Former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz Sentenced to Hang
Voice of America and other news sources reported on October 25 that Tariq Aziz, Iraq’s former foreign minister and deputy prime minister, has...
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Iran Sends Bagsful of Cash to Karzai
U.S. taxpayers, it seems, are not the only ones being taken for a ride...
WikiLeaks Condemned by Governments on Three Continents
The publication of nearly 400,000 secret U.S. military documents about the Iraq war by...
China Forces Abortion on Woman at 8 Months
The Associated Press reported on October 21 that government officials in China had taken...
Chinese “Dissident” Receives Nobel Peace Prize for Supporting US Constitutional Principles
Liu Xiaobo, co-author of "Charter 08," was arrested two days before that freedom manifesto...
Pakistan Reopens Torkham Crossing to NATO
Pakistani authorities on October 10 reopened the Torkham border crossing into Afghanistan for NATO...
China Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Fetal Genocide
Totalitarian nations have always viewed procreation as an activity that is state business, not...
Pakistan-NATO Relations Strained
Officials report that the Pakistani government blocked oil tankers and trucks carrying NATO supplies...
China Embraces U.S. Debt and Technology
Item: A senior Chinese general, reported Xinhua, China’s state news agency, on September 1,...
Monstrous Mao
Frank Dikotter, an historian from Hong Kong, has been allowed wide access to Chinese...
Biometric ID Scheme for 1.2 Billion Indians Meets Resistance
A costly plan by the central government of India to create unique biometric identification...
Chinese Cyber Warfare Advance in Quantum Teleportation
There’s a new arms race heating up, one that involves not nuclear weapons or...
Protests Against Quran Burning Erupt in Afghanistan
Voice of America News reported on September 10 that “thousands of people across Afghanistan”...
Will the U.S. Bail Out Kabul Bank?
The bank run at Afghanistan’s largest bank, Kabul Bank, was precipitated by the takeover...
Chinese Central Bank Head Defection Rumor: Communist Power Struggle?
Japanese Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi confirmed that China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan...
Americans are “Simple-Minded” Says Japanese Politician Ichiro Ozawa
An influential Japanese politician is taking a few pokes at the American and British...
U.S. Concerned About Iran’s Assault Boats and Drone
AFP news reported on August 25 that Iran's recent unveiling of new missile-firing assault...
Drone Attack Kills 20 in Attack on Insurgents in Pakistan
A strike from an unmanned aerial vehicle killed 20 people in Pakistan on August...
China Set to Exert Its Military Influence Abroad
Communist China remains passive in pointing the finger at North Korea over the the...
Israeli and Palestinian Leaders to be Invited to U.S. for Peace Talks
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on August 20 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...