German Cabinet approves third gender identity
The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft bill that would add a third gender option to official identity records. The bill allows intersexual people to register their gender as “divers,” which translates roughly to “miscellaneous” or “other,” and would come into force … Read More
Pennsylvania report lists more than 300 ‘predator’ priests
Testimony from dozens of witnesses and half a million pages of internal church documents contained credible allegations against more than 300 predator priests JEWEL SAMAD (AFP/File) A sweeping grand jury report uncovered credible allegations Tuesday against more than 300 predator priests … Read More
Putin ready to meet North Korea’s Kim at ‘early date’
Russian president eager to ‘establish a dialogue’ with Pyongyang. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the plenary session at the 5th Caspian Summit in Aktau on August 12, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Sputnik / Alexey NIKOLSKY) SEOUL, South Korea — Russian … Read More
Democrats have a more positive view of socialism than capitalism, poll finds
WASHINGTON – Capitalism, Democrats just aren’t that into you. According to a Gallup poll published Monday, a majority of Democrats no longer hold a positive view of capitalism, while nearly 60 percent of them feel good about socialism. More than 70 percent … Read More
Yellowstone volcano gas WARNING: USGS warns of poisonous gas emissions in National Park
YELLOWSTONE volcano is the subject of much speculation over whether there will be a major eruption in the future – but now National Park’s authorities have a more pressing issue to worry about as experts warned of toxic gases venting … Read More
SWEDEN RIOTS: Masked gangs set FIRE to 80 vehicles in shock violence weeks before election
SWEDEN was engulfed in violence last night as dozens of cars were set alight and stones were thrown at police by gangs of masked youths rampaged across the country. Fires were reported in Malmö, Gothenburg and Helsingborg and shocking footage … Read More
US, Israeli embassies in Berlin received threatening letters with ‘white powder’
FILE – In this Oct. 25, 2013 file photo the US flag flies at the main entrance of the US embassy in Berlin. Berlin police say threatening letters containing a white powder have been sent to both the American and … Read More
Seven ships loaded with Oregon wheat bound for starving Yemen’s Hodeida port
Justin Waggoner swings his combine into wheat growing outside Condon, Oregon, last August. Seven ships loaded with wheat grown in the Pacific Northwest are sailing for Yemen, where civil war has pushed over 8 million people to the brink of … Read More
Support for two-state solution drops to historic low
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Support for a two-state solution among Israelis and Palestinians has dropped to a record low following years of a moribund peace process and several rounds of violent military confrontation. According to a new poll conducted by Tel … Read More
Merkel Party’s think tank compares Israel’s security wall to Berlin wall
The Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation “fails to distinguish between justified and non-justified walls,” Dr. Efraim Zuroff told The Jerusalem Post. > Envoy gets anti-Israel talk at Berlin Jewish museum canceled > Merkel, Putin to meet outside Berlin next week, German spokesman says A watch … Read More
What you need to know: The German-Spanish migrant deal
Berlin and Madrid are demonstrating unity with a joint agreement on returning migrants from Germany to Spain. Now Germany wants to seal similar deals with other countries. But what exactly does it involve? The agreement stipulates that Germany is allowed … Read More
Newest US sanctions against Russia hit an economic nerve
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting in Kamchatka Peninsula region, Russian Far East, Russia, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Russia’s prime minister sternly warned the United States on Friday against ramping up sanctions, saying that Moscow will retaliate … Read More
The Latest: 1 arrest made in DC in Charlottesville protests
Journalists photograph a type of smoke grenade placed by Antifa-activists in the middle of 17th street during the “Unite the Right 2” rally in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. (Craig Hudson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest … Read More
Socialism’s apologists ignore Venezuela’s human tragedy
Supporters of socialism have taken to suggesting that the human tragedy unfolding in Venezuela has nothing to do with socialism, rather it’s the result of the dictatorships of former President Hugo Chavez and his successor Nicolas Maduro. In their view, … Read More
Iran’s Khamenei: ‘No war, no negotiations with the US’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the shrine of Imam Ridha in Mashhad, Iran. Khamenei.ir Khamenei said economic woes were result of internal mismanagement by the govt. and not just US pressure. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday … Read More