‘The US military says it accidentally sent live anthrax spores to as many as nine laboratories and is investigating how that happened. There was no public threat from the mishap, a Pentagon official claimed on […]
‘The construction of a $615-million, 1,150-room palace for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been declared “illegal” by the country’s top administrative court. Ankara’s Fifth Administrative Court overturned a previous ruling that permitted an exception […]
‘Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has urged Western countries to break silence and stop duplicity over the status quo in Bahrain. In a letter from prison sent to the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) […]
‘An abuse survivor has bravely broken her silence to tell her horrific childhood story. In an interview with Sky News, Esther Baker, 32, explained how she and other children were raped by politicians as uniformed […]
‘China’s armed forces are to extend their operations and its air force will become an offensive as well as defensive force for the first time, in a major shift in policy that will strengthen fears […]
‘Russia is so desperate to hide its military involvement in Ukraine that it has brought in mobile crematoriums to destroy the bodies of its war dead, say U.S. lawmakers who traveled to the war-torn country […]
‘“I think that [Russia is] preparing for an offensive,” Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, claimed again recently during a BBC interview. He also reiterated that he was a “president of peace” which is strange considering he […]
‘A month ago, the city of Idlib fell to opposition fighters, mainly al-Qaeda and its affiliates and allies. It was a major blow to the Syrian army. Last Saturday, the nearby town of Jisr al-Shughour […]
‘A video showing a car attempting to park but actually plowing into journalists might have resulted from the Volvo’s owner not paying an extra fee to have the car avoid pedestrians. The video, taken in […]
‘Today’s Queen’s Speech will not include full legislation to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights in this session of parliament, it has emerged. The address laying out the Government’s legislative […]
‘A massive US investigation has led to an early morning raid by Swiss police on senior football officials staying at a Zurich hotel. The suspects face federal corruption charges and may be extradited to the […]
‘Greece will not agree to more austerity measures as the debt-ridden country negotiates a deal with its international creditors, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Monday. In 2011, Athens and the European Commission signed a […]
‘Northern Ireland has rejected the Tories’ vast welfare reforms after politicians declared they would ‘attack the most vulnerable in society’. It means the Coalition’s welfare cuts already being implemented in England and Wales may not […]