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WTO Celebrates First Global Agreement in 12 Years
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo announced on Saturday the successful culmination of days of difficult negotiations to arrive at...
South African Communist Party Admits Mandela’s Leadership Role
Shortly after the death of South African revolutionary Nelson Mandela, the South African Communist Party and the African National Congress both released official...
Read moreInternational Monetary Fund Rolls Out Dangerous “Wealth Tax” Proposal
Buried in its "Fiscal Monitor Report" the International Monetary Fund pled its case for a "wealth tax" to be applied to everyone on...
Read more200,000 Reportedly March for Traditional Marriage in Taiwan
A pro-family group in Taiwan said that over 200,000 people marched in opposition to that country's proposed amendment to legalize homosexual marriage. ...
Read moreKerry Hopeful on Prospect of Israel-Palestine Peace
During a press conference at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 6, Secretary of State John Kerry said, having met...
Read moreIn Death, as in Life, Truth About Mandela Overlooked
With the widely anticipated passing of South African revolutionary leader Nelson Mandela late Thursday, December 5, presidents and dictators from around the world...
Read moreHezbollah Commander Assassinated in Lebanon
Hassan al-Laqis, a senior Hezbollah commander, was shot on December 3 outside his home two miles southwest of Beirut, dying a few hours...
Read moreU.K. Ponders Terror Charges Over Guardian’s Publication of Snowden Leaks
Members of the Guardian newspaper staff may be charged with crimes of terrorism over the British newspaper's handling of secret U.S. National Security...
Read moreMass Unrest in Ukraine Amid Supposed Tug of War Between EU, Russia
In the midst of a supposed tug-of-war between two giant powers — the emerging Brussels-based European Union super-state and Vladimir Putin’s Russian government...
Read moreUproar Grows Over Forced C-section to Seize Child in U.K.
After a pregnant Italian woman allegedly suffered from a “panic attack” during a two-week trip to the United Kingdom, government officials detained her...
Read moreIran Reaches Out to Saudi Arabia
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, during a recent public appearance in Kuwait City, extended an open invitation to Saudi Arabia to “work...
Read moreUN Inspectors to Visit Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
Yukiya Amano, the director general of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced on November 28 that Iran has invited his agency...
Read morePope Francis Denounces Market-based Capitalism
Pope Francis issued an apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) November 24 that explicitly condemned free market economics with an epithet...
Read morePakistani Military Unveils Its Own Drones
Following a weekend of protests in Pakistan over U.S. drone strikes, the Kabul government revealed that its military has developed new drones of...
Read moreDoctor Who Helped Hunt Bin Laden Charged with Murder
Dr. Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped the United States locate Osama bin Laden, has been charged with murder. ...
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