Indian officials have stirred further outrage over the now infamous brutal gang-rape and murder that occurred on December 16, 2012 on an Indian bus by insulting the deceased victim. The brutal assault became a murder after the victim, a young
Cuba was singled out by Human Rights Watch in 2011 as being the only Latin American country that represses virtually all forms of political dissent. It is difficult to understand how such tyranny could get worse. Both Reuters and the
Twelve more dead human beings’ dead bodies were added to the approximate 60,000 that have died in Mexico’s War since 2006. The recent deaths occurred in the Mexican interior state of Zacatecas. The BBC reports that Mexican soldiers were open-fired
Belleville, Illinois’ local KSDK.com is reporting that one of their local Denny’s restaurants asked a table of police detectives to leave due to “some customers’ discomfort with guns.” After local media picked up the story, Denny’s quickly released a statement
Warning that “drug-resistant malaria threatens millions,” NBC News warns of a possible deadly global nightmare in which the antimalarial drug artemisinin is showing signs of severely reduced effectiveness against malaria in low-income populations in Thailand. In a well-written and compelling
As the House refused to pass the pork-laden $60 billion Sandy Relief Bill, the official Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Sandy Twitter accounts immediately began to attack the Republican Party for not passing it, instead of the fact that the
An anonymous individual or group’s private spy drone’s images have resulted in a criminal indictments for a US meat packing company. The images were taken nearly a year ago and received so much attention that authorities took notice and acted. The
A car bomb was found in the family car of a Northern Ireland law enforcement officer. The bomb was discovered by the officer and destroyed in a controlled explosion. Another bomb was found near a Belfast police station the following
In one of the worst outbreaks of violence since Barack Obama abandoned the freedom-seeking Iraqi people in December of 2011, 54 people were killed and over 169 injured within the final two weeks of 2012. The attacks occurred between December
The Mexican Drug War has killed an estimated 60,000 people since 2006, but the violence has stayed out of the minds of most US citizens. That is about to change as Islamic extremist groups setting up shop in Mexico. The
Iowa has a nearly $500 million annual hunting industry that relies on pheasant hunting for the bulk of its visitors. Pheasant numbers faced declines, however, and many who rely on the industry are growing concerned. Studies have shown the number
The six Indian men arrested for the brutal gang rape turned murder of a young 23-year-old female student are now facing the death penalty. India erupted in protests over the way the government handled the attack and over how the
Two prominent Occupy Wall Street movement activists have been arrested by the New York Police Department for allegedly possessing a cache of weapons and explosive material in New York City’s Greenwich Village. The Occupiers, Morgan Gliedman, 27, and Aaron Greene,
Ukrainian authorities have revealed at least 133 people have died in December due to sustained freezing temperatures that have dipped as low as -9 degrees Fahrenheit. More than 500 people have been hospitalized due to the cold in the past
Two men were shot dead in Amsterdam after a shooting spree involving automatic weapon fire. Dutch authorities have released little information on the incident. Amsterdam’s mayor, Eberhard van der Laan, called the automatic weapons shooting spree a “wild west situation.”
Venezuelan authorities have deported a French citizen after accusing him of being an agent of the French government sent to assassinate Hugo Chavez. Frenchman Frederic Laurent Bouquet was arrested on June 18, 2009 by the nation’s political police, formally named
As Colorado’s political policies create the need for more tax revenues, the state’s munchies-for-dollars may have been solved, or otherwise greatly alleviated. Growing marijuana, which has long been a huge cash crop for many Coloradans, is set to become legal
The five-year anniversary of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination will bring much more to Pakistan than remembrances and vigils for the slain reformer. Her only son will use the anniversary to enter politics himself and carry on his mother’s mission. Bilawal Bhutto
United Kingdom (UK) — For the first time since the UK signed the Maastricht Treaty to join the EU in 1993, a majority the British want to leave the beleaguered assembly of nations. A recent Guardian/ICM poll shows 51% of
At least 39 people have been killed in a recent flare up of ethnic violence in Kenya, while dozens more, many of them women and children, have been injured and maimed. Though the deaths and injuries have been small in number
Mexican authorities found 17 more mutilated bodies over the month of December near the US border. Thirteen of the bodies were discovered in two abandoned vehicles in two separate cities in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, bordering Texas. Four of
Chile’s Copahue volcano has proven itself to be quite difficult to predict. Sitting on the border of Chile and Argentina, the 2,965 meter tall stratovolcano has increased in activity since 2001. Since that time, the Chilean government has issued a constant
Washington State has found a way to make up for revenue lost from owners of electric cars: everyone who took advantage of the thousands of dollars in federal and state incentives to purchase a gas-free vehicle will now be charged a
The Chinese government’s media arm, Xinhua, posted an online article about Barack Obama’s nomination of Senator John Kerry as US Secretary of State in which they offered only praises and no counterpoint. The article, titled “Obama Nominates John Kerry as
In a much anticipated press conference, The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced today the creation of a new program to defend American schoolchildren from the plague of madmen and mass murderers that has manifested in many nations in recent years,
