The allegations came after university professor Uwe Kamenz said that he had discovered 500 areas of suspicious “similarities” when comparing the former minister’s 1991 doctoral thesis in law with some 100 sources. His claim was published in news weekly Focus. The University of Giessen in central Hesse state said that it would look into the […]
Archive for September, 2013
US braces for government shutdown
Republicans do not consider the only plan President Barack Obama accepts. And Obama do not allow Republican lawmakers to dismantle any part of his Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. The GOP-controlled House was set to “send another provision not to shut the government down but to fund it. And it will have a […]
Use of force not sidelined: Kerry
“No one in the world should misinterpret this president’s preparedness or any willingness of the Congress of the United States to protect the security interests of the United States,” the former Massachusetts senator said in an interview that aired Sunday evening on CBS. Kerry primarily addressed the twin topics of Syria and Iran. He said […]
US-Iran diplomacy a ‘break’ with Israel
President Barack Obama “has to negotiate with the Iranians, now the question is whether he will be genuine or sincere or whether he’ll be listening to the Zionists’ AIPACT lobby”, Dean Henderson of Veterans Today said on Sunday. “[I’m] glad to see that a little bit of break with Israel with this Obama gesture” is […]
Eyes on Iran, Netanyahu heads to US
Netanyahu is scheduled to visit the White House on Monday and address the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Netanyahu’s visit comes on the heels of a trip to the US by an Iranian delegation headed by President Hassan Rouhani and his address before the UN that many in the West hailed as a […]
Libya rebels stole millions in US arms
The theft is far worse than previously thought, Fox News reports, citing anonymous sources in the State Department and military. The equipment, as Fox previously reported, was used by US Special Forces for training courses funded by the Pentagon. The 12-man training team running the base was assigned to hunt down those responsible for the […]
CWC clause proposed by Iran: Russia
“In the Hague, when there was a vote on the decision on the role of the OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) in implementing the program of chemical weapons destruction in Syria, a special clause was inserted urging all countries which have not yet done so to sign the convention,” Sergey Lavrov said […]
Syria CW disarmament experts in Beirut
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Turkish jet crashes near Kangal town
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Mortar shell hits China Embassy in Syria
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White House stresses ties with Israel
Netanyahu is scheduled to visit the White House and hold talks with President Barack Obama on Monday and address the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. A statement issued by the White House said that Netanyahu’s visit demonstrates Washington-Tel Aviv’s close coordination on a range of issues, including security, the Israeli news outlet Ynetnews reported […]
US-led airstrike hits east Afghanistan
An Afghan army source said “the warplanes of the NATO-led coalition forces pounded a militant hideout in Koh-Band area of Muqur District” during the early hours of Monday. “In the army follow-up operation, ten dead bodies were found. A Taliban key commander in the area named Shah Mohammad was among the dead,” the source stated. […]
Pakistan condemns US drone strikes
“The government of Pakistan strongly condemns the US drone strike that took place in North Waziristan today on Sept. 30,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on Monday. The airstrike was “a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the statement added, calling for an “immediate end” to the attacks. US […]
UK mil bases, controversy, human rights
Faslane on Gare Loch in Clyde, Scotland, is probably the most strategically-significant British military base outside England and Wales and can potentially become part of a foreign country if people vote in the Scottish independence referendum on September 18, 2014 to secession from Britain. The controversy around Faslane is at the government level and centers […]
Iranian, British deputy FMs meet
During the meeting, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi and a senior British Foreign Office Minister examined the existing mechanisms for improving Tehran-London ties, ISNA reported. The two sides also decided to continue to exchange views on the subject. The meeting follows talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad […]
England-Wales house cost at 6-year high
On Monday, Hometrack, a specialist in residential property insight, said house prices rose 0.5 percent from August; the biggest month-on-month gain in more than six years in September. Nationwide, a member of the Building Societies Association, also released data revealing the fastest annual increase of British house prices in more than three years in September. […]
Nairobi attack: UK woman main suspect
Sources of the police on Sunday said a huge part of their probe into the bloody attack is centered on Samantha Lewthwaite. Also on the same day, a classified document from Scotland Yard has claimed Kenyan authorities found Lewthwaite to be using her Mombasa residence as a bomb factory. She also rented a house opposite […]
British Army chant sectarian-hate songs
The video uploaded to Youtube on Sunday shows around 400 uniformed soldiers of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, and Royal Air Force on duty at the Ibrox stadium in Glasgow on Saturday, this shortly turned into a frenzy of chants against the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and for reinforcing borders of Northern Ireland. They […]
Aimbot Shooting For Real Life
The first person shooter games that retains millions of users online now will have the possibility to transition to the real world sans the cardio to go with it. Tech just keeps getting better and better. I wont ask the obvious question of the what the uses for this technology could be to better either […]