In an alley in Denver, police gunned down a 17-year-old girl joyriding in a stolen car. In the backwoods of North Carolina, police opened fire on a gun-wielding moonshiner. And in a high-rise apartment in Birmingham, Ala., police shot an elderly man after his son asked them to make sure he was okay. Douglas Harris, 77, answered the door with a gun.
The World Health Organization is set to deliver a verdict on the potential danger of 2,4-D herbicides widely used in the agribusiness, and which was one of the key components of Agent Orange used during US herbicidal warfare in Vietnam.
Foreign Ministry would prefer to refrain from comments on personalities, a high-ranking official said
The five-month unilateral ceasefire of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC, which ended a week ago, resulted in a 90% reduction in violence compared to the same period in previous years of peace talks, according to a conflict monitoring NGO.
Caracas, 28 May. AVN.- There are currently 795 million hungry people in the world, according to figures from the latest report released Wednesday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program (WFP), which also shows that only 29 countries, among which is Venezuela, have met the target of halving the number of undernourished people for this 2015.
Caracas, May 28, 2015 (venezuelanalysis.com) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro concluded an agreement with Russia's state-owned Rosneft that will see an additional $14 billion in investment in the South American country's oil and gas industry over the coming years.
Indigenous groups from the southwest of Colombia have been clashing with police over the past few weeks after months-long protests over land failed to produce agreements with the national government.
The United States’ military and corporate elite want war, war, and more war to since war serves their interests, an American political commentator and activist says.
Denken tegen de stroom in - Karel van Wolferen (74) wordt omringd door meer dan duizend boeken. Zijn werkruimte in een voormalige stal van z’n verbouwde boerderij in een Noordhollands gehucht is een heuse bibliotheek, waar de boeken rijen dik naast elkaar staan en op elkaar gestapeld liggen.
Drie Nederlandse Tweede Kamerleden mogen Rusland niet meer in. Dat bevestigt het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. ,,De Russische lijst ontbeert elke fundering op internationaal recht en is niet transparant'', reageert minister Bert Koenders.
Nadere bestudering van het Bellingcat-bewijs aangaande de oorzaak van de vliegramp met de MH17 levert diverse hiaten op. Het blijkt aan elkaar te hangen van toevalligheden, suggesties, duistere bronnen en boterzachte bewijstechnieken.
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko says he can declare martial law in his country within hours, in case there is an advance on the Ukrainian army's positions.
Greece’s exit from the eurozone is a possibility but would not signify an end to the single currency, IMF head Christine Lagarde told German newspaper FAZ.
The United States is preparing for a possible war against China and Russia aimed at preventing the collapse of the Western banking system, an American political commentator and activist says.
Germany does not have to stop the US from using its Ramstein airbase to coordinate drone strikes in Yemen, a Cologne court has ruled. The decision comes on a case filed by three Yemenis who lost relatives in a strike.
By William F. Engdahl - On April 26 Russia’s main national TV station, Rossiya 1, featured President Vladimir Putin in a documentary to the Russian people on the events of the recent period including the annexation of Crimea, the US coup d’etat in Ukraine, and the general state of relations with the United States and the EU. His words were frank. And in the middle of his remarks the Russian former KGB chief dropped a political bombshell that was known by Russian intelligence two decades ago.
Fresh attacks by Saudi Arabian warplanes in two provinces in Yemen have killed at least 79 people and injured more than 100 others.
One of the most-tweeted photos in Spain these days shows riot police hauling away Ada Colau. The image is from July 2013, when the anti-poverty protester was trying to "occupy" a Barcelona bank that was foreclosing on homes.
The United States and Turkey have agreed "in principle" to give air support to some forces from Syria's mainstream opposition, Turkey's foreign minister said, in what if confirmed could mark an expansion of U.S. involvement in the conflict.
Iraqi soldiers and Shia fighters bolster efforts to retake Ramadi, while Syrian forces launch air strikes on Palmyra.
Thousands of people across the world have joined together in a global movement, protesting against American biotech giant Monsanto. Activists from over 400 cities are speaking out against GMOs and Monsanto’s monopoly over the food supply. Saturday marked the third global annual March Against Monsanto (MAM).
Greece cannot make debt repayments to the IMF next month unless it achieves a deal with creditors, according to Interior minister Nikos Voutsis. "The four installments for the IMF in June are 1.6 billion euros.
Telemadrid poll suggests Manuela Carmena will beat PP’s Aguirre in mayoral race
The United States and its allies are playing the Sunni radical card as they are covertly supporting terrorist groups in the Middle East, an American political commentator says.
Yemeni army has shot down a Saudi warplane northeast of the northern city of Sa'ada, as Al Saud regime continues its aerial attacks against its southern neighbor unabated.
The ISIL Takfiri terrorists have massacred 400 civilians, mostly women and children, during their onslaught on the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, Syrian state TV reports.
A shocking video shows militants in Ukraine hanging a pregnant woman and her husband, yet more evidence of atrocities being committed by pro-Kiev neo-nazi fighters, now receiving training and support from the USA.
Rocket defense system was offered for Saudis to secure its border with Yemen.
U.S. on Wrong Side of History: This new Gulf states agreement is dangerous, provocative, destabilizing and very expensive
Government spokesman says President Mansour Hadi insists on rebel pullback from territory they have seized.
A source in the Saudi royal family has told Middle East Eye that Riyadh and Doha are funding an al-Qaeda affiliate fighting in Syria
Washington has blocked the final document of a UN conference that reviewed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, accusing Egypt of manipulating the gathering to target Israel. Moscow has slammed the US for rendering the four-week meeting futile.
An essential tenet of faith in all monotheistic religions, including Islam, is the belief in all of the prophets sent by God with a message to humanity to guide them.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said there is no political solution to the Greek debt problem but recognized the need for a comprehensive agreement that will eventually lead to the restoration of Greek economy.
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, on Friday suspended a unilateral ceasefire that had been in place since December after a military attack killed at least 26 FARC members.
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit positions held by Yemen’s Houthi militiamen on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Friday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported.
A suicide bomber blew himself up during Friday prayers at a mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh in eastern Saudi Arabia, killing at least 21 and wounding 81 others, reported Al Arabiya News Channel.
The Turkish Stream pipeline, proposed by Russia, is expected to pass through the territory of Macedonia. 
President Barack Obama says the United States is not losing the war against the ISIL terrorist group, despite the recent loss of key Iraqi territory.
On Monday, May 18, the conservative government watchdog group Judicial Watch published a selection of formerly classified documents obtained from the U.S. Department of Defense and State Department through a federal lawsuit.
Clashes are reported in central Kiev where crowds of protesters are rallying against the economic crisis and the soaring cost of private loans. Local media say several people have tried to break into the Ukrainian parliament.
WASHINGTON — The CIA can keep secret a nearly 7,000-page Senate report on harsh interrogation methods, as well as an internal agency review, a federal judge has ruled.
More than 20 people have reportedly been killed and dozens of others wounded in a fresh wave of violence in the Libyan cities of Benghazi and Misrata.
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said that the United States attempted to encourage Greece to support a new round of Russian sanctions but Athens still enjoys sharing religious and economic bonds with its “friend” and “ally,” Moscow.
The Greek Finance Minister said that it was frustrating 'not to be not able to speak with each other in a context where arguments count more than relative power.'
The OECD has released a document examining global patterns in distribution of wealth. Focusing on changes in labor practices and the participation of women at the workplace it encourages various redistribution policies.
Patiënten willen online hun medische gegevens inzien. Ze vinden het belangrijk om zelf hun toestand in de gaten te houden en dat maakt de behandeling beter.