The Self-Organized European Citizens’ Initiative Stop TTIP, the group behind the petition, note that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is “a threat to democracy, the environment, consumers and labor standards.” More than 2 million Europeans have signed a petition against the controversial free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States,... 

Time exposure shot of testing of the LGM-118A Peacekeeper re-entry vehicles at the Kwajalein Atoll, all eight fired from one missile. The Peacekeeper is a US ballistic missile payload containing several warheads, each capable of being aimed to hit one of a group of targets. Moscow says it is closely watching a possible deployment of the United States nuclear missiles in Europe. Kremlin press secretary... 

Exclusive photos including selfies and prayers shots of their “transfer” to Athens! The island of Lesbos receives hundreds of illegal immigrants daily. With inflows management now impossible, the Mayor has appealed to have these persons transferred from the island to Athens. The situation appears to be dramatic in Mytilene, since the influx of immigrants is massive and the local government is... 

US Army instructors train Ukrainian forces in Yavoriv, Ukraine, on May 27. Hundreds of US forces are reportedly located near Russia’s borders with Ukraine to train the country’s troops amid growing tensions between Washington and Moscow. NBC News reported on Sunday that 300 American paratroopers are involved in the direct training that could be seen as a “major provocation” by Russian President... 

The suggestion of bigoted Muslims to organize separate beaches for men and women has been supported by representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, Jewish and Buddhist religions, without anyone actually using their brains to think about what should FAMILIES with kids do? SEPARATE? Make separate holidays? The request to the Moscow City Hall has been prepared and filed by Albir Krganov who is a deputy... 

A leaked document attributed to investor George Soros outlines the billionaire’s plan for Ukraine, which essentially boils down to an ambitious idea to use Kiev to topple Russian President Vladimir Putin, investigative historian Eric Zuesse said. The confidential document, allegedly part of communications between Soros and Ukrainian authorities, was published by hacktivists from CyberBerkut,... 

The Ukrainian parliament has adopted amendments to state law allowing “admission of the armed forces of other states on the territory of Ukraine.” The possible hosting of foreign weapons of mass destruction is also mentioned in the documents. Amendments to Ukrainian law were adopted on Thursday by the Verkhovna Rada, receiving a majority of 240 votes (the required minimum being 226). The bill... 

A truly grim Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Putin today has authorized “full military force” to be used in the breaking of the illegal blockade imposed on the Federation protected state of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) by Ukraine. The PMR, more commonly known to the West as Transnistria, is a Federation protected “republic”... 

Britain could be flooded with harmful chemicals currently banned in the European Union if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal is signed next week, a trade union has warned. The GMB said chemicals that can cause cancerous tumors, birth defects and development disorders will be allowed in the EU after the controversial trade agreement is signed. The union’s top health and... 

Following his decision to stand down as the Quartet’s Middle East envoy, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced he is taking up the position of chairman of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR). The council’s aim is to tackle prevailing anti-Semitism in European countries, ultimately making Holocaust denial a criminal offense, defining racism and anti-Semitism and... 

Feminist clergy within the Church of England wants Christians to refer to God as a ‘she,’ despite Jesus referring to God as His Father. Women and the Church (WATCH), an activist clergy group best known for pressuring the Anglican Church to accept female bishops, wants to modify the official church liturgy to include female language and imagery to describe God. “In the last two or three years... 

Shelling intensified in eastern Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, with Kiev and rebels trading blame for opening fire. Local officials said 19 people, both civilians and militiamen, were killed and over a hundred injured in the bombardment. “With the onset of daylight the Ukrainian artillery carried out a large-scale shelling of settlements in the Donetsk People’s Republic almost on the entire extension... 

In a ten-year period, more than 2,500 females reported “serious,” life-threatening reactions. Thousands upon thousands of girls in the United Kingdom have suffered adverse reactions as a result of receiving HPV vaccinations, with more than 2,500 of those enduring “serious” debilitating illnesses, a UK government agency reports. A recent Freedom of Information request seeking the number... 

A Russian Su-24 aircraft is shown flying an estimated 500 meters (1,640 feet) off the side of the USS Ross. The US military has released a new video about a “routine encounter” of a Russian warplane and a US destroyer in the Black Sea, rejecting any provocations by the US vessel. The US Navy released the video on Monday after Russian media reported the Su-24 aircraft forced the guided-missile... 

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin (right) touring the exhibition “Industrial Potential of the Vladimir Region” at the third-annual Vladimir Regional Economic Forum. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin has stated that Russia’s future depends on its rebirth as a major industrial power, noting that Russian manufacturers must recapture the domestic market, and that...