Greek coastguards stand in front of Canadian boat "Tahrir" after forcing the Gaza-bound ship to return to the port of Agios Nikolaos, July 4, 2011. Two small boats approaching the Gaza coast have been boarded by the Israeli Defense Force. The IDF Chief of Staff ordered the navy to board the vessels should they refuse radio requests. Nobody was injured during the takeover, according to the... 

After cooperating with Vietnam, the US conduced military exercises again in the South China Sea between October 17 to 28, this time with the Philippines. As usual, the two countries announced that the exercises weren’t aimed at China. I think this kind of military exercise is meaningless, as the small countries are just being over-confident in their ability to provoke China and the US ultimately... 

Possible routes of attack on Iran by U.S. and UK military The UK and U.S. are drawing up plans to attack Iran amid growing tensions in the Middle East, it was claimed last night. Barack Obama and David Cameron are preparing for war after reports that Iran now has enough enriched uranium for four nuclear weapons. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s hardline regime in Tehran has been linked to three assassination... 

Feeling the heat: The lawyer of a woman who accused Mr Cain of sexual harassment in the 1990s wants the National Restaurant Association to release her from a confidentiality agreement so she can speak out Herman Cain’s presidential campaign is accusing rival Rick Perry’s operation of being behind stories about sexual harassment allegations against Cain in the 1990s. Cain’s campaign... 

An interesting Federal Security Services (FSB) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that the United States was thrown into a “panic” last week after one of its soldiers emailed his mother warning her to “prepare for the end of the world.” According to this report, American Army Specialist William Millay [photo 2nd right], a 22-year-old military policeman from Owensboro, Kentucky,... 

Photo of an Iranian Military Drill from 2008 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that Tehran and Moscow will continue their military cooperation, local Tehran Times daily reported on Wednesday. Mehmanparast made the remarks during a press briefing on Tuesday in reply to a question about reports saying that Russia has agreed to provide Iran with electronic warfare in return for... 

Thousands of anti-corporatism protesters join a general strike organized by 'Occupy Oakland' in the western US city on November 2, 2011, to protest at police brutality. Thousands of anti-corporatism protesters have taken to the streets in the western US city of Oakland as the country’s ‘Occupy’ movement gains momentum. “Huge, enthusiastic, crowds are swirling through downtown... 

Concerns: Israel has test-fired a missile, thought to be a Jericho missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead today. Israel’s military has test-fired a missile which is reportedly capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to any part of the Middle East and probably as far as Europe. It comes amid speculation that Tel Aviv is planning a military strike on Iran. ­The test on Wednesday was reported... 

A file photo of the United Nations General Assembly The UN General Assembly’s First Committee has endorsed an Iran-sponsored resolution on nuclear disarmament despite attempts by the US and the Israeli regime to stop the bid. The committee, which focuses on disarmament and international security issues, approved the resolution with 107 votes on October 31, despite strong opposition and negative... 

Protesters will go more violent! This is how conservative commentator Pat Buchanan sees the future of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Over the weekend Pat Buchanan was part of a round-table discussion on “The McLaughlin Group” where he offered a dark prediction of the Occupy Wall Street movement. “It’s going to end very, very badly with these folks in the winter and they’re not going to... 

A German "Dolphin" submarine docks at the port of Haifa in Israel. The German government is threatening to halt the delivery of a submarine capable of firing nuclear warheads in protest of the Israeli government’s recent decision to build new homes in the Arab part of Jerusalem. Earlier this year, SPIEGEL reported that Germany’s subsidized submarine sales program is linked to... 

A new report authored by Deputy Minister Gennadiy M. Gatilov of the Russian Foreign Ministry that is circulating in the Kremlin today warns that the Obama regime is pushing through the US Congress new and draconian “Police State” laws over the fears held by American oligarchs that an Argentina-type “movement” is about to sweep them all away. The fears of a wider crackdown on dissent by the... 

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland The US says it is cutting funding to UNESCO in response to the UN cultural organization’s decision to admit Palestine as a full member. Describing the decision as “regrettable and premature”, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters on Monday that Washington would stop all financial contributions to the UN Educational,... 

West to East: EU officials have been refused help by China as the balance of power shifts. Hopes that China will ride to the rescue of the single currency were dealt a blow last night after Beijing warned that it will not be Europe’s ‘saviour’. State-run news agency Xinhua said the country cannot ‘provide a cure for the European malaise’. It came after European officials begged China for... 

Delegates cheer after they approved the membership of Palestine during the session of UNESCO's 36th General Conference, in Paris, Oct. 31, 2011. Palestine has been admitted as a full member of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) despite strong opposition from Washington. Palestinians won the UNESCO seat in a Paris vote on Monday. The membership bid required two-thirds...