The EU needs to start protecting its own citizens from the American global spying initiatives and quit being “hypocritical” when it comes to reforming its own data protection system, said the EU’s Justice Commissioner. Viviane Reding, a vocal critic of American cyber surveillance, lashed out against EU member states’ reaction in wake of Edward Snowden revelations, urging the bloc to protect... 

On January 28, at the meeting of the Federation Council dedicated to XXII Christmas Readings, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill demanded Russian senators thwart any aspirations to legalize same-sex marriages in Russia. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman that is concluded for procreation. The ROC stands firmly for traditional Christian... 

Legislators participate in a plenary session of the National Assembly in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, Jan. 9, 2014. Nicaragua’s National Assembly has approved constitutional amendments that will allow presidents of the Central American country to be reelected indefinitely. On Tuesday, the lawmakers voted for the changes a second time as required for them to become law. The amendments passed... 

Famous American whistleblower Edward Snowden faces assassination attempts by the British foreign intelligence service, MI6, a former security officer tells Press TV. Wayne Madsen, a former National Security Agency (NSA) officer, said the threat has increased after the failed attempts to kidnap Snowden, who gained fame due to his revelations about NSA spying activities. “In early December 2013, I... 

Legalization of marijuana for recreational and medical use in 20 US states has seen a boom in cannabis-oriented businesses. Experts say the market can jump to $10.2 billion by 2018, warning of a possible repetition of the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s. The legal pot industry in the US might be making its first steps, but anyone trying to capitalize on its growth may find the “virgin”... 

Dictyostelium Fruiting Bodies Scientists have discovered a way to study the causes of Alzheimer disease using a simple single-celled amoeba, which leads to a better understanding of how human proteins mutate. It circumvents the need for animal testing. British scientists point to the possibility of amoeba use in biomedical studies of the presenilin protein that plays a part in causing Alzheimer disease,... 

A number of anti-government protesters have seized Ukraine’s Justice Ministry, erecting barricades outside the building with rubbish containers. On Sunday, the protesters commandeered the building in the capital Kiev and appeared to encounter no resistance, AFP reported. Tensions remain high in Kiev as talks between the opposition and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych have stalled. On Sunday,... 

The political persecution of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza for alleged and comparatively minor infractions are part of an accelerating purge being led by the Obama administration in the run-up to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid. Throughout history every culture has had maxims in law denouncing the openly corrupt sitting in judgment.... 

American whistleblower Edward Snowden, who’s blew the lid on US massive spying operations at home and abroad, says US “government officials want to kill” him. Snowden told a German television network that “These people, and they are government officials, have said they would love to put a bullet in my head or poison me when I come out of the supermarket, and then watch as I die in the shower.” The... 

The NSA agency is not preoccupied solely with national security, but also spies on foreign industrial entities in US business interests, former American intelligence contractor, Edward Snowden, has revealed in an interview to German TV. Edward Snowden chose the German ARD broadcaster to make his first TV interview ever since he became a whistleblower. The interview was made in strict secrecy in an... 

Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for the start of a “constructive dialogue” in Ukraine, releasing two white doves to symbolize the hope for peace. However, the doves were immediately attacked by a crow and a seagull. Addressing tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square for the Pope’s weekly Angelus prayer, the pontiff said that his thoughts and prayers were with... 

Thousands of protesters in France have marched through the capital Paris against the country’s President Francois Hollande. On Sunday, the protesters took to the streets of the city and staged a rally named ‘A Day of Rage’ in order to show their anger at Hollande’s presidency. According to reports, French security forces fired teargas to disperse the protesters who lobbed police with... 

American sailors on the USS Reagan got really sick after having snowball fights with radioactive snow blowing off of the coasts of Fukushima. University of Alaska professors Doug Dasher, John Kelley, Gay Sheffield, and Raphaela Stimmelmayr theorize that radioactive snow might have also caused Alaska’s seals to become sick (page 222): On March 11, 2011 off Japan’s west coast, an earthquake-generated... 

The most precise experimental atomic clock has been developed in the United States that neither loses nor gains a second in five billion years. The newly created experimental strontium clock has set new world records for both precision and stability, the researchers claim. The finding was achieved by a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, United... 

A 46-car pileup on a snowy interstate in Indiana has left three people dead. The vehicles – most of them semi trucks – collided while driving in poor weather conditions. More than 20 people were also injured on Interstate 94, which connects Chicago and Detroit, as heavy snowfall and low visibility made for dangerous driving conditions. According to the Associated Press, a front of lake-effect...