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UK seeks US backing on Falklands
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and William Hague, the UK Foreign Secretary, in joint press conference in London.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry came under intense pressure by the British authorities on Monday to reveal what stance Washington may choose to take on the dispute over Las Malvinas Islands (the Falklands), local media reported.
On his first foreign trip as Secretary of State, John...
Evolutionists claim to have found the 'common ancestor of all mammals'
The ancestor of all mammals (including humans) is said to be an animal similar to a rat.
The recent media splash (originally published in The New York Times) about finding the hypothetical common ancestor of all mammals is based upon nothing more than the evolutionary argument (assumption) that DNA and biological similarities between species is evidence for common ancestry.
However, what if the DNA...
Thousands of gun law protesters rally across US
Thousands of Second Amendment activists across the US took part in a Day of Resistance against President Obama’s gun control measures, calling his plans unconstitutional. Words are not all they’re prepared to use to protect their right to bear arms.
People gathered at dozens of cities and towns across the United States, crowds numbering from a hundred to a thousand people. They were carrying...
Thousands of Bulgarians protest poverty, corruption
Bulgarians protesting against high utility bills on February 17, 2013 in Sofia.
Tens of thousands of Bulgarians have staged massive nationwide protests against poverty, high energy bills and corruption.
On Sunday, under the motto “Let’s Set the Monopolies on Fire,” huge number of people took to the streets of different parts of the country, including the capital Sofia and shouted “coward,”...
Flood wreaks havoc on eastern Australia
Flood wreaked havoc on the state of Queensland, Australia, in January 2011.
Thousands of people in eastern Australia have been cut off from their homes by floodwaters, following thunderstorms and tornados that wreaked havoc to the region.
Flooding, caused by heavy rain and stiff winds, continues in Australia.
The State Emergency Service (SES) said Sunday that around 20,000 people had been cut off across...
Obama administration declares war on Catholic Church
The Obama administration has declared war on the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations in the US. The soon to be implemented “Affordable Care Act” has several provisions in it which will adversely affect religious organizations. The US government is requiring religious organizations to comply with this law, some of which violates their religious beliefs.
The law requires all...
New Bill set to set mandatory Army service for every US citizen
This week Charles Rangel, a crazy politician from New York who has recently been pushing for regulations on private gun ownership, is now putting forward a bill that would force young people to take up arms for the state, or at least work in some uniformed way to help the government with their never ending war effort.
H.R. 748 would require everyone from 18-25 to join:
“uniformed services or as...
US deploys troops to Niger
The US military has deployed about 100 troops in Niger to help coordinate intelligence sharing with the French, whose forces are currently fighting to seize Islamist-controlled territory in Mali, President Obama announced Friday.
The US forces are armed with “weapons for the purpose of providing their own force protection and security,” Obama said in a letter to Congress, adding that Niger officials...
Republicans say Obama wants higher taxes
With less than a week before deep spending cuts kick in, Republicans in their weekly address accused President Obama of being ready to plunge the economy into a tailspin to extract higher taxes.
“The fact is: Republicans in Congress, right now, will provide the flexibility to make the necessary spending reductions and address our deficit and debt, instead of going through the sequester. In fact,...
China admits 'cancer villages' existence
China has acknowledged the existence of so-called “cancer villages” as Chinese people have been concerned about the impact of pollution on their health for years.
The environment ministry released its latest report on Friday entitled “Guard against and control risks presented by chemicals to the environment during the 12th Five-Year period (2011-2015)”.
“The toxic chemicals...
Floods sweep through Greece and Italy, 1 dead
Unusually heavy rains have caused floods in Greece and southern Italy with torrents of water strong enough to carry away vehicles. One woman died of shock after being trapped in her car surrounded by raging waters.
In Athens a woman in her 20s died of a heart attack prompted by a shock when she became trapped in her car by floodwaters. Another woman was rescued from her stranded vehicle as streams...
Russian Communist Poster: Comrades, Turn In Your Weapons!
Gun control advocates claim historical gun grabs by tyrannical regimes are a “myth”.
This 1918 Communist propaganda poster from the Russian civil war serves as yet another reminder that tyrannical regimes throughout history have always sought to disarm their populations through gun control.
The poster shows Russian citizens turning in their rifles, handguns and even swords as a communist soldier...
Spaniards to protest against austerity cuts, corruption
Spaniards protesting against medical spending cuts in Madrid on February 17, 2013.
Amid fresh reports of Royal family corruption, furious Spaniards are set to stage massive nationwide protests against severe budget cuts.
Massive protests have been planned for Saturday in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities.
Teachers, students, miners, medical staff, workers from various sectors, along with a number...
Brother of dead Russian adoptee to stay in Texas - US officials
Kirill and Maxim Kuzmin
Texas Child Protective Services say they have no plans to remove two-year-old Kirill Kuzmin from his adoptive family, US media reports. On Friday Russian lawmakers called on US Congress to facilitate the boy’s return to his country of birth.
Kirill is the brother of Maksim Kuzmin, who died several months after the two boys were adopted by the Shatto family in the US.
The incident...
US Bio Attack Fears Grow After Colorado Child Death
A highly disturbing Ministry of Healthcare (MoH) report circulating in the Kremlin today is warning Russian diplomatic personal to avoid traveling to or through the Denver International Airport (DEN) in the US State of Colorado over fears this region may be under a biowarfare attack or test.
According to this report, the Foreign Military Intelligence Main Directorate (GRU) became “highly concerned”...