Cameraman Hands Nuclear Tapes To CIA, Israel’s Debka Reports October 5, 2012 The Iranian cameraman assigned to document President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent trip to the UN has defected, and new reports claim that with his exit he has handed the US a trove of never-before-seen footage of his homeland’s nuclear facilities. Hassan Golkhanban, a…
Most Important Facebook Number: 140.3 Billion Facebook announced that it had a billion active accounts Thursday; an extraordinary milestone, celebrated with a rather odd ad. But that number, like that ad, is a sideshow. Another extraordinary stat got overlooked, and this is one that really gives you the scale of what the social…
With the US set to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2014, what does the future hold for the country’s capital?
Tolerated asylum seekers troubled in Germany photo: AP / Fabian Bimmer Hussain has spent seven years learning German. He speaks it quickly and confidently when among his friends at social gatherings in the busy Kreuzberg district of Berlin. He considers Germany home.But the authorities don’t want him here. Since fleeing from Pakistan to Germany…
Art by John Gara. How Pinterest Is Killing Feminism This isn’t where the internet was supposed to take us. Posted about a day ago One in five women over the age of 18 who regularly use the internet is on Pinterest, which had an estimated 23 million users users as of July. It also has an…
October 2nd, 2012 Why Syria turmoil threatens Middle East By Fareed Zakaria As Syria continues its descent into civil war, the terrible humanitarian tragedy occurring is unfolding in plain view: 20,000 dead, 250,000 refugees outside the country by some accounts, over a million people internally displaced. There seems no easy solution to end the crisis….
EGYPT Egyptian hospitals on strike: “The Muslim Brotherhood wants to maintain a stranglehold on healthcare” Medical students protesting in solidarity with hospital staff in Cairo. Photo posted on the movement’s Facebook page. On Monday morning, more than 500 public hospitals in Egypt began an unlimited national strike. The staff is calling for, among other things, a…
HOW MANY CIVILIANS WOULD BE KILLED IN ATTACK ON IRAN NUCLEAR SITES…. BEHROUZ MEHRI Iranian twin sisters sit in front of worshippers performing ‘Id al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan in the Olympic Village neighborhood of western Tehran on Aug. 19, 2012 For Iranians…
Nile River: Egypt and Sudan firm up water alliance Staff They are not ordinary neighbors; they have a shared history and continue to drink from one well, the vital River Nile. They also speak the same language and sit in the same meetings as members of the Arab League, and both are non-signatories to the…