European aviation consortium Airbus said it would file criminal charges over industrial espionage, following reports that US and German foreign intelligence spied on the industry giant. “We are aware that as a large company in the sector, we are a target and subject of espionage,” the company said in a statement to AFP on Thursday.
Ilana Mercer: Heroism Or Hedonism?
“True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world,” said a wise man named La Rochefoucauld, centuries ago. That man’s definition excludes most of America’s contemporary heroes. La Rochefoucauld’s understanding of courage certainly rules out most black community leaders. In Baltimore, a city devastated by
Police round up 200 illegals in Joburg
South African police have arrested 198 illegal immigrants in a raid in Johannesburg, according to officials. The arrests came after a spate of xenophobic attacks by local mobs which targeted immigrant workers from Zimbabwe, Malawi and other African countries. The unrest has left at least seven people dead in the past month. Police and soldiers
Freddie Gray protesters gather in NY and DC
New York City police arrested more than 60 people Wednesday as protesters marched in solidarity with those in Baltimore, where demonstrations and riots were sparked by Freddie Gray’s death in police custody. The arrests come after hundreds of people gathered in New York’s Union Square to rally against Gray’s death and in support of those
Gay cartoonist says he will no longer insult prophet
Cartoonist Luz, who drew Charlie Hebdo’s front cover picture of Mohammed following the massacre of the satirical weekly’s editorial team by jihadists in January, has told a French magazine he will no longer draw the prophet. The gay cartoonist and lover of Charb, one of the cartoonists killed in the attack, insisted that he was
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Seattle teacher, Oz doctor recruiting for ISIS
A Twitter account with over 8,000 followers actively engaged in recruiting new people for the Islamic State group and transporting them to Syria may have been operated by a twenty-something girl from Seattle, Channel 4 reported. The British news network investigated the @_UmmWaqqas account, which had been promoting the cause of the Islamic State (ISIS)
Only 2% of young Americans trust media
The dead wood media limps in dead last among institutions younger voters trust to “do the right thing,” according to a new and massive Harvard University survey. In the school’s Institute of Politics poll of over 3,000 18-29-year-olds, a tiny 12 percent said they believe the do the right thing. A whopping 88 percent said
Al Jazeera hit with discrimination lawsuit
A former employee of Al Jazeera America is suing the network for $15 million, alleging that a manager with close ties to top executives discriminated against female employees and made disparaging remarks about Jews and Israel. Matthew Luke, who started with the network in 2013 ahead of its launch as supervisor of media and archive
Joburg cancels 6 million traffic fines
More than six million traffic fines issued to Gauteng motorists between April 2009 and December 2012 have been cancelled by the Johannesburg metro police department. JMPD director Gerrie Gerneke told reporters yesterday that fines issued during this period would no longer affect licensing processes. Drivers would not be pulled over at roadblocks in connection with
Judge rules in favour of assisted suicide
A High Court judge in South Africa has ruled in favour of Robin Stransham-Ford who sought the court’s permission to end his life. The landmark case which presided in the North Gauteng High Court, was the first of assisted suicide in South Africa. An advocate from Cape Town, Stransham-Ford suffers from terminal prostate cancer and
Man killed by zoo lion in East London
Buffalo City Metro spokesperson, Thandy Matebese told eNCA.com the victim who was killed by the lion after the mauling, had deliberately jumped into the enclosure. Matebele said, “This person deliberately went in to the enclosure.” Officials at the East London Zoo have moved to assure visitors of its safety after a man was mauled by
Violence erupts in Burundi
The UN Security Council has echoed calls by the Secretary General urging all parties in Burundi to refrain from acts of violence and intimidation as tempers flare over a decision that will see President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term. Demonstrations in the capital Bujumbura have been building for a number of months with opposition
Bob urges migrants not to go to SA
Other African nations should stop their citizens from migrating to South Africa to prevent violence against foreigners, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday A wave of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa has claimed seven lives in Durban and Johannesburg over the past four weeks. The South African government has deployed troops to stop the fighting.
Smoking gun? Social media accounts tied to unrest
An analysis of social media traffic in downtown Baltimore Monday has unearthed striking connections to the protests in Ferguson, Mo. last year, according to a leading data mining firm that shared its findings exclusively with Fox News. The firm, which asked to remain anonymous because of its government work, found between 20 and 50 social
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