World News

Chavez Regime Steps Up Attacks on Opponents

Venezuela’s socialist “President” Hugo Chavez is attracting increasing criticism as his regime steps up arrests and intimidation of opponents despite a massive international...

Alex Newman April 7, 2010

Russia-Venezuela Deepen Military, Nuclear, Economic Ties

Alex Newman April 7, 2010

As the implosion of Venezuela’s economy accelerates and the capital Caracas remains plagued by power outages, socialist “President” Hugo Chavez and the Russian...

England’s Version of Obamacare

Raven Clabough April 2, 2010

Rasmussen Reports show that a whopping 54 percent of Americans are still against the healthcare reform, while 40 percent are in favor of...

Christian Nurse Faces Discriminatory Policies in England

Raven Clabough April 1, 2010

A nurse in England is claiming discrimination after hospital policy punishes her for wearing a crucifix to work. Shirley Chaplin, a 54-year old...

G8 Pushes Iran Sanctions, Meets Resistance

Alex Newman March 31, 2010

As the world’s leading economies gathered this week for a “Group of Eight” summit, government leaders urged the international community to increase pressure...

Scotland Yard Encourages Internet Cafes to Snoop

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 30, 2010

Using the War on Terror as a pretext, Scotland Yard has advised the owners and administrators of internet cafes and other public web...

Europol Granted Frightening Investigative Power

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 30, 2010

Her Majesty’s subjects in the United Kingdom are now subject to the prying eyes and ears of a European intelligence agency with powers...

UN Body Attacks Nicaragua’s Abortion Ban

William F. Jasper March 29, 2010

"At the recently concluded session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Nicaragua came up against intense and concerted international pressure from fellow...

Being Realistic About the China Threat

William P. Hoar March 29, 2010

Item: In an article entitled “China’s military bluster camouflages toothless bite,” Reuters reported on March 8, "China’s military has far to...

Opposition Candidates Arrested in Iraq After Maliki’s Party Losses

Thomas R. Eddlem March 29, 2010

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's party, the State of Law Coalition, lost the March 7 parliamentary elections in a fractured vote, but...

Socialist Chavez Arrests More Critics

Alex Newman March 27, 2010

In his latest paranoid crackdown on free speech, socialist Venezuelan “President” Hugo Chavez arrested the chief of the last critical television network as...

Afghanistan’s Karzai Meets With Insurgents

March 22, 2010

The Washington Post has reported that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with representatives of Hizb-i-Islami — a major Taliban-linked insurgent group —...