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Europe: Making Itself into the New Afghanistan?

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • World News • 3 Comments • 7 years ago

Europe: Making Itself into the New Afghanistan? by Giulio Meotti, Gatestone Institute, April 21, 2017 Maastricht, in the Netherlands, is the picturesque city that gave its name to the famous...

Reports are circulating in the media of vulnerable people being encouraged to take their own lives by following a series of online challenges.

Via: johnrussell • World News • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-39729819 Reports are circulating in the media of vulnerable people being encouraged to take their own lives by following a series of online challenges. In...

Saudi Arabia elected to UN women's council despite gender inequality in kingdom

Via: perrie-berlin-halpern • World News • 15 Comments • 7 years ago

This is why I think that the UN is a worthless body and we should stop supporting them. They have just elected Saudi Arabia, a country with one of the worst, if not the worst record on women's...

It's Macron and Le Pen

Via: ambivalent • World News • 24 Comments • 7 years ago

Macron is a liberal, former investment banker and an avowed internationalist who worked as economic minister in France's Socialist government. Le Pen has run a tough, anti-immigrant campaign...

The Seven Wonders Of The World

Via: johnrussell • World News • 8 Comments • 7 years ago

Here is a quiz for y'all. See how many of the 7 wonders of the world you can name. There are four categories. 1. The original seven wonders of the world , which are related to antiquity. 2. The...

Canada police arrest 104 men in child prostitution dragnet

Via: randy • World News • 17 Comments • 7 years ago

21 April 2017 Canadian police have arrested 104 men in connection with a child prostitution ring in and around the Toronto area. York Regional Police say the men attempted to purchase sex...

Shattered: A New Fairy Tale about How Hillary ‘Forgot’ White Voters

Via: xxjefferson51 • World News • 0 Comments • 7 years ago

The Russians are off the hook. The chattering geniuses have discovered a new villain to blame for the shattering demise of their heroine, Hillary. White guys did it. The same reporters who...

Theresa May to seek general election on 8 June

Via: randy • World News • 2 Comments • 7 years ago

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum....

Is Hillary still the Secretary of State ?!

Via: petey-coober • World News • 11 Comments • 7 years ago

Is Hillary still the Secretary of State ?! I'm only inquiring about this because she seems to still have an influence on foreign affairs . No I'm NOT making this up . Here is a very recent news...

How the Rest of the World is Reacting to the US Airstrike on Syria

Via: ambivalent • World News • 18 Comments • 7 years ago

Hours after President Trump ordered a missile strike on a Syrian air base, responses from the rest of the world are beginning to stack up. The U.S. military operation, which fired 59 Tomahawk...

Putin ‘Gay Clown’ Image Now Illegal In Russia

Via: bob-nelson • World News • 6 Comments • 7 years ago

Original article by Michael Stone - Progressive Secular Humanist ------------------------------------- (Putin ‘Gay Clown’ Image via Reddit) But he’s so pretty… Images depicting...

The Assad Forces Have Been Committing War Crimes For Years, And Suddenly Now People Care?

Via: johnrussell • World News • 30 Comments • 7 years ago

A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used extensively by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war . They are typically made from a barrel that has...

ConCourt dismisses rhino trade appeal

Via: community • World News • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

The ConCourt finding has massive implications for the future of the ungulate. Buying and selling rhino horn is now legal in South Africa following the department of environmental affairs’...

Church of England, PM Theresa May, lash out after ‘Easter’ dropped from annual egg hunt

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • World News • 7 Comments • 7 years ago

Church of England, PM Theresa May, lash out after ‘Easter’ dropped from annual egg hunt By Susan Hogan, The Washington Post, Reported by National Post, April 5, 2017 "This marketing campaign ....

The Doomsday Vault: Humanity’s salvation?

Via: johnrussell • World News • 3 Comments • 7 years ago

http://cbshw.com/news/the-doomsday-vault-svalbard-global-seed-vault/ Spring is the season home gardeners plant seeds for the vegetables they hope to harvest in the fall. Unbeknownst to...

Metro installs men-only 'sexist seats' featuring a 'PENIS' as part of sexual harassment campaign

Via: johnrussell • World News • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

The chair - complete with a bare chest and penis - is "exclusive for men," with the aim of making them feel as uncomfortable as women who have been sexual assaulted on the transport system...

Naked demonstrators kill sheep under Auschwitz gates

Via: randy • World News • 7 Comments • 7 years ago

Police in Poland have detained at least 11 people after a naked demonstration at the Auschwitz museum, on the site of the former Nazi death camp. The museum said "a group of people killed a...

Trump Jr. called a ‘disgrace’ for criticizing London mayor after attacks

Via: johnrussell • World News • 8 Comments • 7 years ago

http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170323/trump-jr-called-disgrace-for-criticizing-london-mayor-after-attacks By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. is facing criticism for a...

BREAKING NEWS: Reports of shots outside UK Parliament

Via: krishna • World News • 8 Comments • 7 years ago

Shots are reported to have been fired close to the Houses of Parliament in central London. Politicians and journalists have tweeted about hearing loud crashes outside the buildings,...

Teacher from Canadian Arctic wins global prize in Dubai

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • World News • 2 Comments • 7 years ago

Teacher from Canadian Arctic wins global prize in Dubai AFP (Reported by Yahoo News) March 20, 2017 Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell delivers a speech after receiving the Global Teacher Prize...

Happiness report: Norway is the happiest place on earth

Via: randy • World News • 7 Comments • 7 years ago

Happy Norwegian fans at an international football game in 2009 Norway is the happiest place on earth, according to a United Nations agency report - toppling neighbour Denmark from the...

Israel to mute mosques' call to prayer over loudspeakers to 'help locals who have been losing sleep'

Via: johnrussell • World News • 19 Comments • 7 years ago

Protesters have criticised controversial and radical new bills which limit calls to prayers from mosques, including one prohibiting the use of loudspeakers. The bills, which today won...

History of Israel-Palestine Conflict Explained In 12 Minutes

Via: johnrussell • World News • 62 Comments • 7 years ago

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German police bring McDonald's meals to custody cells

Via: randy • World News • 5 Comments • 7 years ago

Police in a German town are heading to McDonald's to collect fast food for people in their custody cells after a catering contract fell through. Those being held at the police station in...

The American Dream has moved to Canada

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • World News • 10 Comments • 7 years ago

The American Dream has moved to Canada Those of you who live south of the Canada/US border might be interested in this article posted on the Canada, the True North Strong and Free group...

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