Marcel-Lehel Lazar, the Romanian top hacker known as Guccifer who accessed private email accounts of numerous top government & military officials as well as the Bush & Rockefeller family, is quoted in the New York Times as predicting a nuclear attack on Chicago sometime in 2015. A potpourri of conspiracy theories about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the 1997 death of Princess Diana... 

A report warns that 25,000 elderly people will die from cold weather this winter, amid soaring fuel bills. A report says that a pensioner will die from cold weather every seven minutes in Britain this winter, amid soaring fuel bills. The Age UK charity released the report on Tuesday, saying that, this winter, 25,000 elderly people in England and Wales will die as a result of the cold weather and due... 

Israeli settlers have overnight set on fire a mosque near the West Bank town of Ramallah, according to Palestinian security officials. “The settlers set fire to the whole of the first floor of the mosque” in the village of Al-Mughayir, near the Shilo Jewish settlement, the officials said, as cited by AFP. A group of Palestinian worshippers who came to the mosque for their morning prayer... 

The German Foreign Ministry maintains the media interpretation of an October statement by the president of national intelligence agency alleging self-defense militia downed MH17 flight in Ukraine was incomplete and taken out of context. The Russian embassy in Berlin received an official response to note #3693 from October 27 regarding Germany’s Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND intelligence agency) President... 

Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria. Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria says the Catalan region cannot be granted the right to self-determination. The Spanish official made the remarks in parliament on Tuesday, a day after more than two million people took part in an independence vote in Catalonia. “The right to self-determination that you demand... 

A local news segment purporting to provide tips on how to survive a home invasion ludicrously advises faking a heart attack or fainting if faced with potentially violent intruders. A report from Houston ABC / Disney affiliate KTRK yesterday gave several good preparedness tips on what to do if you’re home and hear the sound of glass breaking. “Always have that contingency plan drawn up in your... 

A virus called ATCV-1 that infects green algae (shown under a microscope) can also affect cognitive functions in mice and humans. Scientists in the United States have discovered a virus that infects people’s brains and makes them stupid. According to research carried out at the Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Nebraska, the algae virus affected cognitive functions such as visual... 

​United States President Barack Obama said Monday that the Federal Communications Commission should heed calls from the public concerning the future of the internet and “implement the strongest possible rules to protect net neutrality.” The president’s remarks, posted to the White House website early Monday by way of both a video message and a written statement are among the most straightforward... 

Russia may ban the advertising of junk food during children’s shows aired on national TV or radio. The Parliament is considering new amendments to the Advertising Law which would limit marketing of foods containing high amounts of fat, salt and sugar. A relative new comer to Russian politics, young MP Alena Arshinova, is trying to change the face of the nation by banning fast food commercials from... 

Thousands of protesters have attacked a government building in Mexico’s Guerrero State amid popular anger against the apparent killing of over 40 college students in September. The enraged, masked protesters in Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero, threw rocks at the building’s windows and burned around 10 vehicles in the area on Saturday. They said the Mexican government has been involved in... 

Marilyn Manson has been cast as a white supremacist in US television drama series Sons of Anarchy. The controversial rock artist will take on the recurring role of prison shot-caller Ron Tully in the upcoming seventh and final season of the FX show about an outlaw motorcycle club, the New York Post reported. Ron is used by protagonist Jackson “Jax” Teller (Charlie Hunnam) to expand his power base... 

British Prime Minister David Cameron British Prime Minister David Cameron says the United Kingdom will not remain in the European Union unless the European bloc makes certain policy shift. Speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in London, Cameron said the EU needs to “address people’s concerns, including concerns about immigration.” He said, “Frankly, Britain’s... 

People in Moscow were almost “knocked out” by the grotesque smell of rotten eggs and gas that hung over the Russian capital for several hours on Monday. The Emergencies Ministry confirmed that the source of the smell was a leak from a sulfur dioxide processing facility at an oil refinery in Moscow. The city’s ecology watchdog and the Emergencies Ministry said that the level of hydrogen sulfide... 

A bill that would extend all Israel’s new laws onto the Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank has been approved by the Israeli ministerial committee. Some ministers however criticized this attempt to annex another part of Palestinian territory. According to the new bill approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday, the Israeli laws would be applied through a military decree... 

Israel’s Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz has announced his resignation after sharply criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his extremist policies. Peretz formally submitted his resignation to Israeli Justice Minister and Hatnuah party leader Tzipi Livnion Sunday. His resignation will go into affect on Tuesday, November 11. The announcement comes shortly after Peretz accused...