Crimeans will hit the polls on Sunday and vote to either receive greater autonomy within Ukraine or join the Russian Federation. The vote is expected to go in Russia’s favor, since over 58% of the population are ethnic Russians. The
The National Trust is one of Britain’s best-loved charities – as quintessentially English as tea (out of a proper pot, of course) and scones, as much a part of our heritage furniture as Stourhead (which it owns) or Lundy island
Venezuela is in danger of being cut off from the rest of the world as air carriers consider cutting flights because the government refuses to pay them in currency other than the increasingly worthless Bolivar. Currently, international air carriers are
On Friday, Russia claimed it caught a US intelligence drone in Crimea, an autonomous republic of Ukraine. According to reports, Rostec, a Russian state-owned corporation, brought it down electronically. The Pentagon released a statement, however, saying there was “zero truth”
Achieve Inc., the progressive nonprofit education company that helped develop the Common Core standards, says that its third national poll shows the standards and the tests aligned with them have “solid voter support.” The company states its poll was conducted
A state legislator in Hawaii has filed an ethics complaint with the State Department of Education alleging that the Southern Poverty Law Center is bribing elementary teachers to take an SPLC course called Teaching Tolerance. State Representative Bob McDermott also
The Associated Press is reporting that officials involved in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are “increasingly certain” that someone with aviation experience shut off the plane’s communications and flew it out into the Indian Ocean. The reports
“Several” Uighur naan salesmen in the central Chinese province of Hunan stabbed five passersby in a grocery market and were killed by police today, the latest in a string of mass knifing deaths plaguing China in recent months. The South
On Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress that it would be a “mistake” to insist that Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state as a condition of a peace agreement. That statement was a complete reversal of recent
Reuters reported Friday that military data suggests Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which has been missing for a week, may have been flown off course deliberately, turning westward on a trajectory towards the Middle East or Europe rather than its scheduled
The Iraqi parliament is considering a law that would legalise marriage for nine-year-old girls. The ‘Personal Status law’ will also restrict women’s rights in matters of divorce and inheritance, making it much easier to men to abuse their spouses. The
Galina Timchenko, chief editor of Lenta.ru, resigned on Wednesday over forced censorship from the Kremlin. Employees of the popular news site believe she was forced to resign and 39 resigned on Thursday in protest. From Lenta.ru (translated from original site):
More evidence contradicts the possibility that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 exploded or crashed, as two individuals told ABC News that United States authorities believe the plane had its communications systems “systematically shut down” and several news agencies say the plane remained
Imagine: You receive an e-mail from the friend of a friend, asking if he might stay with you for a week or so while visiting your town on business. “Of course,” you say, but caution him that your home can
After Georgia’s Republican-led House passed HB 875 expanding the rights of “good guys” to carry guns for self-defense, “the highest officials in Georgia’s Episcopal Diocese” signed a letter of opposition saying “good guys” are only good until they are not.
Muslim employees at Minneapolis City Hall recently declared “Hijab Day” in the workplace and convinced non-Muslim co-workers to don the Muslim head covering, including the city’s police chief, Janeé Harteau, who is well known as a homosexual. Female Muslim employees
Roberto and William Isaias, Ecuadorian fugitives convicted of embezzlement by that nation’s socialist government, donated “hundreds of thousands” of dollars to United States politicians, including President Obama, while living exiled in Miami, The New York Times reports. The brothers, whose background as
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Malaysia accused of coverup over lost MH370 airliner Israel retaliates for barrage of 40 or more rockets fired from Gaza Israel votes to draft ultra-orthodox Jews into the military Malaysia accused of coverup over
Gaza Palestinians fired over 60 rockets and mortar shells into Israel Wednesday, prompting Israeli airstrikes in response in which 29 Gaza targets were hit. Following the Israeli response, two more Gaza rockets were fired at Israel overnight. The rocketing from
Gaza Palestinians fired over 60 rockets and mortar shells into Israel Wednesday, prompting Israeli airstrikes in response in which 29 Gaza targets were hit. Following the Israeli response, two more Gaza rockets were fired at Israel overnight. The rocketing from
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday that Russia, not content with defying the West as it invaded the Crimea, has now made a preliminary agreement with Iran to build two more Iranian nuclear power plants. This will help
TEHRAN, March 12 (UPI) —Iran said Wednesday it has negotiated a preliminary deal for Russia’s Rosatom nuclear power company to provide it with two more nuclear power generating units. Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran,
Israel struck back following the March 12th rocket attacks by Palestinian Islamic Jihad against Israeli population centers. According to The Times of Israel, the Israeli Air Force launched retaliatory air strikes late in the day on the 12th and “struck
(AFP)–US spy satellites detected no sign of a mid-air explosion when a Malaysian airliner lost contact with air traffic controllers, American officials said Wednesday. The US government in the past has used its satellite network to identify heat signatures linked
(Reuters) – Five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis joined the free-agent pool on Wednesday when he was cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who found it too expensive to keep the top-flight defender. Revis stood to earn $16 million this
