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Moderate cleric Rouhani elected president of Iran – Interior Minister
Moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani has won Iran’s presidential election with just over 50 percent of votes, state TV reported. 72 percent of the 50 million
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Let’s Be Clear: Establishing a ‘No-Fly Zone’ Is an Act of War
The term is a euphemism that obscures the gravity of what its advocates are suggesting — a U.S. air attack on Syria. by CONOR FRIEDERSDORF Kudos
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Taliban Surge: Afghan Violence Continues to Grow
Military Insists 100 Daily Attacks ‘Not a Major Threat’ to Govt by Jason Ditz A suicide bombing in front of the Supreme Court, just one day
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Wal-Mart destroys the cultural heritage of Mexico
Part of the ancient Teotihuacán site, pictured above, is now underneath a Walmart. Walmart destroys Mexico’s cultural heritage for profit. An archaeologist gives her view. –
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Syrian Rebels Execute “Atheist” 15-Year-Old Boy for Blasphemy
A 15-year-old atheist boy was reportedly shot in the face in a brutal execution by Syrian rebels, in a crime revealed by an anti-government monitoring
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Nicaragua gives Chinese firm contract to build alternative to Panama Canal
Project will reinforce China’s growing influence on global trade and weaken US dominance over a key shipping route Nicaragua has awarded a Chinese company a 100-year
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Erdogan pledges ‘no more tolerance’ for protest amid police crackdown
Turkey has ‘no more tolerance’ for violent protest, Prime Minister Erdogan told the parliament. He was speaking as police used water cannons and tear gas
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McCain Excuses Syrian Rebel War Crimes, Suggests He’d Tolerate Extremist Takeover of Syria
By Ben Armbruster Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Monday downplayed atrocities being committed by Syrian rebel forces and suggested that he would be willing to tolerate
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Pablo Neruda May Have Been Killed By a CIA Double Agent
By SANTIAGO WILLS Nearly 40 years after the fact, Pablo Neruda’s death still bewilders Chilean authorities. Neruda, a Nobel laureate described by famed Mexican author
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Excuse Me, But Israel Has No Right To Exist
By Sharmine Narwani The phrase “right to exist” entered my consciousness in the 1990s just as the concept of the two-state solution became part of
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