US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland The US has warned Latin American states against a further expansion of diplomatic and business ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran. “We are making absolutely clear to countries around the world that now is not the time to be deepening ties, not security ties, not economic ties, with Iran,” US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said... 

More than 3,000 people have been reported killed in South Sudan during a week of clashes between two tribes in the world’s newest state. Hundreds of children are missing and entire villages are said to have been burnt as a huge raiding party from the Lou Nuer tribe swept through a remote area in the east of the country, attacking their neighbours, the Murle people. The war party, estimated to... 

A church in al-Quds (Jerusalem) A leader of Israel’s Christian minority has been stabbed to death in Tel Aviv’s district of Jaffa during a parade marking the birthday of Jesus Christ. An unidentified assailant, dressed as Santa Claus, stabbed Gabi Kadees in the back during the Friday Orthodox Christmas procession and escaped the scene, senior Greek Orthodox cleric Atallah Hanna said. Last... 

Much of Congress is calling out President Obama for his excessive use of executive power in a string of recess appointments this week. To some lawmakers, this isn’t the first time the commander-in-chief has stepped on the toes of his constituents. To Ron Paul, in fact, Obama has transcended America into a practical dictatorship. The commander-in-chief overstepped the Congress and appointed Richard... 

Amid the anti-Iran war rhetoric, the British Royal Navy has dispatched its most advanced and sophisticated destroyer to the Persian Gulf. The Ministry of Defense confirmed on Saturday that the one-billion-pound destroyer would join the British presence in the region. The Telegraph claimed the vessel has been fitted with new technology in order to shoot down any missile in Iran’s armory. The... 

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (L) igreets Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Both countries have expressed their intentions to disregard US-led sanctions on Iranian oil. Japan has become the latest country to hint at its intention to ignore US-led oil sanctions on Iran, after South Korea’s recent dismissal of Washington’s bid to boycott the Iranian crude. “We are not considering... 

Iran, Iraq and North Korea may have been labeled “the axis of evil” by President George W. Bush but it is Saudi Arabia that is the center of the Satanic universe here on Earth. President Obama and the hounds from hell in the US Congress and various thinks tanks who seek to send Americans to fight and die in Iran should be targeting their wrath and the US Instruments of National Power at... 

“He will forever be known as the president who signed indefinite detention without charge or trial into law.” These harsh words come courtesy of the executive director of the ACLU, formerly a supporter of the president but also just one of the many dissenters who have since have grown disillusioned with an administration tarnished by unfulfilled campaign promises and continuous constitutional... 

Insolvency is threatening heavily debt-ridden countries such as Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Spain. Official figures show the rate of unemployment in the eurozone reached an all-time high of 10.3 percent in November 2011. According to the Eurostat statistics agency, by November more than 16.3 million people were unemployed in the 17 nations that use the euro as their currency. Eurostat figures... 

Italy's unemployment rate increased in November Italy’s youth unemployment has reached a new record high of over 30 percent, as it confirms that the euro-zone’s third-largest economy is already in recession. According to seasonally adjusted figures released by ISTAT on Thursday, the unemployment rate for young people aged 15 to 24 years have reached 30.1 percent in November, while the... 

Iranian Navy Cheney’s office considered provoking war with Iran by launching false flag attack at sea. Iran’s newly announced “massive” naval drill, set to take place within the next few weeks near the Strait of Hormuz, will coincide with a major US/Israeli exercise in the same region, increasing the chances that a war provocation manufactured by either side could take place. “The newly... 

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been indicted for involvement in bribery to advance the so-called Holyland luxury housing project in West al-Quds (Jerusalem). On Thursday, Olmert was indicted along with 17 other Israelis suspected of offering or taking bribes to advance the Holyland project and various other real estate ventures in the occupied... 

Long gone are the days of Cinderella stories in America. Rags-to-riches tales may have at one point been part of the American Dream for those aspiring for success in the states. New statistics show that moving up the social ladder is no longer a dream as obtainable as before. According to recent studies, the New York Times reveals this week that economic mobility in America is nowhere near as easy... 

Prosecutors in the trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have called for death by hanging, saying the former leader is personally responsible for every protester death during the country’s recent revolution. ­ “The prosecution demands the maximum penalty against Mubarak, and the rest of the accused, which is death by hanging,” said Mustafa Khater, one of a five-member... 

A destroyed car is seen in the main street of Teresopolis' Campo Grande neighborhood, some 100 km from Rio de Janiero, in the southwestern state of Rio on January 16, 2011 following a landslide of mud and rocks caused by heavy rains. Storms in the southwestern Brazil state of Minas Gerais have claimed the lives of seven people and left some 13,000 others homeless. At least five of the victims are...