UK officials plan to monitor Britons’ online activities by placing surveillance devices on the country’s telecom networks, a Parliamentary report says. The program would keep tabs on which websites were visited as well as who contacted whom. ­On Tuesday the British Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee published the report outlining a massive, national surveillance program... 

Scientists investigating the impact of plastic ‘hidden’ in the seas – Biologists discuss the effect of the entry of toxic substances into the food chain of fish and birds… A research team made a documentary last year about marine life. The team found plastic trash that had traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to come to a stop on the other side of the planet, on a remote... 

Members of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party urged him to delay a parliamentary vote on gay marriage, warning it could harm his re-election bid. Conservative MPs are also preparing to defy Cameron’s plan to legalize gay marriage. Opponents of the gay marriage bill have warned the issue could weaken the party and harm Cameron’s chances of re-election in 2015. Conservative association... 

Gold and silver jewelry, steel items, brass coins and many other metal things have been known as healers since ancient times. However, most people do not treat metal as a method of treatment and consider it to be remnants of the past. Yet, metal therapy continues to help people. The most important aspect in this method is its simplicity, accessibility and the absence of side effects. Metals of planets In... 

An analyst says the European Union members will not reach an agreement on the bloc’s next seven-year budget, paving the way for its breakup, Press TV reports. “…When we’re moving into a triple dip recession all around, when top of the agenda for most of the countries is austerity measures, budget cuts and trying to pay off the national debt, the likely of getting people to agree to a trillion... 

Switzerland will now assist international tax authorities in disclosing information on bank accounts held by foreigners who avoid taxation at home. Joint efforts by the EU, the US and number of other countries have led to Switzerland introducing new banking laws on February 1. The new regulation now allows foreign tax services to send group requests for bank account information of their citizens.... 

French MPs have approved the most important article in a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, despite huge protests earlier in the month that saw hundreds of thousands of people mass in Paris to oppose the measure. Deputies voted 249-97 in favor of redefining marriage as an agreement between two people, rather than between a man and a woman. The measure was backed by President Françoise Hollande’s... 

Labor Minister of France Michel Sapin called his country a “bankrupt,” which inflicted considerable damage to the already tarnished reputation of President Hollande. The Minister later explained that he meat it ironically, but his black humor was not appreciated. The more so that bankruptcy (due to the situation in Mali and financial problems) may become a reality for France in the near... 

British Foreign Secretary William Hague claims the Israeli regime’s violation of Syria’s airspace in the air raid on a Syrian army research center is a “reaction” to the Syrian crisis rather than a breach of the country’s sovereignty. “I’m not going to give any condemnation of Israel, rushing to any criticism,” Hague told the BBC. In a clear attempt to whitewash the Israeli aggression,... 

Spainards protesting against austerity cuts on November 15, 2012. While Spanish Prime Minister is set to present new measures to help the economic recovery, the National Statistics Institute (INE) has reported that the country’s gross national product (GDP) has contracted by 1.37 percent in 2012. According to the report released by the INE on Wednesday, the Spanish GNP fell 0.7% from the third quarter... 

Water cannons have been used against stone-throwing demonstrators in the Belgian city of Namur, as thousands rallied against the closure of a factory that will put an end to 1,300 jobs. Dozens of riot police were deployed to quell the tensions. Many protesters are wearing respirators to protect themselves against the police crackdown. The rally followed an announcement by ArcelorMittal, the world’s... 

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi defended Italian fascist leader, Benito Mussolini as he spoke at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony. Other than passing ‘racial laws’ the Italian dictator “did good” in many ways, he said, provoking outrage. Berlusconi, currently the leader of the center-right People of Freedom party, didn’t think twice as he defended one of the key figures of fascism on... 

The logo of French car maker PSA Peugeot is seen on a car parked in front of French Economy minstry in Paris, September 11, 2012. French auto-giant Peugeot has reported a 16.5 percent drop in sales of cars and spare parts worldwide as Europe’s financial crisis takes its toll on the country. The business, known fully as PSA Peugeot Citroen, recorded worldwide unit sales in 2012 of “assembled vehicles... 

The British government’s decision to slash services at a London hospital has turned into an unexpected headache that saw 25,000 people march in the city in protest. The protest, on Saturday, was organized by Save Lewisham Hospital campaign group to prevent a planned closure of its new A&E department, Intensive Care, maternity and children’s services. The proposals to cut the services have... 

Though the plant-eating dinosaur Ampelosaurus was among the largest to walk the Earth, it had a tiny brain. That is according to a recent study. Scientists say that an advanced member of the biggest dinosaurs ever to walk the earth had a tiny brain, the size of a tennis ball. The scientists studied the skull of fossils of the dinosaur Ampelosaurus, which was discovered in the Spanish city of Cuenca...