Monday, 07 May 2012 07:33
'A new round of calls for punishing austerity and depopulation strategies have sprung up in the wake of a Royal Society report ringing the alarm on the so-called overpopulation crisis. The report, entitled "People and the Planet" was published on April 26th and followed up by a flurry of articles by the usual suspects dutifully parroting the society's dire warnings about the future of humanity in a crowding world. Paul Ehrlich was even trotted out to chastise the Society for not going far enough in their report, instead intimating that 5 billion people would have to disappear from the face of the earth for the population to be at a "sustainable" level.'
Read more: Bracing for Demographic Winter: The 'Overpopulation Crisis'
Cameron Could Lose Party Leadership
Monday, 07 May 2012 06:43
'A British Conservative MP has warned Prime Minister David Cameron that he could be kicked out of office by his own backbenchers if he does not change his policies.
Conservative MP Nadine Dorries urged Cameron to “dramatically” change his policies as she described Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne as “dangerous”, reported the Guardian.
Dorries’ warning comes after the Conservative party took a drubbing in local elections this week. Dorries also warned that Cameron and Osborne are leading the Conservatives “towards defeat” at the next general election.'
Read more: Cameron Could Lose Party Leadership
Monday, 07 May 2012 06:33
Read more: Situation in Egypt More Complicated Before Presidential Polls
Monday, 07 May 2012 06:20
'Francois Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy’s Socialist rival in the French run-off presidential election, declares victory, saying that the electorate opted for “change” in choosing him over the incumbent president.
According to exit polls, Hollande has secured around 51 percent of the vote against some 49 percent garnered by Sarkozy in the run-off, which was held on Sunday. “I bear the full responsibility for this defeat,” Sarkozy said after the result was made public.'
Read more: Hollande Beats Sarkozy in Run-Off Presidential Election
Monday, 07 May 2012 06:10
Monday, 07 May 2012 06:07
Read more: Pro-Austerity Parties Suffer Major Losses in Greek Election
Monday, 07 May 2012 06:01
'The UK Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has been strongly attacked for defending his decision to close Remploy factories, which employ disabled staff, accusing them of “not doing any work at all.”
Welsh Government Education Minister Leighton Andrews called for Duncan Smith to be sacked after comments he made to the Sunday Express, saying disabled staff just sit around drinking coffee all day.
Confronted by Sunday Express reporters who were delivering more than 15,000 signatures on a “Save Remploy” petition calling on Duncan Smith to save the disabled workers’ jobs, the Minister said, “Is it a kindness to stick people in some factory where they are not doing any work at all? Just making cups of coffee?”'
Read more: UK Minister's Attack on Disabled Widely Slammed
Monday, 07 May 2012 05:52
'Syrians have begun voting in the first parliamentary elections under a new constitution approved by an overwhelming support of the people in a February referendum.
Voting has started in polling stations across Syria as about 7,195 candidates, including independent and opposition figures, are running for 250 parliamentary seats. The Syrian government has assured that it will provide all cities across the country with any requirements for the elections.'
Read more: Syria Begins First Parliamentary Elections Under New Constitution
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