What was done to the Jewish people then is […]
‘Israeli authorities have admitted they blocked a UN human rights envoy from entering the occupied Gaza area for a second year in a row, just as a UN report on last year’s Gaza war is […]
‘Palestinian leaders have accused Israel of a war crime after military tractors destroyed around a thousand olive and almond trees belonging to local farmers on the grounds that they were illegally planted on state land. […]
‘Greek premier Alexis Tsipras has accused Europe’s creditor powers of trying to subvert Greece’s elected government after five years of “pillaging”, warning in solemn terms that his country will defend its sovereign dignity whatever the […]
‘There are some political speeches which are so brazenly hypocritical you have to presume they’re doing it on purpose. David Cameron’s Magna Carta speech today is firmly in that category. In a short statement, the […]
‘Swiss police have released a “pre-crime” smartphone app which warns users about crimes “before they are committed” based on criminal prediction software. The app, published by the Aargau cantonal police under the name “Kapo Aargau,” […]
A San Diego sheriff’s deputy has been filmed brutally choking and tasering a child for skateboarding around a parking lot. Horrified bystanders are heard yelling at the cop to stop in the video as the […]
‘Pupils have been banned from performing handstands and cartwheels during break times at a primary school because they are “beyond their capability”. Children at Old Priory Primary Academy, in Plympton, have been banned from performing […]
‘Fracking should be allowed at one of two sites on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, a report has recommended. Lancashire County Council’s most senior planning officer was responding to an application by energy firm Cuadrilla […]
‘The century of ‘big data’ will be the century of unprecedented surveillance. The dream of tyrants down through history has been the total monitoring, control and management of the public, with the ability to predict […]
‘Albuquerque police jailed a middle school special ed student twice because they thought it better to jail disabled kids to than leave them in school, the teenager claims in court. Sidney Summers, now 18, sued […]
‘The Irish government is reportedly planning to give up on national circulation of one- and two-cent coins, as minting them costs more than they are worth. The Irish Cabinet is set to discuss the withdrawal […]
‘A child is never too young to start on the path toward violent jihad — at least according to the logic of Britain’s Counter-Terrorism and Security Act of 2015. Luckily, there’s an app for that. […]
‘Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham suggested over the weekend that he would fire military leaders who did not support his plan to send 10,000 troops back to Iraq. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that […]
‘Last week the government reported personal income and spending for April. After months of blaming non-existent consumer spending on cold weather, shockingly occurring during the Winter, the captured mainstream media pundits, Ivy League educated Wall […]