At a summit held in Libya, the African Union (AU) members have agreed to "shield" Sudanese president Omar al Bashir "from any possibility of arrest within the continent," writes Sudan Tribune. The . . . more
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 57% of eastern Germans say life was better under Communism. 49% of those polled say life in East Germany had more . . . more
With its profits going down ($19.5 million lost in the first quarter of 2009), the Washington Post wants to sell its access to government officials and even its newsroom to lobbyists. In a flier . . . more
The Iranian Guardian Council has announced that the arrested officials from the British embassy in Iran will stand trial in Tehran for "inciting post-election violence." Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, . . . more
Matt Taibbi writes in the Rolling Stone that the investment bank Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation in America since the Great Depression. Taibbi calls world's most powerful . . . more
The Iranian Guardian Council has announced that the arrested officials from the British embassy in Iran will stand trial in Tehran for "inciting post-election violence." Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, . . . more
After weeks of protests and violent clashes with the security forces over the disputed presidential election held on June 12, the Iranian opposition seems to be running out of options. As the Time . . . more
According to a forthcoming book by Osama Bin Laden’s first wife, Najwa Bin Laden, and his son Omar Bin Laden, to be published later this year by St. Martin’s Press, Osama Bin Laden had visited . . . more
The High Court in the Indian capital Delhi has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act any more. This ruling overturns a 148-year-old British colonial law . . . more
Angered by the post-election criticism by some European leaders, Iranian top military commander demanded on Wednesday "an apology before any more talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear program." "Because . . . more
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