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Proposed Anti-Racism Law Causes Breakdown of Greek Coalition
The fragile coalition between three political parties in Greece broke down on Friday over a proposed anti-racism bill, according to the Los Angeles Times. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of the...
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Boston Fire Chief Resigns Amid Marathon Bombing Controversy
Amid criticism from his department, Boston Fire Chief Steve Abraira resigned on Monday, Mail Online reports. Abraira has been under fire for not taking an active enough role in response to the bombing...
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Former IRS Commissioner Appeared at Event with Charlie Rangel
Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman made an appearance with Representative Charlie Rangel at a Harlem food bank in 2010, Big Government reports. The event occurred after Rangel was censured by the...
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Kelly Ayotte Supports Immigration Reform Bill
New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte announced on Sunday that she would support the immigration reform bill proposed by the bipartisan Gang of Eight, a group of four Republicans and four...
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Russian Legislators Pass Law Banning ‘Homosexual Propaganda’
Russia’s lower legislative house passed a law banning the distribution of information on homosexuality to children, The Washington Post reports. The Federal Assembly of Russia passed the law 436-0,...
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Turkish Police Clear Gezi Park for Pro-Erdogan Rally
Turkish police cleared Gezi Park and Taksim Square of anti-government protestors to facilitate a Sunday rally in support of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, The Christian Science Monitor reports....
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Unions Strike in Support of Turkish Protestors
A coalition of labor unions claiming to represent 330,000 Turkish workers went on strike and held demonstrations on Monday to protest Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to CBS News. Two...
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Turkish Protests Go Silent
Standing Man protest in IstanbulCredit: AP Protestors in Turkey have adopted the “Standing Man” protest, inspired by demonstrator Erdem Gunduz, who made world news on Tuesday by standing silently for...
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A Pocket Guide to the Gezi Park Protests
“Woman in Red” image that drew international attention to the unrest(Credit: Reuters) Civil unrest in Turkey began on May 30, when demonstrators staged a sit-in at Gezi Park in Istanbul to protest the...
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Berlusconi Found Guily in Underage Prostitution Case
Karima el Mahroug, also known as “Ruby the Heart-Stealer,” outside a Milan court.(Credit: AP) Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was convicted on Monday of paying for sex with an underage...
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European Union Okays Membership Talks with Serbia
European Union commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic(Credit: AFP) On Tuesday, the European Union (EU) announced that it recommended membership talks with...
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Egyptian Military Threatens Overthrow of Elected Government
Demonstrators attacked the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Cairo on Monday.(Credit: AP) In the midst of massive anti-government protests, Egypt’s military has given President Mohammed Morsi‘s...
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Morsi Defiant as Opposition Group Grows
Anti-government protestors wave Egyptian flags in Tahrir Square(Credit: AP) On Tuesday, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rejected the Egyptian military’s ultimatum to reconcile differences with...
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Morsi Advisor: Coup Underway in Egypt
Anti-Morsi protestors react to the president’s televised speech.(Credit: Reuters) Hours after the deadline given by the Egyptian military to President Mohammed Morsi to reach an agreement with...
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Egyptian Military Clashes with Pro-Morsi Protesters
Protesters throwing stones in Cairo(Credit: Reuters) Egyptian military forces clashed with supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi on Friday, reportedly killing at least 30 people and wounding...
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EGYPT: After Morsi’s Ouster, Divisions Emerge Among Opposition
Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour met with political, military and judiciary representatives on Saturday to discuss the implementation of an interim government until a new constitution is drafted...
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51 Reported Dead in Renewed Violence in Cairo
Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo. The Egyptian Health Ministry has claimed that 51 people died and 435 were wounded in new clashes between military forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters on...
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Panamanian Authorities Claim They Found Weapons on North Korean Ship
North Korean ship stopped in the Panama Canal Authorities in Panama claim that a North Korean ship, the Chong Chon Gang, stopped at the Panama Canal contained parts to a surface-to-air missile system,...
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Curfew Imposed in Kashmir Amid Demonstrations
Protestors clash with security forces in Kashmir Indian security forces placed heavy restrictions on civilian movement in Kashmir‘s largest towns on Friday in response to protests that erupted after...
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Illegal Immigrant Activists Re-Cross Border to Stage Demonstration
Immigrants previously living in the United States were joined by locals in Nogales. A group of illegal immigrant activists who were brought across the U.S.-Mexico border as children flew back over the...
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