Terry Jones, a controversial pastor who has made national headlines for publicly burning the Quran, is mounting a campaign for president of the United States. Jones isn’t starting small either, and it seems he’s going straight for the big leagues. The campaign, named “Stand Up America Now,” aims to propel him to the White House largely on a seven-point platform which includes... 

The flag of Palestine The United States has threatened to cut off its funds to UNESCO, if the UN organization recognizes Palestine as a full member of the United Nations. US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland gave the warning on Wednesday, adding that there would be serious repercussions for the UN body, AFP reported. “We’ve made the point that there are very clear red lines in US... 

As the eurozone crisis continues to dominate European political business, Gunnar Wetterberg, an analyst at white collar union Saco, has stated the case for a Nordic Union and currency, to counter the threat of a euro collapse. Wetterberg argued in an opinion article in the Dagens Nyheter (DN) daily on Tuesday that a federal Nordic state would enable Scandinavian countries to be more resilient in the... 

Pat Buchanan, always a gentleman, refuses to back down when asked by NPR about his most recent appearance on The Political Cesspool Radio Program. In the meantime, the story of Pat’s latest interview with us is quickly becoming a top news story. Here is one example: African American political advocacy group Color Of Change has called for MSNBC to fire longtime analyst (and even longer-time lightning... 

The rumors about the death of Egypt’s toppled President Hosni Mubarak, who stays at the hospital on the outskirts of Cairo, continue to emerge in the media. Al Ahram website said on Monday that Mubarak’s heart stopped beating. Later during the day, though, the publication reported with reference to medical sources that the rumor was not true to fact. Previously, the website said that the... 

Britain must decide on the nature of its relationship with the European Union European Union chiefs are drawing up plans for a single “Treasury” to oversee tax and spending across the 17 eurozone nations. The proposal, put forward by Herman Van Rompuy, the European Council president, would be the clearest sign yet of a new “United States of Europe” — with Britain left on the sidelines. The... 

On October 23, Switzerland elected the lower chamber of the parliament – the National Council. The favorite of the election was considered the ultra-right People’s Party. It stands for the drastic restriction of immigration and is against joining the EU. Its program is best characterized by the pre-election poster: three white sheep standing on the Swiss flag are kicking a black one. The... 

Unanswered questions: Libya's Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril wanted the opportunity to interrogate Gaddafi Islamic Sharia law will be the ‘basic source’ of legislation in free Libya, its new leader has proclaimed. Mustafa Abdul-Jalil’s vision has come as a shock to some of the millions of citizens still celebrating their liberty from decades of tyranny. The chairman of the National Transitional... 

Texas Republican congressman Ron Paul has won the latest Republican presidential straw poll. The Texas Republican, who continues to trail former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in national polls, captured the support of 53 percent of Ohio Republicans. Former businessman Herman Cain won the support of 26 percent of Republicans voting in the poll. Mr. Romney captured 8 percent in the poll, while... 

Kenyan troops near the Kenya-Somalia border. Kenyan airstrikes have claimed the lives of at least 64 Somali civilians, while leaving dozens of others injured, Press TV reports. The fatal airstrikes were carried out by Kenyan jet fighters near the southern town of Afmadow, a Press TV correspondent reported on Sunday. At least 130 people were also injured in the air attacks. Kenyan troops have advanced... 

Presidential candidate Rosen Plevneliev (C) at a pre-election meeting in Sofia, October 20, 2011. Bulgarians have gone to the polls to elect the country’s new president as well as mayors, amid concerns over vote fraud and economic woes. Some 6.9 million Bulgarians are eligible to cast their vote in the Sunday polls. Opinion polls show that none of the 18 presidential candidates can be expected... 

Genocide Watch updated its Genocide warning for South Africa on 20 Aug 2011 from ‘Boer farmers’ being at risk of genocide stage 5 to include all whites and women being at risk of Stage 6 genocide at the hands of “ANC Youth, black Marxist racists”. It did not continue its previous stage 5 warning that ‘foreign black Africans’ were also at risk. Genocide Watch: “Julius... 

Towards the twentieth condemnation of U.S. blockade against Cuba. While the United States intensified its economic blockade against Cuban trade and finance, the UN General Assembly advanced a new condemnation almost unanimously, against this siege, the twentieth in 20 consecutive years. The topic will be considered by the highest organ of the United Nations next Tuesday, when it will vote on a resolution... 

US President Barack Obama US President Barack Obama has dashed the Democrats’ hopes of re-election after his approval rating hit the lowest since he took office in 2009. The results of a new Gallup poll released on Friday found Obama’s job approval rating down at 41 percent, AFP reported. The figure showed a drop of six percentage points from the group’s prior poll. Gallup said the... 

Former Communist leader Mikhail Gorbachev told an audience at Lafayette College on Wednesday night that the United States’ economic problems heralded the need for a new American “perestroika,” defined by a “new world order” and a system of “global governance”. Speaking to a crowd of 3,600 people during an event that was broadcast live nationwide, Gorbachev made reference to riots and...