A major diplomatic scandal broke out between Russia and Romania. The reason for the scandal is the statements of Romanian President Traian Basescu, who virtually justified his country’s participation in the war against the Soviet Union on the side of Hitler. Basescu voiced the scandalous statements back on June 22. They were dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic... 

A photo of an Iranian-built naval cruise missile system. Iranian commander Brigadier General Ali Razmjou says the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has deployed short and medium range missiles in the Persian Gulf. “A considerable number of speed vessels, and vessels that can carry different kinds of missile and torpedo launchers have joined the IRGC’s Navy,” Razmjou said on Sunday. He... 

On the northern verges of Harare the ­massive new military ­college is taking shape, a monument to China’s tightening hold on Zimbabwe. The complex is also a symbol of growing hostility from Zimbabwe’s labour force towards Chinese employers. It is being built using a controversial Chinese loan and its workers have gone on strike to protest against beatings by their bosses and low pay. Zimbabwe... 

The Gaza-bound aid boat "Audacity of Hope" is escorted by the Greek coastguard ship in the town of Peramat, near Athens, Greece, July 1, 2011. The audacity of hope, the US boat in the Gaza freedom flotilla, makes a break for freedom out of the harbour in Athens. It’s quickly intercepted by the Greek coastguard, and escorted into a naval base, where it’s now trapped. The Greek... 

Mark Dice talks with beachgoers in San Diego, California to ask them why the 4th of July holiday was started. Many of them have no clue at all and simply agree with him when he insinuates blatantly false explanations. Check out Mark’s new book Big Brother: The Orwellian Nightmare Come True on Amazon.com, Kindle or Barnes and Noble’s Nook e-reader. Mark Dice is a media analyst, social... 

In Arizona, politicians are trying to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep illegals out. Across the Atlantic, in an industrial city in Romania, a wall is being built to keep people in. The local government of the city of Baia Mare in northern Romania is trying to erect a concrete wall in front of a Roma (Gypsy) neighborhood. The wall would separate the community from a main road, and human rights... 

Asian-born Australians may soon outnumber whites, says government study. The number of Asians in Australia has almost doubled in a decade, from 1.03 million in mid-2000 to 2.1 million in the middle of last year, according to government statistics. Pramod Kumar is part of a wave of immigration that has changed the face of Australia over the past decade. Mr. Kumar is from Hyderabad in India’s northwest.... 

What was all of this, a consensual political boost so he could get the sympathy of French voters? Former International Monetary Fund chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has walked out of court free without bail. His release came after prosecutors raised doubts over the credibility of the hotel housekeeper who has accused him of sexual assault. Prosecutors agreed to release the former IMF head on his own... 

Despite the many threats to confront the activists onboard the Freedom Flotilla II, organizers have said they will go ahead with their attempt to break the siege. One of the chief organizers said Israel issues repeated threats against the flotilla because it is afraid of the truth, a Press TV correspondent reported. He further added that the plan to get humanitarian aid and construction material into... 

American Predator drone firing a Hellfire missile. The US military is reportedly making use of remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles in Somalia in order to conduct targeted killings in the Horn of Africa nation. An unnamed senior US military official said on Wednesday that the United States carried out a drone attack in Somalia last week, The Washington Post reported. The drone strike reportedly... 

Inter RAO halted electricity supplies to Belarus as huge debt remains unpaid. Russia’s electricity export monopoly Inter RAO halted its supplies to Belarus at midnight as a huge debt remains unpaid. An agreement between Inter RAO UES and Belenergo stipulates the delivery of 3 billion kilowatt/hours of electricity to Belarus this year, with about 775 million kilowatt/hours having already been... 

Can there be life on Mars, at least in the form of micro-organisms? Scientists have not been able to answer this question clearly. What if they could do the opposite – simulate “Martian” conditions for terrestrial bacteria in a laboratory and see if they survive? Such an experiment was designed by a group of researchers from the University of Padua (Italy). Once, Soviet astronomer... 

Kavoshgar 4 (Explorer 4) satellite carrier. Head of Iran Space Agency (ISA) Hamid Fazeli says the country plans to send a live monkey into space onboard the country’s domestically-made Kavoshgar 5 (Explorer 5) satellite carrier. “Kavoshgar 5, with a weight of 285 kg, will blast off into space with a living creature (a monkey) in the next Iranian calendar month (that begins on July 23),” IRNA... 

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is grabbed as he speaks to supporters near the southern city of Toulouse, June 30, 2011. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been grabbed and almost knocked to the ground by a man in the southern French town of Brax. The attacker yanked Sarkozy’s suit by the shoulder and knocked him to the ground while he reached over a metal barricade to greet onlookers, AP... 

By 2025, seven of ten largest metropolitan cities of the world will be located in Asia. China holds all chances to become one of the world leaders on the level of urbanization of the population. China is currently experiencing a peak of migration of the rural population in large cities. In general, by 2020, nine of the world’s largest metropolitan cities will overcome the limit of 20 million...