While the death of Nelson Mandela was the end of an era for most of the world, one group of people fear it could spell the end for them. With the anti-apartheid icon gone, some members of South Africa’s white minority believe anarchy and genocide are just around the corner. That’s despite reassurances from […]
The Muslim Brotherhood has officially been named a terrorist group in Egypt – less than a year after its candidate Mohammed Morsi won the presidential election. Now, the group is outlawed by the country’s military-backed interim government, which ousted Morsi six months ago. Cairo-based journalist Shahira Amin says things will only get worse from […]
In a newly released video, an American abducted in Pakistan by al-Qaida more than two years ago says he feels “totally abandoned and forgotten.” In the video, Warren Weinstein appeals to President Barack Obama to negotiate his release. In he plea, Weinstein points out that since Obama is in his second term he does […]
Russia’s lower house of parliament has given a third reading to the amnesty bill, which means jailed members of Pussy Riot punk band may be freed before the New Year and charges against arrested Greenpeace activists are also to be dropped. As reported by RT: State Duma deputies on Wednesday unanimously supported the amnesty legislation […]
Actor Matthew Perry debates drug addiction and drug courts with Peter Hitchens and Baroness Meacher on the BBC’s Newsnight program Monday night. The three were debating the specialist courts, “in which former addicts sit as lay magistrates dealing with abuse-related crimes,” according to The Guardian. Perry argued in favor of the courts saying: “I […]