Deportation to Afghanistan likely once jail sentences are served

2

0

Wildlife charity to fund police unit tackling animal trafficking

A specialist police unit that fights wildlife crime is joining forces with an animal charity. The Metropolitan police's wildlife crime unit is teaming up with the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), which warned animal trafficking is a "major source of revenue" …

2

1

Israeli Soldiers Drive Tractor over Worker's Legs to Stop Palestinians from Building a House on Their (Occupied) Lands

Philip Weiss wrote:  Today is the Sabbath, and I pray with all my heart that all American Zionists see the pictures below and tell me how an ideology of Jewish separatism that has deprived several million Palestinians of any rights can be justified in today's world. CoH, pl …

14

12

Dutch ISPs Refuse To Block The Pirate Bay

Two large ISPs in the Netherlands have said they will not be blocking subscriber access to The Pirate Bay, as demanded by the Hollywood supported anti-piracy outfit BREIN.

4

2

Why Israel wants no peace in Palestine

Palestine has reunited. The leaders of Fatah and Hamas who were at war earlier signed an agreement for reconciliation in Cairo. This agreement was joined by 11 of the most major Palestinian factions, including Islamic Jihad.

12

3

The great EU conjuring trick

The original players behind the single currency claim astonishing sleights of hand have brought the euro to its knees. ... But it wasn’t the behaviour of the eurozone’s southern members that first plunged the euro into crisis.

1

0

Syria Rebels Gain Foothold in Damascus Area

Syrian rebels control some suburbs of Damascus, Syria and are apparently growing in power. The reporter of this BBC article says " "Everyone I have spoken to here believes the worst days still lie ahead."

1

1

'The Falklanders eat fish and chips. How can they belong to Argentina?'

On Wednesday, angry protesters from the leftwing Peronist "Movimiento Evita" group gathered to yell "British out of Malvinas" at the doorstep of the British ambassador's residence in Buenos Aires.

3

1

We Have Every Right to Be Furious About ACTA

If there’s one thing that encapsulates what’s wrong with the way government functions today, ACTA is it.

3

0

Iran threatens EU with oil embargo

(Reuters) - Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a test of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions,Iran warned on Friday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies.   The Tehran government grappling w …

3

3