As Ireland Gets Rescued, All Eyes on Portugal and Spain, Who’s Next to Collapse?

As the Irish banks are due to be rescued with up to 100,000 million euros in bailout funds, economists, investors and financial experts are turning their eyes on Portugal and Spain, asking “Who’s next?” An article in the Independent...

Drugged Up Bulgarian Cuts Penis, Attacks Father and Tries to Burn a Farm

A Bulgarian from Pazardzhik, a city in the southeast of the capital Sofia, has been arrested after committing a long list of crimes while under the influence of drugs, according to an article by daily Metro. Angel Atanasov was bored and decided with a...

Pope Gives Green Light to Male Prostitutes Use of Condoms

A media frenzy has erupted over Pope Benedict’s comments on the use of condoms. In an interview given to Peter Seewald, the Pope declares: “There may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom,...

Ireland Confirms Billion-Euro Bailout Plea

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen confirmed Sunday that his country requested financial assistance, which has received the approval of European Union Finance Ministers as well as the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Didier Reynders, Belgium Finance Minister...

EU Leaders should listen to their people, says Ahmadinejad

According to Fars news agency, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has offered Europe a hand in implementing democracy. Referring to the protests and demonstrations in Europe in general and the social unrest in France in particular, Ahmadinejad said...

Ireland Bailout Within 2 Weeks, Portugal in 1 Month says RBS

The public debt crisis sweeping the European Union could be moving into decisive moments. The British governement controlled RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) is betting on a bailout for Ireland in less than 15 days and another for Portugal before the end...

Thousands Demonstrate Against G-20 Summit in Seoul

Thousands have taken to the streets on Thursday in Seoul, South Korea, to protest against world leaders currently attending the G20 summit in the South Korean capital. Protest organizers announced that 3,000 had turned up in the early hours of the day...

Swedish Teenager Hangs Himself in Live “Cyber Suicide”

A swedish teenager hanged himself during a live broadcast on the internet on October 11th. Marcus Jannes, 21 posted his intentions on the popular discussion forum Flashback on Monday morning. At 11:51am Jannes opened a new thread on the forum declaring...

41.8 million Americans Receiving Food Stamps

The shattered U.S. economy and rising unemployment has pushed a record 41.8 million Americans onto food stamps in July, representing an 18 per cent increase from the prior year. According to White House estimates an average of 43.3 million people, representing...

Russian Scientists Accuse the U.S. of Provoking the Heatwaves Sweeping the Country Using Weather Weapons

Fire and Smoke in Western Russia on August 4, 2010 According to Russian scientists the origin of the heatwave currently sweeping the country would be Alaska, in a room heavily guarded by the Navy and the U.S. Air Force where rows of antennas are aligned....