‘Australia is to toughen citizenship laws and tackle those inciting hatred under new measures targeting domestic extremists, PM Tony Abbott has said. He said citizenship for dual nationals involved in terrorism could be suspended or […]

‘Austerity may be hitting some countries hard, but looking at certain EU funded projects, one would never know. From Brandenburg Airport to Donkeypedia, these and other white elephants are flushing billions of taxpayer’s euros down […]

‘The American West is not the only region of the world experiencing historically severe drought. Parts of the largest nation in South America — Brazil — are currently suffering through their worst periods of drought […]

‘The old adage “let’s just agree to disagree” is no longer a relevant concept when it comes to your personal medical views. It seems that the new American normal is for the government to literally […]

‘The President says he’ll veto the Keystone XL pipeline. He should do more, and put an end to the project altogether. He has the authority. Oil from Alberta’s tar sands is the dirtiest in the […]

‘Toxic fumes in cabin air pose a health risk to frequent fliers and aircrew, a coroner has said in a landmark report. Stanhope Payne, the senior coroner for Dorset, said people regularly exposed to fumes […]

‘What to think of a policy that bombs countries and leaves them to their fate? Most observers of US foreign policy since 2001 regard this policy as a failure. They look upon the ruins of […]

‘Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is full of predictable surprises. Stomping and punching his way into the history books, his government finds itself teetering before the electoral precipice. As it should. His domestic policy lies […]

‘Bloomberg reported last month: “Banks don’t have a need for deposits, and the demand for loans by households and firms is weak,” Niels Storm Stenbaek, chief economist at the Danish Bankers Association, said in a […]

‘The United States is set to arm Israel with more fighter jets in a three-billion-dollar agreement signed between Washington and Tel Aviv over the weekend. The deal includes 14 F-35 stealth fighters made by the […]

‘Hundreds of Palestinians have been forced to evacuate their homes in the Gaza Strip because of a move by the Israeli regime to open the gates of several dams surrounding the besieged area. “The [Israeli] […]

‘Police have arrested former Maldivian president, Mohamed Nasheed, in connection with allegedly illegal detention of a senior judge during his tenure. Nasheed, who currently heads the main opposition party, was taken into custody in the […]