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A video has emerged online showing a priest slapping a crying toddler during a baptism. The priest hit the child in the face with his left hand after losing his temper because the child would […]

The pro-NATO Atlantic Council think tank is to honor former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at its Freedom Awards this week. She will be honored along side Syrian child activist Bana Alabed. Syrian and […]

A new report has revealed that at least 230 civilians have died in Libya in the chaotic, multiparty air war that followed the ouster of dictator Moammar Gaddafi in 2011. Seven years after the Libyan […]

Hungry rodents who were nesting in an ATM in India have chewed through thousands of dollars worth of cash. The bank notes worth more than 1.2m rupees [US$17,000] were destroyed when mice found their way […]

The European Union wants to tax citizens who criticize mainstream media outlets and politicians online, according to a draconian new law being proposed. On June 20, unelected EU lawmakers will vote on its proposed Copyright […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to ban memes from the web as part of a crackdown on online trolling.  The proposed law, misleadingly known as the “Copyright Directive,” will be voted on later this month […]

Former Congressman Ron Paul says it is the Russians and Syrian President Assad who have almost defeated Al-Qaeda, not the U.S. He said that the Pentagon hasn’t done anything to fight Al-Qaeda in Syria, and […]

A Russian Senator has warned that Moscow is ready to “strongly retaliate” if the US violates the outer space treaty by putting weapons of mass destruction into orbit. He added that  Washington’s plan to create […]

Russia and India are looking at bypassing US sanctions by using the rupee and the ruble to facilitate military deals. The Economic Times, an Indian daily reports that US sanctions are hampering $2 billion in […]

A Canadian court has recognized three unmarried adults as the legal parents of a child born within their “polyamorous” family. The Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court declared two men in a polyamorous relationship with a […]