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Putin defends position on Ukraine Posted: Monday, May 26, 2014 South America Rejects US Sanctions on Venezuela South American governments have rejected an effort by U.S. lawmakers to apply sanctions on Venezuela over human rights concerns. Boko Haram kill 24 in Nigeria village raid Nigeria girl abduction 'contrary to Islam principles': AU chief Around 50 soldiers killed in recent fighting in Mali's north MAP: The U.S. military currently has troops in these African countries President Obama's announcement that United States has deployed 80 troops to Chad came as a surprise to many. But as my colleague Craig Whitlock points out, the United States already has boots on the ground in a surprising number of African countries. Petro Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko has claimed outright victory in the country's presidential election. Putin defends position on Ukraine The Chocolate King Who Would Be President Ukraine just had a revolution to oust sleazy oligarchs. Why is it about to elect one as its leader? Russia ready to speak with new Ukrainian president The State Department's Ukraine Fiasco The State Department's handling of the Ukraine crisis may go down as a textbook diplomatic fiasco, doing nothing to advance genuine U.S. interests while disrupting cooperation with Moscow and pushing Russia and China back together, reports Robert Parry. Russia's Rise To Global Power Western propaganda about events in Ukraine has two main purposes. One is to cover up, or to distract from, Washington's role in overthrowing the elected democratic government of Ukraine. The other is to demonize Russia. Ukip wins European elections with ease to set off political earthquake For the first time in modern history, neither Labour nor Conservatives have won a British national election Farage: UKIP has 'momentum' and is targeting more victories National Front's Le Pen urges dissolution of French parliament France's far-right 'earthquake' rocks EU camp National Front storms European Parliament polls; UKIP's Nigel Farage hails victory in Britain; Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn delivers strong showing White House mistakenly identifies CIA chief in Afghanistan The CIA's top officer in Kabul was exposed Saturday by the White House when his name was inadvertently included on a list provided to news organizations of senior U.S. officials participating in President Obama's surprise visit with U.S. troops. Religious Observance Ends in Iraq But Not Attacks: 84 Killed, 67 Wounded Pope prays at Israel's West Bank separation barrier Pope Francis says ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict 'increasingly unacceptable' Vatican leader arrives in Bethlehem calls on both sides to make sacrificies needed for two-state solution. Why Jesus Would Have Hated Most Modern Day Religion Jesus would not be a “Bible believer,” as we use that term in the post Billy Graham era of American fundamentalist religiosity. World protests Monsanto grip on food supply chain Hundreds of thousands people have united across the world to voice concern over the spread of GMO foods and crops and to raise awareness over the biotech giant Monsanto's growing grip on the global food supply chain. The Truth About Race In America: It's Getting Worse, Not Better Schools are resegregating, it's getting harder to vote, too many are incarcerated—America is becoming more separate and less equal. Pope, Netanyahu spar over Jesus' native language Pope weaves through Mideast obstacle course as visit ends China to scrap millions of cars in anti-pollution push Greenwald's Finale: Naming Victims of Surveillance The man who helped bring about the most significant leak in American intelligence history is to reveal names of US citizens targeted by their own government in what he promises will be the “biggest” revelation from nearly 2m classified files. |
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