Greek transportation workers are facing a threat of arrest in light of an eight-day strike that has crippled commerce in the country.
Over half a million Greek workers have been unable to get to work because of the stoppage of the city’s underground system. Union workers have been stating that they will defy the threat and even “step up” strike action. Continue reading
One of the Islamic groups attempting to take over the Malian government has broken away from the fighting with government troops and is asking for discussions.
The Islamic Movement for Azawad said that it “rejects all forms of extremism and terrorism” that it has completely severed ties with the group fighting the government. Continue reading
If you live anywhere within the northern two-thirds of the United States, you’ve probably noticed that it’s pretty chilly outside. The plunge in temperatures over the past few days comes courtesy of an invasion of Arctic air that has been captured in a mesmerizing new animation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Continue reading
The Arctic air first plunged into the Upper Midwest on Saturday, Jan. 19, reaching northern parts of North Dakota and Minnesota where temperatures tumbled throughout the day. Continue reading
Defying a resolution issued by the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that condemned Pyongyang for test-firing a missile in December and tightened existing sanctions on the regime, North Korea’s National Defence Commission said the new nuclear test would be part of its action against the “sworn enemy of the Korean people”. Continue reading
“Sadness, depression, fear of sterility, guilt,” drug abuse and suicide are just some of the effects suffered by women who have abortions in Mexico City, according to the country’s most eminent newspaper, El Universal. The newspaper ran an article openly acknowledging the psychological trauma associated with abortion on January 21. Continue reading
A new strain of norovirus accounted for 58% of the reported cases of what some people call “stomach flu” last month. Continue reading
The same terror group suspected of slashing the throats of 15 Christians last month has apparently struck again in northern Nigeria.
Five people were beheaded last night when terrorists raided homes in Maiduguri. A father and son were killed in their home in front of family, two men in a second house and a fifth at another location. Continue reading
Pro-life groups held a rally in Topeka, Kansas to mark the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that lead to the murders of over 55 million babies via abortion in the last 40 years.
The Kansas site was chosen because of Kansas governor Sam Brownback’s staunch opposition to abortion and the passing of laws in the last two years to restrict abortion access. Continue reading
Researchers in the Netherlands and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are resuming a very controversial plan to take the deadly H5N1 virus and make it easier to transmit to humans. Continue reading
