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Fiat Chrysler recalls thousands of trucks over technical issue
A Dodge Dakota made by Fiat Chrysler is seen in the photo.
The seventh-largest automaker in the world, Fiat Chrysler, has recalled thousands of pickups due to a technical problem.
The automaker says approximately 67,000 model year 2006 and 2007 pickups are recalled because of the problem with a wire in the clutch ignition interlock switch.
The trucks are Dodge Dakota, Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, and...
UN Seeks to Criminalize Free Speech, Citing “Human Rights”
The dictator-dominated global body is waging a full-blown assault on free-speech rights.
Under the guise of advancing what the United Nations refers to as “human rights,” the dictator-dominated global body is waging a full-blown assault on free-speech rights by pressuring governments to criminalize so-called “hate speech.”
Indeed, working alongside radical government-funded activist groups...
US may wage a global war in 2015
The United States could possibly wage a war at a global level in the new year, says political analyst Stephen Lendman.
“America is the rogue state that literally risks the possibility of a global war that could even erupt this year,” Lendman, an author and a radio host, told Press TV on Thursday.
He made the remarks when asked about new US threats against Russia and its plan to deploy more than...
Computer glitch prevents US’ most advanced F-35 fighter jet from firing until 2019
The Pentagon’s fighter jet F-35 may not be fully operational until 2019 due to a newly discovered computer glitch. The $400 billion ultra-sophisticated jet, the most expensive in US history, was expected to enter service in 2015.
F-35 is the fifth generation combat aircraft which is designed in three variations for US Air Force, Navy and Marines to replace out of date aircraft. It was planned to...
Crude price drop triggers major layoffs in US oil industry
Thousands of recently highly paid workers have been laid off after the oil price plummeted 50 percent in 2014. At least four American oil-producing states are already facing budget problems due to decreasing oil revenues.
The price plunge has affected petroleum production in all oil-extracting countries, including the US.
Currently cheap fuel is still believed to be providing an overall boost to the...
Greece dissolves parliament for January snap election
A view of the Greek parliament in session.
Parliament in Greece has been dissolved after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras requested the dissolution of the legislature following its failure to choose a new president after three successive rounds of voting.
A statement from the parliament said an early election in the austerity-weary country would be held on January 25, as Samaras announced on Monday,...
Thug Beats Elderly Man in Suspected 'Racial Attack'
An elderly man was brutally savaged by a street black thug as he walked through a Bronx neighborhood in broad daylight, a beating the man referred to as a senseless “racial attack.”
Bronx resident William King, 67, is seeing the neighborhood he’s lived in for forty years in a different light after yesterday.
On Monday, King was walking down the sidewalk, near Briggs Avenue and East 197th Street,...
Sydney celebrates end of 2014 with spectacular fireworks
New Year’s fireworks erupt over Sydney’s iconic Harbor Bridge and Opera House during the traditional fireworks at midnight on January 1, 2015.
People in Australia have celebrated the end of 2014 with dazzling fireworks display to greet the New Year.
More than 1.5 million revelers gathered along the shores of Sydney’s famed harbor to watch the Australian city’s renowned firework display over...
Churchill urged not to convert to Islam
Sir Winston Churchill’s family begged him to “fight against” the desire to convert to Islam, according to a newly-discovered letter.
“Please don’t become converted to Islam; I have noticed in your disposition a tendency to orientalise, Pasha-like tendencies, I really have,” the letter from Churchill’s future sister-in-law, dated August 1907, says, the Independent reported.
“If you...
China, Russia move to ditch US Dollar in trade
China and Russia have effectively switched to domestic currencies in trading using financial tools as swaps and forwards, as they seek to reduce the influence of the US dollar and foreign exchange risks.
The agreement signed in the end of October comes into force Monday, December 29, and provides a currency swap of CNY150 billion (up to US$25 billion).
The country’s Foreign Exchange Trade System...
China blocks Google email service, says expert
China has allegedly blocked access to Gmail.
China has blocked access to Gmail, Google’s email service, the founder of a Beijing-based firm says.
The world’s biggest email service has been largely inaccessible inside China. Users, however, could still access the service by using third-party mail applications, rather than the webpage.
“But they have blocked those ways of accessing,”...
People Kicked Off Beaches, Weddings Moved For Obama Holiday
“I’m not a king,” President Obama has said more than 20 times recently in an effort to dissuade Americans from revolting against his executive rule phone and pen barrage.
The President’s actions in his downtime might make many take another look, however, as it emerged this week that an entire beach was closed down to make way for the first family, as well as a happy couple having to relocate...
Ukraine's economy shrinks by 7.5% in 2014
The Ukrainian national flag waves in front of the country’s central bank building.
Head of Ukraine’s central bank says the country’s economy has shrunk by 7.5 percent as inflation soared in 2014, making it the worst year in over half a century.
Valeria Gontareva said on Tuesday that the annual inflation rate hit 21 percent by the end of last month and the country’s currency was devalued by...
AirAsia plane wreckage found, bodies being recovered
A screen grab from TV One shows a rescuer evacuates a victim body of AirAsia.
Over 40 bodies have been recovered from the missing AirAsia flight, the Indonesian Navy said. Objects resembling parts of the plane, as well as what was thought to be the plane’s outline underwater, were seen in the search area.
“There was a man swaying on the waves. After I looked at the photo carefully on my laptop,...
Obama Targets Hungary, US Ambassador After “Dirty Bomb” Plot Uncovered
A stunning new Federal Security Services (FSB) report circulating today in the Kremlin warns that the Obama regime may be planning to unleash a “false flag” operation involving a radioactive “dirty bomb” device after its discovery was unsuspectingly uncovered by the highly respected retired US Ambassador Robin Raphel [photo] who traced its origins to the European Union, and NATO member, nation...