Posts Tagged ‘caracas’

Spanish version of Leader’s book unveiled in Caracas

The book titled “Cell No. 14 which is about on struggles and memoirs of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei in Spanish was unveiled on the sidelines of the Iran-Venezuela culture and friendship exhibition in Caracas. Ministers of Culture of Iran and Venezuela, ambassadors of different countries in Caracas, cultural activists, and […]

Citizens Mob Caracas Shops Following Government-Mandated Price Cuts

With Inflation in Venezuela having surpassed 2,000%, the embattled government of President Nicolas Maduro has ordered shops to slash prices of goods to alleviate some of the burden on consumers, who’ve struggled to carry out basic transactions to purchase staples like food as hyperinflation causes prices to rise every few hours. Maduro ordered […]

Ousted Caracas Mayor Ledezma escaped house arrest, arrived in Colombia

nsnbc : Antonio Ledezma, the ousted Caracas mayor, escaped from house arrest and fled from Venezuela to neighboring Colombia on Friday. Ledezma escaped despite […]

Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders Caracas Mayor Ramon Muchacho jailed

nsnbc : Venezuela’s Supreme Court, on Tuesday, sentenced Caracas district mayor Ramon Muchacho to 15 months in jail for allegedly defying orders to keep […]

72,000 USD a Week Pay Rise for Queen Elizabeth

nsnbc : Queen Elizabeth, the monarch of the United Kingdom, is set to be given a 72,000 U.S. dollars a week pay rise under a formula devised centuries ago. The Queen’s income is based on a percentage of money earned by the Crown Estate, one of the wealthiest real estate owners in Britain. Courtesy Dominic […]

Disappearance of EgyptAir MS804 and Painful Questions

Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : No “identifiable” wreckage or debris from the EgyptAir Airbus A320 that went missing Thursday morning, shortly after entering Egyptian airspace has yet been discovered. The airline stresses that images that were shown were not from its plane. The region bristles with naval vessels and other military hardware and staff as USAFRICOM […]

The Most Eco-Friendly Nation on the Planet is Now Carbon Negative

13th May 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “If the Government cannot create happiness for its people, there is no purpose for the Government to exist.” ~Legal code of Bhutan, 1729 Lodged between two of the most populated countries on earth — India and China — Bhutan may be small at 700,000 souls, […]

The Most Eco-Friendly Nation on the Planet is Now Carbon Negative

13th May 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “If the Government cannot create happiness for its people, there is no purpose for the Government to exist.” ~Legal code of Bhutan, 1729 Lodged between two of the most populated countries on earth — India and China — Bhutan may be small at 700,000 souls, […]

The Most Eco-Friendly Nation on the Planet is Now Carbon Negative

13th May 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “If the Government cannot create happiness for its people, there is no purpose for the Government to exist.” ~Legal code of Bhutan, 1729 Lodged between two of the most populated countries on earth — India and China — Bhutan may be small at 700,000 souls, […]

The last time an outsider like Trump crashed the GOP? 1940

David Stebenne (TC) : Donald Trump’s challenge to the GOP establishment now seems on course to succeed. As Republicans (and many others) consider what turning the party’s presidential nomination over to a real outsider will likely mean, it’s worth looking back at the last time that happened. Wendell Willkie testifying to Congress in May 1939. […]

Apple Taps Citizens United in Free Speech Defense Against FBI

Susanne Posel (OC) : Apple is expected to  use the protections under the 1st Amendment right to free speech as a “key legal argument” in the battle with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) regarding the request for encryption codes so that data could be removed from the iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino shooters. […]

Armed Oregon Refuge Protester Killed During Arrest

One of several roadblocks and checkpoints established around the Malheur Wildlife Reserve Several leaders of an anti-government protest group have been arrested by FBI and Oregon State Police. One of the protesters was killed. The protest group is armed and calls itself Citizens for Constitutional Freedom. On January 2 they seized […]

Africa’s possible Exit from the ICC

Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Several African nations, first and foremost South Africa, have signaled that AU member States have no advantage from being bound by the Rome Statutes and the International Criminal Court (ICC). The development comes in response to what a growing number of African policy makers denounce as the ICC’s selective prosecution and […]

Mon Dieu: French lawmaker demoted from PACE over Crimea visit, Russia support

     French lawmaker Thierry Mariani has been asked to step down from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) after he traveled to the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea as part of the French delegation in July. RT has caught up with the politician to get his reaction. A parliamentary delegation of more […]

Denmark could vote on Snowden asylum, as MPs get inspired by European Parliament resolution

The Alternative and the Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) political parties have stated they want the Danish parliament to vote on offering the 32-year-old US citizen asylum in Denmark, the national branch of The Local reports. “Snowden is a democratic hero and it is fantastic that the EU has now gone in front and is holding democracy’s […]

Powered by WordPress | Designed by: Premium WordPress Themes | Thanks to Themes Gallery, Bromoney and Wordpress Themes