Protests in Venezuela continue as students pack the streets, inflation tops 56%
The failures of socialism and a brutal dictator are again on display in Venezuela as student protesters pack the streets, violence surges under clouds of tear gas and inflation reportedly tops 56%. Image/CIA Opposition More...
Brazil tops list of ‘Most Beautiful Women’, Asian countries notably absent
Women from South America and Eastern Europe lead the list of the “10 Most Beautiful Women in the World” on the website, U.City Guides recently. Image/Video Screen Shot Topping the list was Brazil where the authors More...
Venezuela reports spike in Chagas disease cases in January 2014
The Venezuela Ministry of Health has reported a great surge of the parasitic infection, Chagas disease during the first month of 2014, according to an El Universal report Feb. 4 (computer translated). The “kissing More...
Venezuela health official: ‘The risk for chikungunya is high’
A top health official from the northern Venezuelan state of Miranda is warning that the risk for the mosquito borne viral disease, chikungunya is high for the South American country, according to a report in the More...
Miss Philippines, Ariella Arida, takes 3rd runner up at Miss Universe 2013, fans show support
Like her Pinay contestants before her–Venus Raj, Shamcey Supsup and Janine Tugonon–Miss Universe Philippines 2013, Ariella Arida made the Top 5 in the contest, falling short of winning the coveted crown. Image/Video More...
Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler crowned Miss Universe 2013
Miss Universe Venezuela, Gabriela Isler has been crowned Miss Universe 2013. Gabriela topped 85 other contestants for the vaunted crown at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall. Miss Universe 2013, Gabriela IslerImage/Video More...
Obama’s Stalinesque Purge of The Military
197 officers have been relieved of duty since 2009 – Yes, 197… and that’s a partial list. (another article is here) With reasons ranging from “leaving blast doors on nukes open” to “loss More...
Cholera in Cuba now stands at 163 cases
Just days after the US Interests Section in Havana, Cuba issued a “security message” for US citizens residing in or traveling to the island due to a cholera outbreak, the Pan American Health Organization More...
US officials issue cholera warning for Cuba
The US Interests Section in Havana, Cuba issued a “security message” for US citizens residing in or traveling to the island, concerning the risks of cholera, which has been identified in the capital More...
PAHO issues cholera update for Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently released an Epidemiological Update for cholera in the Caribbean region, covering Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Image/CIA According to the report, in More...
Former President Jimmy Carter congratulates Colombia as first in the Americas to eliminate river blindness
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today congratulated President Juan Manuel Santos and the people of Colombia for becoming the first of six countries in the Americas to eliminate river blindness, according to a More...
Edward Snowden seeks asylum in Russia, maintains he has ‘no regrets’
Edward Snowden announced Friday that he is submitting a request for political asylum in Russia, where he has been stranded at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport since June 23. The former NSA contractor said in a meeting More...
Edward Snowden denies claims of giving info to Russia, China
Despite media claims of the contrary, NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden denied reports saying he never gave classified information to the governments of China or Russia. In a Glenn Greenwald column today in The More...
Dispatch Radio: July 6, 2013 – Guests Dr Vincent Racaneillo on coronavirus, Mike Smith from MediaMikes.com
JULY 6 GUESTS Vincent Racaniello Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University to discuss Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Dr. Racaniello’s Virology Blog – More...
Bolivia and Nicaragua join Venezuela in offering asylum for Edward Snowden
Just a few days ago, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, appeared to really be struggling to find a country to take him in after numerous asylum requests were denied. Edward Snowden doesn’t have a clue, Rep. More...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offers asylum to Edward Snowden
Just days after defending NSA whistleblower to Russian media, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday he had decided to offer asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor, according to a Reuters report. Edward More...
Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in six more countries, Bolivia not happy with US, Europe
The saga of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden continues as the 30-year-old stranded in a Moscow airport continues to search for a place he can call home and South American countries demand apologies from some in More...
Edward Snowden requests asylum in 20 countries, Amnesty International calls US actions to prevent asylum ‘deplorable’
NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden is still seeking some country to receive him as he awaits in the transit area of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. Image/CIA After asylum requests to Iceland, More...
NSA Whisteblower Edward Snowden on the run, but not on Moscow flight to Cuba
Former CIA analyst whose leaks on NSA surveillance have caused global controversy expected to seek asylum in Ecuador after stopping off in Cuba. Edward Snowden allegedly booked a flight to Havana, but the authorities More...
Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong, seeks asylum in Ecuador
Just two days after the US government filed espionage charges against the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and reports say authorities have requested that Hong Kong detain him for extradition, Snowden has More...
