Cuts To Vets’ Pensions: ‘This Is What Happens When A Deal Is Cut In Secret’
Cuts To Vets’ Pensions: ‘This Is What Happens When A Deal Is Cut In Secret’
Category: Countries and Regions
NSA’s goal is elimination of individual privacy worldwide – Greenwald to EU
NSA’s goal is elimination of individual privacy worldwide – Greenwald to EU The NSA’s ultimate goal is to destroy individual privacy worldwide, working with its UK sidekick GCHQ, journalist Glenn Greenwald warned an EU...
Senate Dems Block Fix That Would Reverse Cuts To Military Pensions, Disabled Vets
Senate Dems Block Fix That Would Reverse Cuts To Military Pensions, Disabled Vets
Merkel compared NSA to Stasi in heated encounter with Obama
In an angry exchange with Barack Obama, Angela Merkel has compared the snooping practices of the US with those of the Stasi, the ubiquitous and all-powerful secret police of the communist dictatorship in EastGermany, where she grew...
Senate Democrats: “Cut military pensions instead of cutting welfare for illegal immigrants”
A final effort by Senate Republicans to halt cuts to pensions of military retirees failed late Tuesday, after Democrats blocked an amendment to the controversial budget bill. The two-year budget agreement, which cleared a...
Ukraine suspends a deal for closer EU ties: Signs a Russian aid agreement instead to helped avoid bankruptcy
Ukraine’s decision to suspend a deal on closer EU ties and sign a Russian aid agreement instead has helped avoid bankruptcy, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has told ministers in Kiev. The government’s surprise U-turn...
Pa. town latest to force drivers over and ask for cheek swabs for federal study
Drivers in a southeastern Pennsylvania town were forced off a local street and into a parking lot, so a federal contractor – aided by local police –could quiz them about their road habits and...
Fed’s $4 Trillion in Assets Draws Lawmakers’ Scrutiny
The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is poised to exceed $4 trillion, prompting warnings its record easing is inflating asset-price bubbles and drawing renewed lawmaker scrutiny just as Janet Yellen prepares to take charge. The Fed’s assets...
Japan boosts military forces to counter China
Japan’s cabinet has approved a new national security strategy and increased defence spending in a move widely seen as aimed at China. Over the next five years, Japan will buy hardware including drones, stealth...
Poland says worried over Russian missile deployment
(Reuters) – Poland is worried about the possibility Russia has deployed Iskander missiles in the Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, and will consult with its NATO partners on the issue, the foreign ministry in Warsaw said...
