Forget close encounters of a third kind. Imagine galactic encounters with millions of planets in the Milky Way galaxy, each of them overflowing with complex life forms. A new study says it’s a possibility. Although researchers are nearly unanimous in the belief that some other life forms exist in the great expanse of outer space, the worlds that any intelligent life forms inhabit are probably too... 

An Indian worker wears a mask next to camels as he works at his Saudi employer’s farm outside Riyadh on May 12, 2014. Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry has raised the death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to 282. In a Tuesday statement, the figure, which earlier stood at 190, rose to 282 following “a comprehensive revision” going back to 2012. The... 

A march in support of marijuana legalization united thousands of Chileans, who walked through downtown Santiago on Sunday. The capital saw people openly smoking joints, citing the example of neighbor Uruguay, which officially legalized pot in May. The demonstrators demanded the legalization of marijuana, decriminalization of consumption, including the right to grow marijuana for personal use. The... 

Samsung has officially declared war on Apple iPads. In recent years Apple iPads have always destroyed any Samsung tablets. Samsung Galaxy Tab series have never stood a chance against the big boss iPads. They were always behind in screen resolution, image quality and even hardware parts. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 has never been a real competitor to Apple iPad Air. They both came out in the same year,... 

A new report prepared by the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) circulating in the Kremlin today states that Israel’s Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (MOSSAD) was “stunned” this past week after the Obama regime killed Jewish billionaire philanthropist Lewis Katz [photo top right] in a fiery plane crash due to his plans to “release explosive materials” relating to the 22... 

Juan Carlos, the king of Spain, plans to abdicate, according to the country’s prime minister. A new constitutional amendment will reportedly be proposed to allow for the abdication. Crown Prince Felipe is to become the new monarch. Spain’s King Juan Carlos is abdicating after almost 40 years on the throne and his son Prince Felipe will succeed him, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday... 

The world’s alleged first quantum computer has, according to scientists, managed to play host to an important quantum physics activity. D-Wave, as the computer has been named, draws upon radical new physics to attack mathematical quandaries, and is alleged by the Canadian company’s executives to be the first practical quantum computer. The quantum physics activity is called entanglement, which... 

Russian writer idaltae tweeted the following: White House launches propaganda at troll level pic.twitter.com/S45vJokXN2 Because she didn’t say what search term she used to pull up that ad – and because we don’t live in Russia – it took some legwork to verify that this is real. Specifically, we used Keyword Spy – a highly-regarded and widely-used resource in the SEO industry – to see if... 

A new inquiry shows that over 500 abuse cases have been reported against former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, including alleged molestation of psychiatric patients and victims as young as two. The probe, published by National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) charity on Monday, showed that most of the victims were aged between 13 to 15. “There’s no doubt that Savile is one... 

US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden If Brazil were to offer political asylum to Edward Snowden, he would gladly accept. The whistleblower told Brazilian TV that he is certain that if he returned to the US he would be tried unfairly for revealing the NSA’s global spy program. In an interview with Fantastico, a weekly program broadcast by Brazilian Globo News, Snowden opened up about his life in... 

Thailand’s military junta has sent thousands of police and troops across the capital, Bangkok, in an attempt to prevent expected anti-coup rallies. Deputy police chief Somyot Poompanmoung said on Sunday that nearly 6,000 police and soldiers were being sent to central Bangkok and rapid deployment units are prepared to halt protests that might take place elsewhere. Several malls in the Ratchaprasong... 

Infowars has obtained startling footage which shows individuals inside the Marriott Hotel, site of Bilderberg 2014, engaged in a bizarre homo-erotic hotel room photo shoot which was captured on camera. The video was shot by an independent journalist from the protest area opposite the Marriott earlier this evening. The clip shows four unidentified individuals, possibly Bilderberg security, dressed... 

Mystery continues to surround the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 despite the declaration by the Malaysian government that the ill-fated Boeing 777 ended its trip into the southern Indian Ocean. Until the discovery and recovery of the black box, the location of the plane will remain a question mark, especially in the eyes of relatives of the grieving Chinese passengers. The situation has led... 

Russia has set a deadline for Kiev to pay part of its debt to Moscow or the flow of Russian gas to Ukraine will be halted. The acting Kiev government has until June 3 to pay part of its debt or face cuts in natural gas supplies from Russia. According to Russia’s Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, with last month’s consumption included, Ukraine’s debt will rise to USD 5.2 billion by June 7. Russia has... 

Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage gestures as he speaks during a campaign event at Kelham Hall in Newark upon Trent, central England on May 31, 2014. Most of the over four million British voters who backed UKIP in last week’s EU parliamentary elections are determined to cast their votes for the Eurosceptic party once again in the upcoming national election in 2015, a new poll...