Category Archives: U.S. and World

Way to go Europe … for now at least: Biotechnology giant Monsanto is scrapping plans to win approval to grow new types of genetically modified crops in the European Union. It says the move is due to the lack of … Continue reading →

So, this is where you chose for asylum, Snowden? Great pick … Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed for five years, for embezzlement from a timber firm. Navalny had denied the charges, saying the trial was politically motivated. … Continue reading →

A Brazilian man died after a cow fell through his roof on top of him as he was in bed. Joao Maria de Souza, 45, had been in bed with his wife Leni when the animal fell through the ceiling … Continue reading →

When students at the No. 3 high school in Zhongxiang arrived to sit their exams earlier this month, they were dismayed to find they would be supervised not by their own teachers, but by 54 external invigilators randomly drafted in … Continue reading →

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets again today in protest of government corruption and failed public services while billions are being spent in preparation for a World Cup most Brazilians can’t afford to attend. President Dilma Rousseff’s … Continue reading →

Prague’s historic Charles Bridge (seen below in a pic from my trip in Christmas 2011) is closed because of massive flooding In addition, refined carbohydrates – including sugars and starches – can cause disruptions in insulin production, which affects penis … Continue reading →

The second-in-command of the Pakistani Taliban has been killed in a suspected US drone strike, a senior Taliban source told the BBC. The Pakistani Taliban leadership has not officially confirmed the death of Waliur Rehman so far. A senior Taliban … Continue reading →

Russia says it will go ahead with deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, and that the arms will help deter foreign intervention. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the missiles were a “stabilising factor” that could dissuade “some hotheads” … Continue reading →

Attorney General Eric Holder officially confirmed for the first time (in a letter to Congressional leaders) that the U.S. has deliberately targeted and killed 4 Americans in Yemen and Pakistan with the drone program: Anwar al-Awlaki, Samir Khan, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, … Continue reading →