Beijing responds to Sean Spicer's South China Sea remarks

China responded immediately to remarks made by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer regarding Beijing's interests in the South China Sea, claiming "indisputable sovereignty" over artificial islands in the region.

Russian MoD: Int'l Humanitarian Organizations Provide No Aid to Aleppo

The peaceful life in liberated Aleppo is restoring despite the fact that international humanitarian organizations have not provided assistance to the city since its liberation a month ago, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Only 'large-scale war' would allow US to block Beijing from S. China Sea islands, state media warns

Chinese state media has warned that the US would have to launch a "large-scale war" to prevent Beijing from accessing islands it has built in the South China Sea. It comes after secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson said such access should be restricted.

They Are Terrorist Pets: Stop Romanticizing “Moderates” in Aleppo

It’s the final countdown for Jeish Al-Fatah (previously known as Al-Nusra Front) and other “moderate” jihadi lunatics in Eastern Aleppo.

Arab League urges political solution to Yemeni crisis as cease-fire declared

The Arab League on Wednesday urged a political solution to the Yemeni crisis and welcomed a U.S.-brokered truce between Yemen's Shiite Houthi group and the Saudi-led Arab military coalition, said a senior official with the pan-Arab body.

EU cancels Vienna talks on FYROM crisis (Bulgarian media FYROM name propaganda)

The European Union has cancelled what were intended to be talks bringing together the FYROM [*] major parties to resolve that country’s current crisis, after major opposition party SDSM insisted it would not attend the meeting that had been planned for April 22 in Vienna.

Black box confirms explosion on Russian plane, says French media

The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt has confirmed there was an explosion on board Metrojet Airbus A321, French media reported Friday, citing an expert source.

Kremlin says Foreign Ministry provided full information on Russian military in Syria

Kremlin believes, the Russian Foreign Ministry provided full information on the Russian military who allegedly were dispatched to Syria and it does not comment on the media reports on an increase in the number of Russian soldiers there, President Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

EU Refutes Reports on Preparing For Greek Default, Eurozone Exit

The  is not preparing for a default by Greece or its potential exit from the eurozone, a spokesman of the European Commission told reporters on Tuesday.

Iran split on nuke talks extension

Iran's media were deeply split Tuesday on the merits of ­extending nuclear talks with the West, with conservative newspapers criticizing the move as reformist outlets said progress had been made.

Empeora el estado de salud de Ariel Sharon.

Fue sometido recientemente una intervención quirúrgica y sufre una insuficiencia renal, según el servicio de noticias Ynet....

El estado de salud del antiguo primer ministro israelí, Ariel Sharon, ha empeorado notablemente en las últimas horas, según han informado medios locales.
Una fuente del entorno personal del ex líder político ha afirmado este miércoles que si su situación empeora su fallecimiento se producirá en "cuestión de días", informa la edición electrónica del diario Haaretz.

Minorities in Turkey tagged by ‘race codes,’ official document reveals

An official document penned by the Istanbul Provincial Education Directorate has surfaced, revealing that Turkey’s population administration system has been recording citizens who have Armenian, Jewish or Anatolian Greek (Rum) origins with secret “race codes.”

The Armenian-Turkish weekly newspaper Agos published as its headline story on Aug. 1 a report on an official document that openly states “citizens with Armenian origin are coded with ‘2.’” 
The implementation is reported to have been in place since 1923, the foundation year of the Turkish Republic.

ERT survived the Nazis and the junta but not the troika ....

 

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Derek Gatopoulos

The television and radio broadcasts of ERT are indelibly etched into all Greeks' minds. This detailed review of the history of the broadcaster by the Associated Press explains why a country has stood up and resisted its sudden closure...

When Nazi troops marched into Greece's nearly deserted capital on 27 April 1941, radio announcer Kostas Stavropoulos of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation announced the grim news. He urged his countrymen and women not to listen to future Nazi radio transmissions and signed off with the Greek national anthem. 

 

That moment in Greek broadcasting history is indelibly etched into the country's collective memory.

Journalists targeted in Greece bombings

Homemade bombs have exploded at the homes of five journalists from major media outlets in Athens. Police are linking the attacks to the current economic crisis in the country and the way the mainstream media have reported it.
The devices, made of gas canisters, exploded outside residences in different areas of Athens. The explosions caused minor damage to the buildings’ entrances, but no one was injured.