Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit U.S. The Star | TEHRAN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington would impose more sanctions to address the "serious threat presented by Iran's nuclear program." A security per...
New allegations of UN sexual abuse in Haiti Al Jazeera | The UN has begun an investigation into two new allegations of UN police abuse and "sexual exploitation" of children in Haiti, Martin Nesirky, a UN spokesperson, said. | One case involves UN police officers in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, Nesirky said on Monday. | Those officers have been...
Boat hotel at Rockaway Beach, New York The Guardian | At newly hip Rockaway Beach, an hour by train from Manhattan, the Boatel, a floating hotel of old cruisers, is drawing crowds Constance Hockaday at her Boatel. Photograph: Yana Paskova/New York Times/Redux/Eyevine | Across a narrow stretch of water...
When Is a Debt Not a Debt? When Republicans Need a Propaganda Tool The New York Times | In his State of the Union address the other day, President Obama made a powerful point about the political nonsense that has been consuming Washington. “The greatest blow to confidence in our economy last year didn’t come from events beyond our...
Mitt and Newt Hate Fannie and Freddie The New York Times | It made for gripping theater at Thursday night’s debate: Which candidate is guiltier-by-association with the two obviously evil government mortgage companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? | Mitt Romney to Newt Gingrich: You actually worked for Fre...
New York City -1 US Constitution-0 NYC profits from seizures of legal guns The Examiner | The case, New York against Mark Meckler, Tea Party Patriots co-founder; The charge, C Violent Felony of Possession of a Firearm with Intent to Use; The reality, Meckler was in-transit at LaGuardia Airport and declared his fully-licensed, unloaded w...
Rescuing the Few, Declaring War on the Many? WorldNews.com Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | The United States and its people are again awash with news of a made-for-television rescue. This time, though, American military po...
Places to visit 2012 The Star | Made your travel plans for 2012 yet? Here are 10 places you might want to consider. | In its new book Best in Travel 2012, Lonely Planet nominates its Top 10 countries, regions a...
The Dolphin and the Monkey and NYPD's Disappointing Tactics Huffington Post | One of Aesop's less well-known fables narrates the story of dolphins that were friendly to humans and helped to save an entire crew of Greeks whose ship was wrecked off the coast of Piraeus. The dolphins took the shipwrecked people on their backs a...
Made Better in Japan Wall Street Journal By TOM DOWNEY | Enlarge ImageClose | Imagine going into an espresso bar, as I did in Tokyo, ordering a single shot, and being told that it's not on offer. The counter at No. 8 Bear Pond may feature the shiniest, spiffiest, newest La Marzocco, as well...
The Navy’s Stone Fleet The New York Times | Disunion follows the Civil War as it unfolded.Tags: | Charleston, The Civil War, the United States Navy, Whaling | In November 1861, the whaling ship Leonidas sailed from New Bedford, Mass., for the last time. Five times before, the Leonidas had de...
Asia may not be such easy pickings for Apple The Guardian By Harichandan Arakali and Farah Master BANGALORE/HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Investors in Apple Inc have a one-word answer for those who wonder whether this corporate juggernaut can maintain its phenomenal momentum in the years ahead: Asia. The iconic maker of the iPhone, iPad and iPod has barely scratched the surface of the region, home to arou...
