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New method for curing migraine discovered
After 10 sessions of treatment, patients with chronic migraine pain decreased by 37 percent. The method to cure migraine is known as deep brain stimulation and scientists say a weak electrical current of two milliamperes is sufficient to relieve the headache.
Scientists discovered that electroshock therapy reduces the headache by 37 percent in those who are expected to suffer from chronic migraine,...
US Congress to repeal 22nd Amendment, pave way for Obama's 3rd term
A United States congressman has introduced a bill that would repeal the 22nd Amendment, which currently limits the president to serving only two terms as commander-in-chief.
Should the bill become a law, it could allow President Barack Obama to run for reelection yet again in 2016.
The bill, H.J. Res. 15, offers “an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article...
India to respond to Pakistan's deadly attack on troops
Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid
India’s Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid says New Delhi will give a “proportionate” response to Pakistan’s recent deadly attack in Kashmir, which claimed the lives of two Indian soldiers.
“We need to do something about this and we will, but it has to be done after careful consideration of all the details in consultation with the Defense Ministry,”...
Hundreds of wildfires rage in Australia amid record heat wave
A heat wave that has already caused devastating fires on the Island state of Tasmania, with 100 people still missing, has now moved to mainland Australia and is reaping havoc in New South Wales, as the heat wave looks to smash records.
In some areas temperatures have shot up by as much as 20C in three hours and combined with 50 mph winds have created disastrous fire conditions.
Right across Australia...
Syria's air defense is key to Assad's courage
Recently, the amount of disinformation around Syria has significantly increased. The goal is to escalate tension and pressure of the atmosphere of fear in the government of Bashar al-Assad who must be forced to make some impulsive step. The position of the Russian leadership is criticized, but this is precisely what does not allow the West to topple Assad. Russia is also fulfilling its obligations...
US banks agree an $8.5 billion foreclosure settlement
Owners of wrongfully repossessed houses could now get up to $125,000 as ten major US banks agree to settle federal complaints. This will end a foreclosure review process begun by a 2011 enforcement action.
Under the new agreement, those people who had their homes seized and then sold would get the biggest pay offs, while banks who failed to modify people’s loans in light of a change of income would...
Senator calls for reduction of US aid to Israel
US Senator Rand Paul has called for a reduction of American foreign aid, even to allies like the Israeli regime, during his visit to Israel.
In a speech at the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies on Monday, the Kentucky Senator, recently selected to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that the United States would be a friend of Israel, but “it will be harder and harder to be a friend...
Global warming, the tool of the West
For years, the Elites of the West have cranked up the myth of Man Made Global Warming as a means first and foremost to control the lives and behaviors of their populations. Knowing full well that their produce in China and sell in the West model and its consequent spiral downward in wages and thus standards of living, was unsustainable, the elites moved to use this new “science” to guilt...
British mother gets life for murdering son over Koran studies
A UK mother convicted of beating her seven-year-old son to death after he failed to memorize passages from the Koran has been jailed for life.
Sara Ege, 33, collapsed as the sentence was read out at Cardiff Crown Court. The judge presiding over the case announced Ege would serve a minimum of 17 years behind bars for killing her seven-year-old son Yaseen.
She was also convicted of perverting the...
China censures new US sanctions on Iran
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying
China has censured the United States for the imposition of new sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing on Friday that her country “has consistently opposed” sanctions against Iran over its peaceful nuclear energy program.
She renewed China’s call for the resumption...
Germany seeks stronger global military role
The “Patriot” air defense missile system is presented on December 18, 2012 in Warbelow, northern Germany.
Germany is flexing its muscles to play a stronger military role across the world to terminate the “pacifism” it has pursued in the decades following World War II, an analyst says.
Nicholas Kulish wrote in a The New York Times article on Saturday that the German government is seeking...
White House wins fight to keep drone killings of Americans secret
A federal judge issued a 75-page ruling on Wednesday that declares that the US Justice Department does not have a legal obligation to explain the rationale behind killing Americans with targeted drone strikes.
United States District Court Judge Colleen McMahon wrote in her finding this week that the Obama administration was largely in the right by rejecting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests...
Govt Bans 75-Watt Bulbs, Replaces with Mercury-Leaking 'Efficient' Bulbs
The days of the 75-watt incandescent light bulbs seem to be numbered. Stores may sell their existing stock, but January 2nd’s new federal law is preparing to phase out production and importation. Forty- and 60-watt incandescent bulbs will face the same slow death next year.
The government is instead favoring fluorescent bulbs including CFLs, or compact fluorescent light, for the bulbs’ ability...
Hundreds of Turkish journalists in jails for criticizing government
A placard is pictured during a protest by journalists and human right activists in front of the courthouse in Istanbul during the trial of two prominent Turkish journalists.
Turkish journalists have been under great pressure since Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took office with hundreds of journalists being jailed for criticizing the government.
According to Turkish daily Aksam, Turkey is the...
Indian woman jumps from train to escape rape
A young woman is in hospital in critical condition after throwing herself off a moving train in an attempt to escape molestation. It’s the latest in a number of incidents that have exposed the vulnerability of women in India.
The 25-year-old woman jumped from the carriage of a moving train after allegedly being molested by a soldier. The attack occurred on Thursday while the train was en route...

























