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The possibility of a real life ‘Star Wars’ scenario is more likely than people think, according to US experts.  World leaders have been taking part in a space race for quite a long time, with the […]

During his 89th birthday on Thursday, former Cuban President Fidel Castro requested that the U.S. pay back “millions of dollars” that he says is owed to Cuba, due to the 50-year-long old embargo.  In an […]

Sweden has formally dropped investigations into two of the sex crime allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, after they expired under the statute of limitations law.  There is one more allegation due to expire on August […]

Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek finance minister warned on Wednesday that the latest bailout deal was doomed to fail despite Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras saying he was “confident” of ending economic uncertainty. Yahoo news report: […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov caused a storm on social media after being filmed swearing under his breath at a press conference with Saudi Arabia. During a press conference with his Saudi counterpart about the Syria […]

Satellite photographs show that North Korea is expanding it’s uranium supply – indicating their nuclear capability may be growing. From IBTimes: In a report on the North Korea monitoring website, 38 North, Jeffrey Lewis said recent satellite imagery […]

Even in Cuba, they have cake on their birthdays. From The New York Times: They wear “los tennis” and “bloomers.” Their kids go crazy for Taylor Swift and “The Big Bang Theory.” U.S. science fiction […]

This is an update to our earlier breaking news article on China‘s port city of Tianjin, which has had two massive explosions caused by flammable goods that ripped through an industrial area, killing 17, and injuring […]

A new study has warned that there is a very real chance of a war between Russia and the West, following an increase in the scale and number of military war games currently being conducted […]

India’s government are suing Nestle for $100 million over “unfair trade practices” after it was discovered that popular food product Maggi noodles contained unsafe levels of lead.  The lawsuit has been filed with India’s National Consumer […]