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Police clash with students in Athens
Riot police secure the US Embassy in Athens, November 17, 2011.
Greek security forces have clashed with protesters who were marching on the US embassy in Athens to mark the anniversary of a bloody 1973 student uprising which helped topple a US-backed army dictatorship in Greece.
The Thursday demonstration was swelled in numbers as many joined the rally to protest against unpopular austerity measures,...
Only 4% of Europeans want Iran war
A recent survey shows that only four percent of the population in the European Union support a military attack against Iran over its nuclear program.
According to the phone survey conducted between October 18 and 24 by Der Deutsche Marshall Fund Research Company, with a sampling of 2,000 people, 32 percent of the respondents said they believe economic incentives will resolve the impasse over Iran’s...
German Chancellor Urges US to Drop Belligerent Attitude towards Iran
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday called on her country’s allies, specially the US, to fully exploit diplomatic efforts over Iran’s nuclear issue, rather than discussing the possibility of military solution.
In an interview with German newspaper Leipziger Volkszeitung’s weekend edition, Merkel said that diplomatic solutions to Iran’s nuclear issue “have not exhausted”...
Scientists hope to make malaria vaccine
New finding points to possible malaria vaccine
Scientists say they can use their information about how malaria parasite invades human red blood cells to develop an anti-malaria vaccine.
Researchers at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge (UK) pinpointed a single receptor for a protein that is critical for the parasite to gain entry into red blood cells before multiplying and spreading.
Blocking the receptor...
Man dies in hospital yard in Romania without anyone helping him
Authorities in Iasi, northeastern Romania, started an investigation after a man has died in the yard of the hospital C.I. Parhon, as doctors, ambulance crew and patients passed by and ignored him.
The man, 76, was brought there by taxi from another hospital for a urological consultation, but while his family was looking for the doctor to check his health, the man died in the yard, ignored by medical...
A sea of red as Berlusconi steps down
European stock markets dropped sharply after Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi confirmed he will step down after failing to win a confidence vote.
The Italian stock market tumbled 3.7% with European stocks following the trend. UK’s FTSE 100 dropped 1.2 %, while Germany’s DAX was down 1.8%.
The news from Rome appears to be another blow for the ailing euro which went down against other major currencies...
Gilad Atzmon exposes how BICOM controls the Media in UK
The following is a glimpse into the Israeli Hasbara’s/Mossad’s/Sayanim’s operation in the UK. It explains how Israel and its agents manage to dominate news coverage in Britain and beyond. It seems from the following leaked email as if BICOM (Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre) runs the News desk for the BBC, Sky and the FT. I guess that last week the Guardian also...
Germany and France Begin Talks To Break Up Eurozone
Debt crisis sets markets in turmoil amid reports of talks about the break up of the eurozone.
Reports that Germany and France have begun talks to break up the eurozone amid fears that Italy will be too big to rescue.
Fears that Europe’s sovereign debt crisis was spiralling out of control have intensified as political chaos in Athens and Rome, and looming recession, created panic on world markets.
Reports...
Russian Mars probe stuck in Earth's orbit after engines fail to fire
An ambitious three-year mission to bring back a soil sample from Mars' moon Phobos has been launched by Russian scientists.
Spacecraft was to visit Martian moon of Phobos and bring back soil sample but looks like joining list of failed red planet missions.
Russia’s probe to the Mars moon Phobos has gone missing soon after takeoff, failing to fire the rockets that would have boosted it out...
Russia is concerned about NATO plans to deploy navy in northern seas
The Russian administration is concerned about NATO’s plans to redeploy the vessels armed with guided missiles in northern seas.
Dmitry Rogozin, Moscow’s NATO envoy, stated that Russia was very concerned about the USA’s intention to temporarily redeploy platforms with guided missiles in the northern seas. It goes about the North, the Baltic and possibly the Barents seas.
Brussels...
Putin slams 'arrogant' world powers
From left to right: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lashed out on Monday at “arrogant world powers” as he hosted his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao for a regional security summit Moscow bills as a counterpart to Nato.
Russia’s likely new head of state after...
France unveils new Austerity Plan
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon delivers a speech during a press conference at Matignon, in Paris, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011.
The French Prime Minister announces the country’s second austerity package in less than three months with the aim of protecting France from the widening eurozone crisis and avoiding credit rating downgrade.
“The time has come to adjust France’s efforts. With...
Black runners banned from Estonian marathon
One of Saaremaa marathon's organizers, Tonu Vaher (#13)
Estonia’s human rights commissioner has launched a criminal case against the organizers of a three-day running marathon on Saaremaa Island, Estonia, accusing them of racial prejudice and discrimination.
According to DELFI.ee, commissioner, Mari-Liis Sepper, has demanded an explanation of the reasons behind rejecting the applications of...
Sarkozy calls Netanyahu "liar", Obama agrees
The comments have only just emerged
French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “liar” in remarks to US President Barack Obama overheard by journalists.
“I can’t stand him any more, he’s a liar,” Mr Sarkozy said in French.
“You may be sick of him, but me, I have to deal with him every day,” Mr Obama replied.
The...
German Foreign Minister warns of "dangerous consequences" if Iran is attacked
Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle
Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has warned against “dangerous” consequences of debating about a military strike against Iran, insisting that such efforts would strengthen Tehran’s standing rather than weakening it.
“I warn against floating the idea of military options,” Westerwelle told Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper.
“These...