POLITICS
Syrian And Russian Aircraft Step Up Bombing Of Aleppo City: Monitor
Nearly 50 strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in some of the heaviest raids recently by Russian and Syrian government aircraft, residents and a monitor said. For their part, rebels also hit government-held areas of Aleppo in what Syrian media said was an escalation in mortar attacks on...
Clinton Hits Rivals On Immigration In California Campaign Swing
Hillary Clinton fought on two fronts in California on Saturday as she sought to wrap up her battle with Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination, taking aim at him and at Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, with attacks on their immigration stances. Both Clinton and Sanders campaigned across...
In Pushback To U.S., China Says ‘Has No Fear Of Trouble’ In South China Sea
China rebuffed U.S. pressure to curb its activity in the South China Sea on Sunday, restating its sovereignty over most of the disputed territory and saying it “has no fear of trouble”. On the last day of Asia’s biggest security summit, Admiral Sun Jianguo said China will not be bullied, including over a...
Venezuela’s Maduro Entreats Latin America Not To Isolate Him
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called upon Latin America on Saturday not to give in to “brutal pressure” from the United States to isolate his government, which is battling intensifying opposition at home and abroad. The head of the Organization of American States (OAS), that Venezuela views as a pawn of U.S....
After Canada Complaint, China Says Has Nothing More To Add
China has already made its position clear about its foreign minister berating a Canadian journalist who asked a question about human rights, China’s Foreign Ministry said, after Canada issued a complaint about the minister’s behavior. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi lost his temper on Wednesday when pressed by a...
Погибший сын Януковича магически воскрес в Бразилии
Как утверждают СМИ, младший сын беглого президента Украины Виктора Януковича на самом деле жив. В частности, об этом сообщает телеканал ICTV со ссылкой на собственное...
Former Cabinet minister brands Cameron ‘PINOCCHIO’ & MOCKS PM over TV referendum grilling
DAVID Cameron has been branded a “Pinocchio” by Iain Duncan Smith after the Prime Minister claimed he would want to join the EU under Britain’s renegotiated terms. The former work and pensions secretary said it was “telling” that Cameron had failed to provide a timetable for meeting his ambition to...
Immigration U-turn REVEALED: Cameron once CHAMPIONED ‘unworkable’ points policy
DAVID Cameron has been accused of a major immigration U-turn – as it is revealed he BACKED an Australian-style points system while in opposition. The Prime Minister was behind a Tory pledge to introduce a strict immigration system in the UK ten years ago, it has emerged. The explosive revelations threaten to make a...
Alla PUGACHEVA mocked Putin in the State Duma
It was held a round table in the State Duma on which it was discussed the controversial bill on regulation of domestic show business. It was attended by Alla Pugacheva, Maxim Galkin, Alexander Gradsky, Grigory Leps, Andrei Makarevich, Vyacheslav Butusov — only about 40 artists. Russian artists...
‘There won’t be an EU army’ if voters elect to stay IN Europe, says Chuka Umunna
THERE will not be a European Union (EU) army if voters choose to stay in at the June referendum, says Chuka Umunna. Along with immigration and tax issues, the potential creation of an EU army has been one of the main complaints from anti-EU campaigners. Initiatives include strengthening cyber warfare abilities and relaxing...
Angela Merkel says she hopes UK stays in EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she hopes the UK will stay in the EU, "for the benefit of all of us". She said it was up to UK voters to decide whether to leave or remain in the EU in the 23 June referendum. But she said EU states got better results in negotiations than those that had to "negotiate from...
German MPs recognise Armenian ‘genocide’ amid Turkish fury
The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a "genocide". Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died in the atrocities of 1915. Turkey says the toll was much lower and rejects the term "genocide". The timing...