Findings from a recent poll show more and more Americans are becoming tired of their government’s interventionist policies around the globe. The new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey shows that nearly half of Americans want Washington to “be less active in world affairs” while only 19 percent call for a more active role. […]
Archive for April, 2014
‘Millennials’ cynical about US politics
A new poll of 18- to 29-year-olds found members of the millennial generation are cynical about the political process, increasingly distrustful of the institutions of American government, concerned about economic inequality in the United States, and exhibit low interest in voting in the midterm elections. More than half of respondents in the survey, released […]
‘US covers KSA crimes for dollar deal’
The United States is covering up crimes committed by the Saudi regime because Al Saud is keeping the US dollar as the vehicle currency for oil trading in the world, an analyst says. In an interview with Press TV, Mark Dankof highlighted a decades-old agreement between the US and oil-rich Saudi Arabia for Riyadh […]
Leb. pres. vote delayed on 2nd round
The Lebanese parliament has delayed voting on the country’s next president over differences among lawmakers during their second attempt to pick a president. On Wednesday, Lebanese lawmakers failed to elect a successor to President Michel Sleiman. The Lebanese official National News Agency said parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, “has set the date of May […]
Attacks hit different parts of Iraq
Several attacks have hit different parts of Iraq as Iraqis are voting in parliamentary elections. On Wednesday, people in Iraq went to the polls to elect a new parliament amid threats by al-Qaeda-linked militants to disrupt the elections by bombings. In a bomb blast near a polling station in the northern town of […]
PA chief sets conditions for Israel talks
Acting Palestinian Authority (PA) chief Mahmoud Abbas has set conditions for the extension of talks with Israel. On Tuesday, Abbas said that the issue of Palestinian map and borders should be discussed as a precondition for the extension of the so-called peace talks with the Israeli regime. Naming other conditions, the PA chief […]
Dissent voice cover for KSA power fight
A political analyst says voices of dissent coming from the Saudi royal family are a cover for the real power struggle in the kingdom. “Of course these are based on real agony by the princesses and real complaints but I believe that they come at this moment as a cover for real power struggle […]
Thailand set to hold fresh polls
Thailand’s government and the state Election Commission have agreed to hold a new general election on July 20 in an attempt to resolve the country’s ongoing political crisis. The commission announced the new voting date following talks with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday. The kingdom held a general election in February which […]
China slams US sanctions on companies
China has rejected the new US unilateral sanctions against Chinese companies over financial transactions with Iran. “China resolutely opposes the United States citing domestic law to unilaterally impose sanctions on Chinese companies or individuals. We believe that what the United States has done will not help resolve the issue and will harm bilateral cooperation […]
‘Pakistan ISI kidnaps, kills journalists’
Amnesty International has accused Pakistan’s powerful spy agency of kidnapping and killing journalists in the country, saying journalists are under constraint threat of violence from spy agency, the Taliban, and even political parties. The international rights group said in a 60-page report on Wednesday that the Pakistani authorities have “almost completely failed” to end […]
Ferry captain says warnings ignored
South Korean prosecutors say that warnings over the stability problems of the sunken ferry were ignored, as operations to recover the bodies of missing people still continue. Senior prosecutor Yang Jong-Jin said on Wednesday that the ship’s captain, Lee Joon-seok, has told investigators that he had warned the shipping company over the ship’s serious […]
US, UK run illegal facilities: Karzai
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai says the United States and Britain continue running “illegal” detention facilities in the country. “After many decrees that have been issued by the presidential palace about not having any detention centers run by foreign forces, still foreign forces are detaining Afghan and putting them in prisons,” Karzai said in a […]
London Tube strike goes into 2nd day
Commuters in the British capital are set for a second day of travel disruption as London Underground workers continue their strike in a long-running row over job cuts and ticket office closures, Press TV reports. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will end their 48-hour walkout on Wednesday evening. However, […]
British MP resigns following suspension
A former British Conservative party member has resigned after being suspended from the House of Commons for lobbying allegations. On Tuesday, British MP Patrick Mercer resigned from his position in the House of Commons following a six-month suspension for allegations regarding being paid to ask questions in parliament. Mercer made the decision to […]
Cash grouse scandal exposes rich UK
We subsidize the landed gentry and their shotguns. While the poor are plunged into brutal insecurity, the rich are untroubled. So now you might have to buy your own crutches, but you’ll get your shotgun subsidized by the state. A few days after it was revealed that an NHS group is considering charging patients for […]
‘Free tuition benefits rich Scots most’
A recent study has revealed that poorer students in Scottish households will be worse off after cuts to government grants that the middle-class have escaped. According to the study conducetd by the Centre for Research in Education Inclusion and the Economic and Social Research Council, middle-class families and students in Scotland will be about […]
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