Mozambique Backs Down on Price Hike Plans
The government of Mozambique has reversed its policy on price increases for bread and water despite promising to maintain the higher prices in the face of deadly protests that erupted last...
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Argentina’s Economic Tragedy: Lesson for U.S.
For a peek at where debt-ridden America may be headed, look no further than modern-day Argentina. ...
Will the U.S. Bail Out Kabul Bank?
The bank run at Afghanistan’s largest bank, Kabul Bank, was precipitated by the takeover of the bank by Da Afghanistan Bank, the country’s central bank, last week. By Friday nearly all...
Venezuela’s “Good Life Card” Comes at a Great Price
According to the Miami Herald, the Venezuelan government has introduced what socialist President Hugo Chavez is calling a “Good Life Card” to be used to purchase groceries at government-owned stores. Speaking...
Food Prices Spark Riots in Mozambique
Rising food prices have led to violence as protestors clash with police in the impoverished nation of Mozambique. ...
Russian Govt Tries to Reduce Alcohol Consumption
There is no doubt that excessive consumption of alcohol was a critical health problem in the Soviet Union. Trapped in a grim purgatory empire, the serfs of socialism had few outlets...
Border Drug Smugglers Employ Disguises
U.S. Border Patrol agents in Zapata, Texas, near the Mexican border, recently pulled over a sheriff’s vehicle from neighboring Webb County because something just looked strange, reported the Washington Post for...
Britain’s Blair Reflects on Iraq War
Voice of America News reported on September 1 that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote in his newly published memoirs, A Journey: My Political Life, that he does not regret...
“The Kangaroo Touch” Revives Australian Preemie
Called “the kangaroo touch” in Australia and also “kangaroo care,” the method used by Kate Ogg in Sydney last spring worked almost like a miracle. She had just given birth prematurely...
Chinese Central Bank Head Defection Rumor: Communist Power Struggle?
Japanese Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi confirmed that China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan had not defected to the United States, something rumored from Chinese-based sources for several days over the...
U.S. Consulate Staff to Send Children Out of Monterrey
After a kidnapping attempt outside an elite private school in Monterrey, the U.S. government told consulate staff to send their children out of the northern Mexican city, according to a recent...
Chilean Miners Pray and Sing National Anthem to Keep Up Morale
Thirty-three miners, who were trapped some 2,300 feet underground in northern Chile since August 5 when the main access tunnel collapsed where they had been working, have been informed they may...
Massacre in Mexico
Seventy-two people, believed to be migrants heading for Texas were gunned down in San Fernando in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, near the Gulf of Mexico and about 150 miles from...
Americans are “Simple-Minded” Says Japanese Politician Ichiro Ozawa
An influential Japanese politician is taking a few pokes at the American and British people. Ichiro Ozawa, who some think may be well-positioned to become Prime Minister in the near future,...
U.S. Concerned About Iran’s Assault Boats and Drone
AFP news reported on August 25 that Iran's recent unveiling of new missile-firing assault boats and an aerial drone is a source of concern for U.S. officials. State Department spokesman Philip...