Middle East
CrossTalk: Stupid Wars
What is Washington’s strategy against the Islamic State? Is the Islamic State a creation of the United States? Is the war on terror really a war on Islam? Will the US make amends with Iran […]
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Israeli ministers pass bill jailing stone throwers for 20 years
Government ministers in Israel have voted to increase penalties ten-fold on people convicted of throwing stones at vehicles from two to 20 years, in a move designed to deal with a wave of violence that […]
Middle East
ISIS say they have captured 2nd Syrian gas field over past week
ISIS claim to have seized another Syrian gas field in the central province of Homs after a week of fighting with the army, according to a report by Press TV ‘The Takfiri group posted 18 […]
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Jimmy Savile Surrey detectives under investigation
Two Surrey detectives who dealt with sex abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile are themselves being investigated. According to the BBC :-‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said a detective constable and retired detective inspector were […]
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Revealed: Ferguson no-fly zone was meant to keep media away
The Ferguson no-fly zone, implemented to restrict 37 square miles of airspace around Ferguson following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown,was designed to keep the press out, phone recordings obtained by AP via the Freedom […]
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MPs to escape investigations over alleged expenses abuse after paperwork ‘destroyed’
House of Commons officials have destroyed all evidence of MPs expenses claims prior to 2010, which means the end of official investigations into scandal. MPs accused of abusing parliamentary expenses will be harder to investigate […]
Middle East
British public not interested in fighting America’s wars – former London mayor Livingstone
Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone warns that we fight to serve American interests and politicians know they will be rewarded if they tow the American line. RT reports: Ken Livingstone believes that since as far […]
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Country-wide blackout in Bangladesh as power grid collapses
As power grid collapses, electricity is cut off nationwide in Bangladesh, a country of 160 million people. In Bangladesh, everyday life was brought to a standstill on Saturday as factories, hospitals, and homes plunged into […]
Health
Lithuania enacts law banning sale of energy drinks to minors
Lithuania on Saturday enacted a ban on selling energy drinks to anyone under 18, in what officials claimed was a global first. “It’s a revolutionary development the world over: we didn’t find a single other […]
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Violent clashes in France after protester killed ‘by police stun grenade’
The death of Rémi Fraisse has sparked violent protests in several cities aross France. Fraisse was killed while taking part in a protest over a dam project in the Testet wetlands on October 26. After […]