Colony Collapse Disorder: EPA Approved Pesticide Linked To Mass Bee Deaths
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has conditionally approved thousands of under-tested pesticides, including one linked to the mass decline in bee populations, also known as colony collapse...
View ArticleNo Guns For Genocide: UN Approves Arms Trade Treaty With US Support
The United Nations General Assembly approved Tuesday a global arms trade treaty aimed at preventing weapons from reaching conflict zones and getting into the hands of governments and groups that...
View ArticleMexican Monopoly: Carlos Slim's Telecom Empire Under Siege
Mexico is cracking down on the business practices of the richest man in the world, telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, whose Telmex phone company faces a lawsuit asserting that it charges bogus fees....
View ArticlePesticides In Your Bed? The EPA Said It's OK
The Environmental Protection Agency allowed a pesticide known as nanosilver to be used in textiles, meaning it could appear in bedsheets, clothing and other fabrics without the knowledge of consumers....
View ArticleBRICS Kiss Euro Goodbye, Dump Foreign Exchange Reserves
The world’s emerging and developing economies, including the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), have been dumping their foreign exchange holdings of the euro, diminishing...
View ArticleDancing To Freedom: Cuban Ballet Troupe Defects To US
The defection of seven ballet dancers from Cuba in Mexico last month marks the latest high-profile case of Cuban citizens seeking asylum outside the Communist island nation.
View ArticleArgentine Leader Is An 'Old Hag': Did Uruguay's President Just Say That?
The “world’s poorest president,” Jose Mujica of Uruguay, was overheard apparently denigrating his Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner when a microphone picked up a private...
View ArticleNot Entirely Organic: Whole Foods To Label All GMO Products By 2018
Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) has announced it will label all products containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, carried in its U.S. and Canadian stores by 2018. Walter Robb, Whole...
View ArticlePoetic Justice: Was Pablo Neruda Murdered By The Pinochet Regime?
The Chilean government is revisiting the death of famed poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda after more than 40 years to determine whether he died of cancer as previously believed, or if there was any...
View ArticleI Got 99 Problems But Havana Ain't One: Did Beyonce and Jay-Z's Cuban Getaway...
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s recent trip to Cuba has drawn scrutiny from U.S. legislators who are demanding to know whether the celebrity power couple violated any laws that restrict travel for Americans to...
View ArticleCool It, Putin: Merkel Chides Russia On NGO Crackdown
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has advised Russia to improve the freedoms of civil society in order to promote economic growth. Merkel spoke during a trade fair over the weekend in Hanover, Germany,...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher's Green Streak: Iron Lady Demanded Action On Climate Change
Contrary to the image of the late Margaret Thatcher as an unwavering free market advocate, she also believed that economic growth should not come at the expense of the environment and demanded action...
View ArticleUS Treasury Says Beyonce and Jay Z's Cuban Trip Was 'Educational'
The U.S. Treasury Department office that issued superstar couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z licenses to travel to Cuba has responded to a letter from two members of Congress who demanded to know if the trip...
View ArticleBitcoin Bubble Is Unavoidable And Necessary, Says Trader
The value of the bitcoin has skyrocketed amid a recent flood of capital into the virtual currency, but many are wondering whether its appreciation will hold strong or if it’s a speculation bubble...
View ArticleSwastikas Behind Bars: German Neo-Nazi Prison Network Uncovered
German authorities have begun to uncover an underground network of neo-Nazis operating throughout numerous prisons. While the full extent of the network remains unknown, it has affiliations with the...
View ArticleShowdown In Chavez Country: Will Venezuelan Elections Renew Socialism Or...
Venezuela is set this weekend to hold its second presidential election within six months, following the death of President Hugo Chavez last month. Chavez’s political heir and acting president, Nicolas...
View ArticleViva La Revolucion!: South American Nations Back Maduro's Venezuelan Election...
South American governments have moved quickly to back Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro, whose slim victory on Sunday is being disputed by the political opposition amid calls for a recount.
View ArticleAustralia Faces Wave Of 'Climate Refugees' From Small Island Nations
Australia’s main coalition of refugee advocacy groups has urged the government to prepare for an impending wave of people fleeing neighboring small island nations in the Pacific Ocean due to climate...
View ArticleBitcoin Learns To Tango: High Inflation In Argentina Sparks Interest In...
The virtual currency known as bitcoin may be gaining popularity in Argentina, where citizens have been prohibited from exchanging their depreciating pesos for U.S. dollars. Bitcoins, which have a...
View ArticleAnti-Social Media: Russia's 'Mark Zuckerberg' Under Fire In Hit-And-Run Case
The founder of Russia’s most popular social networking site is under investigation by Russian authorities in connection with a hit-and-run incident with a traffic officer. The home and offices of Pavel...
View ArticleMeet The Five Candidates To Head The WTO
The World Trade Organization is down to five candidates to replace Director-General Pascal Lamy when his term expires at the end of August this year. Among some of the major issues facing the next...
View ArticleChechnya's History Of Terrorism: Boston Bombers Linked To Restive Russian Region
The two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings are said to have origins in Chechnya, a restive region within the Russian Federation with a history of conflict and terrorism amid a push for...
View ArticleChechen Leader Blames Influence Of American Culture On Boston Marathon Bombers
The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has downplayed the connection of the Boston Marathon bombers to the restive Russian region, blaming their alleged actions on their American...
View ArticleUN Group Slams World Bank's Human-Rights Record
A group of independent advisers to the United Nations have criticized the policies of the World Bank, saying it must adopt firmer human rights standards to ensure that its stated mission of global...
View ArticleRobots Helped Capture Boston Bombing Suspect [VIDEO]
Robotics played a key role in apprehending Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was taken into police custody Friday night. After authorities were tipped off that Tsarnaev was hiding...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Bombing Suspect Struggled With Academics
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was failing a number of his college courses before the April 15 terrorist attack that killed three people, injured more than 180 others and sparked a...
View ArticleEarth Day 2013: How Has President Obama Fared On The Environment?
Earth Day was established in 1970 to bring greater awareness to environmental issues, which presents an opportune moment to evaluate the environmental record of U.S. President Barack Obama’s...
View ArticleNo Left Turn: Paraguay Joins South America's Political Right Minority
Paraguay has elected a conservative millionaire businessman as its next president in stark contrast to South America’s majority of leftist and left-leaning leaders. President-elect Horacio Cartes, who...
View ArticleLadies In White: Cuban Opposition Group Receives Human Rights Award After...
A Cuban opposition group will finally be able to collect an award for its activism from the European Parliament eight years after receiving it. The Ladies in White, a protest movement made up of the...
View ArticleBoston Mayor Discusses Marathon Bomber Manhunt; Proud Of His City, He...
Boston Mayor Tom Menino sat down on national television Sunday morning to discuss the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, offering his thoughts on the case and how his city will move...
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