- PAST NEWS | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 09 | 08 - (Dec 30 2015) - Patriot Post : Misleading and Using BlacksWASH D.C. -- Supreme Court Justice Scalia ran headlong into the leftist meat grinder by questioning whether college admission of blacks with academic achievement levels significantly lower than the rest of the student body is beneficial to blacks. His question came up during oral arguments in Fisher v. Texas
(Dec 29 2015) - Financial Post : Threats to Canada’s oil industryCANADA -- Regarding the Canadian oil industry, next year may be even worse. The main problem through 2015 was the impact of the slump in global oil prices on high-cost oil sands production, exacerbated by discounts on exports to the U.S. due to pipeline constraints. That price slump was due to a combination of ...
(Dec 28 2015) - China Post : China officially ends one child policyBEIJING -- China officially ended its one-child policy on Sunday with the signing into law of a bill allowing all married couples to have a second child as it attempts to cope with an aging population & shrinking workforce. The change, which was announced in Oct by the mainland's ruling Chinese Communist Party
(Dec 27 2015) - Sunday Business Post : Siteserv probe halted ...IRELAND -- The High Court judge appointed to oversee the Commission of Investigation into IBRC, which includes the acquisition of Siteserv by Denis O’Brien, is suspending the inquiry until after the general election. He hopes new legislation will be implemented by then to allow the job to be completed.
(Dec 26 2015) - Daily Post : 'Panic' as floods cause damageWALES -- Homes in Gwynedd suffered damage worth thousands of pounds when a river burst its banks & flooded the houses. One quick-thinking resident of the Glanrafon estate in Bontnewydd saved his house & others by demolishing his own wall, while others gathered to help their neighbours in a show of community spirit ...
(Dec 25 2015) - Christian Post : Was Jesus born Dec 25th ?JUDEA -- It's the age-old question, "Was Jesus born on December 25th"? Is this actually Jesus' birthday? The answer is ... We really don't know when Jesus' actual birthday was. Some Bible scholars say that Israelites didn't celebrate birthdays, because it was more of a ritual from surrounding pagan cultures.
(Dec 24 2015) - India Post : Students deportation ...NEW DELHI -- The US today regretted the impact of deportation of Indian students bound for 2 California schools & said it was closely following the situation after the incident, facts of which were still being collected. The statement by the US Ambassador Richard Verma came a day after India advised its students ...
(Dec 23 2015) - Pakistan Christian Post : Christians are fleeing ...PAKISTAN -- Today in a meeting with a friend, when I told him that Dr. Paul Bhatti, former Religious Harmony Minister and brother of Martyr Shahbaz Bhatti has fled from Pakistan after life threats from Punjabi Talban on pursuing case of Shahbaz Bhatti murder in anti-terrorist court. My friend was not surprised ...
(Dec 22 2015) - Huffington Post : More Than 1 Million MigrantsGENEVA (AP) -- More than 1 million refugees & irregular migrants have entered Europe in this record-breaking year, the International Org for Migration said Tues, a symbolic milestone driven by war, poverty & persecution in the Middle East and Africa. With just days left in 2015, the Geneva-based organization said ...
(Dec 21 2015) - Kansas City Post : Plane crash victims foundSACRAMENTO -- All people on board a single engine small aircraft were killed when it cashed in central California, authorities said Sunday. Five bodies of the passengers and the crew were found Sunday morning in the wreckage of the deadly Saturday crash, Sgt. Mark King of the Kern County Sheriff's Office said.
(Dec 20 2015) - Rotorua Post : Home for ChristmasNEW ZEALAND -- For most Kiwis, Christmas means family and friends, overindulgence and great memories of holidays at the beach or lake. 48 Hours caught up with some well-known Bay of Plenty people to find out about their Christmas plans and traditions.
(Dec 19 2015) - African Post : AfDB Joins Green Growth PartnershipAFRICA -- The African Development Bank announced on Dec 17 that it has joined the Inclusive Green Growth Partnership, a new collaboration between the Global Green Growth Institute, multilateral development banks & U.N. agencies to address policy barriers & promote social inclusion at the country level ...
(Dec 18 2015) - Kyiv Post : IMF expresses 'concern' over budgetUKRAINE -- The following is a statement by the IMF warning that Ukraine's failure to approve a new tax code and 2016 budget that limits the deficit to 3.7 percent of gross domestic product imperils the next $1.7 billion loan tranche. If the IMF quits lending to Ukraine, another $2.3 billion in Western ... is imperiled as well.
(Dec 17 2015) - Activist Post : War on Drugs is a FailureWASH D.C. -- The war on drugs officially kicked off in 1971 when president Richard Nixon addressed the nation in a press conference explaining how the recent passage of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 would provide the legal framework and material support for a new kind of war, the war on drugs.
(Dec 16 2015) - Internet Post : State Of Emergency Declared ...MICHIGAN -- “The City of Flint has experienced a Manmade disaster,” said the city’s mayor Monday, as she declared a state of emergency over staggering levels of lead in the city’s tap water. Mayor Karen M. Weaver has requested federal assistance to deal with the fallout from over a year’s worth of tainted water ...
(Dec 15 2015) - Latin American Post : COP21 effects on Latin AmericaPARIS -- As the UN wrapped up 2 weeks of climate talks in Paris last week, COP21 has not only had an effect on Europe. In fact, climate change, & the effect it is having on temperatures & ecosystems across Latin America has seen more & more gov'ts start to think green. From increased rainfall & soaring temps ...
(Dec 14 2015) - Washington Post : Fed's likely to raise ratesWASH D.C. -- The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate this week for the first time in nearly a decade, marking the end of the central bank’s emergency response to the financial crisis but raising new questions about its next steps. The Fed dove into uncharted territory in 2008 ...
(Dec 13 2015) - Denver Post : Muslim-Americans fear backlashCOLORADO -- Daily life changed dramatically for Muslims in Colorado after the terrorist attacks in Paris & San Bernardino, CA. Some Middle Eastern restaurants have received online threats, and many students are frightened. Some women have been verbally attacked; others are planning to attend a self-defense class.
(Dec 12 2015) - Conservative Post : US Attack Russian SpiesTENNESSEE -- 4 US warplanes launched 9 missiles at the base on Sunday evening, killing 3 & injuring 13. Russia say the attacks from the Obama regime were over fears that Federation forces had uncovered a top secret plot that involved the CIA smuggling ISIS leaders to a “commune/training” compound in Tennessee.
(Dec 11 2015) - Bangkok Post : WH doubts NKorea H-bomb claimsWASH D.C. -- The White House on Thursday poured cold water on leader Kim Jong-Un's suggestion that North Korea has developed a hydrogen bomb. Spokesman Josh Earnest said the White House had concerns about the "destabilizing actions" of the regime, but said available info "calls into serious question" claims ...
(Dec 10 2015) - National Post : Liberals owe us a referendumCANADA -- Rona Ambrose issued a bit of advice Wednesday to which Justin Trudeau would be wise to pay attention. Ambrose warned the new prime minister to move cautiously on the Liberals’ pledge to introduce a radical makeover to Canada’s electoral system. Before ditching a system that has served the country well ...
(Dec 09 2015) - Post & Email : Who's the White House calling Fake?WASH D.C. -- On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that Donald Trump's presidential campaign was guilty of "vacuous sloganeering" which disqualified him from running. Earnest added that Trump's stance against taking in more refugees in the wake of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino,
(Dec 08 2015) - Jerusalem Post : Arab Bank wins US appeal ...U.S.A. -- A US appeals court ruled on Tues. that 1,000's of non-US citizens could not pursue claims against Arab Bank Plc for providing support to militant groups behind attacks in Israel & the Palestinian territories. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a 2013 ruling that dismissed lawsuits ...
(Dec 07 2015) - Frontier Post : Dr. Asim breaks his silenceKARACHI -- Dr. Asim finally broke his silence on Monday in the court of Anti-terrorism judge Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto in Sindh High Court, he said that his life is in danger while he is being tortured to admit what he has not done, reported Local TV. According to the details, as Dr. Asim was presented ...
(Dec 06 2015) - Punching Bag Post : Obama's Despicable TacticWASH D.C. -- In the wake of a major terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA., while the American people morn the deaths of 14 people, the opportunistic Obama administration is scrambling to push forth a liberal agenda. First, citing "work place violence" in what was clearly and obviously a terrorist attack ...
(Dec 05 2015) - Pittsburgh Post : FBI : An act of TerrorismSAN BERNARDINO -- The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting at a So. California office party that killed 14 people as an act of terrorism, while a U.S. law enforcement official said the wife in the attacking couple, Tashfeen Malik, had under a Facebook alias pledged allegiance to ISIS ...
(Dec 04 2015) - Christian Post : U.S. must welcome Syrian refugeesWASH D.C. -- A group of American Evangelical leaders have written a letter to Congress urging compassion for Syrian refugees, declaring their opposition to limiting the number being resettled in the United States, and arguing that compassion does not conflict with national security. The letter reads ...
(Dec 03 2015) - NY Post : Shooter in touch with terror subjectCALIFORNIA -- Syed Rizwan Farook, who killed 14 people in San Bernardino during a shooting rampage with his wife, was in contact with more than one international terrorism subject whom the FBI was already investigating, a law enforcement said. “He was in touch with others here that the FBI was looking at" ...
(Dec 02 2015) - Global Post : The UK debates bombing SyriaU.K. -- The UK is debating whether or not it should start bombing Syria, you know, because there aren’t enough militaries bombing Syria already. The UK, like most everyone else, would target the ISIS only. PM David Cameron said during the lengthy debate at Parliament that bombing Syria would make the country safer.
(Dec 01 2015) - YEP Post : Last-ditch junior doctor strikeYORKSHIRE -- Junior doctors in Yorkshire have hailed the suspension of strikes as a “great step forward” although the move came too late to avoid hospital disruption. Hundreds of outpatient clinics & planned operations have been cancelled across the region today with hospital trusts having to postpone some services ...
(Nov 30 2015) - Jesuit Post : Doing Justice to LoveWORLD -- God loves everyone. I don’t. Recent months have seen a flurry of humanitarian crises throughout the world. These crises unfold the same way: A horrendous event occurs. A great outpouring of sympathy & support follows. Then comes a backlash from people saying, helping such persons isn't our responsibility.
(Nov 29 2015) - Business Post : Trump vows to stop US firms movingIRELAND -- Presidential hopeful & real estate billionaire Donald Trump has told The Sunday Business Post that Ireland “has a very friendly corporate tax climate”, but said that no more companies would leave America “if I become president”. Trump has been one of the most vocal critics of the Pfizer merger with Allergan ...
(Nov 28 2015) - Jakarta Post : Activists gear up for climate talksPARIS -- French President met with environmental groups Saturday, pushing for an ambitious global deal to reduce man-made emissions blamed for global warming - with emphasis on helping developing countries adapt to a changing world. Officials announced that nearly 1,000 individuals have been banned from entering France ...
(Nov 27 2015) - BRICS Post : China's Industrial profits fall 4.6%CHINA -- The profits of China’s major industrial firms fell 4.6 per cent year on year in October, worsening from the 0.1-per cent decline posted in September, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday. Profits at industrial companies with annual revenues of more than 20 million yuan ...
(Nov 26 2015) - Christian Post : Thanksgiving: 4 Historial FactsAMERICA -- The modern concept of Thanksgiving dates back centuries, deriving from religious traditions in Europe. Ann Berry, executive director for The Pilgrim Society & Pilgrim Hall Museum located in Plymouth, MASS., told The Christian Post ... how Thanksgiving could happen any time during the year.
(Nov 25 2015) - Prague Post : Prague to sign convention on ...CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- The Czech Republic will sign next year the international convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and will amend the relevant legislation accordingly, Human Rights and Legislation Minister Ji?í Dienstbier (Social Democrats, ?SSD) said today.
(Nov 24 2015) - Kenyan Post : Priests can't meet with the PopeKENYA -- Pope Francis is expected in the country tomorrow evening to an astounding welcome by Kenyans who are anxiously waiting to make him feel at home. However, even as Kenyans earnestly wait for the Pope, a group of Catholic renegade priests is not a happy lot after they were banned from meeting the Pontiff.
(Nov 23 2015) - Cairo Post : Central bankers asked to step downBUENOS AIRES -- President-elect Mauricio Macri urged patience from Argentines while he defines his economic strategy & called on officials in the central bank to step aside so that his govt could nominate a team that it trusted. “We hope they have the dignity & generosity to allow the new govt to chose its path ... ”
(Nov 22 2015) - Activist Post : Dollar has caused global recessionWORLD -- The 7th largest economy on the entire planet, Brazil, has been gripped by a horrifying recession, as has much of the rest of South America. But it isn’t just South America that is experiencing a very serious economic downturn. We've learned that Japan has lapsed into recession. So has Canada. So has Russia ...
(Nov 21 2015) - SCM Post : Mali hunting more than three suspectsMALI -- Security forces are hunting more than 3 suspects involved in the jihadist attack that killed 21 people at a luxury hotel in the country's capital, an army commander said Saturday. “The search has started & I can tell you we're looking for more than 3 people at the moment,” said Major Modibo Nama Traore.
(Nov 20 2015) - Global Post : At least 27 dead after ...BAMAKO -- At least 27 people were reported dead on Friday after Malian commandos stormed a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako with at least 170 people inside, many of them foreigners, that had been seized by Islamist gunmen. The former French colony has been battling Islamist rebels for several years, and ...
(Nov 19 2015) - First Post : Congress rushes to close loopholesWASH D.C. -- US lawmakers on edge after the Paris attacks launched by French & Belgian jihadists, are calling into question a program that allows Europeans to travel to America without a visa. Members of Congress, including the Democratic Party, have vowed to close loopholes, introducing legislation on Thursday ...
(Nov 18 2015) - Patriot Post : Obama Mocks GOP on RefugeesWASH D.C. -- In 2013, Dzhokhar & Tamerlan Tsarnaev detonated 2 bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing 3 & injuring 264. The Tsarnaev brothers were Islamist radicals & “refugees.” In July 2015, 5 military personnel in Chattanooga were murdered by Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez — an Islamist immigrant.
(Nov 17 2015) - Financial Post : Something strange is happeningWORLD -- Something very strange is happening in the world of fixed income. Across developed markets, the conventional relationship between govt debt — long considered the risk-free benchmark — & other assets has turned upside-down. Nowhere is that more evident than the U.S., where lending to the govt should be safer.
(Nov 16 2015) - China Post : France mourns, seeks attackersPARIS -- Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris on Sunday & tourist sites stood shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth, while investigators questioned relatives of a suspected suicide bomber involved in the country's deadliest violence in decades. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks ...
(Nov 15 2015) - Pickering Post : THEY ALMOST KILLED ME !FRANCE -- A suicide bomber tried to enter the football stadium but was stopped at the entrance probably due to the French President’s attendance at the friendly between two Christian countries. It was the first time a Western leader had felt the cold shiver of a brush with death. His subsequent address to the nation ...
(Nov 14 2015) - Saturday Evening Post : Christmas Wars ...U.S.A. -- Ah, the Christmas season. That time of year when bells jingle, choirs sing, snow falls and people argue about paper cups. It seems that the War on Christmas comes earlier & earlier every year. This year’s battle centers on Starbucks. This year the coffee shop chain decided to go with a plain red cup ...
(Nov 13 2015) - Post & Courier : Concede reality, Sen. GrahamNEW HAMPSHIRE -- And South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham (R), despite being excluded from both the top-tier and undercard debates, sounded stubbornly determined not to recognize this all-too-obvious political fact ... His presidential bid is, for all practical purposes, over.
(Nov 12 2015) - India Post : Alibaba sets new record ...BEIJING -- China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba today created a new record in online sales netting USD 14.33 billion on the annual Singles Day, the world’s biggest online shopping day, with shoppers splurging on a variety of products despite the world’s second biggest economy experiencing its worst slowdown since 2009.
(Nov 11 2015) - Huffington Post : Free Speech Issues at CollegeU.S.A. -- How should we think about the free speech issues in the recent controversies at the University of Missouri and Yale? In my view, universities have a deep obligation to protect and preserve the freedom of expression. That is, most fundamentally, at the very core of what makes a university a university.
(Nov 10 2015) - Pakistan Christian Post : Asylum seekers visitedTHAILAND -- On Oct 25, 2015 International Christian Voice traveled to Bangkok to visit the Pakistani Christian asylum seekers & refugees. The ICV team consisted of Peter Bhatti, Tanveer Joseph, Sara Joseph, Nitasha Bhatti & Melissa Augusto. The visit lasted for a week & the team returned back to Canada on Nov 3, 2015.
(Nov 09 2015) - Kansas City Post : Reflection Room covers all basesKANSAS -- Wichita State University recently adapted its on-campus, all-faiths chapel to make it more flexible in accommodating different uses, including Muslim prayer. Specifically, pews were replaced with moveable chairs. Some people - misinformed about the chapel's origins & the process that led to the change ...
(Nov 08 2015) - Activist Post : Dick Cheney to be ImmortalizedWASH D.C. -- No matter the subject you wish to illuminate under the spotlight of scrutiny — whether it be finance, intellect, or even morality — Washington D.C. habitually operates with a deficit. Though at a quick glance it might seem that generally everything on Capitol Hill is in short supply ...
(Nov 07 2015) - Kyiv Post : Ukraine’s national police gains forceUKRAINE -- The law on the new national police force signed 2 months ago by Ukraine’s President came into effect on Nov. 7. The police force is meant to replace the old Soviet-style police, also known as militsia, throughout the year. Earlier this week the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Khatia Dekanoidze ...
(Nov 06 2015) - Internet Post : CIA Gave Militants WeaponsU.S.A. -- Wednesday brought a veritable smorgasbord of “new” info about the Russian passenger jet which fell out of the sky above the Sinai Peninsula last weekend. First there was an audio recording from ISIS’ Egyptian affiliate reiterating that they “downed” the plane. Next, ISIS office released info ...
(Nov 05 2015) - Latin Post : San Diego Airport ShootingSAN DIEGO -- Sudden outbursts of gunshots were fired Wed at a San Diego Apartment Complex, spreading fear within the community. However, San Diego Police acted fast after a 911 call from a neighbor. After hours of standoff, the gunman was ID'ed and is in custody. Flights were canceled & delayed, according to (AP).
(Nov 04 2015) - Leader Post : NDP slams travel costs ...CANADA -- Saskatchewan's Opposition is questioning why a Crown official spent nearly 1/2 million dollars on travel to promote carbon capture when the province can't even sell the technology. Mike Monea, president of carbon capture for SaskPower, spent $476,000 from 2009 to 2014 to boast about a carboncapture facility
(Nov 03 2015) - Washington Post : New books about the VaticanVATICAN -- The Vatican faced fresh accusations of mismanagement, excess and resistance to change as details from two new books emerged Tuesday, a day after the Holy See announced the arrest of two insiders on suspicion of leaking internal information. The allegations in the books suggest ...
(Nov 02 2015) - Conservative Post : Chuck Norris is FURIOUSAMERICA -- After the Benghazi hearing Chuck Norris took “the mic” to express his feelings and concerns about Hillary’s HUGE lies. Well, if you know Chuck, you know this is going to be GREAT and Brutal. Here it is, straight from America’s hero. Hillary bogus statement No. 5 ...
(Nov 01 2015) - Denver Post : Gangsters paid to stop violenceDENVER -- Desperate to stop killings after an especially violent spring, Denver's top law enforcement officials decided to pay gangsters to help end the shootings and assaults. Gang Reduction Initiative Denver, or GRID, the city's comprehensive anti-gang program, was awarded a $169,500 grant in June to establish a team ...
(Oct 31 2015) - National Post : Russian plane carrying 224 crashedSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- A Russian aircraft carrying 224 people, including 17 children, crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula about 20 minutes after taking off from a Red Sea resort popular with Russian tourists, the Egyptian government said. There were no survivors.
(Oct 30 2015) - Bangkok Post : Leader loses parliament postCAMBODIA -- The 1st VP of the Cambodian parliament was removed from his position on Fri on charges relating to irresponsible remarks. Kem Sokha, a member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, was removed following a vote. All those who voted in favour of his dismissal were from the ruling Cambodian People's Party.
(Oct 29 2015) - Jerusalem Post : Militants pose biggest threatBRITAIN -- Britain's domestic spy service chief said Islamist militants pose the biggest threat to the country that he had seen in his 32 years in intelligence, as he called for new digital surveillance powers to keep Britons safe. Andrew Parker, head of MI5, said again that militants are planning mass casualty attacks, and ...
(Oct 28 2015) - Frontier Post : 5 extortionists arrested by CIALAHORE -- CIA police caught 5 extortionists in the act on Wed. from Sadar area & recovered the extorted money, reported Local TV. The extortionists were identified as Amir, Ali, Shehzad, Naveed & Kashif. The gang was already being searched by police for demanding half million rupees from a resident of Valencia Town ...
(Oct 27 2015) - Borneo Post : Massive storm causes havoc in TatauBINTULU -- A powerful storm packing heavy rain & strong winds early yesterday wreaked havoc at Kampung Dagang Tatau, toppling trees & causing damage to properties on its path. Fortunately, no injury was reported. More than 30 homes including business premises & other building structures were damaged and ...
(Oct 26 2015) - Pittsburgh Post : Ole Miss removes Mississippi flagJACKSON -- The University of Mississippi quietly removed the state flag with its Confederate battle emblem from its place of honor on campus Monday morning after students & faculty called it a divisive symbol that undermines efforts to promote diversity, tolerance & respect. Interim Chancellor Morris Stocks waited until ...
(Oct 25 2015) - N.Y. Post : How accused cop killer dodged jailNEW YORK -- The first time accused cop-killer Tyrone Howard asked for a no-jail rehab program, in 2011, he was ordered locked up instead; the second time he asked, in 2014, the answer was yes, and he was green-lighted for freedom. A tale of two very different prosecutors, as reflected in hearing transcripts, helps explain ...
(Oct 24 2015) - Christian Post : Churches Suing California ...CALIFORNIA -- 3 California churches have filed a complaint against the state over a recently implemented health insurance provision mandating the coverage of elective abortions. Foothill Church of Glendora, Calvary Chapel in Chino & Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch filed the complaint last Friday in U.S. Dist Court.
(Oct 23 2015) - Punching Bag Post : Paul Ryan Is InWASH D.C. -- Despite refusing to run many times, Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin has officially entered the race to be Speaker of the House, the position 3rd in line for the Presidency. Ryan had declined previously saying he could serve America better in his current position as Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee.
(Oct 22 2015) - Dominion Post : Obama criticized at coal rallyCHARLESTON -- Mine industry supporters — miners, legislators, officials and more — gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday morning before Obama’s community drug discussion to air their views about his coal policies during a Coal Forum rally. Anatole Williams, of Roane County, was among those in the crowd ...
(Oct 21 2015) - Wayne Post : Biden says he won't runWASH D.C. -- V.P. Joe Biden says he won't run for president in 2016. His decision finalizes the Democratic Party's field of White House candidates & sets Biden on a glide path toward the end of his decades-long political career. Biden's decision bolsters Hillary Clinton's standing in the Democratic primary ...
(Oct 20 2015) - African Post : Bullets, tear gas in Brazzaville ...CONGO -- Security forces opened fire in the Republic of Congo Tuesday as they clashed with protesters who oppose a bid by President Denis Sassou N'guesso to extend his rule.The French news agency reports that at least six people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after confrontations in the capital, Brazzaville.
(Oct 19 2015) - Jewish Post : Covenant of Protection from IslamISRAEL -- Pave the Way Foundation has identified & brought to light an original doc' from the Prophet Muhammad, indicating that Muslims must protect the "people of the book" and their churches until the end of time. This covenant of protection was given to the monks of the St. Catherine monastery in Egypt, in 628 CE.
(Oct 18 2015) - Free Patriot Post : Deadly sea snakes on shoreCALIFORNIA -- A poisonous sea snake is washing up on the shores, brought there by El Nino. Residents of the coast need to be on the lookout for these yellow-bellied sea snakes, which have highly poisonous venom and usually call warm tropical waters home, washed up at high tide at Silver Strand Beach in Oxnard.
(Oct 17 2015) - Zambia Post : We are being ruled by idiots ...ZAMBIA -- Chief Ntambu of the Lunda-speaking people of Mwinilunga district in North-Western Province says Zambia is being ruled by idiots, hooligans and sick people who can't think, despite God giving them brains. Chief Ntambu said this in a telephone interview with Post Newspaper reporter Fredrick Misebezi.
(Oct 16 2015) - Jakarta Post : Philippines brace for typhoonPHILIPPINES -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III went on national television Friday to advise Filipinos to prepare for powerful Typhoon Koppu, which is expected to bring torrential rains that could flood wide areas of the north. It was the first time Aquino has personally issued a storm warning on television ...
(Oct 15 2015) - BRICS Post : Refusal to discuss Syrian settlementKAZAKHSTAN -- Washington’s refusal to hold a direct dialogue of a Syrian political settlement stems from a “weakness of the American position”, President Putin said on Thursday. “I do not really understand how our American partners can criticise Russia’s actions in Syria to combat international terrorism ..."
(Oct 14 2015) - Prague Post : Internet funds in dangerPRAGUE -- The Czech Republic may lose EU subsidy for building of Internet infrastructure without adopting a national plan for high-speed networks development by the end of 2016, Industry and Trade Minister Jan Mládek and Deputy Regional Development Minister Olga Letá?ková said today.
(Oct 13 2015) - Cairo Post : 31 Egyptians deported from ItalyCAIRO -- The attempt of 20 persons to illegally travel to Libya was foiled in Matrouh, and 31 Egyptians were deported by Italy Monday for illegal immigration, Youm7 reported. Three of the Egyptian deportees who arrived in Cairo Airport were arrested for being runaway convicts, the source said.
(Oct 12 2015) - Activist Post : The Banking System has gone rogueWORLD -- The next wave of the greatest financial crisis may soon be upon us. When the music stops & loans everywhere on cheap & easy credit are called, far too many nations, businesses & individuals will be suddenly & violently unable to repay their debts — particularly in the developing world.
(Oct 11 2015) - Norway Post : Norway condemns terrorist attackNORWAY -- Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende condemns the terrorist attack which hit Turkey's capital Ankara on Saturday. Our deepest sympathy and our thoughts go to those hit, their next of kin and the people of Turkey, Brende says. More than 80 people were killed and more than 180 injured in the blasts ...
(Oct 10 2015) - First Post : Russia hits 60 ISIS targetsMOSCOW -- Russia's air force hit 60 ISIS targets in Syria over the past 24 hours & killed around 300 militants, the Defence Ministry said on Friday, in Moscow's most intense raids yet since it first launched strikes on Syria 10 days ago. In the previous updates, the Moscow had been reporting hitting about 10 targets daily.
(Oct 09 2015) - Patriot Post : With McCarthy Out, is Ryan Up?WASH D.C. -- Kevin McCarthy abruptly dropped out of the race for House speaker Thurs when it became evident he didn’t have the votes & the Republican conference vote has been postponed indefinitely. “I don’t want to go to the floor & win with 220 votes,” said McCarthy, who might not have reached even that threshold.
(Oct 08 2015) - Global Post : An Apology by Obama Ain't EnoughU.S.A. -- Somehow, a phone call (from Obama) and an apology for the killing of 22 people at a hospital was just not enough. Doctors Without Borders, who lost 12 staff last weekend when a US airstrike struck a clinic near Kunduz, Afghanistan, continues to demand an independent, international investigation into the incident.
(Oct 07 2015) - SCM Post : US courts have jurisdiction ...NEW YORK -- A New York judge has ordered the Bank of China to hand over detailed info about Chinese bank accounts used by a counterfeiting ring that allegedly sold millions of dollars of fake Gucci handbags & wallets in the U.S. The decision could have far-reaching impact on the ability of US courts ...
(Oct 06 2015) - Financial Post : IMF cuts Canada’s growth outlookCANADA -- The IMF downgraded its outlook for the Canadian economy for 2015, saying growth will be subdued this year & in 2016 as the commodity price crash continues to take its toll. In a quarterly report issued Tuesday, the IMF said Canada’s gross domestic product will grow by only 1% this year ...
(Oct 05 2015) - China Post : Palestinians barred from Old JerusalemJERUSALEM -- Israel took the rare and drastic step of barring Palestinians from Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday as tensions mounted following attacks that killed two Israelis and wounded a child. The restrictions will be in place for two days, with only Israelis, tourists, residents of the area, police said.
(Oct 04 2015) - Pickering Post : Why didn't anyone de-radicalise meAUSTRAILIA -- A 15-yr-old Muslim kid commits an act of terrorism & murders a police employee. PM Turnbull said, “We must never blame Muslims for a tiny minority”. That’s polispeak for, “Please allow me to appease you further.” Bill Shorten aped Turnbull’s comments, protecting his welfare-funded, Muslim electorates.
(Oct 03 2015) - Saturday Evening Post : Best of the WestU.S.A. -- In the early part of the 20th century, The Saturday Evening Post commissioned numerous illustrations that collectively helped define the American West for the rest of the country. One of the best known of these artists is N.C. Wyeth, appreciated for his wonderful sense of color and light as well as ...
(Oct 02 2015) - Huffington Post : Putin Scores Another WinRUSSIA -- When Boris Yeltsin appointed Vladimir Putin prime minister in 1999, Putin had an approval rating in Russia of 31 percent. About 37 percent of Russians didn't even know who he was. After a series of mysterious bombings in Moscow, Putin blamed Chechen separatists and promised to flush Chechens down their toilets (his words).
(Oct 01 2015) - India Post : Need to de-terrorize PakistanU.N. -- India today rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s demand for de-militarizing Kashmir & instead said it is Pakistan that should be “de-terrorised.” India’s strong reaction came shortly after Pakistan P.M. Sharif made a demand for demilitarization of Kashmir as part of his 4-point “peace initiative” with India.
(Sep 30 2015) - Pakistan Christian Post : Women lost baby in attackISLAMABAD -- After a violent attack on an expectant Christian mother who lost her child due to the severity of the attack, humanitarians and lawyers are calling for justice. The incident which occurred in November last year was based on the apparent untouchable status of Christians.
(Sep 29 2015) - Kansas City Post : Russia opposes US push ...U.N. -- Russian President Putin and Obama on Monday clashed over the Syria turmoil, with Obama pushing for a political transition to replace Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but Putin disagreeing. Addressing the UN general assembly, Putin said it was a big mistake not to engage the Syrian army in the fight against ISIS.
(Sep 28 2015) - Activist Post : Smart Water Meters Are VulnerableLAS VEGAS -- Of all critical infrastructure, the public water system might seem the least vulnerable to a cyber attack. But that might be changing, with the increasing adoption of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that controls the water supply remotely, according to John McNabb, water expert and security researcher.
(Sep 27 2015) - Kyiv Post : Putin will face a changed worldU.N. -- Putin’s behavior has been erratic & many people have noted that he may be living in an alternative reality. On the other hand, his admirers - who include Russia’s jingoistic vatniks as well as right-wingers around the world - still see him as a brilliant strategist twisting clueless Obama around his little finger.
(Sep 26 2015) - Latin Post : Latest Presidential Polls 2016U.S.A. -- Donald Trump still rates as the GOP's 2016 presidential front-runner, though a stream of recent (R) Party polls suggest that support for the billionaire real estate mogul may be leveling off. CNN reports a recent Quinnipac University national survey of likely republican voters finds support for Trump at 25% ...
(Sep 25 2015) - Internet Post : 60,000 homeless in L.A.LOS ANGELES -- 'On Tuesday, after acknowledging their failure in stemming the surge of homelessness in the city, municipal officials in Los Angeles, California took the drastic step of announcing they were declaring a “state of emergency.” In Los Angeles, the homeless are everywhere.
(Sep 24 2015) - Conservative Post : Muslim Clock-Maker’s SisterTEXAS -- It has become very clear that Ahmed has lied about his clock & actually making it. Nevertheless, liberal celebrities & companies are using his “innocent” face to promote e support Islam indoctrination in our nation. I am sure Ahmed is enjoying all the new toys that he got for free & a visit to the White House.
(Sep 23 2015) - Wash Post : Migrants disguised as SyriansVIENNA -- Moving among the tens of thousands of Syrian war refugees passing through the train stations of Europe are many who are neither Syrian nor refugees, but hoping to blend into the mass migration and find a back door to the West. There are well-dressed Iranians speaking Farsi who insist they are members ...
(Sep 22 2015) - Denver Post : Syrians watch unfolding refugee crisisDENVER -- Obeid Kaifo, a pre-med student at the University of Colorado Denver, has little hope that the 10,000 Syrian refugees coming to the U.S. will include members of his extended family. "You can't be a refugee if you have family members in the country," he said. 14 of his mother's relatives, including his grandmother ...
(Sep 21 2015) - National Post : Justin Trudeau vows to ditch F-35CANADA -- Justin Trudeau promised Sunday that a Liberal government would forgo the F-35 in favour of “more affordable” fighter jets, but Stephen Harper called it evidence the Liberals aren’t serious about keeping Canadians safe. The Liberal leader announced plans for a “leaner, more agile & better equipped” military ...
(Sep 20 2015) - Leader Post : Canada helped build Trump empireU.S.A. -- Canadians amused by the improbable presidential run of Donald Trump might be surprised to learn the role their own country played in shaping his story. Trump’s grandfather started the family fortune in an adventure that involved the Klondike gold rush, the Mounties, prostitution & twists of fate that pushed him to N.Y. City.
(Sep 19 2015) - Jerusalem Post : Obama nominates first gay ?WASH D.C. -- Obama nominated Eric Fanning to become the next secretary of the Army, the White House said Friday, paving the way for the first openly gay leader of a military service branch in U.S. history. Fanning is currently serving as acting Army undersecretary & previously worked as Air Force undersecretary.
(Sep 18 2015) - Frontier Post : US drone strike kills fiveTANK -- At least 5 people were killed when a US drone fired missiles on a compound in Sarokai tehsil of South Waziristan tribal Agency in the wee hours of Friday.Security sources said that the US drone fired 2 missiles on the compound in Tormandi area of Sarokai tehsil, killing 5 people and injuring 4 others.
(Sep 17 2015) - Bangkok Post : Warrant out for Pakistani manTHAILAND -- The Min Buri Court has approved an arrest warrant for Abdul Tawab in connection with the Aug 17 Erawan shrine and Sathorn pier bombing case. Police charged Abdul Tawab, 40, with collaborating to illegally have in possession explosives and armaments. They sought the warrant after searching a room ...
(Sep 16 2015) - Pittsburgh Post : Postmaster facing charges ...PENNSYLVANIA -- Pittsburgh's postmaster this morning declined to address charges filed against him by the Allegheny County district attorney's office that he intimidated and threatened four subordinates in an effort to cover up his alleged illegal opening of packages containing drugs and money.
(Sep 15 2015) - Yorkshire Post : 2,000 steel working jobs at risk ...YORKSHIRE -- Minsiters were urged to take action to preserve the UK steel industry today amid doubts over the future of a major North Yorkshire employer. SSI, the Thai-based owners of the Redcar steelworks employing hundreds of staff, has been hammered by falling demand for the slab steel produced there ...
(Sep 14 2015) - Borneo Post : Cloud seeding expected - tomorrowKUALA LUMPUR -- Cloud seeding is expected to be carried out tomorrow over the Klang Valley and Sarawak, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department. “However, this depends on the haze situation this afternoon, which may improve due to the changes in winds which are stronger,” said senior meteorological officer ...
(Sep 13 2015) - Christian Post : Weird things said to PastorsAMERICA -- Few people are truly aware of the constant requests, complaints, and criticisms pastors and other church leaders receive. I must admit, however, I was surprised when I asked church leaders on Twitter to share some of the more unusual comments they have received. I was first surprised at how many responded.
(Sep 12 2015) - Jerusalem Post : Physician-assisted suicide passesSACRAMENTO -- Legislature on Friday approved a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients despite opposition from religious & disability rights groups, sending it to Jerry Brown for his approval or veto. The bill would allow mentally competent patients whom two doctors agree have only six months to live to request a prescription that would end their lives.
(Sep 11 2015) - N.Y. Post : Sympathizing with 9/11 attackers ?NEW YORK -- We gather together on this solemn anniversary in a spirit of mourning and peace. But this is also a time of unspeakable shame. As we remember the nearly 3,000 souls who were butchered on American soil 14 years ago by Islamic terrorists bearing not a speck of decency or humanity, we must also remember what we have lost. And it is great.
(Sep 10 2015) - Punching Bag Post : 1,000's Protest Iran DealWASH D.C. -- Citizens, lawmakers & politicians rallied together this Wed. in an effort to persuade lawmakers to disapprove Obama's controversial nuclear deal with Iran. The rally, hosted by Tea Party Patriots, drew 1,000's of citizens to the Capitol’s West Lawn. Attendees included Donald Trump, and ...
(Sep 09 2015) - Zambia Post : It’s time to show war disciplesSUDAN -- Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga says Zambia, like many other nations in the world, is disappointed that war has continued in So. Sudan, tearing that new nation apart. In a statement issued in Lusaka on Monday, Mwaanga stated that the latest So. Sudan ceasefire agreement signed to end the bloodshed ...
(Sep 08 2015) - Free Patriot Post : What this squatter didSEATTLE -- Squatters are bound to happen, wherever you live. You vacate your home for a good period of time, and a homeless guy finds a way in and settles down until you return. Usually they’ll do some damage, may maybe steel some copper. But what this one squatter did to the house of Ed Saurs defies reason.
(Sep 07 2015) - Global Post : US to overhaul rebel forceSYRIA -- The U.S. is planning a major overhaul of a troubled program to train moderate rebels to fight the Islamic State group in Syria, The New York Times reported Monday. The effort amounts to an admission that the fledgling force is failing to be effective, the paper said, quoting administration officials ...
(Sep 05 2015) - Activist Post : Car Tracking Technology IntroducedNEW YORK -- New York City officials are looking for 400 volunteers for a pilot program that would test their new “Drive Smart” technology. The tiny device would be inserted underneath the steering wheel, and would track your whereabouts, how fast you drive, when you drive, and how much fuel you use.
(Sep 04 2015) - Jakarta Post : High-speed rail canceledJAKARTA -- The gov't announced Friday that the country’s high-speed train project worth billions was scrapped. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his subordinates tried to explain the reason behind this decision. There are two broads reasons that the gov't has offered to explain this sudden decision to abandon a project ...
(Sep 03 2015) - BRICS Post : Putin, Xi sign raft of agreementsBEIJING -- “Today, a memorandum on gas supplies from the Russian Federation’s Far East to China was signed. The memorandum stipulates a third route for gas supplies to China,” said Alexey Miller, CEO of Gazprom. The agreement defied a dip in Chinese demand for natural gas.
(Sep 02 2015) - Cairo Post : Egypt, China sign MoUCAIRO -- Egypt’s Minister of Investment Ashraf Salman signed a MoU with Chinese Chains State Company to participate in developing the New Administrative Capital, Youm7 reported Wednesday. The MoU will examine the possibilities of the interest of the Chinese part in developing a part in the new administrative capital.
(Sep 01 2015) - Prague Post : More Higgs boson details revealedGENEVA -- Three years after the announcement of the discovery of a new particle, the so-called Higgs boson, the ATLAS & CMS Collaborations present for the first time combined measurements of many of its properties, at the 3rd annual Large Hadron Collider Physics Conference. By combining their analyses of the data ...
(Aug 31 2015) - Parks Champion Post : Refugees rescued at seaTARANTO -- Some fled the civil war in Syria, others escaped repressive governments in countries like Sudan, making the treacherous journey across the desert and into the lawless state of Libya. They all dreamt of crossing the Mediterranean and finding safety in Europe. But since October 2014 ...
(Aug 30 2015) - Sunday Post : New breed of cunning car thievesU.K. -- Thieves are whisking luxury cars from people’s drives and into shipping containers bound for the Far East in less than six hours – often armed with just a laptop. The sophisticated crooks carry out extensive research via social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to zero in on their targets.
(Aug 29 2015) - Norway Post : Svalbard Global Seed VaultNORWAY -- Delegations from Peru & Costa Rica have this week deposited potato seeds at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, located on the Svalbard Archipelago in the Norwegian Arctic. State Secretary Hanne Maren Blaafjelldal participated at the seed deposit together with Costa Rica's Minister of Agriculture & Livestock
(Aug 28 2015) - Patriot Post : EPA 'checked' in takeoverWASH D.C. -- The EPA was hours away from implementing an expansive interpretation of the Clean Water Act when a judge in North Dakota issued an injunction blocking the power grab. In response to a suit brought by 13 states, Judge Ralph Erickson halted Thursday the EPA’s rule that would have ... placed the agency in control of every ditch, man-made pond and flood plain in the nation.
(Aug 27 2015) - SCM Post : Intel vows to change the world ...CHINA -- Intel has a road map to “revolutionise” the commercial drone industry after it became the latest multinational to take a measured gamble on a Chinese drone maker this week. The venture capital arm of the US personal computer and chipmaker has invested US$60 million in Shanghai-based Yuneec, it said.
(Aug 26 2015) - Franklin News Post : Judge rules for pipelineCHRISTIANSBURG -- Foes of the Mountain Valley Pipeline project suffered a setback Monday when a circuit court judge found that a controversial state law that allows natural gas companies to survey private property without an owner's permission is not unconstitutional. Judge Robert Turk's ruling focused on a Giles County case ...
(Aug 25 2015) - Financial Post : Somebody’s watching the carsTORONTO -- A few years ago, Desjardins General Insurance Group Inc. was developing a telematics program that would track drivers’ habits in exchange for a possible discount on their auto insurance premiums. It seemed like a win-win — customers could save money while Desjardins hoped to gain market share.
(Aug 24 2015) - China Post : Frustration mounts between the KoreasSEOUL -- South Korea's president on Monday vowed a hard line as marathon negotiations by senior officials from the Koreas stretched into a 3rd day in an attempt to defuse a crisis that had the rivals threatening war. Park Geun-hye said, without a clear apology for a land mine attack that maimed two soldiers ...
(Aug 23 2015) - N.Y. Post : Hillary’s e-mail defense is ‘BS’WASH D.C. -- Former State Dept security officials don’t buy Hillary’s latest alibi that she couldn’t tell that gov't e-mails — which she improperly, if not illegally, kept for several years on an unsecured home server — contained top-secret info because they lacked official markings & weren’t classified until later.
(Aug 22 2015) - First Post : France train attack ...PARIS -- A gunman tackled by young Americans on a train between Amsterdam & Paris pleaded with them to hand back his Kalashnikov after they overpowered him, one of the group said. "Everything happened very fast," Anthony Sadler, a student travelling with friends Skarlatos & Stone, both members of the US military
(Aug 21 2015) - Huffington Post : Troops Prepare For BattlePYONGYANG -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between the rivals in years. South Korea's military on Thursday fired dozens of artillery rounds across the border ...
(Aug 20 2015) - India Post : US hopeful re: Indo-Pak NSA talksWASH D.C. -- Ahead of crucial NSA-level talks between India & Pakistan, the US hoped that the 2 national security advisors would address all bilateral issues, including “disputed” Kashmir, in a direct manner & come up with a common approach to resolve them. “We support peaceful engagement to resolve any kind of issues"
(Aug 19 2015) - Yemen Post : War crimes committed in YemenU.K. -- Amnesty International on Tues said the warring parties in Yemen have been responsible for many civilian casualties during the months-long conflict. In its latest report on the conflict, the UK-based rights org. urged to form an international committee in order to investigate possible war crimes in the country.
(Aug 18 2015) - Jerusalem Post : Allies target ISIS with air strikesSYRIA -- The U.S. and its allies launched 20 air strikes on Monday against Islamic State militants in Syria & Iraq, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations. In Iraq, 17 air strikes targeted the militant group & its operations near nine cities & struck 10 units of Islamic State fighters ...
(Aug 17 2015) - Kyiv Post : Attacks in Ukraine surge ...KYIV -- Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed & seven wounded in the past day from attacks by combined Russian-separatist forces, Ukraine's presidential spokesman on military affairs Andriy Lysenko said in an Aug. 17 noon briefing in Kyiv. Two civilians in addition were reported killed in a Russian-separatist shelling ...
(Aug 16 2015) - Latin Post : Trump vows to deport illegalsAMERICA -- If he is elected president in 2016, Donald Trump admits he would surely reverse Obama's bold executive order on immigration and deport all undocumented immigrants from the U.S. "We're going to keep the families together, but they have to go," Trump explicitly told Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press" this Sunday.
(Aug 15 2015) - Saturday Evening Post : Kind but Final WordsWASH D.C. -- Recent paternity tests have brought Warren G. Harding back into the news. Genetic testing has now proven that Nan Britton told the truth in '27 when she claimed she & Harding had been lovers, and that Harding was the father of her child. She had written a book about their affair because, she claimed ...
(Aug 14 2015) - Internet Post : Aliens prevented a nuclear warNEW MEXICO -- Aliens came to Earth to stop a nuclear war between the US & Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War, according to the 6th man to walk on the moon. Edgar Mitchell, an astronaut on the Apollo 14 mission in '71, says peace-loving aliens visited our planet during weapons tests at US missile bases ...
(Aug 13 2015) - Conservative Post : Obama threatens these StatesWASH D.C. -- The Obama administration is threatening 2 states after decided to defund Planned Parenthood abortion business. Alabama , Louisiana & New Hampshire zapped $650,000 in state taxpayer funding. In Alabama, Gov. Bentley sent a letter to the head of the Planned Parenthood in Alabama notifying it of his decision.
(Aug 12 2015) - Washington Post : China's credibility on the lineBEIJING -- China’s currency slid for a second day on Wed., sending more shockwaves through global financial markets & raising fresh questions about the credibility of the country’s economic management. The surprise moves by China to allow more market forces to set currency rates - an effective devaluation at the moment ...
(Aug 11 2015) - National Post : Surface-to-air missile system foundHAGUE -- Dutch prosecutors said Tues they've found what they believe could be parts of a Buk missile system at the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down last year. The announcement represents the first time prosecutors have confirmed possible physical evidence of a missile ...
(Aug 10 2015) - Denver Post : Animas River mine spillCOLORADO -- 3 million gallons of water containing mining waste has poured into the Animas River since Wed. & it's still unclear what the environmental & health impact of the spill, caused by the EPA, will be. Water collected at sampling stations along Cement Creek & the upper Animas found higher-than-normal levels
(Aug 09 2015) - Lancashire Evening Post : WATER CHAOS ...LANCASHIRE -- Plans to offer compensation to residents after a parasite was discoverd in the water supply in Lancashire has divided readers. United Utilities pledged to look at paying compensation to residents after traces of the bug cryptosporidium – a microscopic parasite which can cause stomach cramps & diarrhoea
(Aug 08 2015) - Bangkok Post : Fugitive Cambodian governor caughtPHNOM PENH -- A fugitive Cambodian governor wanted for the shooting of 3 garment workers was arrested Saturday after more than 2 years on the run, after Prime Minister Hun Sen broke his silence & called for his arrest. Chhouk Bandith shot & wounded the women in front of thousands of workers during a protest in 2012 ...
(Aug 07 2015) - Frontier Post : Pakistan condemns US drone strikeISLAMABAD -- Foreign Office Spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah on Friday condemned recent drone strike in the North Waziristan tribal region. At least four to five people were killed on Thursday when the drone fired two missiles at a house in Alwar Mandi area of North Waziristan ...
(Aug 06 2015) - Pittsburgh Post : Suspect had psychological issuesNASHVILLE -- What initially appeared to be another mass shooting at a movie theater ended up being an attack by a disturbed homeless man who wasn’t armed with a real gun was eventually shot & killed by police. Vincente David Montano, 29, bought a ticket for “Mad Max: Fury Road” at a theater in a middle-class community ...
(Aug 05 2015) - Copenhagen Post : Strike closing Greek airportsGREECE -- A few Danish travellers could be stranded this afternoon when airports throughout Greece are shut down by striking workers. The strike started just after 13:00 and is set to continue until 17:00, during which time no planes will be taking off or landing. The strike is in response to the Greek government’s austerity programmes, which are now beginning to impact state-owned businesses.
(Aug 04 2015) - Boreno Post : No more deep sea fishing lic'sTANJUNG MANIS -- Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem announced yesterday that no more licences would be issued for deep sea fishing in Sarawak waters. The Chief Minister said he had spoken to PM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak about the plight faced by local fishermen due to the presence of illegal foreign fishermen.
(Aug 03 2015) - Christian Post : Pastor Captured in North Korea ...NORTH KOREA -- North Korea released video footage on Monday of detained Canadian pastor, the Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim (of Light Korean Presbyterian Church of Canada), confessing to various crimes against the Communist State. The megachurch leader, who was taken into custody by DPRK in Feb., appears to be reading from a script.
(Aug 02 2015) - News Junkie Post : US Military and NATO ...NWO -- Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in '91, the U.S. has positioned itself, one administration after another, as a global supercop guarantor of world peace. Indeed, since the end of WWII, even as the U.S. has projected its power worldwide through military might, its clever ideologues have managed to ...
(Aug 01 2015) - Birmingham Post : Doubt cast on 'oldest Koran'BIRMINGHAM -- Middle Eastern historians have raised doubts about claims the University of Birmingham had discovered to oldest known copy of the Koran. The announcement was made last week sparking a frenzy of interest around the world.
(Jul 31 2015) - Punchingbag Post : Mutiny in the House ...WASH D.C. -- Rep. Mark Meadows staged a coup in Congress this Wed when he moved to oust Speaker of the House John Boehner. The Speaker, confident in his popularity, refused to allow a vote on the motion. Rep. Meadows accused Boehner of having “endeavored to consolidate power & centralize decision-making ..."
(Jul 30 2015) - Yorkshire Post : Over 50 priests defrockedU.K. -- More than 50 priests in England & Wales have been defrocked for clerical sex abuse since 2001, new figures show. There've been 55 laicisations since 2001 - meaning they have been evicted from the clergy - after new rules were put in place to protect children & vulnerable adults in the Catholic Church.
(Jul 29 2015) - Free Patriot Post : Planned Parenthood 3rd StrikeU.S.A. -- A new undercover video released by opponents of Planned Parenthood on Tues. includes graphic depictions of a technician sorting through the tissue collected after an abortion. The videos have created a political outcry & calls for defunding Planned Parenthood from GOP presidential contenders ...
(Jul 28 2015) - Conservative Post : World leader humiliated ObamaCRIMEA -- French Parliamentarian Yves Pozzo di Borgo visited Crimea this week & while there he humiliated Obama. According to the Russia Today: the politician bought a T-shirt that says “Obama, you’re a schmuck.” Di Borgo was reportedly out for a walk when he came across the shirt, which he felt spoke for itself.
(Jul 27 2015) - Global Post : Creating an 'ISIS free zone'TURKEY -- When Turkey finally joined the fight against ISIS last week, launching airstrikes against positions held by the terrorist group in northern Syria, it was hailed as a turning point. The U.S. would now be able to use Turkish bases to launch its own airstrikes, allowing for more frequent & precise attacks.
(Jul 26 2015) - Activist Post : IRS Targeted Conservative GroupsWASH D.C. -- Judicial Watch announced earlier this week, that they had obtained doc's that prove the IRS used donor lists of tax exempt organizations to target them with audits. These were largely conservative organizations opposed to the Obama administration. The IRS attempted to issue a “gift tax” of 35% on some donors
(Jul 25 2015) - Murfreesboro Post : Fallen solider honored ...TENN -- They came in droves to overpasses on I-24 on Friday evening in Murfreesboro & surrounding counties to honor a fallen serviceman killed at a local recruiting office in Chattanooga last week. Randall Smith, a U.S. Navy Petty Officer, was driven from Nashville during a procession through Rutherford County ...
(Jul 24 2015) - BRICS Post : 1st loan to be issued in yuanSHANGHAI -- The BRICS New Development Bank will name its 1st investment in April 2016 & the first loan will be issued in yuan not dollar, top officials confirmed. The first president of the Bank, K.V. Kamath said in Shanghai that the new lender will work closely with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
(Jul 23 2015) - Cairo Post : Yemen’s ex-president in talks ...SANAA -- Representatives of Yemen’s ex-leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, are in talks with diplomats from the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates to help end four months of war in the impoverished country, a member of his party said. “There are negotiations in Cairo between the leaders of the Congress party and diplomats from the United States, Britain and the UAE ..."
(Jul 22 2015) - Pickering Post : Steven Hawking's TIME MACHINEU.K. -- Over many years I have listened with intense interest to Hawking’s string theorems & black hole time-travel fantasies, believing he must know more about the cosmos than anyone else. Now that he’s declared he is off with some rich Ruskie bloke to find intelligent life in galaxies & hitherto unknown solar systems ...
(Jul 21 2015) - Internet Post : Pentagon to Recruiters; ‘No Guns’PENTAGON -- Yes, he is serious about this, ladies and gents. No plans to let trained professionals take their weapons to work to defend themselves against terrorists…because that makes perfect sense. Besides, who needs a bullet when you can just adjust the blinds?
(Jul 20 2015) - Pakistan Christian Post : 2 arrested re: blasphemyLONDON -- Two Christian brothers have been arrested on blasphemy allegations after one of them was accused of having disrespectful material on his website. A case has been registered against Qaisar and Amoon Ayub of Lahore relating to accusations dating back to 2011. According to Qaisar he closed the account in 2009 but ...
(Jul 19 2015) - Patriot Post : Historical IgnoranceAMERICA -- The victors of war write its history in order to cast themselves in a favorable light. That explains the considerable historical ignorance about our war of 1861 & panic over the Confederate flag. To create better understanding, we have to start a bit before the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
(Jul 18 2015) - SCM Post : China tightens grip on online lendersCHINA -- China tightened control of online financing, saying it is looking to develop healthy industry growth amid criticism the platforms contributed to an equities plunge that wiped $3 trillion off the market. All client funds must be parked at established banks and Internet finance firms will need approval ...
(Jul 17 2015) - Financial Post : Canadian dollar tumbles ...CANADA -- Canada’s currency weakened past 77 US cents for the first time since '09 amid speculation the nation’s central bank will cut interest rates again to fight the economic damage from lower oil prices. The loonie fell to as weak as 76.8 US cents. It traded at 76.98 at 8:41 AM in Toronto & is poised to decline ...
(Jul 16 2015) - Top Info Post : Police shooting videos made publicLOS ANGELES -- The day after the release of videos showing Gardena police officers shooting 2 unarmed men, 1 fatally, the survivor & the deceased victim’s brother called for a deeper investigation into the Gardena Police Dept. The brother of Ricardo Diaz Zeferino, who was killed in the 2013 shooting, spoke Wednesday ...
(Jul 15 2015) - China Post : China's 2Q economic growth steadyBEIJING -- China's economic growth in the latest quarter held steady at 7 percent, its weakest performance since the global crisis, but better retail sales and factory output in June suggested efforts to reverse the slump might be gaining traction. The figure reported Wednesday was slightly above forecasts and ...
(Jul 14 2015) - N.Y. Post : El Chapo mocks Mexican authoritiesMEXICO -- Escaped drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is taunting his pursuers & former captors — with online photos showing him enjoying a beer & in the cockpit of a plane. The humiliating photos were posted on a blog by the billionaire drug lord’s son. Mexico’s govt is offering a reward of up to $3.8 million ...
(Jul 13 2015) - First Post : Attacked for speaking against AsaramINDIA -- The ongoing rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu seems to have assumed a character similar to the Vyapam case, with several mysterious killings & assaults linked to the case. The most recent death was of Kirpal Singh, who had testified in a court against Asaram. On late Friday night, Singh was shot ...
(Jul 12 2015) - Sunday Post : Greece ‘could face starvation’GREECE -- Fears have been raised that families in Greece will be left starving if the country’s economic paralysis continues. As European finance ministers met yesterday to try to thrash out a deal on a third debt bailout, senior figures within Greece expressed grave concern about the future.
(Jul 11 2015) - Huffington Post : Trump & Bush In Dead HeatWASH D.C. -- Donald Trump, who became the center of attention in the race for the 2016 Republican U.S. presidential nomination with his denunciation of illegal immigrants from Mexico, has vaulted into a virtual dead heat with Jeb Bush atop the field, a Reuters-Ipsos poll released on Saturday showed.
(Jul 10 2015) - Prague Post : Don't Panic, Nothing's ChangedPRAGUE -- The dollar will go where it's going to go & its influence will be strong, but stronger yet will be a balanced crude market which we are approaching. Monday's 8% WTI crude decline is setting up a big opportunity for buyers, and there's more to come. But this is driven by momentum, not by the fundamental conditions ...
(Jul 09 2015) - Minnesota Post : Heroin use is on the riseU.S.A. -- Heroin use in the United States has climbed dramatically during the past decade, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the years 2011 to 2013, 2.6 per 1,000 U.S. residents aged 12 & older used heroin — a rate that was 63% higher than in 2002 to 2004.
(Jul 08 2015) - Jerusalem Post : Only 60 Syrian rebels trainedWASH D.C. -- US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter confessed In testimony before the Senate armed services committee on Tuesday that the Pentagon is training only around 60 Syrian rebels in the fight against ISIS, a number "much smaller than was hoped for at this point," The Guardian reported.
(Jul 07 2015) - Kyiv Post : Putin to blame for MH17 shootdownUKRAINE -- A mixture of Big Oil & big politics could ultimately stymie any attempts to bring to justice those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine last year, the author of a new book on the tragedy believes. But Jaroslav Koshiw, a former Kyiv Post editor who lives in the U.K., says ...
(Jul 06 2015) - Yemen Post : Yemen violence continuesYEMEN -- Confrontations between the pro-gov't and pro-Houthi forces continued in several Yemeni cities on Saturday. Many from both sides have been killed & injured mostly Houthis. Sources in Baidha said the pro-gov't forces advanced on all war fronts taking key positions from the Houthis including ...
(Jul 05 2015) - Latin Post : More Latinos admitted than whitesCALIFORNIA -- The University of California (UC) has accepted more Latino students than white students for the second consecutive year. The admittance rate of Latino students appeared to be a reflection to California's racial diversity, as Latino children comprise of the majority of public school students in the state.
(Jul 04 2015) - Conservative Post : Reagan's Farewell WarningAMERICA -- We’ve got to teach history based not on what’s in fashion but what’s important — why the Pilgrims came here, who Jimmy Doolittle was & what those 30 seconds over Tokyo meant. If we forget what we did, we won’t know who we are. I’m warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result in an ...
(Jul 03 2015) - Internet Post : The medical link between ...WORLD -- ‘The health danger of ‘electrical pollution’ is grossly misunderstood by Western medicine. But, for those suffering with the ill effects of electromagnetic frequency (EMF) exposure – this is no laughing matter, if you’re suffering with chronic fatigue, headaches, insomnia, autoimmune disorders or hormonal issues.
(Jul 02 2015) - Washington Post : Integration not deportation ...WASH D.C. -- The Obama administration has begun a profound shift in its enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws, aiming to hasten the integration of long-term illegal immigrants into society rather than targeting them for deportation, according to documents and federal officials.
(Jul 01 2015) - National Post : Fourth bomb threat in a weekSASKATOON -- For the fourth time in less than a week, a Canadian passenger jet has had to make an emergency landing because of a threat made against it. On Tuesday night, WestJet took once again to Twitter to say one of its planes had received a bomb threat. “We’ve landed safely in Saskatoon,” tweeted a passenger ...
(Jun 30 2015) - Activist Post : US Admits Paying TerroristsWASH D.C. -- When researchers such as myself have reported that the U.S. is funding al-Qaeda, Nusra, ISIS & other related terror organizations in Syria, we were not kidding. Still, despite the fact that even the U.S. gov't itself has admitted that it was funding terrorists – directly & indirectly through Saudi Arabia ...
(Jun 29 2015) - Denver Post : Churches confront gay marriageTEXAS -- At First Baptist Dallas, where the pulpit was adorned Sunday with red, white and blue bunting to honor the Fourth of July, the pastor called the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling "an affront in the face of Almighty God." The iconic rainbow colors that bathed the White House on Friday night after the court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide represent "depravity, degradation and ...
(Jun 28 2015) - Lancashire Evening Post : Family desperate for info ...LAMCASHIRE -- Family of a Blackpool couple on holiday where the Tunisia gun massacre took place were preparing to fly out to the beach resort in a desperate attempt to find them today. Elaine & Denis Thwaites arrived in the popular resort of Sousse on Wed. They texted back home the following day to say they were fine.
(Jun 27 2015) - Bangkok Post : Indonesian army inches back ...JAKARTA -- Nearly two decades after the fall of the dictator Suharto forced Indonesia's military out of politics, the army is inching back into civilian roles, risking a setback for democracy in the country and perhaps even for the turbulent Asean region. The vast Indonesian archipelago is one of the world's most-populous
(Jun 26 2015) - Frontier Post : Russia 'playing with fire'PENTAGON -- Russia is "playing with fire" with its nuclear saber-rattling and the United States is determined to prevent it from gaining a significant military advantage through violations of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, the deputy U.S. defense chief said on Thursday.
(Jun 25 2015) - Christian Post : Concerned about Bobby JindalLOUISIANA -- On the same day that Bobby Jindal announced he's running for president, The Washington Post published an article implicitly questioning why the Louisiana governor indentifies more as an American than an Indian American. Jindal's parents were born and raised in India before immigrating to the U.S.
(Jun 24 2015) - Pittsburgh Post : Retailers pull Confederate flagU.S.A. -- The Civil War ended 150 years ago, but the Confederate flag ceded a lot of territory this week. Mass merchants from Wal-Mart to Sears, eBay to Etsy in quick succession announced they don’t want to sell the controversial banner anymore. Even as a check at online retailer Amazon found links of flag disabled ...
(Jun 23 2015) - Copenhagen Post : Danish tanker saves 222LIBYAN COAST -- On the morning of June 21, the TORM Arawa tanker received an urgent distress message from the Italian coastguard, requesting assistance for two rubber boats carrying the refugees. It reached the scene just over an hour later and by 2pm had taken 222 people on board, and were taken to Port Reggio Calabria.
(Jun 22 2015) - Winona Post : Violence and gun controlU.S.A. -- We have a natural and fundamental right to live without fearing for the safety of ourselves, our family, and our property. Another natural right, the right to protect ourselves, helps ensure that we can live without fear. Would the firearm death rate decline if we were able to eliminate every legal gun?
(Jun 21 2015) - Punching Bag Post : Symbol of Heritage or HatredSOUTH CAROLIA -- After the recent brutal killing of nine people in a church in South Carolina, flags on the Capitol in Columbia were lowered to half mast as a tribute. When this was covered by the media, it raised anew the issue of the presence of the Confederate flag which sits next to South Carolina state flag.
(Jun 20 2015) - Patriot Post : Global Terrorism on the IncreaseWASH D.C. -- There was a major State Department assessment released Friday indicating global terror attacks are on the increase. According to The Washington Times, “There was a 35% increase in terrorist attacks worldwide between 2013 & 2014 and the total number of people killed by terrorism jumped by more than 80%.”
(Jun 19 2015) - Yorkshire Post : UK taking more Syrian refugeesBRITAIN -- The UK will take in more of the most vulnerable refugees fleeing the violence in Syria, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister said he would “modestly expand” the scheme as people flee the country which has been torn apart by civil war and the rise of Islamic State (IS) extremists.
(Jun 18 2015) - Post & Courier : Charleston church shooter arrestedNORTH CAROLINA -- A 21-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting 9 people attending a Bible study was arrested Thursday morning in what authorities have labeled as a hate crime at a historically black church in downtown Charleston. The man, Dylann Storm Roof of Eastover, had been publicly identified hours earlier ...
(Jun 17 2015) - Global Post : Pope preaching climate changeVATICAN -- Pope Francis has surprised the world in many ways with some of his proclamations and some of his actions. He is no Pope Benedict, that's for sure. Now Pope Francis is apparently recognizing that climate change not only exists, but is being driven mostly by people.
(Jun 16 2015) - Conservative Post : University Press bans word PorkU.K. -- Oxford University Press has banned children’s book authors from using the words pig, pork because Muslims were offended. Publishers HAVE to submit to SHARIA LAW by banning the word ‘pork’ and similar. “I’ve got a letter here that was sent out by OUP to an author ..."
(Jun 15 2015) - Free Patriot Post : This is What’s Wrong???????? -- A young boy was filmed grinding and twerking at a Gay Pride event, while a group of attendees stood around him and watched. In the controversial video, the boy was seen with his shirt off and wearing shorts while dancing in the middle of a circle of people as onlookers encouraged the child.
(Jun 14 2015) - SCM Post : Britain pulls out spies ...BRITAIN -- Britain has pulled out agents from live operations in “hostile countries” after Russia and China cracked top-secret information contained in files leaked by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Sunday Times reported. MI6 ... has removed agents from certain countries ...
(Jun 13 2015) - BRICS Post : IMF delays voting reformsCHINA -- As the BRICS countries prepare to launch new financial institutions like the $100 billion BRICS Bank, the China-led Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, and a $100 billion BRICS currency reserve fund, the IMF has once again delayed voting reforms to give emerging countries greater say.
(Jun 12 2015) - Vanuatu Post : New governmentVANUATU -- The new Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Sato kilman, appointed his new Cabinet yesterday evening after the motion of no confidence in the former Prime Minister Joe Natuman was passed with 28 votes for & 22 votes against. 2 MPs didn't cast votes. The new Govt cabinet line up as of yesterday evening include ...
(Jun 11 2015) - Cairo Post : Muslim rebels turn over weapons ?MANILA -- Muslim guerrillas in the Philippines will begin turning over their weapons as part of a peace deal even as lawmakers are still debating a law creating a new autonomous Muslim region in the country’s south, rebel and government peace negotiators said Thursday.
(Jun 10 2015) - Pickering Post : Can obama get any lower ?WASH D.C. -- Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. If he was right, then Govt policies for combating Islamic violence are nothing short of insane. Over and over they continue with the same old claptrap theory. “If we just give enough money and recognition to 'moderate' Muslims, these people will fix our problems for us”.
(Jun 09 2015) - Internet Post : Tracking ... Biometrics.govU.S.A. -- Biometrics.gov is the central source of info on biometrics-related activities of the Federal government. This site and its sister site, www.biometrics.org, provide a repository of biometrics-related public information and opportunities for discussion.
(Jun 08 2015) - Financial Post : Good news is bad news ...CANADA -- In the topsy-turvy world that’s been created by years of low interest rates, what used to be good news is now bad news. And vice versa. For central bankers like the Feds Janet Yellen & Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, this is a problem, as they try to figure out how to return to “normal” monetary policy ...
(Jun 07 2015) - Pakistan Christian Post : Who'll protect the churches ?PAKISTAN -- His Eminence, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah (Hizbullah), once more warned Christians about the menace of ISIS (Islamic State – IS) and al-Qaeda groups like al-Nusra. Nasrallah made it known that Takfiris kill all and sundry irrespective if Alawite, Christian, Shia, Sunni or whatever.
(Jun 06 2015) - Limerick Post : Equality and jobsLIMERICK -- FM Michael Noonan linked job opportunities to the success of the recent Marriage Equality Referendum when he addressed the Limerick Constituency Fine Gael AGM in the Greenhills Hotel last week. He told delegates that as “a non-judgmental community, we would attract a lot of creative people to a city where different lifestyles are respected”.
(Jun 05 2015) - Patriot Post : Protecting Nonprofits From RulingWASH D.C. -- The Supreme Court is considering a case that would hand down the definition of marriage nationwide. As U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli told the court, the fact that some religious nonprofits will decide not to hire people due to their beliefs in same-sex marriage is “certainly going to be an issue.”
(Jun 04 2015) - China Post : Travel advisory raised for SeoulTAIPEI -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is raising its travel advisory to Seoul to yellow, 2nd out of its 4-level alert system, following the rapid spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) there. Other areas will maintain the gray level travel alert, the ministry said.
(Jun 03 2015) - New York Post : Mayor concedes ‘shooting problem’NEW YORK CITY -- Mayor Bill de Blasio is conceding that New York City has a “shooting problem,” but insists that stop-and-frisk policing isn’t the answer. The mayor took credit for crime reductions before acknowledging there’s been a bloody spike in homicides this year.
(Jun 02 2015) - Huffington Post : FBI Confirms Surveillance FlightsWASH D.C. -- The FBI is operating a small air force with scores of low-flying planes across the U.S. carrying video & at times, cellphone surveillance technology - all hidden behind fictitious companies that are fronts for the govt. The surveillance equipment is generally used without a judge's approval ...
(Jun 01 2015) - Top Info Post : World’s 1st ocean cleaning systemOCEANS -- There are five gigantic patches of swirling plastic throughout the Earth’s oceans, known as gyres. Because of ocean currents, a great majority of the plastic that ends up in the oceans finds its way into these garbage patches, poisoning marine life and ending up in the food supply of the planet.
(May 31 2015) - Sunday Post : UK Gov't botched defence dealWESTMINSTER -- The Sunday Post has uncovered a letter that shows the Home Office will pay around £185m, including legal fees, to get out of a botched e-borders contract with defence firm Raytheon. That’s just £1m less than the amount of compensation a court said the government should pay in the first place.
(May 30 2015) - First Post : No yielding on Land Acquisition ActNEW DELHI -- Gov't on Saturday decided to re-promulgate the controversial land Ordinance, saying it is necessary for maintaining continuity & providing a framework to compensate people whose land is acquired. Once approved by President Mukherjee, the Ordinance would have been promulgated for the 3rd time and ...
(May 29 2015) - Minnesota Post : A life under surveillanceMINNESOTA -- Among Twin Cities peace activists, Marv Davidov was a long-time fixture. A proponent of nonviolent direct action, Davidov was heavily involved in the civil-rights movement & later actively opposed the Vietnam War through protests & pickets. In the '60s, his anti-war activism focused on the Honeywell Corp.
(May 28 2015) - Jerusalem Post : Dissidents forging nuclear tiesIRAN -- An exiled Iranian opposition group said on Thursday a delegation of North Korean experts in nuclear warheads & ballistic missiles visited a military site near Tehran in April amid talks between world powers & Iran over its nuclear program. The dissident exposed Iran's uranium enrichment plant at Natanz ...
(May 27 2015) - Seattle Post : Rick Santorum’s greatest hitsU.S.A. -- Ex-Sen. Rick Santorum was runner-up to Mitt Romney in the 2012 Republican presidential race, losing out to Romney’s superior war chest in the pivotal Michigan and Ohio primaries. Santorum is launching his second presidential bid on Wednesday. Santorum is a fiery defender of “traditional values” ...
(May 26 2015) - Latin Post : 71 Protesters Arrested in ClevelandOHIO -- 71 people were arrested over the weekend after a peaceful protest in Cleveland turned violent following the acquittal of a white police officer involved in the deaths of two unarmed black people. On Saturday, a Cleveland judge cleared Officer Michael Brelo in the deaths of Timothy Russell & Malissa Williams in 2012.
(May 25 2015) - Conservative Post : Every year Marine holds SaluteWASH D.C. -- Since 1988, Rolling Thunder/Ride for Freedom has been held yearly in Washington, DC to raise awareness of the Prisoners of War – Missing in Action of all wars. US Marine Corps Veteran Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers is well-known around the world as The Saluting Marine.
(May 24 2015) - Washington Post : No will to fight ... ISISWASH D.C. -- Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Iraqi forces "showed no will to fight" as the Islamic State militant group captured the city of Ramadi, and he rejected calls by Republican lawmakers to commit ground troops to the conflict.
(May 23 2015) - Norway Post : SAS strike: US flight cancelledNORWAY -- SAS has cancelled five intercontinental flights this weekend, due to the strike by Norwgian pilots. One of the flights is Oslo - New York on Sunday. The four other flights affected sre from Copenhagen: To Shanghai on Saturday and Sunday, Chicago on Sunday and San Fransisco on Sunday.
(May 22 2015) - Activist Post : Pacific Ocean is Dying ?PACIFIC OCEAN -- It was the dying cry of Charlton Heston in the creepy 1973 film Soylent Green and it could resemble our desperate near future. The ocean is dying, by all accounts – and if so, the food supply along with it. The causes are numerous & overlapping & massive numbers of wild animal populations are dying ...
(May 21 2015) - Phnom Penh Post : Refugee transfer finalisedAUSTRALIA -- Cambodia has approved the transfer of 4 refugees from Australia previously housed on the Pacific island of Nauru to be resettled here under an agreement signed between the 2 countries last year. General Sopheak, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said the approval from PM Sen had been received on Wed.
(May 20 2015) - National Post : North Korea boasts launch abilityNORTH KOREA -- North Korea said it has developed the technology to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile, signalling the country may now have the ability to launch a nuclear attack against the United States. South Korea and the U.S. military have been divided over whether North Korea could shrink a warhead sufficiently ...
(May 19 2015) - Denver Post : Girl describes terror at trialCOLORADO -- Thirteen-year-old Hailee Hensley had spent July 19, 2012, babysitting her friend's 6-year-old cousin and ended the evening at the premiere of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises." On Tuesday, in a soft, quavering voice, she told jurors about the figure in black who tossed a tear-gas canister and ...
(May 18 2015) - African Post : South Sudan Army Advances ...AFRICA -- South Sudan's army is advancing on a key rebel enclave, a spokesman said Monday, as UN and aid agencies warned fighting had cut hundreds of thousands of civilians off from "life-saving aid". The government assault that began late April is one of the heaviest offensives in the 17-month long civil war and ...
(May 17 2015) - Frontier Post : Gunmen kill 2 Egypt judgesCAIRO -- About 1 hour ago attack came hours after a court in Cairo sentenced ousted president Mohamed Morsi CAIRO - Gunmen killed two Egyptian judges and a prosecutor Saturday in the Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an insurgency spearheaded by an Islamic State group affiliate, officials said.
(May 16 2015) - Bangkok Post : 3 more bombings in YalaYALA -- A furniture shop, a clinic and a plant shop were the latest targets in a spate of bombings in Yala that began late on Thursday. No one was injured. The incidents brought the number of bombings in the southern province to 33 as of 10am on Saturday.
(May 15 2015) - Christian Post : Is Christianity in Decline ?AMERICA -- The decline in Americans who identify as Christian shown by a new Pew report is mostly due to those with weak church ties no longer identifying as Christian, Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, recently wrote. Was he correct ?
(May 14 2015) - Prague Post : Czech arms export rising steeplyPRAGUE -- Demand for Czech arms has been rising in the world and their exports reached record high figures last year, daily Hospodá?ské noviny (HN) writes today, referring to the estimates of the Czech Defense and Security Industry Association (DSIA). Czech firms exported armament products for 11.8 billion in 2014 ...
(May 13 2015) - Copenhagen Post : More guns heading to bordersDENMRK -- More guns are heading to Danish borders, according to figures from the customs department of tax authority Skat. Customs agents found 90 guns, some of which were gun parts, at border controls in Denmark last year. That’s almost triple the 33 they found the year before.
(May 12 2015) - Frederick Post : Metro Center reopens ...WASH D.C. -- The Metro Center station has reopened after a power outage & smoke in the tunnel closed the station for several hours overnight. The station reopened Tuesday morning, hours after closing just as the Washington Wizards playoff game let out Monday night. Metro says the station was closed because ...
(May 11 2015) - Pittsburgh Post : Gas prices up sharply ...PITTSBURGH -- A gallon of gas in the Pittsburgh area has risen 11 cents in the last week as U.S. crude oil prices continue to rebound, a price-tracking website reported Monday morning. Prices at the pump have been increasing steadily since mid-April, with all 50 states seeing higher prices than about 4 weeks ago.
(May 10 2015) - Sunday Post : The people have spokenSCOTLAND -- A new order has been firmly established in British politics on a night where two clear winners emerged. David Cameron and the Conservatives secured an overall majority to govern the UK and the economy but Nicola Sturgeon has won the right to speak for Scotland. And, much as the term a “surge of nationalism” was trotted out ad nauseam, this was not a vote for independence.
(May 09 2015) - Patriot Post : No Law, No CivilizationAMERICA -- Why did Rome & Byzantium fall apart after centuries of success? What causes civilizations to collapse, from a dysfunctional 4th-century-B.C. Athens to contemporary bankrupt Greece? The answer is usually not enemies at the gates, but the pathologies inside them. What ruins societies is well known ...
(May 08 2015) - Global Post : Thanks for voting ...LONDON -- On Friday, there was only one thing left for PM David Cameron to do before officially returning to work after his party’s victory in the polls - go ask the queen for permission to form the next gov't. Cameron is the 12th PM the 89-year-old monarch has given her blessing to in almost 63 years on the throne.
(May 07 2015) - Watchman's Post : MY COUNTRY IS IN TROUBLE !AMERICA -- A study based on thoughts from the book of HABAKKUK. Many godly people in a number of nations, are sad and even bewildered at the way their country is declining in many different ways, especially morally, and there is no security or assurance of a better future. Evil enemies are terrorising so many people. We cry, “Oh LORD God what is Your answer to our cries?”
(May 06 2015) - Activist Post : Military Readies Mountain FortressU.S.A. -- They are ready. Are you ? The gov't powers-that-be are preparing for continuity under any conditions. The potential for an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event that could wipe out the electric grid, and with it the society that is dependent upon it, is considered by security experts to be inevitable and perhaps likely in the short term.
(May 05 2015) - Conservative Post : Pamela Geller Slams MuslimsTEXAS -- Pamela Geller pushed back hard against critics of the Freedom of Speech event in Garland, Texas that came under armed attack. Geller was outraged with the “morally inverted view of the media”, some, criticizing the conference held by the American Freedom Defense Initiative as being “provocative”.
(May 04 2015) - BRICS Post : Manufacturing weakens in ChinaCHINA -- A slowing manufacturing industry in both China & India reinforces expectations that the 2 Central Banks, the Reserve Bank of India & the People’s Bank of China, will again cut interest rates soon. Chinese policy makers cut interest rates & reduced banks’ reserve requirement ratios twice in 6 months.
(May 03 2015) - SCM Post : Corruption crackdown linked to suicidesCHINA -- Reports of a 3rd Chinese official committing suicide last month - following news that 4 other officials killed themselves in March - caused a stir among users of mainland social media. On Thursday Chen Tianhong, the head of a town in Jiangsu province, jumped to his death from the 21st floor of the govt building.
(May 02 2015) - Vanuatu Post : Gov't blasts media for reportVANUATU -- The PM’s Office,through the Public Relations Officer, Kiery Manassah, said it is clear certain segments of the media were not listening when the Prime Minister recently called for ‘responsible’ reporting on cyclone Pam issue by all journalists. The gov't said those who weren’t listening need to be singled out ...
(May 01 2015) - Cairo Post : Air strikes kill civiliansYEMEN -- Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck a residential district of the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight, killing 8 - 10 civilians, residents said on Friday. The Saba state news agency, controlled by the Houthi movement in charge of Sanaa, put the death toll in the Sawan district at 20 & said 50 wounded.
(Apr 30 2015) - Internet Post : The Naked TruthWORLD -- At the core of the global problem everywhere today is the total inequality between those who create whatever is being made or sold and those who supposedly “own” the products, the corporations, the governments and the banks – worldwide. Throughout human history there has always been this inequality ...
(Apr 29 2015) - Zambia Post : Attempt to silence Post ...ZAMBIA -- Magistrate Joshua Banda yesterday told lawyers representing Rupiah Banda that he cannot be curtailed or influenced by reports in the media following a complaint about The Post’s reportage on the Nigerian oil deal case.
(Apr 28 2015) - Pakistan Christian Post : Funds distributed to familiesGLASGOW -- Following a successful fundraising campaign, Global Minorities Alliance organised an event on 26 Apr in Youhanabad, Lahore, to support the victims of the Youhanabad Church blasts, which killed 17 & injured 70, Mar 15 2015. Since the attack the neighbourhood has become a community of silence & suffering ...
(Apr 27 2015) - Financial Post : Trading hub is worth $5.8 trillionOTTAWA -- If it were a country, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America would be ranked as the 3rd-largest economy in the world. As it is, this huge chunk of resources-rich land — sitting in the north-eastern portions of Canada and the U.S. — accounts for 30% of the combined economies of both countries, and 31% of all employment, equivalent to 51 million jobs.
(Apr 26 2015) - China Post : 100's dead in massive Nepal quakeKATHMANDU -- A powerful earthquake struck Nepal Saturday, killing at least 906 people across a swath of 4 countries as the violently shaking earth collapsed houses, leveled centuries-old temples & triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest. It was the worst tremor to hit the poor South Asian nation in over 80 years.
(Apr 25 2015) - Patriot Post : Armenian Genocide was also a JihadVATICAN -- Speaking at the Vatican during a Sunday mass to mark the centenary of the slaughter, the pope said it is “widely considered the first genocide of the 20th century” — a quote from Pope John Paul II, who used nearly the same words in 2001. But Francis went further, equating the destruction of the Armenians to the Nazi Holocaust and the Soviet bloodbaths under Stalin.
(Apr 24 2015) - New York Post : Liberty Island closed ...NEW YORK -- The Statue of Liberty & Liberty Island have both been closed for the day after a federal Park Police dog sniffed out a suspicious package in the visitors lockers, authorities said. Park officials began evacuating people out of the monument around 12:30pm, when the bomb-detecting K-9 picked up a scent ...
(Apr 23 2015) - Pickering Post : Taxpayers Fund Islam's ExcessesAUSTRALIA -- When halal organisations try to diffuse any suggestion of funding terrorism they like to point out that the money goes to Islamic mosques, Islamic schools and Islamic charities. So Cadbury, Nestle, Bega, Sanitarium, Byron Bay Cookies and hundreds more should feel really good about themselves ... right?
(Apr 22 2015) - Activist Post : DEATH FROM ABOVE ...U.S.A. -- Today's chemtrail spraying operations necessarily require a massive fleet of specialized jumbo jet airliners operating covertly. The volume and frequency of chemtrail reports from all over the world, the author's own observations and the massive task of controlling Earth's weather in the fashion of the New Manhattan Project suggest that these planes number over 1000.
(Apr 21 2015) - Huffington Post : Defending the Right to OffendWORLD -- It is nearly 10 years since a Danish newspaper published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, unleashing a storm of protest by Muslims around the world, and exposing a rift in Europe between true believers in free expression and those prepared to appease religious zealots.
(Apr 20 2015) - Post & Courier : Welcome Iran deal oversightWASH D.C. -- “Elections have consequences,” an uncompromising Barack Obama told Republicans in 2009, adding, “I won.” But as the president has learned, times have changed, with Republicans capturing the Senate and strengthening their House majority in the last election.
(Apr 19 2015) - Sunday Post : Airlines ban Drs from saving sick ?U.K. -- Plane passengers who suffer medical emergencies at 30,000 feet are being put at risk of dying because of safety rules which prevent doctors from helping. A number of major airlines have revealed they would only allow trained medics to help in an in-flight emergency if they can prove their credentials.
(Apr 18 2015) - First Post : Will tax terrorism reach your home ?INDIA -- The NDA came to power promising, among other things, freedom from arbitrary tax demands, especially those applied retrospectively. FM Arun Jaitley has repeatedly promised an end to “tax terrorism” from many fora. One presumes these promises were not meant only for the Vodafones, Cairns & Nokias of the world.
(Apr 17 2015) - Seattle Post : Giant Shell drilling rig arrivesPORT ANGELES -- The 400-foot-tall, 292-foot drilling rig that Shell Oil plans to use this summer in the Arctic dropped anchor at 7:10 a.m. in Port Angeles for what is expected to be a two-week stay. The Transocean Polar Pioneer has been leased to replace the Kulluk, a conical drilling ship wrecked on New Year’s Eve 2012 ...
(Apr 16 2015) - Washington Post : Flying mailman delivers mailWASH D.C. -- When disgruntled Florida mailman Doug Hughes landed his ultralight gyrocopter on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, he was hoping to stir a debate about campaign finance reform. And maybe he did. The stunt was the culmination of years of planning by Hughes ...
(Apr 15 2015) - Minnesota Post : Flags at 1/2 mast for LincolnMINNESOTA -- U.S. and Minnesota flags on government buildings will be flown at half-mast through sunset today, in honor of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, who died 150 years ago today. Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, while attending a play at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
(Apr 14 2015) - Kansas City Post : Audit slaps Medicaid programMISSOURI -- Missouri's Medicaid program failed to bill drugmakers for rebates for at least three years, according to a new federal audit. Not collecting rebates from drugmakers deprived the Medicaid program of potential revenue that could have been used to help the poor.
(Apr 13 2015) - Norway Post : Fewer asylum seekers to NorwayNORWAY -- The first quarter, 1661 persons applied for asylum in Norway. It is the 3rd year runnig that the number of asylum seekers drops in the 1st quarter. It is also the lowest number since 2007. In addition, the number drops from Feb to Mar, whicH is unusual. This is shown by fresh figures from the Aliens Directorate.
(Apr 12 2015) - Gwinnett Daily Post : Animal Shelter quarantinedATLANTA -- The community has come out in droves to help the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter through its voluntary quarantine. “In the past two weeks, dogs at the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter have been getting very ill, very rapidly,” said Cpl. Michele Pihera, spokeswoman for the county police dept, which is over the shelter.
(Apr 11 2015) - Cape Breton Post : Anonymous hacks police websitesMONTREAL -- The Montreal police website has been down for more than 12 hours after being hacked Friday night. The Quebec branch of the hacking collective Anonymous claimed responsibility for the hack in a series of posts on Twitter. The group says it also infiltrated the website of the police brotherhood union.
(Apr 10 2015) - Phnom Pen Post : Deal struck to release activistsCAMBODIA -- Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy have negotiated the release of 10 Boeung Kak land activists imprisoned over protests in Nov last year and also for a bail hearing next week for 3 monks, 5 opposition activists and another female prisoner, a Cambodia National Rescue Party lawyer said on Friday.
(Apr 09 2015) - National Post : Police shootings, black & whiteSOUTH CAROLINA -- As cellphone video often is, the footage of Walter Scott’s last moments is shaky and amateurishly framed. What it depicts, though, is clear as a bell: a white police officer in North Charleston, S.C., shooting eight times toward the back of a portly, middle-aged black man as the suspect - pulled over because of his car’s broken taillight - runs away.
(Apr 08 2015) - Denver Post : Imam ... shot dead in LondonLONDON -- British police said its counter-terrorism unit is investigating the killing of a Syria-born Muslim cleric who was shot dead. London's Metropolitan Police said Abdul-Hadi Arwani, 48, was found in a parked car with gunshot wounds to his chest in the Wembley area. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
(Apr 07 2015) - African Post : Beware of the DragonAFRICA -- An interesting debate on China & Africa organized by Intelligence Squared, based in the U.K. Many Scholars are at persistent odds whether the relationship with Africa and China will lead to a sustainable economic development. Regardless of the lack of concern China will continue its relentless endeavor ...
(Apr 06 2015) - Greanville Post : US prepares for new warsIRAN -- The framework nuclear agreement struck last Thursday by the US and its negotiating partners with Iran, while still facing obstacles, marks a significant strategic shift in American foreign policy. For the entire period since the 1979 Iranian revolution overthrew the US-backed Shah—that is, for 36 years—Washington has maintained a stance of unremitting hostility to the Iranian regime.
(Apr 05 2015) - Christian Post : 3 Things the Empty Tomb RevealsWORLD -- I love Easter. I love the celebratory music we sing at church, I love the passages of Scripture we read during worship, and most of all, I love the visual image of the empty tomb. If you want to hear my extended thoughts on the most important Sunday of the year, you can listen to my three sermons on Easter.
(Apr 04 2015) - Frontier Post : 147 dead at Kenyan universityKENYAN -- The massacre that killed 147 people and wounded scores of others at a Kenyan university lasted for hours Thursday before the terror was over. "It is a very sad day for Kenya," Interior Ministry Joseph Nkaissery said of the carnage at Garissa University College. The death toll is the highest in a terror attack on Kenyan soil since the U.S. Embassy was bombed in 1998.
(Apr 03 2015) - Saturday Evening Post : The Inconvenience of It AllU.S.A. -- I fold backward like a pack of matches. I stretch for two hours daily, and this move is easy for me. But it doesn’t matter because all talent scouts see when they look at me anymore is the accumulation of a few too many years. Why else would No. 7, who fell flat on her face, and No. 12, who tripped on the chorus and didn’t cover it up professionally at all, still be in the running?
(Apr 01 2015) - Prague Post : U.S. military convoy leaves PraguePRAGUE -- The first part of the U.S. military convoy left the barracks in Prague Ruzyn? at 5:30, the other two parts followed in one-hour intervals today, heading for the Rozvadov, west Bohemia, border crossing with Germany. The last part of the convoy left at 7:43. It is to cross the border before noon.
(Mar 31 2015) - Frederick News Post : Crossdressers crashed gateFORT MEAD -- Police say two cross-dressing men who crashed into a guarded entrance to the National Security Agency in a stolen car met the vehicle's owner in Baltimore before heading to a hotel to "party." Howard County police spokeswoman Mary Phelan says the SUV's owner picked up the two men, dressed as women, in Baltimore and then headed to the Terrace Motel in Elkridge.
(Mar 30 2015) - Pittsburgh Post : Bill : Debates taxable caritiesPENNSYLVANIA -- Eli Evankovich pays taxes on the Delmont day care center he and his wife run, so why, he asked last week, shouldn’t the YMCA? As a state legislator who sits on the House Finance Committee, Mr. Evankovich, R-Murrysville, is at the center of the debate on the definition of charities, driven by a proposed constitutional amendment to solidify the rules for granting tax exemptions.
(Mar 29 2015) - Sunday Post : Parliament bows out amid tears ...WESTMINSTER -- Government chief whip Michael Gove and Leader of the House William Hague introduced moves at the last minute that would make it easier to unseat Speaker John Bercow after the election. Bercow is widely admired for trying to make Parliament more open and restore its reputation following the expenses scandal.
(Mar 28 2015) - Global Post : Crash pilot was a psych patientBERLIN, Germany -- The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a passenger plane in the French Alps told his girlfriend he was in psychiatric treatment, and that he was planning a spectacular gesture that everyone would remember, the German daily Bild reported on Saturday.
(Mar 27 2015) - Conservative Post : The True Cost of ObamacareU.S.A. -- We all know by now that Obamacare is going to kill our economy. According to DailyCaller, it will cost the federal government – taxpayers, that is – $50,000 for every person who gets health insurance under the Obamacare law, the Congressional Budget Office revealed on Monday.
(Mar 26 2015) - Activist Post : Info War between Russia & West ...WORLD -- War is raging between the West and Russia, with a key battlefield being the “war for public opinion” and control over information, narratives and perspectives. The Ukrainian crisis has again reiterated the polar opposite narratives between Western and Russian media as the information war intensifies.
(Mar 25 2015) - Latinos Post : Ted Cruz for President, But ...U.S.A. -- It seems presidential candidate Ted Cruz's Hispanic heritage won't be an advantage to attract more Latino American voters in the upcoming Presidential Elections in 2016. Matt Barreto, a co-founder of the polling research firm Latino Decisions once said "I can't envision any scenario in which Ted Cruz can make any appeal to Latinos at this point."
(Mar 24 2015) - BRICS Post : Li vows reforms to help Yuan ...BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to include the Chinese currency in the special drawing rights (SDR) basket, endorse the yuan as a global reserve currency alongside the dollar and euro. Li met IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in Beijing on Monday.
(Mar 23 2015) - Vanuatu Post : PM Natuman visits Shepherd IslandsVANUATU -- The small islands of the Shepherds Group in Shefa Province, just north of Efate and Port Vila, that were severely hit by Cyclone Pam, received the first visit of the country’s Prime Minister, Joe Natuman, Monday. Visiting all the islands aboard a helicopter, the Prime Minister first called at Mataso Island where he paid tribute to the two deaths that occurred there as a result of the cyclone.
(Mar 22 2015) - New York Post : Israel : Beware of ObamaNEW YORK -- First he comes for the banks & health care, uses the IRS to go after critics, politicizes the Justice Department, spies on journalists, tries to curb religious freedom, slashes the military, throws open the borders, doubles the debt & nationalizes the Internet. He lies to the public, ignores the Constitution ...
(Mar 21 2015) - Zambia Post : Mood of the people's getting badZAMBIA -- Pilgrim Wesleyan Church of Zambia Pastor Bob Sinamusanga says the mood of the Zambian people is getting tense over the continued fuel crisis. And Pastor Sinamusanga says if the Church wants its leadership to dance to the tune of corruption, he is ready to be disciplined for refusing to follow suit.
(Mar 20 2015) - Cairo Post : 46 killed, 200 wounded in YemenSANAA -- At least 46 people were killed when 4 suicide bombers blew themselves up in 2 mosques in the Yemeni capital Sanaa during Friday prayers, security & medical sources told Reuters. Sources said at least 200 people were injured in the blasts. Both mosques are known to be used by supporters of the Shi’ite ...
(Mar 19 2015) - Financial Post : Why the Fed’s latest moveU.S.A. -- The Federal Reserve chair acknowledged the negative consequences of this year’s gains Wednesday, saying the currency is weighing on U.S. exports and inflation as policy makers pared back their outlook for interest-rate increases. That sent the greenback down by the most in six years and ...
(Mar 18 2015) - SCM Post : Whose airspace is it ?SRI LANKA -- The controversial Colombo Port City project has run into more trouble, with Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority warning the airspace over the Chinese-held area in the development would be controlled by China, drawing heavy criticism from Beijing.
(Mar 17 2015) - Pakistan Christian Post : Church attack condemnedUK -- Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Former Member Provincial Assembly Sindh, Ms. Jacqueline Sultan Advocate & Chairperson Global Human Rights Association Alliance and Anjum Joel Activist, have condemned the attack on a church near Youhanabad, Lahore on Sunday where at least 15 people were killed and more than 75 injured.
(Mar 16 2015) - NY Post : Mass surveillance won’t stop terrorismLONDON -- Edward Snowden has slammed govts such as the USA, UK and Australia, calling for them to stop “weasling their way out” by calling mass surveillance terms like “bulk collection.” Speaking in a video interview at FutureFest in London, Snowden defended spying as a whole, but wanted surveillance to be done for a purpose and not to be conducted over all of us.
(Mar 15 2015) - Birmingham Post : UK nuclear deterrent vital ...BRITAIN -- Russia’s bullying of its neighbours illustrates why the UK must keep its nuclear deterrent, according to a Midland MP. Shadow Foreign Minister John Spellar (Lab Warley) said Russia wasn’t just threatening the Ukraine but also Baltic states.
(Mar 14 2015) - Internet Post : Pastor wants pricey private jetATLANTA -- The ministry of a prominent Georgia megachurch pastor and evangelist who teaches that God wants to bless the faithful with earthly riches is seeking donations to buy a luxury jet valued at more than $65 million. The website of Creflo Dollar Ministries asked people Friday to “Sow your love gift of any amount” to help the ministry buy a Gulfstream G650 airplane.
(Mar 13 2015) - Jerusalem Post : 8 Islamic militants arrestedMADRID -- Spanish police arrested eight suspected Islamic militants in a dawn raid on Friday who were planning attacks in Spain and were recruiting fighters to send to Syria and Iraq, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Police are now searching properties in four provinces ...
(Mar 12 2015) - Huffington Post : Officers Shot In FergusonMISSOURI -- Two police officers shot in Ferguson overnight during protests against the police dept could have died from their injuries, and an officer who was shot in the face still has a bullet in his head, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said Thursday. "We're lucky by God's grace we didn't lose 2 officers last night"
(Mar 11 2015) - National Post : ISIS sympathizer arrested in TorontoTORONTO -- A Pakistani man arrested by immigration officials this week is an ISIS supporter who had plotted to bomb financial buildings & the U.S. consulate in Toronto, the Canada Border Service Agency alleged at a hearing. Jahanzeb Malik, who came to Canada as a student in 2004, told an undercover police officer he'd attended training camps in Libya & wanted to build an explosive device ...
(Mar 10 2015) - Post & Courier : Naked man shot by officerATLANTA -- Authorities have identified a man shot & killed by a police officer outside a metro Atlanta apt complex as 27-yr-old Anthony Hill. A police officer responding to reports Monday of a suspicious person fatally shot Hill, who police said was naked, acting strangely and knocking on doors in the neighborhood.
(Mar 09 2015) - Seattle Post : City aims monkey wrench at ShellSEATTLE -- City officials on Monday tossed a carefully aimed monkey wrench into plans, approved last month by the Seattle Port Commission, to use the Seattle waterfront as base of operations for Shell Oil’s Arctic oil drilling fleet.
(Mar 08 2015) - First Post : Muslim leader freed from prisonINDIA -- Masarat Alam, leader of the hardline-faction of Hurriyat, who had spearheaded the stone-pelting agitations in the valley in 2008 and 2010, was on Saturday released from prison following the new government's policy of freeing political prisoners who do not face criminal charges.
(Mar 07 2015) - Activist Post : Pro-Vacciners Setting the StageU.S.A. -- Gov't propaganda is now reaching surreal levels. Anyone awakened to the plans of the globalist NWO understands the context of the accelerated multi-phased propaganda. However, the masses still watching & believing mainstream media news still seem clueless to what is really happening ... or are they ?
(Mar 06 2015) - Washington Post : ISIS ‘bulldozes’ NimrudIRAQ -- ISIS jihadists have bulldozed & looted the world-famous Nimrud archeological site in northern Iraq in an act described Friday as a “war crime” by the U.N.’s cultural agency. The destruction at the more than 3,000-year-old landmark — considered of one of the most important archaeological sites ...
(Mar 05 2015) - Minnesota Post : Why Twin Cities so segregatedMINNESOTA -- Myron Orfield, a University of Minnesota law professor & director of the school’s Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, might not get much argument with an assertion he makes in a soon-to-be-released study: that the Minneapolis-St. Paul region is more racially segregated than Seattle & Portland, the places he compares the Twin Cities to in the report, “Why Are the Twin Cities So Segregated?”
(Mar 04 2015) - Kansas City Post : Iran poses threat to IsraelWASH D.C. -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday warned President Barack Obama against entering into any nuclear agreement with Iran, saying the Islamic republic was playing a "deadly 'Game of Thrones'" and "poses a great threat not only to Israel but also to the peace of the entire world".
(Mar 03 2015) - Norway Post : Air Travel: Pilots' strike continuesNORWAY -- The strike by 70 pilots at low-fare airline Norwegian continues and 13 flights have been cancelled, due to the strike which began Saturday. Most of the cancelled flights are domestic, according to NRK. If the two sides do not reach an agreement by Wednesday morning, another 580 pilots will go on strike.
(Mar 02 2015) - Jerusalem Post : Vatican on alert amid threats ...ROME -- The Vatican is on alert in case of an attack by Islamist militants against the city-state or Pope Francis, but officials are not aware of any specific plot, the head of Vatican security said in a rare interview. "The threat exists. This is what has emerged from conversations with Italian and foreign colleagues" ...
(Mar 01 2015) - National Post : Thousands march in MoscowMOSCOW -- Carrying flowers, portraits and signs that said “I am not afraid,” tens of thousands people somberly marched Sunday in Moscow to mourn opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, whose slaying on the streets of the capital has shaken Russia’s beleaguered opposition.
(Jan 28 2015) - Bangkok Post : China cuts rates againBEIJING -- China on Saturday cut interest rates for the second time in three months, adding to signs that Chinese leaders are worried that the economic slowdown is deepening too sharply. The People's Bank of China announced a rate reduction on one-year loans by commercial banks by 25 basis points to 5.35%.
(Jan 27 2015) - Post Crescent : Cartoon triggers call for balanceNEENAH -- School administrators have reiterated the expectation that teachers present multiple viewpoints to students after a parent complained about a social studies assignment involving an anti-Republican cartoon. The political cartoon focuses on immigration and shows a Democrat laying bricks ...
(Jan 26 2015) - Phnom Penh Post : More asylum seekers ejectedCAMBODIA -- Provincial police in Ratanakkiri reportedly arrested and deported four Montagnard asylum seekers to Vietnam on Tuesday, where the mostly Christian ethnic minority allegedly faces religious and political persecution. The incident marks the second known case of Montagnards being deported ...
(Feb 25 2015) - African Post : Ambassador Nominated to SomaliaKENYA -- President Barack Obama nominated career diplomat Katherine Dhanani Tuesday to serve as the first U.S. ambassador to Somalia since 1991. The Senate must approve Dhanani for the post. If confirmed, she would lead the U.S. Mission to Somalia, which is located in neighboring Kenya.
(Feb 24 2015) - Denver Post : Man had AR-15 & handgunDENVER -- A man arrested after walking armed into a Denver police substation Monday was wielding an AR-15 assault-style rifle, had a loaded handgun and was donning a tactical ballistic vest, court records show. The man, accompanied by a dog, also had a knife and four additional magazines for the rifle.
(Feb 23 2015) - Post Eagle : The Communist Rudy Talked AboutNEW YORK -- Rudy Giuliani is being roundly criticized for several recent statements he has made about Obama, including the claim that Obama in his youth was influenced by a literal communist. I cannot address all of Giuliani’s remarks, but I can certainly speak to the influence of the communist he referred to.
(Feb 22 2015) - Frontier Post : Terror wave sparks rare criticismISLAMABAD -- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have long enjoyed close relations, but Islamabad's new-found resolve for fighting the root causes of extremism has seen the Gulf state come in for rare criticism. The two countries, both with majority Sunni Muslim populations, are bound together by shared Islamic religious ties ...
(Feb 21 2015) - Saturday Evening Post : Malcolm X in the PostU.S.A. -- The cover must have shocked more than one reader. The Saturday Evening Post had become known for its cover art, by Norman Rockwell & others, which showed an idealized America. But on Sept 12, 1964, the cover showed the face of Malcolm X - the radical leader who promoted black power & armed resistance to the status quo.
(Feb 20 2015) - Yorkshire Post : Schoolgirls fled to fight with ISISU.K. -- Three schoolgirls have fled the UK in a suspected bid to travel to Syria and join the brutal ISIS. Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an un-named 15-year-old, all from east London, flew to Istanbul, in Turkey, from Gatwick airport on Tuesday without leaving any messages behind for family or friends.
(Feb 19 2015) - Pittsburg Post : Supreme Court reform needed ?WASH D.C. -- Erwin Chemerinsky, in his book “The Case Against the Supreme Court,” has some good ideas on how to reform that group. In the last chapter of his book, Mr. Chemerinsky suggests a number of possible reforms such as merit selection of judges, term limits and requiring nominees to detail their ideological views.
(Feb 18 2015) - Prague Post : Europe pushes green investmentEUROPE -- Combined proposals from the European Investment Bank & the European Commission hope to encourage more private investment for schemes that contribute to reducing energy use & conserve natural assets. The Private Finance for Energy Efficiency aims to encourage local banks in many member state countries ...
(Feb 17 2015) - Frederick Post : Dem's seek to change procedureMARYLAND -- Two Democrats in the Maryland Legislature want to change the way U.S. Senate vacancies are filled, and Republicans are crying foul. We understand their distress, but the bill sponsored by Sen. Jamie Raskin and Delegate David Moon, both of Montgomery County, is a more democratic and less political method of filling a vacancy should a U.S. senator resign or die before his or her term ends.
(Feb 16 2015) - Irish Post : Britain to poach US technologyIRELAND -- Ireland's long-standing relationship with the technology industry will protect the country against British plans to poach US investment. That is according to IDA Ireland – the organisation promoting foreign direct investment.
(Feb 15 2015) - Sunday Post : Secret opinion polls in ScotlandSCOTLAND -- More than £11,000 of taxpayers’ money is being spent on secret opinion polls in the run-up to the General Election. Last month The Sunday Post revealed the UK Government has hired pollsters to conduct surveys in Scotland in the months leading up to the May 7 vote.
(Feb 14 2015) - Camaroon Post : Face to Face with Ni John Fru NdiCAMAROON -- “First of all, when I met here with him, I told him that when he rigged the election in 1992, I had three options. The first was to form a parallel Government; the second, to join the SCNC and the third was to declare war, because, 70 percent of the army voted for me. But I didn’t.
(Feb 13 2015) - Global Post : Mexico’s crematorium of horrorMEXICO CITY -- Every day this week, sons & daughters, wives & husbands, & mothers & fathers have been crowding the gov't gates in Acapulco looking for news of their deceased. They had believed their loved ones were in urns of ashes that they kept treasured in their homes or in church walls.
(Feb 12 2015) - BRICS Post : China says it hasn't broken WTO rulesCHINA -- Responding to US allegations that China unfairly subsidizes exports in “demonstration base”, the MOC said in a statement that the purpose of these model zones is to transform China’s foreign trade & promote its stable development. On Wed the US said China's gov't offered unfair subsidized services ...
(Feb 11 2015) - India Post : Court dismisses petition against ObamaALLAHABAD -- A local court here has dismissed a petition accusing Obama of “tarnishing India’s secular image” with his statements. Judicial Magistrate Neelima Singh yesterday dismissed the petition filed by advocate Sushil Kumar Mishra, who had sought Obama’s prosecution under Sec., 500 of the Indian Penal Code.
(Feb 10 2015) - Cairo Post : Sisi holds closed meeting with PutinCAIRO -- President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi held Tuesday a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in al-Quba Palace in Cairo, Youm7 reported. Putin was received with a 21-gun salute by the Presidential Guards, as well as the Russian and Egyptian national anthems.
(Feb 09 2015) - Threat Post : Gov't Requests for Twitter GrowsWORLD -- The appetite for Twitter user data from governments around the world continues to grow, with the volume of such requests increasing by 40 percent in the second half of 2014. Requests from the United States government alone went up 29 percent, the company said in its latest transparency report.
(Feb 08 2015) - Financial Post : Why startups need to worry re:CANADA -- When companies ply their trade in the digital world, data is like bullion: If snatched out of the vault, it could lead to financial ruin. Attacks against the likes of Sony and Target steal headlines, but startups are anything but inconsequential to cyber thieves ...
(Feb 07 2015) - SCM Post : Beijing, Bangkok to expand military tiesBANGKOK -- China & Thailand agreed yesterday to expand military links over the next 5 years, from increasing intelligence sharing to fighting transnational crime, as the ruling junta seeks to counterbalance the country's alliance with Washington. The agreement came during a 2-day visit by Defence Minister to Bangkok ...
(Feb 06 2015) - Pakistan Christian Post : PCC condemns arrestsKARACHI -- Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress (PCC) have strongly condemns New Delhi Police on using force to arrest peaceful Christian protestors against setting on fire churches, desecration of Holy Bibles and acts to vandalize Church properties in capital city of India.
(Feb 05 2015) - New York Post : ISIS killing, torturing & rapingBERLIN -- The United Nations says the Islamic State group is systematically killing, torturing and raping children and families of minority groups in Iraq, and it is calling on government forces there to do more to protect them. In a report issued Wednesday in Geneva, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said ...
(Feb 04 2015) - Internet Post : Is Ebola Being Weaponised ?U.K. -- British military experts were asked to draw up guidance at the height of the Ebola outbreak in west Africa late last year on the feasibility & potential impact of terrorists “weaponising” the virus. The Ministry of Defence has released a heavily redacted report, prepared in Oct, that identified three scenarios ...
(Feb 03 2015) - Activist Post : Love It or Leave ItAMERICA -- A half century ago the infamous and timeworn trope coming from the supporters of the Viet Nam War was all over the airwaves. “Love It or Leave It” was the standard retort from the gung-ho believers to the anti-war activists, who filled the streets with civil disobedience.
(Feb 02 2015) - Christian Post : Japanese beheaded was a ChristianJAPAN -- Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, beheaded by ISIS in a newly released video, also happened to be a Christian. A reporter seasoned in war zones, Goto traveled to Syria hoping that Japan’s pacifist stance would grant him relative safety, unlike other journalists from nations leading airstrikes against ISIS.
(Feb 01 2015) - Jerusalem Post : Netanyahu to UN's BanISRAEL -- PM tell UN chief by phone that Palestinian ICC bid stand as a risky move that could destabilize the region. Until now, the international community has not "pointed a finger of blame" at Iran for attacks along Israel's northern borders, PM Netanyahu told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a call Sunday evening.
(Jan 31 2015) - Huffington Post : Congress Revives Gingrich-Era LawWASH D.C. -- Republicans in Congress aim to revamp an anti-regulatory law from the Newt Gingrich era in an effort to paralyze new financial, environmental & labor rules with a never-ending string of court challenges. Next week, the House will consider a bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 ...
(Jan 30 2015) - First Post : It wasn't a'Jayanthi tax' ...INDIA -- The resignation of Jayanthi Natarajan from the Congress party today in protest against the shabby treatment meted out to her by Rahul Gandhi when she was Minister for Environment & Forests in Manmohan Singh’s gov't is shocking not for its political impact, but for the disclosures she made about the nature of dynastic power during UPA rule.
(Jan 29 2015) - Post South : New ancient human discovered ?ASIA -- Researchers from Asia say they have found a fossil of a human that is unlike anything yet discovered, CNN reported. The fossil — a jawbone — was discovered by a Taiwanese fisherman several years ago, and scientists have been studying it since then.
(Jan 28 2015) - Seattle Post : A fight between Fox punditsU.S.A. -- The power broker pundits of American conservatism have taken out after Sarah Palin & Donald Trump, after both spoke to last weekend’s Iowa Freedom Summit along with other Republican presidential hopefuls. Palin, the Republicans’ 2008 V.P. nominee, is punching back against the mightiest mouth at Fox News.
(Jan 27 2015) - Wash Post : American among 10 victims ...TRIPOLI -- Gunmen stormed a hotel popular with foreigners in Libya’s capital Tuesday and killed at least 10 people, including an American security contractor, before a standoff ended when two assailants set off a grenade that left them both dead, news agencies reported.
(Jan 26 2015) - Minnesota Post : Remedial classes needed at collegeMINNESOTA -- In high school, Latasha Gandy was an academic star. She had a GPA of 4.2 and graduated second in her class from St. Paul Public Schools’ now-defunct Arlington High School. But when Gandy went to enroll in college, she got a rude surprise. She needed to retake classes she’d aced in high school.
(Jan 25 2015) - Murfreesboro Post : Old Bibles recycled for ministryTENNESSEE -- More specifically, my Sunday school teacher of all things good, Biblically speaking, adores old Bibles. "I like to go through old discarded family Bibles, and find the marked scriptures those old saints before us used to get through this sometimes tough old ragged world," Brother Sheffield diagnoses.
(Jan 24 2015) - Saturday Evening Post : American Volunteer SpiritAMERICA -- Over the course of the last 15 yrs or so, there’s been an explosion in the number of charter schools around the country. According to the latest figures, some 2.1 million students are enrolled in schools run by private groups awarded public money. The schools bear optimistic names like YES Prep No. Central ...
(Jan 23 2015) - Kanas City Post : No charges against officerMISSOURI -- U.S. news outlets say Justice Department lawyers are recommending that no federal civil rights charges be brought against a white police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri last year. (However) The N.Y. Times said lawyers are drafting a legal memorandum for Attorney General Holder on the case against Darren Wilson ...
(Jan 22 2015) - Norway Post : Brende participates in ISIS summitLONDON -- Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende joins senior officials from 21 countries who are gathering in London on Thursday to discuss efforts to tackle the jihadist militant group ISIS in Syria & Iraq. The meeting will be chaired by British Foreign Sec. Hammond & US Sec. of State John Kerry.
(Jan 21 2015) - Bangkok Post : Thai workers suffer in Israeli farmsISRAEL -- Thai labourers employed on Israeli farms suffer from low pay, dangerous working conditions and very long hours, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Wednesday. According to the 48-page report entitled A Raw Deal: Abuses of Thai Workers in Israel's Agricultural Sector, the 25,000 Thais employed in the Jewish state are working in conditions which contravene Israeli law.
(Jan 20 2015) - National Post : 5 Chechens arrested in FranceFRANCE -- 5 ethnic Chechens from Russia have been arrested in So. France, including one with a cache of explosives, a local mayor said Tuesday as 4 other men appeared at a court in Paris, the first to face charges in the Paris terror attacks. France has been on high alert since 3 days of terror left 20 people dead in Paris
(Jan 19 2015) - Phnom Penh Post : Hitler remarks misread:PHNOM PENH -- National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha hit out for the first time yesterday at reports that he claims to draw inspiration from Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, arguing that his comments were misinterpreted. During an annual meeting of Phnom Penh’s military police on Thursday, local media reported that the commander told the crowd he “learned from Hitler”.
(Jan 18 2015) - Post Crescent : Common Core cost millions more ...MADISON -- A budget request by the Department of Public Instruction shows the cost of testing Wisconsin students over the next two years could cost millions more than originally estimated. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the department is seeking more than $36 million to administer tests aligned to Common Core State Standards.
(Jan 17 2015) - Salisbury Post : Gas prices dip below $2SALISBURY -- Who remembers the last time gas was below $2 a gallon in Rowan County ? Starting Thursday, some stations’ prices for regular unleaded dropped below the $2 mark, if only by a tiny bit. Early Friday afternoon, a Post reporter observed prices as low as $1.97 and ...
(Jan 16 2015) - Denver Post : Journey to heaven book pulledNEW YORK -- A best-selling account of a 6-year-old boy's journey to heaven and back has been pulled after the boy retracted his story. Spokesman Todd Starowitz of Tyndale House, a leading Christian publisher, confirmed Friday that Alex Malarkey's "The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven" was being withdrawn.
(Jan 15 2015) - Frontier Post : Pic's show Boko Haram attackLAGOS -- Leading human rights groups on Thursday released satellite images claiming to show massive destruction by Boko Haram of two Nigerian towns in what is feared to be the deadliest strike of the Islamists’ six-year insurgency.
(Jan 14 2015) - Activist Post : UK one step closer to Orwell’s 1984U.K. -- In the United States, government officials responded to Apple and Droid’s new encryption services by throwing temper tantrums in speeches and making archaic arguments in court. In the United Kingdom, home of big brother and big brother to the U.S., they simply want to ban forms of communication they cannot intrude upon.
(Jan 13 2015) - Yorkshire Post : Moving tribute to murdered policeFRANCE -- French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is preparing its biggest ever print run in the wake of the massacre at its Paris offices, as French president Francois Hollande paid tribute to three police officers killed in last week’s deadly attacks. Seventeen people were killed in a two-day spree launched by fundamentalist brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi and their friend, Amedy Coulibaly.
(Jan 12 2015) - Prague Post : Dahlgren can be extraditedU.S.A. -- Accused killer Kevin Dahlgren can be extradited from the United States back to the Czech Republic, as an appeal filed against a September 2013 court decision has been rejected, according to news channel ?T24 and daily Mladá fronta Dnes. The case is now in the hands of the U.S. State Dept ...
(Jan 11 2015) - Pittsburgh Post : Largest rally against terrorismPARIS -- Masses of people joined with world leaders to fill Paris streets Sunday in a rally for unity that officials said was the largest demonstration in French history. Hundreds of thousands more marched in cities around the country and the world to repudiate a three-day terror spree around the French capital that killed 17 people and left the three gunmen dead.
(Jan 10 2015) - Mountain Finch Post : MI5 warns of al Qaeda attackU.K. -- The head of the U.K.’s domestic intelligence agency said Thursday that al Qaeda continued to pose an immediate threat and was planning large-scale attacks against the West. In a rare public speech, MI5 chief Andrew Parker said “a group of core al Qaeda terrorists in Syria is planning mass casualty attacks against the West,” without elaborating on how advanced such planning was
(Jan 09 2015) - Cedar Springs Post : No Fixing a FoolMICHIGAN -- Zen Buddhists use a descriptive phrase that we who are Christian should adopt as our own. The phrase is “Idiot’s Compassion.” It is an intense desire to help someone who is in need, but this benevolent desire blinds the do-gooder from seeing reality. The classic example of such behavior is the relationship between the addict and the enabler.
(Jan 08 2015) - Irish Post : Embassies faced busiest year in 2014IRELAND -- The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided assistance to almost 1,650 Irish citizens following emergencies that included deaths, arrests, accidents, child abductions and hospitalisations. The highest number of cases where consular assistance was required occurred in Spain — the most popular holiday destination for Irish people.
(Jan 07 2015) - Frederick Post : Animals play fatal role at labsFORT DETRICK -- Animals do not leave Fort Detrick’s labs alive. But before they meet their fate, some of them put up a fight. Some of the occupational hazard exposure reports filed by researchers at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases document incidents in the lab with animals, including bites and scratches.
(Jan 06 2015) - Global Post : US Congress mostly male ...WASH D.C. -- The US Congress opened its 114th session on Tuesday, bringing in one of the most diverse groups of lawmakers in US history: Women make up 20 percent of its ranks, and approximately 17 percent are non-white. While it's certainly a step forward, the US still has a long way to go ...
(Jan 05 2015) - Zambia Post : PAZ calls for ban on GMO chickenZAMBIA -- THE Poultry Association of Zambia says in order to protect the local industry, the government should ban the importation of South American chickens fed with genetically modified organisms. Sisala said in an interview that PAZ members were affected by the importation of cheaper chickens from mainly Argentina and Brazil.
(Jan 04 2015) - Cairo Post : Hussein Salem negotiating with stateCAIRO -- Fugitive businessman Hussein Salem has offered 27 billion EGP ($3.77 billion) to reconcile with the state, Al-Shorouk reported Saturday. It was added that the prosecution demanded he raise the value of the settlement from a previous offer of 24 billion EGP, to 27 billion ...
(Jan 02 2015) - India Post : Pak pushing terrorists into J-K ?NEW DELHI -- India today accused Pakistan of trying to push terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir and giving cover to such attempts by continuous firing along the border. “No doubt about that,” Home Minister Rajnath Singh told reporters here when asked whether the repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops ...
(Jan 01 2015) - BRICS Post : Defiant Putin lauds Crimea accessionRUSSIA -- In his New Year address to the nation, Russian President Putin thanked Russians for their “invariable readiness to defend Russia’s interests, to be with it both in days of triumph and in times of trial”. Russia is struggling to avoid a recession next year having been hit hard by the steep fall in oil prices ...
(Dec 31 2014) - Financial Post : Senate set to approve pipelineWASH D.C. -- A U.S. Senate committee soon to be led by Republicans will hold a hearing next week on legislation to approve TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline, bypassing the current review by the Obama administration. The energy committee hearing on Jan. 7 will help get a Keystone measure “to the floor ASAP”
(Dec 30 2014) - Threat Post : Majority of Modems ... ExploitableWORLD -- Researchers say 4G USB modems contain exploitable vulnerabilities through which attackers could, and researchers have, managed to gain full control of the machines to which the devices are connected. Researchers from Positive Technologies presented a briefing detailing how to compromise USB modems and ...
(Dec 29 2014) - SCM Post : AirAsia jet vanishes with 162 aboardINDONESIA -- A massive sea search will continue today for an AirAsia passenger jet that disappeared with 162 on board while flying from Indonesia to Singapore through airspace thick with storm clouds, strong winds and lightning. Shocked family members huddled at Surabaya airport, in Indonesia's second largest city ...
(Dec 27 2014) - New York Post : Cops turn backs on de BlasioNEW YORK -- Mayor de Blasio tried to make peace with the NYPD Saturday, but again was met by a Blue Wall of Resentment. As he took the podium at the funeral of P.O. Rafael Ramos, thousands of police officers outside the church turned their backs to the video monitors showing the mayor giving his eulogy inside.
(Dec 26 2014) - Internet Post : The Age of Hubble 4k RoughCutU.S.A. -- An army of high tech telescopes is capturing photons racing through space, measuring their energies and pinpointing their sources. Led by Hubble in space, they are reeling in enormous volumes of data that scientists are using within models to explain how galaxies took shape, how stars live and die and ...
(Dec 25 2014) - Christian Post : 'Spiritual' Flash Mob Delivers ...NEW JERSEY -- More than 12,000 bags of cookies along with a note & voucher for free hot meals at a local eatery were given to residents & workers on Christmas Eve near the 4 locations of the NJ-based Liquid Church. The gift bags were distributed by more than 5,000 people who attended 1 of 12 services at the church ...
(Dec 24 2014) - Jerusalem Post : Netanyahu after sniper attackISRAEL -- Israel will respond strongly & with determination against all attacks in the south, PM Netanyahu said Wed., commenting on the IDF's response to the sniper fire from Gaza. “We'll respond with force every time there's an attempt to disturb the quiet that was attained in the south after Operation Protective Edge” ...
(Dec 22 2014) - First Post : Israeli drone downed over SyriaDAMASCUS -- Syrian forces downed an Israeli drone over the province of al-Qunaitera in the southern part of Syria Sunday, media reported. According to a military source, the Skylark 1 drone was downed near the town of Hadar in the al-Qunaitera province, which borders the Israeli-occupied region of Golan Heights ...
(Dec 21 2014) - Lancashire Post : Troll is back before courtLANCHASHIRE -- A man who was jailed for making sickening comments online about a murdered youngster, has appeared back before the courts for assaulting his girlfriend and her mum ... Matthew Woods was arrested for his own safety after about 50 people descended on his then home in Chorley over the online posts.
(Dec 19 2014) - Huffington Post : US: N. Korea hacked SonyWASH D.C. -- A U.S. investigation into the hack of Sony's computer system has determined that North Korea was behind the operation with a possible Chinese link, a U.S. official said on Friday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the conclusion was to be announced later by federal authorities.
(Dec 18 2014) - Post Athenian : Shooting scenario played outTENN. -- Sirens sounded & fake shots were fired Tues. at Christ's Legacy Academy as the McMinn County Sheriff's Dept. held an active shooter training session at the school. Several of these simulations have taken place since McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy has been in office & they're meant to prepare officers & administrators
(Dec 17 2014) - Watershed Post : New York state bans frackingNEW YORK -- At a cabinet meeting that was open to the public today, Gov. Cuomo, N.Y. State Dept. of Conservation Commissioner Martens & N.Y. Dept. of Health Commissioner Zucker announced that the practice of natural gas drilling called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, will be prohibited in New York State.
(Dec 16 2014) - Plaquemine Post : Terrorists kill 132 children ...PAKISTAN -- Taliban militants stormed through a school in Peshawar earlier today, killing 132 students, 10 staff members & 3 soldiers before being killed by police inside of the school grounds. Shouting “God is good!” as they charged down the halls, the gunmen also left another 100 students & staff members wounded ...
(Dec 15 2014) - Wash Post : Dem's divided re: path to 2016WASH D.C. -- In the six weeks since their repudiation in the midterms, Democrats have seen the opening of fissures within their once-disciplined ranks, marking the start of an internal struggle between now and the 2016 election over the ideological identity and tactical direction of the party.
(Dec 14 2014) - First Post : Pro-ISIS Twitter handler arrestedBANGALORE -- Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the Bengaluru-based ITC executive who allegedly ran the pro-ISIS Twitter handle, has been arrested by the Bangalore police. Details of the case first emerged when Britain's Channel 4 ran an exclusive story on Mehdi & pointed out that he had the most popular ISIS Twitter account ...
(Dec 13 2014) - Seattle Post : Police arrest suspect in shootingOREGON -- Police in Portland have arrested a suspect in the shooting that injured 3 people outside an alternative high school. Authorities said they stopped a vehicle around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at North Interstate Avenue & Going Street & arrested a 22 yr old man. A handgun was found in the vehicle.
(Dec 12 2014) - Jakarta Post : Candidates pledge no violenceSRI LANKA -- The two main candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election have promised a violence-free vote, with Pope Francis scheduled to visit the country just days later, a church leader said. Francis is to begin a three-day visit on Jan. 13, five days after the poll.
(Dec 11 2014) - Norway Post : Nobel Peace Prize Award CeremonyNORWAY -- On Wednesday, Malala Yousafzai & Kailash Satyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 at a ceremony in the Oslo City Hall. The prize was presented by the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the presence of Their Majesties the King & Queen of Norway, the Gov't, Storting representatives & audience.
(Dec 10 2014) - Long Beach Post : Whooping Cough on the Rise ...CALIFORNIA -- According to Long Beach health officials, whooping cough cases in the city have more than doubled this year compared to the previous 10-year record high. In 2010, 69 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were reported in Long Beach, but so far in 2014, there have been 180 cases ...
(Dec 09 2014) - Activist Post : Is "EM Radiation" killing you ?WORLD -- A mountain of evidence continues to be compiled showing that WiFi and other EMF's are causing biological harm, most especially to pregnant women and young children. The following credible voices highlight the tip of the iceberg for what is being revealed:
(Dec 08 2014) - National Post : ISIS fighter from Ottawa ...CANADA -- John Maguire's ISIS video urges attacks on Canadian soil. ISIS attempted to incite further attacks against Canadians on Sunday, issuing a propaganda video in which an Ottawa extremist scolded the government for joining the international military coalition fighting the terrorist group.
(Dec 07 2014) - Bangkok Post : Police purge following scandalBANGKOK -- A sweeping transfer of senior police officers is expected at the Crime Suppression Division and Marine Police in the wake of the Pongpat Chayapan corruption scandal. Acting Central Investigation Bureau commissioner Prawut Thawornsiri said a major shake-up in the bureau's top ranks was imminent ...
(Dec 06 2014) - Denver Post : New ban on racial profilingWASH D.C. -- As the Obama administration prepares to announce new curbs on racial profiling by federal law enforcement, gov't officials said Friday that many officers & agents at the DHS still will be allowed to use the controversial practice, including while they screen airline passengers ...
(Dec 05 2014) - Phnompenh Post : Farmers air ag concernsCAMBODIA -- A lack of irrigation, rising costs of production & finding new markets to sell their produce are problems that plague Cambodian farmers, attendees at the annual National Farmers Forum were told yesterday. Organised by the Council for Agricultural & Rural Development at the Council of Ministers in partnership ...
(Dec 04 2014) - New York Post : Protests erupt after decisionNEW YORK -- The cellphone video of the last moments of Eric Garner's life was watched millions of times on the Internet, clearly showing a white police officer holding the unarmed black man in a chokehold, even as he repeatedly gasped, "I can't breathe." But despite that visual evidence & a medical examiner's ruling that the chokehold contributed to the death ...
(Dec 03 2014) - Frontier Post : American stabbed to death ...DUBAI -- An American school teacher was stabbed to death in a public restroom at a mall by a suspect wearing the traditional black robe, full-face veil and gloves commonly worn by local women throughout the Arab Gulf region, local police said Tuesday.
(Dec 02 2014) - Vanuatu Post : Indonesia warns VanuatuVANUATU -- Indonesia has expressed concern over Vanuatu’s support for the holding of a conference on West Papua that is due to take place this week in Port Vila. In a message from its office in Canberra to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
(Dec 01 2014) - Yorkshire Post : Gordon Brown so stand downEMGLAND -- Former prime minister Gordon Brown is expected to announce later that he is standing down as an MP, according to sources. It is understood that the 63-year-old will announce in a speech in his Kirkcaldy constituency tonight that he will step down at the general election in May ...
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