239 MEPs voted yes to giving Edward Snowden protection, 399 voted no, 31 abstained today in the EU parliament. The final vote was therefore a no. View more details about the vote […]
The EU voted no to giving Edward Snowden protection
Remembering Japan’s Tsunami lost lives
March 11 marks three years since a magnitude-nine earthquake and a giant Tsunami struck northeastern Japan. More than 20,000 people were killed in the disaster. For many who survived, the loss of […]
The Africa You Need To Know
By Gbemisola Olujobi, Pulitzer Fellow, Annenberg School for Communication. What is disaster pornography? Africans define it as the Western media’s habit of blacking out Africa’s stock markets, high rises, internet cafes, cell […]
Japan gets its first female bank CEO
Japan’s biggest brokerage Nomura Holdings says it has chosen a woman to head its banking arm, in what is believed to be a first for the country’s male-dominated financial sector. The executive, […]
NATO airstrike kills 5 Afghan soldiers
The strike occurred in the province’s Chakh district, according to the Afghan spokesman, Gen. Zahir Azimi, who said eight Afghan National Army troops were also wounded in the incident. Azimi said an […]
If London were Syria: Save The Children releases unsettling video
A young girl is shown in close-up blowing out candles on a birthday cake, playing dress-up and asleep peacefully in a car. Then the images become darker, showing disruption, chaos, bombs and […]
The Cold War and the Middle East
Victor Argo writes about the Cold War and what it means to the Middle East. The Cold War in the Middle East meant that autocrats and dictators were allowed to govern as […]
Hilary Clinton compares Putin to Hitler at fundraiser dinner
Hear Hillary Clinton’s controversial remarks comparing Russia’s moves in Ukraine to Nazi Germany. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhDmu0EapZQ She's right on this comparison: "Hillary Clinton compares Putin actions in Ukraine to Adolf Hitler’s in Nazi Germany" […]
CIA doing everything it can to suppress the torture report including spying on U.S. politicians that want the documents made public
In the wake of an explosive new allegation that the CIA spied on Senate intelligence committee staffers, one senator felt this morning that he needed to make something clear. “The Senate Intelligence […]
Swedish artist Jonas Dahlberg to design July 22 Memorial site in Norway
Upon the recent conclusion of Norway’s July 22 memorial site competition, Swedish artist Jonas Dahlberg was unanimously selected by the competition jury to be the designer. Dahlberg’s designs will become the two […]
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