The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has sued 16 big banks that set a key global interest rate, accusing them of fraud and conspiring to keep the rate low to enrich […]
The U.S. sues 16 banks for rigging LIBOR
The smog in Paris is now as bad as in Beijing and Delhi
UPDATE! Only cars with license plates ending in an odd number were allowed on to Paris streets during the day. Drivers with plates ending in an even number were ordered to leave […]
Cuba, Iran, North Korea and the U.S. are the enemies of the Internet
Every year, Reporters Without Borders publishes a list of “Enemies of the Internet,” designed to draw attention to countries that disrupt the freedom of information with propaganda, surveillance, and censorship. For the […]
It seems MH370 was hijacked
UPDATE! Malaysia is reportedly investigating a theory that flight MH370 could have slipped under Pakistani radars and landed a Taliban base close to the Afghan border. The pilots’ possible role in the […]
A letter from Guantanamo
By Moath al-Alwi I write this letter, as I wrote my last, between bouts of violent vomiting and sharp pains in my stomach caused by this morning’s force-feeding session. Reading news articles, […]
83 large planes have gone missing since 1948 and have never been found
Wow, 83 large planes have gone missing since 1948 and have never been found: (via @JuddLegum) [Source]
A Russo-Iranian Bloc against the United States?
The Russian press added that “A Kremlin statement said Putin had underlined to Rouhani that any solution to the Ukrainian crisis must take into account the interests and the will of people […]
Maidan snipers were shooting from building controlled by opposition
Snipers, who were killing people during the Euromaidan, were situated in the building of philharmonic society. At a point in time, the building was controlled by Andrey Parubiy, commandant of the Euromaidan, […]
Russia seeks peaceful solution to Ukrainian crisis
Moscow’s ambassador to the United Nations told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Thursday that Russia does not want to go to war over the Ukraine crisis. “Russia does not […]
Prince Charles letters to ministers to be made public
Alan Rusbridger, the editor-in-chief of the Guardian, discusses the government’s attempts to block publication of letters the Prince of Wales wrote to ministers. Rusbridger says the public has a right to know […]
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