TPP revealed: Pact details ignite debate over privacy, internet freedom, whistleblowers

With the release of the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a sharpening of arguments on both sides outline a debate about privacy, corporatism, internet freedom and intellectual property, and even... Read more »

Failed Syrian rebel training program cost US taxpayers $2 million per fighter – report

Newly acquired documents show the Pentagon spent nearly $400 million, or $2 million per fighter, on its failed train-and-equip program, according to USA Today. The Pentagon claims the actual cost was $30,000... Read more »

Russian passenger jet crash: Search area in Sinai expanded

The search and recovery operation continues in Egypt’s Sinai after a Russian passenger plane crashed there, killing all 224 people on board Saturday. Russian and Egyptian investigators are looking into the causes... Read more »

OPCW finds chemical weapons use during rebels vs ISIS fighting in Syria – Reuters

A new report reveals that mustard gas was used during fighting between Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) and other militant groups in a Syrian town, Reuters has reported, citing an undisclosed paper... Read more »

Get Unlucky? Commandos ‘abduct’ Russian Army choir singing James Bond Spectre theme

The Russian Army choristers are used to rave reviews for their renditions of pop classics such as “Get Lucky.” But a group of commandos took exception to their version of the new... Read more »

Netanyahu’s new spox: John Kerry ‘has a 12-year-old’s intellect,’ Obama’s actions ‘anti-Semitic’

The US has been up in arms over controversial comments made by Benjamin Netanyahu’s newly appointed, but not yet approved spokesman. Ran Baratz once accused Barack Obama of anti-Semitism and suggested that... Read more »

‘Cloud tsunami’: Ominous storm shelf cloud looms over Sydney

Rough weather has moved to Australia’s biggest city, Sydney: watch how a striking storm shelf cloud hangs over Bondi Beach, amazing locals and tourists alike. It comes a day after storms and... Read more »

Combat report: Russian jets hit 263 terror targets in Syria in 2 days

The Russian Air Force has carried out 81 sorties hitting 263 Islamic State (IS) targets in two days in Syria, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Russian jets hit targets that... Read more »

Bavaria rail disaster: At least 2 dead as German train collides with towed US Army vehicle

A passenger train collided with a tractor trailer towing a US Army truck at a railway crossing in southern Germany, local media reported. The train driver and the trailer driver were killed,... Read more »

Russians outraged after Charlie Hebdo cartoons ‘ridicule’ Sinai plane crash

Russians have reacted with anger after the French satirical magazine published caricatures of the Russian passenger aircraft crashing in Egypt. Social media in Russia has erupted in fury at the portrayal, with... Read more »