The United States State Department has released the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2014 In the report, countries were called out for their punishment to people speaking freely. Countries mentioned include China, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. Persecuted groups that were specifically mentioned include journalists, bloggers, […]
Germany has issued the most explicit warning yet of Greece’s exit of the Euro Zone. Greece is only days away from a 1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) euro payment to the International Monetary Fund and it seems increasingly likely that the country will default on that payment. Default could cause Greece […]
New documents have shown evidence of Jack Warner accepting bribes. The documents show Warner used money meant for the Caribbean diaspora legacy program for payment of cash withdrawals, personal loans and to launder money. Warner, 72, is the former vice president of FIFA. The FBI has indicted Warner for corruption, although […]
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are leading talks with the Group of Seven (G7). The G7 is a group of the leading industrial countries. Those countries include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Russia was previously a member of the group, then known […]
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has officially announced that he will run for the Presidency in 2016. He made the announcement on Monday, June 1st. I’ve got one simple message,” he said. “I have more experience with our national security than any other candidate in this race. That includes you, Hillary.” Graham made many points […]
