The nation of Greece is alarmed by increasingly common stories of families abandoning their children due to poverty that stems from the economic crisis gripping the Mediterranean state. The Greek economic crisis is putting an increasingly burdensome economic strain on low-income families. The Gasparinatos family put their children up for adoption after their lives had […]
Read MoreThe Controversial Case in Russia Centers on an Allegedly Extremist Hare Krishna Scripture Central to the Religion. On Wednesday a Russian court ruled that a key Hare Krishna scripture was not extremist and thus does not promote social discord as alleged by prosecutors in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The Bhagavad Gita As It Is allegedly […]
Read MoreKim Jong-Il’s youngest son, Kim Jong-Un, has assumed control of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in a ceremony officially marking the transfer of power and the continuation of the Kim Dynasty. Kim Yong-Nam, former number two in the North Korean regime under Kim Jong-Il, has declared before a crowd in Pyongyang that the regime […]
Read MoreIsraeli President Shimon Peres has joined others urging Israelis to take part in a rally protesting ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremism following persecution of a women by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men. The rally is being held against ultra-Orthodox extremism in the wake of attacks against eight-year old Na’ama Margolese. Attendance will exceed 10,000 people and further it will take place […]
Read MoreForeigners and political prisoners among those freed in Cuba by the Council of State as part of a New Year’s ‘humanitarian gesture’ according to President Raul Castro. A New Year’s amnesty announced by President Raul Castro is being hailed as a humanitarian gesture that grants freedom to over 2,500 prisoners, including political prisoners and foreigners held […]
Read MoreAttempt on the part of the Communist nation of the People’s Republic of China to further control and regulate its citizens’ access to content on the internet. The government of the People’s Republic of China announced that it will begin testing a new internet protocol in 2013 designed to increase the number of potential domain […]
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