Germany’s flashmob neo-Nazis: The Immortals
The Immortals, a German neo-Nazi group wearing masks and carrying torches, is flash mobbing cities.
Category: Religion
Atheist group targets presidential candidates’ faith with billboards
Washington (CNN) – A prominent atheist group is using next month’s Democratic National Convention to take aim at the presidential candidates’ religion, putting up billboards targeting Mormonism and Christianity in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Our political...
Egypt president sweeps out army rulers
(Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has driven back the biggest challenge to civilian rule by dismissing top generals and tearing up their legal attempt to curb his power in a bold bid to...
Complaints prompt water park to end discounts for church groups
A water park in the heart of the Bible Belt is ending the $5-per-person discount it had been offering on its entrance fee to church groups after the head of a secular charity that caters to...
Spain: ‘Robin Hood’-style supermarket looting
MADRID — Spanish police have arrested five left-wing union activists for their alleged role in a “Robin Hood”-style looting of a supermarket made to highlight the plight of people suffering through the country’s recession,...
Indian riot survivors scared to return home
BILASIPARA, India, Aug 10 (AlertNet) – There was little time to do anything but grab her two young boys and run as fast as she could when the gunmen came into the northeast Indian...
Egypt sends reinforcements as offensive builds
Egypt has deployed extra troops, tanks and other armoured vehicles to the Sinai peninsula in an escalation of its military offensive in the area. The reinforcements follow the killing of 16 border guards by...
When the government spies on its citizens
When it comes to leaks of classified information, it’s still not clear where lines are drawn and what information is classified. Several provisions within the Patriot Act, passed after the attacks of 9/11, gave...
Catholic business owners score win against ObamaCare
The Catholic family that owns a Colorado-based company won a court victory in their battle to stop the Obama administration from requiring them to provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization and contraception, a...
Syria rebels see future fight with foreign radicals
(Reuters) – Abu Bakr, a Syrian rebel commander on the outskirts of Aleppo, is a devoted Islamist determined to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. But the radical allies that have joined the rebels in recent...
