Pakistan’s prime minister has ordered YouTube’s suspension in the country over the “blasphemous” anti-Islam film as the country has become gripped by violent protests in response to the video. “The Prime Minister said that blasphemous material would not be tolerated and the services of YouTube would remain suspended till the removal of blasphemous material,” the... 

In the wake of Canada’s unilateral move to close its embassy in Tehran and break off diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic, Italy has announced that it will represent Ottawa’s interests in Iran. “Italy’s Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi today announced Italy’s decision to respond positively to the request to represent Canadian interests in Iran following the closure of their... 

Russia must agree to European Union requirements for an open natural gas market, the EU Energy Commissioner said, specifying that this implies that the price for imported Russian gas should be identical across the European Union. “Our Russian partner understands our rules but doesn’t accept them,” Guenther Oettinger said at an energy conference in Lithuania. “It can’t... 

Angelina Jolie, member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations has arrived in Syria to survey the destruction caused by the proxy war created by the US and Israel; as well as confirm that there is a need for the continued supply and support of the CIA-sponsored Free Syrian Army (FSA). Jolie, after spending time with the estimated 253,000 Syrian refugees,... 

Protests are erupting across the Middle East as demonstrators throw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police who have retaliated by shooting tear gas canisters into the crowds. The US Embassy in Cario has become a new target. On the 11th anniversary of September 11th, a US-sponsored false flag attack occurred wherein the US Embassy in Libya was bombed. The US Ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens was suffocated... 

People in Buenos Aires bang pots during a demonstration against the Argentinean government’s policies, September 13, 2012. Argentinians have held a demonstration in the capital to protest against government policies and a recent proposal that could allow Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to run for a third consecutive term in 2015. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in front of the Plaza de Mayo... 

German tanks rumbling through the historic streets of Greek capital Athens as the conquering soldiers stage a victory parade in 1941 Greece has threatened to hit Germany with a bill for tens of billions of pounds in outstanding reparations for Nazi war crimes during the Second World War. The move is an indication of growing outrage in Athens at the strictures being placed on the Greek economy by EU... 

China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping has set off a storm of rumours after cancelling several meetings and failing to turn up at scheduled public events for over a week. A source close to the Beijing leadership now claim 59-year-old Vice President Xi is ‘unwell’ after hurting his back during his daily swim. Xi Jinping called off several meetings with visiting foreign leaders and dignitaries... 

Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the €500-billion bailout is legal under German law. The verdict comes as Greece’s coalition government hesitates on the further austerity cuts required by its creditors. The verdict ruled that the German government will not be liable for sums over 190 billion euros without approval of the Bundestag, and that both houses of parliament would be informed,... 

The Canadian federal government is getting tough with fraudulent immigrants as they plan on stripping the citizenship of more than 3,100 people, who they believe have cheated the system. Immigration minister Jason Kenney said thousands more are being investigated, but admitted that only 19 of the 3,139 Canadians’ citizenships have been revoked, and stated that this is part of a long-term crackdown... 

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada’s last ambassador to Iran John Mundy has sharply criticized his government for its abrupt severance of ties with the Islamic Republic. “Canada’s action reduces our presence on the ground in Iran to zero. We will no longer have the ability to communicate directly with Iran’s government in Iran,” Mundy wrote in a column published in the Globe and... 

The US has long held in its possession verified documentation proving the 1940 Katyn forest massacre of several thousand Polish POWs was committed by the Soviet Union. Why did Washington conceal it: to cover-up for its wartime ally Josef Stalin. ­The Associated Press has seen newly declassified documents illuminating the Katyn Massacre, which are being released and put online by the US National Archives... 

Negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan, aimed to conclude a contract on the borders between the two countries, continue in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The contract will allow the countries to finally resolve the differences related to the transportation of oil from South Sudan through the Northern Sudan. The UN Security Council gave the two countries the time until September 22 to sign... 

In an obscure working document, the European Commission has announced it is working on plans to open European civil airspace to unmanned drones by 2016. This follows the signing by President Obama earlier this year of the FAA Appropriations bill which mandated that US airspace must be opened to drones by 2015. The European Commission (EC) plan was revealed in a Staff Working Paper published on September... 

Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency, in the event of victory may take steps to a more active involvement of the country in global processes. According to Vice-President Joseph Biden, if Romney wins, Washington may initiate several military conflicts. This theory is supported by other facts. But is this really the case? What are the real views of the presidential candidate...