‘The Geneva offices of HSBC were raided by Swiss prosecutors yesterday in an investigation into alleged money laundering. Public prosecutors said they were searching for evidence of ‘aggravated money laundering’ after ‘the recent published revelations […]
‘British businesses should support economic sanctions against Russia despite “short-term pain” because only standing up to Vladimir Putin can return stability to Europe, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister said he knew companies in […]
‘The secretive US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a device that will plug directly into the brain and transmit images, bypassing the optical system altogether, according to reports. Under the guise of […]
‘In his first major foreign policy speech since mooting a 2016 presidential run, Jeb Bush sought to distance himself from the legacy of his brother, admitting mistakes were made in Iraq, and called for the […]
‘Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been left red-faced after a video shot by a celebrity home designer depicting his modest lifestyle was revealed to be recorded in his servants’ quarters. The 15-minute film by […]
‘America is the land of breakthrough science — and health care scams. The two seem to go hand in hand in the case of the new hepatitis C virus (HCV) cure named sofosbuvir, sold under […]
‘French Prime Minister Manuel Valls’ government yesterday forced through an unpopular bill imposing large-scale liberalization of the French economy without a parliamentary vote. Instead, Valls used the anti-democratic provision 49-3 of the French Constitution, which […]
‘If ever there was a brutalised poster boy for the failure of humanitarian intervention, then bloodied, wounded Libya would be it. In 2011, the morally indignant, the ethically charged, and the generally outraged powers of […]
‘The pro-GMO lobby always demands that its opponents produce scientific evidence to back up their claims. Parts of this lobby smear and attack people like Vandana Shiva, Professor G.E. Seralini and others for supposedly being […]
‘Israel has approved a plan to expropriate the privately owned land of Palestinian Bedouin communities in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) to set up a landfill. The facility for construction waste will require the eviction of 120 […]
‘A court in Saudi Arabia has upheld death sentences for two protesters over taking part in anti-government demonstrations. The European-Saudi Organization for Human Rights broke the news on Wednesday, identifying the two as Ali Saeed […]
‘Qatar has recalled its ambassador from Egypt “for consultation” days after Cairo launched airstrikes against ISIL positions in Libya, Doha says. According to the QNA state news agency, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Thursday […]
‘Libya has called on the UN Security Council to remove arms sanctions on Tripoli to help the country’s military fight against the Takfiri militants operating in the North African state. “Libya needs a decisive stance […]