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France, US at odds over Iran

As a March 31 deadline looms in the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, the United States and France, two strong allies, have found themselves increasingly at odds, at times quite publicly. While the White House has been pushing hard for consensus on the framework for a deal ahead of the deadline, Paris has been pushing

Two major US newspapers openly advocate bombing

The New York Times continues its slide into becoming little more than a neocon propaganda sheet as it followed the Washington Post in publishing an op-ed advocating the unprovoked bombing of Iran, reports Robert Parry

NATO’s empty promises

A speech given by NATO Secretary General Manfred Wörner on 17 May 1990 is still available on the NATO website here. And so is its contradiction here. NATO has to do a better job of pruning its site, I think. Some Winston Smith toiling away in the bowels of NATO’s Minitrue failed to spot Wörner’s

SABC scraps Afrikaans for minority killer language

The SABC will do away with Afrikaans news bulletins on its 24 hour news channel on DStv. Black indigenous South African language bulletins, including Zulu, Siswati, Tsonga, Xhosa, isiNdebele, Sotho and Venda will also be scrapped. As from April 1, all bulletins will be done in English. SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says the decision was

Russian Museum opens in Spain

In Spain’s Malaga on Wednesday a branch of the Russian Museum opened — the first in Europe and the only one to date in the world. The opening of the museum began with a minute’s silence — in memory of the passengers who died on the flight which crashed in France on the way from

The Clintons received millions from Ukranian oligarch

During Hilary Clinton’s tenure as US Secretary [of State] up to 2013, grants to the tune of tens of millions of dollars flowed from Viktor Pinchuk, one of the richest Ukrainian oligarchs, to the Clinton Global Initiative. The goal of the fundraising was to make the Ukraine a “successful, free and modern country on the

Boeing flight diverted after bomb scare

A Boeing en route from Istanbul to Sao Paulo, declared an emergency and diverted to Casablanca, Morocco. A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300 with 256 passengers on board en route from Istanbul to Sao Paulo declared an emergency and diverted to Casablanca, a spokeswoman for the airline said. Passengers have been evacuated, according to the recent

‘Marine Le Pen could win presidential elections in 2017’

Ludovic de Danne, European Affairs Adviser for the leader of the French right-wing party Front National Marine Le Pen, said that Marine Le Pen could become number one in the presidential elections, if the National Front party gains 7 million voters. French departmental elections showed that the National Front party could gain a record number

Indian warplanes go missing in Ukraine

Five of India’s 40 AN-32 military transport aircrafts being upgraded in Ukraine have gone missing “without a trace”; Ukrainian diplomat says the government is unable to help. India says five of its 40 AN-32 military transport aircrafts have gone missing “without a trace” while the planes underwent upgrades in Ukraine, Sputnik reported. “These five aircraft

One dead after SUV rams into NSA HQ

An SUV truck drove into the gates of the National Security Agency headquarters on Monday morning. One of the two alleged attackers was shot dead at the scene by security. Police sources say two more are being treated for injuries as a result of the attack. Emergency workers were seen carrying a person in uniform

Reuters published false report on MH17 says eyewitness

An eyewitness, whom Reuters cites as saying he saw evidence of a surface-to-air missile launched from rebel-held territory on the day MH17 was downed, told RT the news agency gave a false report of his interview. As a part of a March report on the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 tragedy Reuters talked to Pyotr Fedotov,

Hidden patterns of America revealed

PBS is exploring the hidden patterns and rhythms that make America work, visualizing it in a series called America Revealed. Check out some of the stunning examples below to get a taste.

Formula One chief proposes F1 for women

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has proposed a controversial world championship for women drivers as part of grand prix weekends. Ecclestone, who has two daughters but once infamously compared women to kitchen appliances, suggested they could race before the main event on Sunday or on Saturday. “We have to start somewhere so I suggested to