The Middle East is ablaze even without a declared war! The cradle of historical civilizations and major religions are embroiled in small conflicts, spiralling chaos but with the potential to explode into a Greater War! Mini Armageddon has not been announced even though all indicators point towards it. The horoscope of the times portrays numerous small wars in the Middle East. Even one like Syria can... 

Mass protests continued throughout Brazil on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators converging in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, the capital of Brasilia and other cities. Protests initially began last week following a government announcement of an increase in public transportation costs, which brought out students and young workers and led to more than 250 arrests. According... 

The threat of imprisonment or murder will not stop the truth from coming out, Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who blew the lid on the massive National Security Agency surveillance program, told the Guardian in a live Q&A. The 29-year-old former NSA contractor in conjunction with Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian journalist who broke the story on the NSA’s two controversial data-collection programs... 

Activists returning to Taksim Square will be considered “supporters or members of a terror group,” Turkey’s EU minister told local media. This comes after police bulldozed the tent camp in Gezi Park in one of the worst nights of violence in Istanbul. “From now on the state will unfortunately have to consider everyone who remains there a supporter or member of a terror organization,” EU Minister... 

Thousands of Spaniards attend an anti-austerity demonstration in the capital Madrid, on June 16, 2013. Thousands of Spaniards have staged rallies across the country to express resentment against austerity measures, recession and the soaring rate of unemployment in the country. The protests took place on Sunday in 29 cities including the capital Madrid, the country’s second-largest city, Barcelona,... 

Protesters escape from a water cannon as they clash with police during an anti-government demonstration in Ankara on June 16, 2013. Germany has called on Turkey to respect the freedom of expression as anti-government protests continue in the country. Reacting to the latest events taking place in Turkey, Germany’s government spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a message posted on Twitter, “The German... 

The March Against Monsanto, Washington DC. A new initiative to bypass the corporate media blackout on GMO foods and bring the issue to world attention has been launched. Monsanto Video Revolt is to hit the net in the upcoming weeks, editor of Naturalsociety.com Anthony Gucciardi tells RT. Anyone can become a part of the Monsanto Video Revolt announced by the Global Healing Center, Natural News and... 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given a ‘last warning’ to thousands of anti-government protesters, saying his government will rid Istanbul’s Taksim Square of ‘troublemakers’ within the next 24 hours. “I’m making my last warning: mothers, fathers please withdraw your kids from there,” Erdogan said in a live television broadcast on Thursday. “Authorities... 

Police clash with demonstrators at Istanbul’s Taksim Square on June 11, 2013. Turkish anti-government protesters continue to camp at Istanbul’s Gezi Park despite a fierce crackdown by the riot police. The nearby Taksim Square, the heart of Turkey’s ongoing anti-government protests, was covered with debris on Wednesday morning after a night of intense clashes between protesters and the... 

Hundreds of Turkish police are fending off protesters after taking over Taksim Square in Istanbul. Violent clashes are happening in the surrounding streets, which the RT crew on site describes as ‘a real meat grinder’. Hundreds of security troops have arrived at the scene early morning. The square itself was mostly empty of protesters at the time. The few protesters present at the square when... 

Protesters spend the night at Taksim’s Gezi park in Istanbul on June 10, 2013. Turkish protesters have taken full control of Istanbul’s Gezi Park as anti-government protests, which have already left four people dead, entered their 11th day. Protesters in Istanbul are now in control of a large area near the city’s Taksim Square, barricading the roads leading to their tents and forcing... 

New Poll: Golden Dawn candidate only half a percent point away from first position in the race for Mayor of Athens. The Golden Dawn is slated to win the administration of Greece’s largest municipalities in the May 25th, 2014 elections. This view is confirmed by Epaminondas Panas, Professor of the Economics University of Athens who polled voters. The poll stunned the controlled media and was the... 

A protester stands with a placard during a rally at a free-speech park called Speakers’ Corner in Singapore on June 8, 2013 In Singapore, up to 2,000 activists lead by local bloggers staged a rally against recently introduced licensing rules for news websites, including breaches of “racial or religious harmony”, which protesters see as an attack on freedom of expression. A crowd with posters... 

Turkey’s PM has vowed that development of Taksim Square will go ahead, despite ongoing protests. Tayyip Erdogan made the remark in Tunisia on his way back to Turkey. Erdogan is also under scrutiny, with opponents blasting him as authoritarian. As the protests entered their seventh day, casualties have risen, with three people dead and more than 4,000 injured. What began as an environmental protest... 

Anti-government protesters at Istanbul’s Taksim Square on June 4, 2013 Turkish protesters have rejected the government’s apology for excessive violence by police and its appeal to end days of unrest. On Tuesday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told a news conference in Ankara, “The excessive violence that was used in the first instance against those who were behaving with...