POLITICS
Viewpoint: Are Donald Trump and his rivals a big joke?
With the US presidential election just nine months away, American political satirist, PJ O'Rourke casts a scathing eye over the candidates hoping to make it to the White House. There's an American saying: "Anyone can become president." And in the 2016 election we've been trying to prove it. The list of...
New Hampshire set for key US primary
People in the US state of New Hampshire are to vote in the contests between candidates seeking the Republican and the Democratic party nominations. On the Republican side, frontrunner Donald Trump is hoping for a better performance than in last week's Iowa caucuses, won by Senator Ted Cruz. The main Democratic race is...
Facebook #FAIL: India blocks ‘free’ internet plan over net neutrality
India's telecom regulator blocked Facebook’s Free Basics internet plan as part of a Monday ruling in favor of net neutrality. "No service provider shall offer or charge discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content," the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Great to see TRAI...
Ex-French Foreign Legion commander arrested at anti-Islam rally, due in court on Monday
General Christian Piquemal, a respected former French Legion commander, is among the dozens arrested during Europe-wide protests against the ongoing migrant influx. The arrest at the PEGIDA rally in Calais on Saturday was one of 20, and came as clashes erupted between the ‘anti-Islamization’ group and the police in...
Children of Putin, Medvedev and Abramovich. Who Are They?
The Russian leader’s younger daughter Katerina is emerging as a woman of influence in the next generation of Moscow’s elite Katerina is doing considerably better, supported by some of the Russian president’s wealthy friends a) champion in acrobatic rock 'n' roll, b) the head of the Foundation,...
Rubio rattled; Trump booed
Marco Rubio struggled on Saturday to fend off a string of searing attacks from Chris Christie as the Florida senator's establishment rivals tried to halt his campaign surge by branding him as too inexperienced and unaccomplished to be president. Rubio appeared seriously rattled by the exchanges at the final Republican...
Flying penis slaps-down NZ MP Steven Joyce in Trans Pacific Partnership protest
New Zealanders have a unique way with expressing themselves through protest: This time, it features an Economic Development Minister — and a flying dildo. A woman shangeyed the jiggly sex toy at Minister Steven Joyce while he was talking on-air to reporters at Waitingi on the North Island’s toe. He was espousing the...
Trump Is Going To The Next Fox Debate Hosted By Megyn Kelly
Donald Trump won’t run from the March Republican debate hosted by Megyn Kelly. “No, I’ll be there,” Trump told the Steve Malzberg Show on Friday. “I have no objection to being there.” Trump also claimed — somewhat questionably — that his last absence from the Iowa debate hosted by...
‘Murderer!’ Turkey’s president heckled by female protesters, security brutally retaliates (VIDEO)
Turkish Presidential guards showed astounding levels of brutality towards female activists in Ecuador. Three women were violently hauled away and, according to their accounts, beaten in the face and breasts moments after heckling Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In an act of protest the three activist started screaming...
Will America stick with Colombia in peace, as it did in war?
American aid was crucial in helping Colombia defeat a decades-long insurgency. The question is what the US should do now. After 15 years and $10 billion, the United States aid program known as Plan Colombia has helped put the country on the verge of peace for the first time in more than half a century. The Colombian government...
Adele: Donald Trump doesn’t have permission to use my music
Donald Trump has been playing Adele's music to fire up his supporters at rallies across the country throughout his presidential campaign. And Adele wants her fans to know she never gave the brash billionaire permission to do so. "Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political...
US election: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clash in first one-on-one debate
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have clashed over Wall Street and foreign policy, in the Democratic presidential candidates' first one-on-one debate. Mrs Clinton cast him as an idealist who will not get things done and Mr Sanders accused her of being too tied to the establishment to achieve real change. The TV debate in...