World View: Libor-Rigging Scandal, Lying on Wall Street

The Libor-rigging scandal is only a small part of the sickness that's controlling Washington and Wall Street. Lying and fraud are the norm. I've repeated named names of so-called "experts" who lie openly about stock valuations. 8 Feb 2013

World View: Riots in Tunisia After Assassination

Long-term simmering tensions between secularists and Islamists in Tunisia exploded into violence Wednesday, as word spread that a popular secular leader and outspoken government critic Chokri Belaid was shot dead with three bullets fired from close range. 7 Feb 2013

World View: China Locks 'Fire Control Radar' on Japanese Targets

Japan on Tuesday accused China of locking its "fire control radar" on a Japanese destroyer and helicopter in two separate incidents last month. Locking fire control radar on a target is the step that's taken just before a radar-guided "fire and forget" missile is launched on the target. 6 Feb 2013

World View: Neo-Nazis in Greece, Germany Establish Mutual Links

The neo-Nazi Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) political party in Greece, which is gaining popularity in the financial crisis, is establishing close contacts with neo-Nazis in Bavaria in Germany. Golden Dawn is led by Nikolaos Michaloliakos and has called for a revolution in Greece and an "ethnically pure" nation. 5 Feb 2013

World View: Thousands of Migrants in Athens Greece Apply to Return Home

Poor and unemployed, with little hope of being able to earn a living, thousands of migrants from countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Georgia, Ghana, and Iraq are applying for a funded program that helps them leave Greece to return to their home countries. 4 Feb 2013

World View: Japan Arrests China Fishing Boat Accused of Fishing Japan's Fish

Japan's coast gard arrested the captain and 13-man crew of a Chinese coral fishing boat on suspicion of fishing in the Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) without permission from Japan. The boat tried to escape after it was originally spotted by a patrol plane, but Japan's coast guard caught up. 3 Feb 2013

World View: Putin Recruits Boyz II Men to Improve Russian Fertility

With Russia's population having suffered a devastating decline in recent years, president Vladimir Putin is looking for new ways to promote his fertility campaign, to get Russian couples to have more sex and more kids. 2 Feb 2013

World View: China Suspected in New York Times Hacking

Attackers have been hacking into computer systems at the NY Times for the last four months, stealing the corporate passwords for every employee and compromising the home PCs of multiple reporters. 1 Feb 2013

World View: Israel Warplanes Strike Target in Syria

Israel's warplanes crossed Lebanon's air space and struck targets in Syria on Wednesday. However, there is a dispute over what the targets were. 31 Jan 2013

World View: Mali, Libya, Egypt, Syria Governments in Sharp Deterioration

French and Malian troops regained control of Timbuktu on Monday and were greeted by local residents with broad smiles and wild cheers. However, ethnic tensions are rising, as black-skinned Malians are seeking revenge against light-skinned ethnic Tuaregs and "Arabs," who are blamed for the jihadist horrors that the Malians suffered. 30 Jan 2013