More than 200 Dead in Nightclub Fire in Brazil
200 more injured
Foreign Policy
'I Escaped a North Korean Prison Camp'
An interview about life inside the Hermit Kingdom's gulag
World War II Spending Did Not End the Great Depression
The aggregate statistics fail to capture essential details of life.
Former PM Milos Zeman Wins First Ever Direct Election of Czech President
Hard drinking chain smoker supports deeper integration of the EU
Two Cheers for the Coming Collapse of the U.S. Economy!
Jeffrey Rogers Hummel on Ending the Fed, Privatizing Money, and Why the Welfare State Will Fall
Iraqi Soldiers Kill Protesters
Sunnis complaining of second-class status demanded the prime minister resign
Despite Promises, Obama Administration Keeps Drone War Rules Fuzzy
Rules kept secret, don't apply to CIA
Libya, Mali, and the Reality of Unintended Consequences
At least 39 foreign hostages were killed by terrorists in Algeria, and the reason why shouldn't be a mystery.
Euro at 11-Month High Against the Dollar
Announcement that loans will be paid back quicker than expected helped
Bill That Would Ban The "Promotion" of Homosexuality Passes First Reading in Russian Parliament
Has recently sparked protests in Moscow
British and French Special Forces Leading Intervention in Mali
No word on what American special forces are up to
Tina Turner Granted Swiss Citizenship by Local Council
Still awaiting formal confirmation from higher authorities
Secession Fever
If the U.S. were to escape any adjustments to its borders, it would be a rare case.
Human Rights Groups Call on Iran to Halt Executions of Activists
Whereabouts of the prisoners currently unknown
German Soldiers Growing Moobs
Thanks to drill that requires them to hit themselves in the chest with their rifles
Saudi Prince Wants Syrian Rebels Armed
Says they should have anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons
North Korea Issues Threat to South Korea
Shortly after new sanctions imposed by the United Nations
French Court Orders Twitter Disclose Name of Racist Tweeter
Started after anti-Semitic hashtag trended on Twitter in France
US Opposes Europe's Attempt at Increased Privacy Control
Europe wants a regime to govern how personal data can be collected
Somali Government Arrested Journalist for Interviewing Rape Victim
Somalia's fist government in twenty years detains a journalist investigating rape by a government security official
US: We Made Mistakes Training Mali Troops
Can't train "values, ethics and a military ethos" in a one day seminar though
China: Dispute With Japan Can be "Controlled"
Tensions continue over an uninhabited but resource rich islands
