For decades science fiction writers, and their more practical cousins, engineers, have dreamt of building a flying car. Now that one is about to arrive on the market, the real question emerges: what are flying cars actually for? ­US company Terrafugia has variously labeled its Transition model as a “roadable aircraft” and a “street-legal airplane”, perhaps in a quest to avoid the inherent... 

A shattering report from RIA Novosti’s Washington D.C. bureau appears to prove that the mainstream press in America has become nothing more than a propaganda arm of the Obama regime when during a White House news briefing this past week they were effectively ordered not to report on this past weeks credit rating cut of US government debt. The Russian International News Agency (RIA Novosti) is a... 

Damage caused by strong storm in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday morning, April 05, 2012 At least 14 people have died and more than 20 others have been injured in Argentina following Wednesday night severe storms in the province of Buenos Aires and surrounding regions. Six people were crushed and one was electrocuted near capital Buenos Aires, while three others died in a neighborhood to the south... 

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Defense announced the launch of a project to develop computer systems with elements of artificial intelligence. But we are not talking about creating a “computer mind”. The military are no longer satisfied with the speed of analysis and data quality of modern computers. No one is going to produce “terminators” at this point. It seems... 

US Marines Corps About 200 United States Marines have arrived in Australia for a six-month deployment in the Northern Territory, as part of plans to expand the US military presence in the Asia-Pacific. According to a US Marine Corps spokesman, the first of 2,500 Marines, who entered the northern Australian city of Darwin late Tuesday, are expected to engage in exercises with the Australian Defense... 

Protesters scuffle with police during a rally at central Syntagma square in Athens on April 5, 2012. Greek police have clashed with demonstrators in Athens for a second day after a senior pensioner committed suicide over economic hardship. On Thursday, riot police attacked protesters with teargas and flash grenades on Athens’ main Syntagma Square where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to protest... 

A view of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan Officials at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which acts as the operator of the crippled nuclear facility, say there is reason to believe some of the 12 tons of radioactive water has flowed into the Pacific Ocean. ­A leak was found in a pipe attached to a temporary decontamination system. The water, once it has been used... 

Frail: Dallas Watts at home. He suffered a savage beating at the hands of a gang of youths he says shouted, 'This is for Trayvon. Get that white' A 78-year-old white man says he was savagely beaten by a gang of six youths shouting: ‘This is for Trayvon. Kill that white.’ Six youngsters aged between 11 and 17, both white and black, allegedly launched a merciless attack on Dallas... 

Poland confirms existence of secret CIA prison on their territory. Polish authorities have confirmed the involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency of America (CIA, for its acronym in English) in the launch of a secret detention center on vacant land in Poland. For years, both countries have denied the existence of such an interrogation center for terrorist suspects between 2002 and 2003, in this... 

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the man responsible for creating one of the world’s most iconic cars, has died in Germany. A statement from the German company confirmed Professor Porsche, grandson of company founder Ferdinand Porsche, had passed away in Salzburg. The designer, nicknamed Butzi, joined the family company in 1956 where he worked in the technical design department. In 1962 he was made... 

Serbian president Boris Tadic has announced his resignation, nine months before the end of his presidential term, paving the way for an early presidential election. Serbia’s parliament speaker is expected to call the vote for May 6, the same day that general elections are already scheduled. ­Tadic is set to leave the office April 6, after that Slavica Djukic Dejanovic, the speaker of parliament,... 

The NBC network has apologized after it was revealed that they doctored a 911 call made by George Zimmerman the night he killed Trayvon Martin that some say depicts him as racist. In apologizing, NBC calls the gaffe a production error. NBC came under fire after it was made clear that the network edited the February 26 phone call that George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch member and confessed killer... 

Futuristic: The building, intended for Mumbai, was designed by Hong Kong-based architect James Law and Indian real estate company Wadhwa Group Architects have made a splash with a bold design for new towers in Mumbai featuring swimming pools enclosed in glass instead of balconies. Known as Aquaria Grande, the 37-storey skyscrapers were the result of a collaboration between Hong Kong-based architect... 

US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu New data shows Washington has given more than 115 billion dollars in financial aid to Israel over the years, indicating Tel Aviv’s great dependence on the US. According to the report published by the Congressional Research Service Israel has received more assistance from the US than 15 European countries did to recover from the... 

The Portuguese Government is convinced that the ongoing austerity measures and economic restructuring will enable the country to return to the credit market in 2013, but recent projections refute this assertion. Foreign politicians and economists predict that Portugal, like Greece, will exit the Eurozone. What do the Portuguese think about this? According to Ernst & Young, if the interest rate...