Venezuela: A Call for Peace
Venezuelan Human Rights Council Created
Venezuela: A Call for Peace
THE recent protests in Venezuela have made international headlines. Much of the foreign media coverage has distorted the reality of my country and the facts surrounding the events.
EU weighs new approach towards Russia in wake of Ukraine crisis
European Union foreign ministers tried to map out a new strategy towards Russia at talks in Athens on Saturday, pledging to keep a tough stance over its tensions with Ukraine, while steering clear of provoking Moscow into further conflict.
Pro-Russians storm government offices in eastern Ukraine
Russia seeks over $11bn in ‘debt’ from Ukraine
Ukraine detains 15 suspected of planning unrest in Russian-dominated east
NASA to end most activities with Russia
McDonald’s quits Crimea as fears of trade clash grow
US reviews Mideast peace push as tit-for-tat moves multiply
Are US lawmakers the real target of NASA’s Russia boycott?
Under the Hood of the House Intel Committee’s NSA Reform Bill
Palestinian minister delivers UN membership requests
Israel threatens annexation against Palestinian move to join UN agencies
US opposes Palestinian moves to statehood
US Ambassador to the UN says any unilateral action could be ‘tremendously destructive’ to the peace process; Israeli, Palestinian, American negotiators to meet in attempt to bridge gaps.
Israel is facing a backlash in America
Consider two incidents that occurred in the past few days in the United States and you should start to grasp the elements of a slow, subtle but steady and important shift that is taking place in the country.
US to send 2 more ships to Japan by 2017 to counter North Korea nuclear threat
North Korea says US ‘hell-bent on regime change’
North Korea on Friday accused the United States of being “hell-bent on regime change” and warned that any maneuvers with that intention will be viewed as a “red line” that will result in countermeasures.
Iran upbeat on nuclear talks, says all sticky issues addressed
Afghan election scores 58 pct turnout: commission chief
U.S. will not stand in way of Scottish independence: Salmond
The leader of Scotland’s separatist movement predicted on Friday that the United States would not try to stand in the way of the breakup of Britain, Washington’s staunchest ally for decades, if Scots vote for independence at a referendum this year.
U.N. chief says C. African Republic peacekeepers ‘overwhelmed’
French and African soldiers serving in Central African Republic are “overwhelmed” by the “state of anarchy” in the country, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday, a day after Chadian troops began withdrawing from the peacekeeping mission.
New organization in Yemen seeks to criminalize U.S. drone strikes
A new organization has been founded in Yemen is seeking to bring an end to the deadly US drone program in the country, Press TV reports.
Liberia confirms spread of ‘unprecedented’ Ebola epidemic
Liberia confirms spread of ‘unprecedented’ Ebola epidemic
Aid organisation Doctors Without Borders said an Ebola outbreak suspected of killing dozens in Guinea was an “unprecedented epidemic” as Liberia confirmed its first cases of the deadly contagion.
NSA Blows Its Own Top Secret Program in Order to Propagandize
The NSA engages in this fear-mongering not only publicly but also privately. As part of its efforts to persuade news organizations not to publish newsworthy stories from Snowden materials, its representatives constantly say the same thing: If you publish what we’re doing, it will endanger lives, including NSA personnel, by making people angry about what we’re doing in their countries and want to attack us.
NSA performed warrantless searches on Americans’ calls and emails – Clapper
US intelligence chiefs have confirmed that the National Security Agency has used a “back door” in surveillance law to perform warrantless searches on Americans’ communications.
The Kerry-Lavrov chess match
It’s hardly a match between equals – as one is playing Monopoly while the other plays chess. It’s as if Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been postponing his checkmate, while US Secretary of State John Kerry increasingly realizes he’s facing the inevitable.
Ukraine agrees to host NATO war games
NATO to promote ties with Ukraine, boost military presence in Eastern Europe
Russia to pour funds into Crimea, prime minister says
Russian Military ‘Buildup’ Greatly Exaggerated, Putin Redeploys Troops
Little Evidence Hysteria over Eastern Ukraine Was Warranted
Optimistic IMF bets on third time lucky in Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund should be ready to hand Ukraine the first $3 billion of a new aid package next month, the Fund’s top European official said on Monday, drawing a line under two failed programs with the country in recent years.
NATO plans more support for east Europeans worried by Crimea
Abbas: Palestinians to seek further UN recognition
Report: FIFA threatens to expel Israel over restrictions on Palestinians
According to Inside World Football, FIFA has given Israel until the summer to improve travel and playing conditions for Palestinian soccer players.
US Rejected Israeli Demand for Iran Nuclear Confession
The Barack Obama administration appears to have rejected a deal-breaking demand by Israel for an Iranian confession to having had a covert nuclear weapons program as a condition for completing the comprehensive nuclear agreement.
North & South Korea fire nearly 1,000 rounds of artillary into neighbor’s waters as tensions mount
An official with South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said no shells from either side were fired at any land or military installations. Residents on a front-line South Korean island said they were evacuated to shelters during the exchange.
The US Is Paying the Cost of Supporting the House of Saud as Cracks Begin to Appear
It has helped to restore authoritarian rule in the Middle East, but the costs are becoming clear
Venezuela tackles food shortage with ID card system
Government says system will stop people overbuying groceries for resale – but critics say it’s the first step towards rationing
Venezuela clears protest city’s streets
Human Rights Breached by Continued Protest Violence, Venezuelan Ombudswoman Says
Ongoing protests in Venezuela are undermining human rights, according to Ombudswoman Gabriela Ramírez, who believes media inaccuracy contributes to the prolongation of these infringements. Meanwhile in Washington, U.S. senator Marco Rubio presented Congress with a mistaken photo while petitioning for sanctions against Venezuela.
Saudi Arabia declares all atheists are terrorists in new law to crack down on political dissidents
Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists as terrorists, according to a report from Human Rights Watch.
Obama gives Iraq war a more generous spin
El Libertario: beware Venezuela’s false ‘anarchists’
Not everyone who calls themselves anarchists are worthy of the name. Before expressing our solidarity, we should be clear who it is we are supporting.
Tour of Ukraine-Russia Border Finds No Signs of Military Buildup
Russia sees no need for Ukraine incursion, Lavrov to meet Kerry
Anger, Disbelief as Obama Defends US Invasion of Iraq
‘In order to not appear hypocritical, Obama rewrites history around Iraq War while denouncing Russia’
Obama gives Iraq war a more generous spin
President Obama, whose presidential campaign in 2008 took off in large part because of his criticism of the Iraq war, on Wednesday used that war as a contrast to what Russia is doing in Ukraine.
Obama Suddenly Defends US Invasion of Iraq—Mainstream Media Shrug
Obama Defends Iraq Invasion: At Least America ‘Sought’ To Get UN Backing
Obama struggled, however, in his attempt to defend the legality of the invasion. The war was unsanctioned by the United Nations, and many experts assert it violated any standard reading of international law.
How Vladimir Putin became evil
The US and UK condemn him for Crimea but supported him over the war in Chechnya. Why? Because now he refuses to play ball
Masked ‘Right Sector’ nationalists besiege Ukrainian Parliament
The Infantile Diplomacy Behind Demonising Russia
German execs criticize West for allowing tension with Russia to rise
No sanctions will hurt Russia more than people imposing them – financial analyst
MH370: search effort swings towards finding black boxes
US navy equipment arrives to scan for flight recorders on ocean floor after satellite photos reveal 122 pieces of possible debris
Pet cats infect humans with TB for first time
In the first ever recorded cat-to-human transmission, two people in England have contracted tuberculosis from pet cats thought to have ventured into badger setts
SA joins other African countries in boycotting EU-Africa Summit
South Africa has come out in support of the African Union call to shun the European Union-Africa Summit in Brussels this week.
U.N. rights forum calls for use of armed drones to comply with law
The 30-Year US/Iran Nuke Standoff: We Started It In The Reagan Days
Saudi Arabia And Pakistan Are Paying A Political Price For Leading The Talibanization of Syria