Threat detection: Released under a freedom of information request, the information sheds new light on how government analysts are instructed to patrol the internet searching for domestic and external threats The Department of Homeland Security has flagged hundreds of words as “suspect” – and while many make sense, like “Al Qaeda,” some are just plain odd. For example, the... 

The federal government has unveiled an historic agreement with mining magnate Gina Rinehart to import overseas workers to fill jobs in her iron ore project in Western Australia. The enterprise migration agreement (EMA) will be first used at the mining magnate’s $6.5 billion Roy Hill project, allowing Hancock Prospecting to bring in 1700 migrant workers on a temporary basis. Union leaders today... 

Demonstrators match on May 23, 2012 as they protest student tuition hikes. Over 700 students have been arrested in Canada during the latest night of rallies against tuition fee hikes and the adoption of controversial bill that is widely seen as a tool to limit freedom of speech, association and assembly. ­Police in Montreal dispersed unsanctioned protests and arrested 518 demonstrators on Wednesday... 

A new fatwa recently issued in Saudi Arabia suggests that Supreme Mufti of the country will allow giving girls into marriage at the age of ten. However, he only legalized the existing orders: here eight-year-old girls, with the consent of their fathers, are married off to old men. The laws of Saudi Arabia provide and even encourage the practice of early marriage of girls. “From ancient times... 

Lawmakers in New York State are proposing a new legislation that involves the Web, and no, it’s not SOPA-esque or another CISPA-like spy-bill. Politicians in the Empire State want to outlaw anonymous speech on the Internet. Republican Assemblyman Jim Conte says that the legislation he co-sponsors, Bill no. S06779, would cut down on “mean-spirited and baseless political attacks” and “turns... 

Montreal police arresting a protester opposing Quebec student tuition fee hikes, May 20. 2012 Riot police have once again clashed with protesters in Montreal and arrested some 300 people protesting at the new legislation aimed at ending the three months of anti-tuition hikes protests. About 5,000 people took to the streets in the heart of the French speaking Latin Quarter neighborhoods on Sunday in... 

Police say men planned to target Barack Obama’s election headquarters but lawyers claim evidence was planted. Lawyers for three protesters arrested on terrorist-related charges ahead of the NATO summit have accused police of entrapping them and encouraging an alleged bomb-making effort. The three were arrested on Wednesday night when members of the Chicago police department battered their way into... 

The biography on a promotional booklet, first produced in 1991 and used since 2007, produced by the literary agency Acton & Dystel listed President Obama as born in Kenya. The story, first reported by Breitbart.com, has now gone viral with millions of Americans wondering who our commander and chief actually is. For their part, the corporate controlled media (the same press agencies who are literally... 

Tariq al-Hashemi (L) meets with Erdogan in Ankara in April 2011. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will continue to support Iraq’s fugitive vice president even after Interpol issued a worldwide alert for his arrest. Erdogan told a news conference in Italy on Tuesday that his government had always supported Tariq al-Hashemi and would continue to do so in future. The Turkish... 

It may soon be a crime to wear a mask in Canada. The Harper government supports a bill proposed by Conservative backbencher Blake Richards that would slam protesters in prison for five years if they wear a mask during a demonstration. The legislation is supported by the Conservative majority and will likely become law. Richards said the bill will give the police more power to prevent property damage.... 

Bolivian President Evo Morales Bolivian President Evo Morales has nationalized a Spanish power company and ordered its seizure. On Tuesday, Morales issued the order nationalizing Transportadora de Electricidad SA (TDE), which is a subsidiary of the Spanish group Red Electrica Corporacion, AFP reported. Bolivia will now take control of 99.94 percent of the company. The company, which was privatized... 

Patima Zakka with her son Thousands of Palestinians are on hunger strike in Israeli prisons – for over a week, they have been protesting against indefinite detention without charge and alleged ill-treatment. Some of those who got out, told RT about their life behind bars. Human rights groups in the West Bank say 2,000 Palestinians have been on hunger strike for more than a week, and others are... 

A 2008 survey says 0.8% of Christian Palestinians cited 'fleeing religious extremism' as a reason for emigration Despite claims by Israeli government officials, Christian Palestinians regularly face discrimination. A recent report by CBS show 60 Minutes on “Christians of the Holy Land” has received a lot of attention, not least for the embarrassing contribution by Israeli Ambassador... 

Former national security advisor to the US President Barack Obama, retired Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones. A former national security adviser to the US President Barack Obama says Washington has no reason to apologize to Israel for its handling of the Iranian nuclear energy program. “The Israelis have been given very very strong assurances about their security by the United States, and I don’t... 

Theft: Omer Petti, 95 and Madge Woodward, 85, have filed a police report alleging $300 stolen after the cash was ordered through a detector's conveyor belt by airport security Wheelchair-bound 95-year-old US Air Force veteran Omer Petti and his 85-year-old partner Madge Woodward were treated like terrorists by TSA agents at San Diego International airport, ostensibly so TSA workers could separate...