New App Notifies You Of US Drone Strikes
A new iPhone application called Metadata+ has just been released through iTunes App Store.The app, developed by Josh Begley, is a lesson in minimalism. All it does is send a push notifications to users...
View ArticleThis World Map Shows Where Press Freedom Is Strongest And Weakest
Reporters Without Borders has published its 2014 World Press Freedom Index, which measures the freedom of information and journalists in 160 countries around the world.Finland tops the index for the...
View ArticleSyrian Opposition: Here's What The Government Would Look Like Without Assad
The Syrian opposition has just released a paper outlining their future vision of Syria.Tellingly, no mention of Assad was included. Instead, the opposition envisions a transitional government overseen...
View ArticleThis Photo Of A Reporter Being Hit With A Pepper Spray Cannon In Turkey Is...
Turkish riot police fired pepper spray and water cannons at hundreds of protesters in Ankara who were demanding the release of army officers jailed for supposedly plotting a coup.Hundreds of military...
View ArticleHow Nazi Scientists Taught The CIA To Dose Soviet Spies With LSD
From about 1948 to 1953, former Nazi scientists and CIA interrogators began to use LSD as an advanced interrogation technique, according to the new book "Operation Paperclip" by journalist Annie...
View ArticleChina Sacks Police Chief In City Overrun By Prostitution
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government on Friday sacked the police chief of the southern "sin city" of Dongguan following a candid report by the state broadcaster on the underground sex industry...
View ArticleExplosion In Egypt's Sinai Peninsula Kills 3 Koreans
CAIRO (Reuters) - An explosion on a tourist bus in Egypt's Sinai peninsula killed three Koreans and the Egyptian driver on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said, an apparent turning point in an Islamist...
View ArticleAmerica's 9 Greatest War Hero Presidents
Presidents throughout the history of the United States have often come from a military background. Of the 44 men who have held office, 31 held a military position.Although not every president served to...
View ArticleBEFORE THE OLYMPICS: 10 Strange And Beautiful Pictures Of Sochi
Before its selection to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, which start in February, Sochi was unknown to most people outside of Russia.That anonymity led photographer Rob Hornstra and writer Arnold...
View ArticleVenezuela Expels 3 US Diplomats After Accusing Them Of Plotting With...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused Washington of plotting with anti-government protesters and expelled three US diplomats in retaliation.Maduro's order came on the same day that fugitive...
View ArticleIran's Largest Private Bank Sues UK Government For $4 Billion Over Sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's largest private bank is suing the British government for almost $4 billion in damages after the Supreme Court quashed sanctions imposed against it over alleged links to...
View ArticleThese Maps Show The Wildly Overlapping Territory Claims That Could Lead To...
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View ArticleTwo Pussy Riot Members Detained In Sochi
Formerly jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova tweeted that she and another member of the Russian feminist punk band were detained in the Olympic city of Sochi over allegations of...
View ArticleSurvivor Of North Korean Gulags Makes Wrenching Drawings Of What Happens Inside
A United Nations panel has accused North Korea of crimes against humanity, including systematic extermination, "murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions and other sexual...
View ArticleVideo Reveals Horrifying Tales And Drawings From North Korea Prison Survivors
To coincide with a new United Nations report calling for an investigation into crimes against humanity in North Korean prison camps, Human Rights Watch has released a video featuring horrific tales...
View ArticlePOLICE ATTACK KIEV PROTESTERS — AND THE IMAGES ARE INSANE
The anti-government protests in Ukraine are at their most violent point. At least 18 people, including seven policemen, have died so far Tuesday. Hundreds more have been injured.One of the injured was...
View ArticleUkraine Armored Vehicle Destroyed By Barrage Of Molotov Cocktails While...
The anti-government protests have reached fever pitch as at least 14 people have died since the government attempted to break up the protests by force on Tuesday.The Russian-backed government forces...
View Article9 Reasons Why Everyone Loves Prince Harry
Fourth-in-line to the British crown, Prince Harry, 29, has grown up with his personal tragedies as well as his blunders as the subject of intense media scrutiny. Though it all he has maintained...
View ArticleChina's Crackdown On The Sex Trade 'Sin City' Caused A Mass Exodus [MAP]
Last week, China carried out a rare crackdown on the sex trade in the southern city of Dongguan, long known as a haven for underground prostitution. At least 67 people were arrested and 12 venues were...
View ArticleBiden Calls Ukraine's Prime Minister Amid Complete Chaos In Kiev
Vice President Joe Biden called Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday amid total chaos in the country, where at least 18 people have died.Here's the full White House readout of the call:Vice...
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