Elite Paedophile Ring in Portugal
Conviction of Carlos Cruz ends six-year court case over child prostitution at Casa Pia state-run orphanages
The Economy Is the Number on Your Paycheck, Not the Stockmarket’s Ups and Downs
The stock market has as much to do with the real economy as the weather has to do with geology.
IMF warns over UK debt in call for global fiscal reform
The International Monetary Fund has warned that long-term fiscal reforms will be required among advanced economies as it projected the UK's gross debt to gross domestic product would rise to…
Fears grow over global food supply
In Mozambique, where a 30 per cent rise in bread prices triggered riots on Wednesday and Thursday, the government said seven people had been killed and 288 wounded.
North Carolina governor suspends gun rights?
This is food for thought. We will see how, and if any of this is actually implemented.
CIA money behind Wi-Fi Positioning System “WPS”
WPS geolocates wireless network devices using a database of known wireless access points, such as in coffee shops. Since at least 2004, WPS companies like Skyhook and Google have been…
This year, US public debt could reach end game
Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke issues the warning. Asian nations, China and India first, are no longer willing to purchase securities issued by the US Treasury, which this year has about…
Middle East Loses Trillions As U.S. Strikes Record Arms Deals
The Internet has provided the world with, if nothing else, instantaneous access to news and in-depth information previously available only to governments and think tanks.
Vets Get Ecstasy to Treat Their PTSD
A pair of psychiatric experts think they’ve got the answer to the soaring number of troops coming back from war with PTSD: have them undergo intensive psychotherapy — while they’re…
Major human trafficker is huge GOP donor who fought illegal immigration
The FBI considers this the largest human-trafficking case in US history, and those indicted face maximum sentences of five to 70 years in prison, the Justice Department confirmed to AP.
$115M lawsuit launched against G20 police
Two Torontonians are launching a $115-million class-action lawsuit against police on behalf of everyone detained during the G20 protests in July.
‘Don’t tread on me’ flags start disputes around the country
An Arizona man is in trouble with his homeowners' association over flying the Gadsden flag, which features a coiled rattlesnake and the words "Don't Tread on Me."
Karzai urges Afghans not to panic as bank withdrawals accelerate
As depositors thronged branches of Afghanistan's biggest bank, President Hamid Karzai told Afghans on Thursday not to panic shortly after his brother, a major shareholder in the beleaguered Kabul Bank,…
U.S. delays Web traffic rules by seeking more comment
U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday put off a controversial decision on Internet traffic rules, giving industry and consumer groups a chance to forge a compromise while avoiding a politically sensitive…
Elite Paedophile Ring in Portugal
Conviction of Carlos Cruz ends six-year court case over child prostitution at Casa Pia state-run orphanages
The Economy Is the Number on Your Paycheck, Not the Stockmarket’s Ups and Downs
The stock market has as much to do with the real economy as the weather has to do with geology.
IMF warns over UK debt in call for global fiscal reform
The International Monetary Fund has warned that long-term fiscal reforms will be required among advanced economies as it projected the UK's gross debt to gross domestic product would rise to…
Fears grow over global food supply
In Mozambique, where a 30 per cent rise in bread prices triggered riots on Wednesday and Thursday, the government said seven people had been killed and 288 wounded.