Category Archives: International
More Fallout From Anonymous | Balloon Juice
[Balloon Juice by John Cole] “ One thing that even the dim bulbs in the media should understand by now is that there is in fact a class war going on, and it is the rich and powerful who are waging it. Anyone who does anything that empowers the little people or that threatens the […]
Monsanto’s alfalfa
Monsanto alfalfa: coming soon to a field near you [from MetaFilter by catlet] USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the sale of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready alfalfa will be fully deregulated: USDA factsheet [PDF]. Advocates of organic agriculture are outraged, while the biotechnology industry supports the decision. Monsanto is also pleased by the USDA’s action. Executives from Whole Foods Market, Stonyfield Dairy, and Organic Valley announced recently […]
The Internet Society on Egypt’s Internet shutdown
[ISOC Monthly Newsletter] “ We are following the current events in Egypt with concern as it appears that all incoming and outgoing Internet traffic has been disrupted. The Internet Society believes that the Internet is a global medium that fundamentally supports opportunity, empowerment, knowledge, growth, and freedom and that these values should never be taken […]
Lee Harvey Oswald’s Brother Sues Funeral Home
Lee Harvey Oswald’s Brother Sues Funeral Home and Auction House for Selling the Assassin’s Casket [CourtHouse News by Robert Khan] “ Lee Harvey Oswald’s brother has sued a funeral home and an auction house, claiming they sold the assassin’s original coffin, embalming table and records, and their mother’s funeral records, for more than $160,000, invading […]
Newsbucket: International .. Government, Politics
International Happy Days actor Tom Bosley dies. Irish police probe claims of kangaroo on dance floor. ICE Dream: High-Speed Train from Germany Rolls into London. Hormone Therapy Worsens Breast Cancer, Study Finds. Government, Politics ALP MP suspended for crossing floor on p0rn bill. BHP fears mining tax backflip. Business backs Gillard in workplace safety battle […]
Newsbucket: International .. Government, Politics
International France hit by wave of nationwide strikes. | France to Run Out of Fuel in Days as Strikes Escalate. UAE court rules man can beat his wife but shouldn’t leave marks. Fifa widens ‘World Cup bidding’ inquiry. The Dangers of Being a Journalist in Iran. Super typhoon hits Philippines. Raw Video: World’s Largest Enchilada. […]
Newsbucket: International .. Government, Politics
International Nato launches major offensive to clear Taliban heartland. Sterilisation ‘bribe’ for addicts. Mega-storm heads for Philippines. Pope canonises Australia’s first saint. | Raw Video: Pope Canonizes Australian, 5 Others. Roman coin hoard valued at £320,250. Hiker killed in rare attack by mountain goat: officials. Government, Politics Wilkie tables journalist shield bill. Vic opposition proposes […]
Newsbucket: International .. Government, Politics
International Hicks fury at Liverpool FC sale ‘swindle’. | Liverpool Sale to Red Sox Owner Finalized. Half a million pound drugs haul. Police seize drugs worth £3.35m. Switzerland Celebrates Longest Tunnel in the World. Many Germans Opt Out of Google’s Street View. Witness testifies he took, deleted video of the Fort Hood shooting. Michigan mom […]
Newsbucket: International .. Government, Politics
International Audio slideshow: how the Chilean miners were saved. The New York Times Defends Assassinations. The Right of US Government “to assassinate anyone it pleases”. Earthworm Makes Appearance at Kremlin State Dinner. Shed no tears for Liverpool FC: our football needs deflating | Martin Kettle. Parents of UK nurse murdered by ex-boyfriend hear details of […]
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International Chileans celebrate with an almighty roar. Missing UK nurse has 24 hours to take vaccine or die of malaria. French Transport Workers Extend Strike. Führer Show: A Visit to Germany’s First-Ever Hitler Exhibition. Police search wooded lot for NC girl presumed dead (AP). Mexico: Assassins on the ‘Cheap’. Asteroid pile-up makes a picture. Government, Politics […]
Newsbucket: International .. Government, Politics
International Chile miners set for rescue. Wall Street Pay: A Record $144 Billion. Israeli Rabbi Blesses Illicit Sex for Female Spies. Helen Thomas on being anti-Semitic: ‘Baloney!’. Ukraine: 43 killed as train hits stalled bus. Mexican officials: Police investigator probing lake shooting was killed. Government, Politics Murray-Darling Basin guide burnt in Deniliquin. Mighty river of […]
Newsbucket: International .. Government, Politics
International 7/7 calls came within seconds of each other. Tate Modern work of art you can walk on. Dame Joan Sutherland – A celebration of the life of the Australian soprano 9/11 Connection: Hamburg-Based Islamists Targeted in US Drone Attack. Guilty Verdict in Case That Sparked Greek Riots. Jouranlists arrested in Iran, Ashtiani’s son and […]
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International What have conkers got to do with a maths formula?. Wife ‘visits jailed Nobel winner’. Race to build toxic flood dam in Hungary. Toxic coal sludge pollutes Kentucky town 10 years later (AP). Miners limber up for last days underground. Food prices to rise globally as energy prices edge higher. New melanoma drug may […]
Newsbucket: International .. Government, Politics
International Global disease funding ‘facing $8b shortfall’. Molecule structure hope for HIV. UK Postman crammed house with mail. Toxic red sludge reaches the Danube. Thousands protest as Greek public workers face fresh pay cuts. Air France Case Belongs in France, Judge Rules. Forbes: First lady is world’s most powerful woman. Scientists see new bugs, frogs […]
