Sisi and the curse of Rabaa
The King Abdulaziz necklace is the highest honour the Saudi Kingdom can bestow on international statesmen. It has graced the necks of such "men of high standing" as George W Bush, Vladimir Putin, and...
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'Shark Week' Isn't Just Misguided, It's Downright Dangerous
Look, we get it. Sharks are pretty effing cool; the Discovery Channel has been reminding us every year since 1988, just in case we ever forgot. Shark Week has achieved cultural holiness and has led to...
View ArticleThe 10 Coolest Cities In America, According To Forbes
Instead of trying to be the cool kids on the block, why not just live on the coolest blocks? Well, thanks to Forbes, which recently partnered with Sperling's BestPlaces now you can. If you're willing...
View ArticleWorld Bank Reports on Actions Against Corrupt Corporations
More than 650 firms and individuals penalized, according to new report. World Bank president Jim Yong Kim says,"Each dollar lost to corruption is a dollar stolen from a pregnant woman who needs health...
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'Calling Us Communists Makes Us Look Bad'
Big Brother stands as judge of journalistic "objectivity." [The text says that CPI can temporarily or permanently cancel press credentials for "lack of journalistic ethics... or objectivity.'" Minrex...
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South Africans Celebrate Twenty Years of Freedom and Democracy: A Reflection...
Photo credit: Biography (Nelson Mandela) Johannesburg -- This year South Africa commemorates the 20th anniversary of the attainment of freedom and democracy. The 27th of April is observed annually to...
View ArticleTo Deter Hamas: Expect the Unexpected
What might cause Hamas to consent to a ceasefire? There is another question in the Israeli public discourse, no less important -- what might deter Hamas from renewing the cycle of violence in the long...
View ArticleUN: OK To Use Untested Ebola Drugs In Outbreak
MADRID (AP) — The World Health Organization declared it's ethical to use untested drugs and vaccines in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa although the tiny supply of one experimental treatment...
View ArticleFor Japan, Policy So Far Is Too Little Too Late
For all Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy, he needs to think deeper and work harder still. Japan's economy requires radical and fundamental reform. Yet much of what Abe has done so far is...
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These Boys Live In Extreme Poverty, But They Always Have Enough For Their Dogs
The children who live in Robindra Shorbod, a small park in Dhaka, Bangladesh, are some of the country's poorest. Some are orphans, and some are children of families in extreme poverty. They have few...
View ArticleDavid Axelrod Hits Hillary Clinton Over Foreign Policy Dig
Ouch. David Axelrod lashed out at Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, taking her to task for her recent comments criticizing President Barack Obama's foreign policy doctrine. "Just to clarify: 'Don't do stupid...
View ArticleU.S. Weighs International Rescue Mission For Yazidi Refugees
The U.S. military is exploring plans for an international rescue mission to save thousands of desperate Yazidi refugees trapped by Sunni militants in a barren northern Iraqi mountain range, U.S....
View ArticlePentagon To Send 130 More Military Advisers To Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is sending 130 more military advisers to northern Iraq to help local forces in their escalating fight against Islamic militants, officials said Tuesday. The move shows...
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The World's Most Visited Countries Are Surprising, And Surprisingly Beautiful
The World Tourism Organization recently released a report including the planet's top tourism destinations, based on number of visitors last year. The results may not be what you'd expect. France takes...
View ArticleThe Death of a General and the Racket of a War
Five years ago this month, the New York Times, under the bylines of James Risen and Mark Lander, published a front-page profile of Marshal Mohammad Fahim, a notorious and bloody Afghan warlord and...
View ArticleObama's Pentagon Covered Up War Crimes In Afghanistan, Amnesty International...
The U.S. military has systematically covered up or disregarded “abundant and compelling evidence” of war crimes, torture, and unlawful killings in Afghanistan as recently as last year, according to a...
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Circus Brings Rare Moment Of Laughs To Afghan Children So They Can 'Taste A...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan children tumble, juggle, smile and laugh as they roll over mats and keep bowling pins in the air, performing a series of circus feats taught as a rare treat amid...
View ArticleJudge Puts 9/11 Case Back Together Again
After unexpectedly deciding to split the 9/11 case into two trials last month, a military commission judge reversed himself and decided on Wednesday to put the severed case back together again. At...
View ArticleISIS Commander: Fighters Abducted Over 100 Yazidi Women, Children
Islamic State fighters abducted over 100 Yazidi women and children when they captured the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar last week, a senior commander in the group told CNN on Wednesday. Militants from...
View ArticleHamas, Israel To Extend Truce
CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for five days, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said Wednesday, potentially averting renewed violence and permitting the sides to...
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