Washington claims the shield is meant to protect against Iran, but Moscow knows its about undermining Russia’s military deterrence. Russia’s top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike if Washington goes ahead with its plan to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. The Obama administration has been pushing for a deal to build... 

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez A Venezuelan journalist says President Hugo Chavez has been forced to use a wheelchair due to severe pain caused by a fracture in his femur and his spreading cancer. The pro-opposition Venezuelan columnist and radio talk-show host, Nelson Bocaranda, reported this week that Chavez got a fracture in his femur during his radiotherapy in... 

If you thought Mitt Romney was a robotic cyborg programmed by the Republican Party solely to give Barack Obama a run for his money, think again. It is now being reported that the GOP frontrunner once did something — gasp — human! According to a nearly two-decade old Boston Globe article that has been unearthed by Buzzfeed, at one time the presidential hopeful wasn’t... 

History: A Sioux man stands in front of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial - control of which a UN investigator has recommended the U.S. turn over A UN human rights official is urging the U.S. to turn over control of lands considered to be sacred to Native Americans, including the site of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on... 

Greece’s leader of the leftist SYRIZA coalition, Alexis Tsipras Greece’s left-wing coalition leader has ruled out austerity measures, receiving a mandate to form a new government as elections produced a stalemate in parliament. Greece’s leader of the leftist SYRIZA coalition, Alexis Tsipras, has ruled out budget-cutting austerity measures, opting to meet President... 

Attempts to divide and disrupt official Ron Paul delegate slates; Romney sends in lawyer that stole election for Bush in 2000. Two separate incidents captured on video this weekend reveal desperate attempts by Mitt Romney operatives to divide and disrupt official Ron Paul endorsed delegate slates by handing out fake ballots to attendees at the state conventions in Nevada... 

Reddit.com co-founder Alex Ohanian says he won’t be investing in the Facebook IPO. Facebook is expected to make billions when the social networking site goes public, but one of the most influential men on the Web says he won’t be buying stock. The founder of Reddit has denounced Facebook over their support of CISPA. In an interview with CNN this week, Reddit.com co-founder... 

Former Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and his successor Vladimir Putin walk downstairs at the Ivanovskaya Square in Moscow’s Kremlin, on May 7, 2012. Russia’s newly sworn-in President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill to the State Duma, nominating Dmitry Medvedev as the new prime minister under a job swap agreement announced last year. The lower... 

It may soon be a crime to wear a mask in Canada. The Harper government supports a bill proposed by Conservative backbencher Blake Richards that would slam protesters in prison for five years if they wear a mask during a demonstration. The legislation is supported by the Conservative majority and will likely become law. Richards said the bill will give the police more... 

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul trumped presumptive nominee Mitt Romney in Nevada’s national delegate count Sunday, but he will only be able to parlay those supporters into votes for his longshot bid at the national GOP convention if Romney fails to win the nomination in the first round. Of Nevada’s 25 delegates elected Sunday to go to the national convention,... 

Far-right political party Golden Dawn is set to enter the Greek Parliament for the first time after yesterday’s elections. Exit polls in Sunday’s election show the nationalist organization has won about 7% of the vote – well above the required three-per-cent threshold. ­This is the first time in nearly 40 years that a far-right party is projected to enter... 

The euro has dropped in value following the electoral defeat of ruling parties in France and Greece. The euro has dropped in value following the electoral defeat of ruling parties in France and Greece as new anxiety about the fate of EU austerity policies rattles financial markets. The currency sank to 1.29 dollars on Monday, its lowest level since January, after Socialist... 

Francois Hollande on giant screen behind supporters after winning the second round of the presidential election on May 6, 2012 in Tulle, France First official results show Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande has defeated incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy, who managed to secure only 48.1 per cent of the votes. Sarkozy has conceded defeat, asking that Hollande’s... 

Israel’s Knesset Israeli lawmakers are scheduled to dissolve the Knesset amid divisions among different political parties in the Tel Aviv regime. Israel’s Likud Party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, recently called for the dissolution of Knesset and an early general election to be held on September 4. Likud chairman Zeev Elkin said on May 2 that September... 

Bulgaria is protesting against the government’s decision to abandon construction of NPP “Belene”. The facility erected by Russian specialists was to help the Balkan country to meet stringent EU requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But the political situation was more important for the Sofia politicians than the national interests. The...