World

Escalating conflict with Iran could spur disastrous war

January 13, 2012 By Jane Green

This situation, if not resolved, could lead to a conflagration of unimaginable proportions, with consequences that will reverberate throughout the Middle East and the world.

Obama’s dangerous Asia “pivot”

January 12, 2012 By Conn Hallinan

The Obama administration is in the middle of a major shift a "strategic pivot" says the Oval Office, in two regions of the world: Asia and Africa.

“Doomsday” clock pushed forward amidst fears of nuclear conflict

January 11, 2012 By Cory Collins

Created in 1947 to represent the relative closeness of the threat of nuclear disaster, the clock's face has been adjusted twenty times.

Media throws blanket on Shell Oil atrocities in Nigeria

January 10, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Last month, oil magnate Royal Dutch Shell had an industrial accident, which asent one to two million gallons of oil straight into the ocen off the coast of Nigeria.

Hungary’s government lurches further to the right

January 9, 2012 By Emile Schepers

Hungarian right-wing nationalism has its roots in the period between the two world wars.