The former head of Israeli spy service Shin Bet has lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his scenario of Judaizing the occupied Palestinian territories, calling the premier an “egomaniac.” “Israel is headed today by a bunch of pyromaniacs and is being led by an egomaniac to its final destruction,” Carmi Gillon […]
Archive for November, 2014
UN probes UAE abuse of workers
The United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO) has launched an investigation into the abuse of migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates. The move came after a complaint lodged by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), which warned that migrants doing construction and domestic work are with “alarming frequency … trapped in exploitative […]
Syria refugees flood Iraq Kurdistan
Around 2,000 Kurdish refugees have recently arrived in Iraq’s Kurdistan region from the militant-besieged Syrian city of Kobani, Press TV reports. Speaking to Press TV, Syrian refugees at the Galiwan refugee camp, west of Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Iraqi region, said they had no choice but to leave. “ISIL attacked our […]
Myanmar seeks to ‘drive Rohingya out’
Myanmar’s government is forcing the minority Rohingya Muslims to leave the country, says a rights activist.“They want to drive all the Rohingya out of the country,” Saifullah Muhammad, a Rohingya activist, said on Saturday. The United Nations says the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. The […]
MH17 victim mother sues Ukraine
The mother of a victim, who died after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was reportedly shot down over Ukraine, is suing Kiev for negligent homicide. The survivor has begun the legal proceedings at the European Court of Human Rights against Kiev for not closing its airspace to civilian flights while conflict was raging on in […]
China OKs home-grown tests for Ebola
China has recently approved home-grown Ebola tests that comply with international norms to fight the spread of the deadly disease. In a brief statement on Friday, the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) said top health authorities approved three home-grown Ebola test reagents to be used against the virus. The tests have been […]
Taliban raid on Kabul guesthouse kills 2
At least two people, including a foreign national, have been killed when Taliban militants stormed a foreign guesthouse in the violence-plagued Afghan capital city of Kabul. Kabul police spokesman, Hashmat Stanikzai, said the militants targeted the guesthouse in Kabul’s western district of Karte Seh on Saturday afternoon. He added that one of the […]
8 wounded in Kashmir grenade attack
At least eight people, including a child and an officer of India’s paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), have sustained injuries following a grenade attack in the Indian-administered Kashmir region. Manoj Pandita, a police spokesman, said the incident took place near the abandoned Palladium cinema hall in Lal Chowk district of Kashmir’s main city […]
UK police find drug factory next to HQ
British police have uncovered a huge factory unit filled with cannabis plants right next to their South Wales headquarters in the town of Bridgend. A police spokeswoman said that three people had been arrested in relation to the factory on Friday. “No further detail is available at present. A further update on how […]
Scots gather in capital for independence
Hundreds of pro-independence demonstrators have staged a gathering near the parliament building in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. During Saturday’s protest, which came ahead of Scotland’s nationhood celebrations, demonstrators played national anthems and held speeches celebrating Scottish nationhood. Demonstrators wrapped themselves in Scottish flags and were carrying various “Yes” related paraphernalia. “This […]
Fracking as risky as asbestos
Environment activists raise the alarm over the health and environment risks of fracking with a new report accusing the British government of ignoring the side effects of the controversial process. Fracking could have serious negative impacts on health and the environment that could last for decades, warned Professor Sir Mark Walport, the government’s chief advisor […]
Many Britons priced out of London
Record numbers of Britons are leaving the capital London amid soaring house prices in the capital city. According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics, 58,220 people aged 30-39 left the capital in the year to June last year. That is the highest number on record and a 10% increase from 2010. The last […]
‘Slavery product of neo-colonialism’
A London-based human rights activist blames what she calls economic colonialism for the modern slavery crisis in the UK. “You know these are just the kind of end products for a very, very unjust system idolization of people demonization of people ongoing colonialism is neo-colonialism of economies around the world these are kind of […]
Israel Attacks Gaza Border Areas
by Stephen Lendman Doing so breaches August ceasefire terms. Not Israel’s first violation. Nor its last. It egregiously flouted all agreed on terms straightaway. Complicit PA officials remain silent. Dismissive of horrendous Gazan suffering. Diverting half or more of October’s so-called donor conference raised $5.4 billion. For unspecified budget […]
‘US legitimacy waning over 9/11 hoax’
By Kevin Barrett, Veterans Today Editor, for Press TV A retired US Army general says America should hold public hearings to investigate 9/11 and the wars it triggered. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger, a leader of the US campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, made the comments during an exclusive […]
Egypt: Ex-ruler Hosni Mubarak, Accused in Deaths of Hundreds, Cleared of Charges
Egypt: Ex-ruler Hosni Mubarak, Accused in Deaths of Hundreds, Cleared of Charges November 29th, 2014 Via: CNN: Egypt’s former longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak was effectively cleared of charges in a retrial Saturday and could soon be released — a stunning reversal for a man […]
Indian jihadist ‘kills 55 for ISIS, quits because no pay’
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Pleasure at other’s misfortunes starts as early as 2 yrs old, study finds
Pleasure at other’s misfortunes starts as early as 2 yrs old, study findshttp://rt.com/news/209771-schadenfreude-children-haifa-scientists/http://rt.com/rss/news/RT – NewsRT : Newshttp://rt.com/static/img/RT_logo_250x250.png Views: 0
Nicolas Sarkozy is back as leader of France’s main opposition party
Nicolas Sarkozy is back as leader of France’s main opposition partyhttp://rt.com/news/210083-sarkozy-elected-opposition-leader/http://rt.com/rss/news/RT – NewsRT : Newshttp://rt.com/static/img/RT_logo_250x250.png Views: 0
‘2nd class citizen’: Israeli Arabs stamp Facebook pics to protest ‘Jewish state law’
‘2nd class citizen’: Israeli Arabs stamp Facebook pics to protest ‘Jewish state law’http://rt.com/news/209631-israeli-arabs-facebook-stamps/http://rt.com/rss/news/RT – NewsRT : Newshttp://rt.com/static/img/RT_logo_250x250.png Views: 0