It is “no accident,” but rather a direct result of “Jewish organizational and political power.” The Jewish Daily Forward reports, Jews face special risks that require vigilance, though there is no “specific, credible threat” against Jewish targets, Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told the Forward during a visit to the newspaper’s New York offices…. A... 

People wait in line at a government employment office at Santa Eugenia’s Madrid suburb on January 27, 2012. New data released by the European Union show that the unemployment rate in the eurozone hit a record high of 11.1 percent in May. According to EU’s statistics office Eurostat, more than 17.5 million Europeans were without a job in the single currency area in May. The figures indicated... 

U.S. President Barack Obama Just 34% of Americans correctly say U.S. President Barack Obama is a Christian, while 44% say they don’t know Obama’s religion and 11% say he is a Muslim. Obama is a Christian and has labeled himself as such as in his writings and interviews, and while living in Chicago he attended the Trinity United Church of Christ. Since moving into the White House, Obama... 

A Euro coin with the Spanish national flag in the background. A recent report released by a Spanish institution says 25 percent of Spain’s population lives below poverty line, 2 percent higher than last year, as the country grapples with the highest rate of impoverishment among European states. According to an annual report issued by the Spanish Economic and Social Council (CES), lack of jobs for... 

Hundreds of classes cancelled as ACC loses 10,000 students. Infowars has talked to a whistleblower in a senior position at Austin Community College who has divulged that enrollment numbers are collapsing due to students refusing to comply with vaccinations they are told are mandatory in order to take classes. The ACC administrator told Alex Jones that some 10,000 students have refused to enroll because... 

For the first time in US history, racial and ethnic minorities outnumber its white majority – white births make up fewer than half the children born in the country, according to the US Census Bureau. ­The new 2011 census, which was made public on Thursday, reveals non-Hispanic whites accounted for 49.6 per cent of all births in the 12-month period that ended last July. The minorities – Hispanics,... 

Americans in record numbers are doing what was once considered unthinkable – renouncing their US citizenship. In numerical terms, at least 1,788 Americans officially gave up their US citizenship in 2011 – more than the combined totals from 2007, 2008 and 2009 – and 2012 promises to be another record breaking year, with 461 Americans already taking this action in the first quarter... 

A government survey says the Japanese youth are the most likely to think about killing themselves while one quarter of the whole population have considered suicide. According to the report released by the Cabinet Office on May 2, 2012, a large number of the people of Japan, which is one of the most developed countries in the world, have suicidal thoughts, Press TV reports. Recession has influenced... 

Europeans are concerned about high fuel prices resulting from the Iran oil ban and its negative effects on the economic situation of their countries. A new poll conducted in five European countries shows most people are against imposing sanctions on Iran’s oil sector. A total of 2,100 adults in Germany, France, Austria, Sweden and Poland responded to the poll which was conducted by the German... 

Many scientific studies try to discover how and why some are more intelligent than others. Undoubtedly, intelligence can be simply summarized as the ability for problem-solving, which is constitutional, that is, the individual is born with it, and over time, it us enhanced by experience and knowledge of solutions. But if we are born with our determined intelligence, is it necessarily inherited? The... 

The 2010 census noted the highest number of interracial marriages in America’s history, noting a huge 28 per cent jump over the past decade. One out of every 10 married straight couples identified as different races, which shows an increase from 7 per cent in the 2000 census data. Greater social acceptance of the unions and demographic shifts throughout the country are thought to be the two... 

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... 

Cases of dementia are anticipated to rise significantly in the coming decades due to improvements in life expectancy and medical care in poorer countries, warns the World Health Organisation (WHO). In 2010, approximately 35.6 million people were living with dementia, a figure expected to double to 65.7 million by 2030 and triple to 115.4 million by 2050, according to the United Nations health agency... 

European stock markets have dropped sharply, wiping out gains from the day before, amid fears that the eurozone debt crisis is resurfacing. European stock markets ended lower on Tuesday, with the Spanish stock market the worst hit, as the IBEX 35 index shed 2.7 percent, AFP reported. In Milan, FTSE MIB index also traded over two percent lower and Frankfurt’s DAX and Paris’ CAC 40 slumped 1.05... 

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council officially appointed the date of the presidential election – October 7, 2012. However, the situation in the country is heating up already. According to the Independent Social Agencies, the chances of the current president Hugo Chavez for re-election are getting smaller. The single opposition candidate Enrique Capriles has caught up with him in popularity...