Pre-Holiday Storms Didn’t Stop U.K Shoppers from Racking Up Bargains
Completely disregarding the bitter storms that the season bore down on them, shoppers in the U.K. spent a record…
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Attack on Egyptian Police Headquarters
In one of the worst attacks since the army ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, a powerful car bomb tore through…
Apple Inc. Fined by Taiwan’s FTC Over iPhone Pricing
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Apple Inc. over its attempts to sell the iPhone at a premium price…
Uruguay Signs Law for Trading in Marijuana
Uruguay's charismatic president and former guerilla, José Mujica made good on his word by signing into law the Uruguay government's…
The Devyani Khobragade Incident
Diplomat Devyani Khobragade was arrested on December 12 on West 97th Street and charged with visa fraud and making false…
BP Loses Bid to Require Proof of Losses in Spill
British Petroleum (BP) lost a bid to require businesses to provide proof that their economic losses were caused by the…
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Urged to Resign
In light of a stinging graft probe in the Republic of Turkey, three governmental ministers have resigned. Today the most…
The Meaning of Christmas (According to a Few Eggnog Sipping Statisticians)
Data doesn't Lie. Not even once. A rather interesting holiday poll sought out the true meaning of Christmas. Is it…
China Handles their Aging Boomers by Raising Retirement Age
Bingo and Casinos? Not yet. Just past middle aged chinese will have to shoulder the burden of being the majority-share…
Brenda Schmitz’s Christmas Wish
Brenda Schmitz was 46 when she passed away in September 2011. Two years after her death from ovarian cancer. The…
Edward Snowden says, ‘Mission Accomplished, I Already Won.’
Edward Snowden said during an interview online Monday night, that his "mission's already accomplished" and that he was satisfied with…
North Korean Power Struggle and the Execution that Followed
An Intelligence agency in South Korea suggested a business dispute between Jong Un and his uncle may have been…