
by M.E. Synon20 Jun 2014, 5:36 AM PST0

Gavrilo Princip, the 19-year-old whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo 100 years ago this June 28th sparked World War I, was weedy, bookish and a bit shy. But the pint-sized peasant boy was also a passionate Serb and
by Breitbart News20 Jun 2014, 5:18 AM PST0

School health services in the small Swedish city of Norrköping have found 60 cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) among schoolgirls since March, with evidence of mutilation found in all 30 girls in one class, 28 of the most severe
by M.E. Synon20 Jun 2014, 5:11 AM PST0

The Jerusalem Post reports that Jibril Rajoub, a senior Fatah official and former Palestinian Authority security commander in the West Bank, said on Thursday that Israel “understands only the language of abductions.” Referring to the kidnapping of the three Israeli
by Abe Katsman20 Jun 2014, 5:07 AM PST0

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A draw between Italy and Costa Rica on Friday would put England out of contention at the World Cup. Luckily for England, neither team will want to settle for one point with so much still
by Breitbart News20 Jun 2014, 5:03 AM PST0

London, June 20 (QNA) – In a skeleton more than 6,200 years old, scientists have found the earliest known evidence of infection with a parasitic worm that now afflicts more than 200 million people worldwide. Archaeologists discovered a parasite egg
by Breitbart London20 Jun 2014, 5:00 AM PST0

The enviro-loons have been trying to brush off concerns that their work goes hand-in-hand with that of Russian president Vladimir Putin, in attempting to stop fracking for shale gas, maintaining Russia’s energy dominance over Europe. But alas for them it
by Raheem Kassam20 Jun 2014, 4:58 AM PST0

An increasing number of migrants are using sham marriages to gain entry to the UK. According to a report by the chief inspector of borders and immigration, non-European immigrants are getting around government controls by entering into sham marriages with
by Nick Hallett20 Jun 2014, 4:10 AM PST0

by James Delingpole20 Jun 2014, 3:52 AM PST0

A Conservative Member of Parliament is facing a backlash after appeared to tweet about physically assaulting a female journalist by punching her in the throat. Michael Fabricant’s Twitter account contained a message about Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, according to the Independent. The
by Andre Walker20 Jun 2014, 3:33 AM PST0

Russia is behind the campaign to discredit hydraulic fracturing for shale gas (fracking) as part of a “disinformation” operation designed to ensure the West remains reliant on the former Soviet country’s gas. NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen, told the Chatham
by Andre Walker20 Jun 2014, 3:23 AM PST0

News outlets are today running stories about the resurgence of the ‘King of Clubs’, Izzat Ibrahim al Douri, known for his striking bloodnut moustache, and when he had it, I’m sure, hair. Al Douri is described by Sky News as “the
by Raheem Kassam20 Jun 2014, 3:14 AM PST0

Israeli troops have arrested some 30 Palestinians in the West Bank as they ramped up a search for three teenagers believed kidnapped by Hamas, the army said on Thursday. The arrests overnight raised the number of Palestinians detained since the
by Breitbart News20 Jun 2014, 2:36 AM PST0

Long rumoured and long delayed, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos finally announced a smartphone: the Amazon Fire. The Fire phone joins Amazon’s growing tech lineup including Fire HD tablets and Fire TV. Amazon? The book store company now sells a full line
by Jeff Wolfers20 Jun 2014, 1:11 AM PST0

Australian jihadists fighting overseas who are “trained killers” and “hate our way of life” should be stopped from returning home and detained if they do, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday. Australia has concerns that its citizens are fighting
by Breitbart News20 Jun 2014, 12:49 AM PST0

Hundreds of children are believed to have been kidnapped in Africa and brought to Britain for brutal voodoo rituals, a UN watchdog said, urging London to do more to combat the scourge. “We’re concerned about reports that hundreds of children
by Breitbart News20 Jun 2014, 12:34 AM PST0

Tommy Robinson, the former leader of the English Defence League (EDL), has claimed that the prison in which he was serving an 18-month sentence is “run by Islam”, with radical Islamist inmates bullying non-Muslims, encouraging people to convert and assaulting
by Nick Hallett19 Jun 2014, 9:22 AM PST0

Britain’s security services have stepped up their monitoring of social media platforms in order to gain intelligence on British jihadists in Syria and Iraq, according to the Times. Outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and others play host to wannabe terrorists discussing
by Andre Walker19 Jun 2014, 9:19 AM PST0

The organisers of a ‘gay only village’ have admitted their plan was a hoax after generating outrage in the Netherlands. The project to create a gated community for gay people only was widely denounced as ‘ghettoisation’, as well as discriminatory
by Nick Hallett19 Jun 2014, 9:14 AM PST0

Nearly half of all refugees offered asylum last year in the 28 member states of the European Union were from the Muslim countries of Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia, with Syrians accounting for 25 percent of all successful asylum applications. Figures
by M.E. Synon19 Jun 2014, 9:08 AM PST0

Israel fears that a jihadist offensive that has conquered large areas of Iraq may prompt American concessions to arch-foe Iran, reports Israel National News. “If Washington needs Tehran’s help to solve the Iraq crisis, the United States will need to be more flexible in
by Abe Katsman19 Jun 2014, 9:04 AM PST0

by Nick Hallett19 Jun 2014, 8:53 AM PST0

In a slap-down of claims by Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg that Britain would be “isolated” if it left the European Union, one of China’s most senior economic figures has said it would make no
by M.E. Synon19 Jun 2014, 8:52 AM PST0

Governments across the European Union are finally waking up to the fact that from September they are expected to follow EU orders to include earnings from prostitution and illegal-drug dealing in their national statistics. Statisticians at France’s national data agency,
by M.E. Synon19 Jun 2014, 8:38 AM PST0

Jeremy Paxman, one of Britain’s most feared television interviewers notorious for once asking a minister the same question 12 times, has presented his final edition of the BBC’s flagship current affairs show. Paxman signed off on Wednesday by threatening to
by Breitbart News19 Jun 2014, 8:05 AM PST0