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News Headlines October 6, 2014: Ebola in Spain, Ruble Continues to Fall, ISIS in Kobani, Large Explosion in Iran

World Headline News for October 6, 2014 1. World News: Nurse in Spain Infected with Ebola 2. Technology: Dubai Police to Use Google Glass Facial Recognition to Capture Criminals 3. World Politics: United Kingdom (UK) Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Calls for Drug Laws Reform, Calling Addiction a Health Issue 4. World News: Kim Jong un Absent As Democratic […]

International Relations

North America

Cuba Decries Decades-Old United States’ Economic Sanctions

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, spoke at the United Nations 69th General Assembly on Saturday, slamming the United States for its unilateral application of economic sanctions as an implement of foreign policy, decrying the five decades-old embargo the United States has on Cuban goods. The extraterritorial implementation of the US laws […]

International Relations

Middle East

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani: ISIS Airstrikes Are ‘Psychological Warfare’

In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Islamic Republic of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called US airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (also known as ISIL – Islamic State of Iraq and Levant) ‘psychological warfare’ and said that a broader spectrum of action is needed to combat the terrorist organization whose territory […]

Sports

Europe Wins Ryder Cup

The European singles golfers beat the singles golfers from the United States 16 1/2 – 11 1/2 at Gleneagles in Scotland, United Kingdom. The European team has been victorious in 8 of the last 10 Ryder Cups, with the last US victory occurring in 1993. Captain Paul McGinley had this to say of his team, […]

North Korea News Today

US Citizen Matthew Miller Sentenced to 6 Years Hard Labor by DPRK Supreme Court

Convicted of espionage against the state, US citizen and Bakersfield, California resident, 24-year-old Matthew Miller was sentenced to six years of hard labor by the Supreme Court of the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea. Miller allegedly destroyed his tourist visa and requested asylum in North Korea upon arrival in Pyongyang. He was arrested and detained […]

North Korea News Today

American Seeking Asylum in North Korea May End Up Imprisoned in the DPRK

US citizen Matthew Todd Miller may end up imprisoned in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea failing an intervention by US or US-allied authorities on his behalf according to a report from CNN. Miller allegedly entered the DPRK on a tourist visa that he also allegedly destroyed while declaring that he wanted asylum in North […]

Europe

International Relations

Russia Bans Food Imports from the European Union and the United States

In a counter to Western sanctions against its economy, Russia announced a retaliatory ban for all food imports into the Russian Federation from the European Union member states and the United States. Russia’s annexation of the Crimea region in the Ukraine and its alleged involved in the Donetsk civil war have led to strained diplomatic […]

News

Cuban Windsurfer Glides to the United States

Some stories have to be told to be believed and this is one of those. Imagine spending four days at sea with nothing more than some water, a compass, and a windsurfing board to get you to the Florida Keys. Not only does that sound harrowing and quite daunting but, for many, the prospect is […]

Documentary

The Turkmenbashi Cult of Personality in Turkmenistan

With a personality cult to rival that of Kim Jong-un’s in North Korea, Turkmenistan’s Turkmenbashi has built a comprehensive system of secular adulation centered on his life and his teachings as embodied in his various proclamations, speeches, and writings, most famous among which is the Ruhnama. Having elevated himself to the position of secular god […]

News

Extra! Extra!: Maids Flee Saudi Arabia, Swedish Dishes Clean Themselves, Venezuelans Say Goodbye to Nickel a Gallon Gas

Ethiopian Maids Flee Saudi Arabia Swedish Develop Self-Cleaning Dishes Former Stasi Employed by the Stasi Archives in Germany Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Increase in the United Kingdom Venezuela May No Longer Sell Gasoline for a Nickel a Gallon US Base on Okinawa, Japan to Relocate Bahrain Court Acquits Princess on Trial for Torturing Doctors US Ambassador […]