‘Conflict of interest’: US govt adviser on board of $334mn anthrax drug stockpile supplier

The Pentagon spent $334 million to stockpile an anthrax drug for a possible elaborate bioterrorist attack. The drug was produced by a company with a top government advisor on its board who’s been warning decision-makers about such a threat for a decade.

May 20, 2013 10:38

New York City shocked as anti-gay hate crimes come out of closet

As the Big Apple struggles to come to terms with the murder of a gay man in Greenwich Village on Saturday, an uncomfortable question emerges: Are Americans less tolerant of gay lifestyles than the recent spate of same-sex union legislation indicates?

May 20, 2013 10:13

Two elite FBI agents killed during training

Two special agents from FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident, the agency said. It doubles the number of losses during training the team has had in the three decades of its existence.

May 20, 2013 05:49

100 days of hunger: Anonymous stands up for Gitmo prisoners

Over the last three days Anonymous ‘Operation Guantanamo’ hashtags #OpGITMO and #GTMO have skyrocketed in popularity on Twitter, drawing attention to the 100th day of the inmates' hunger strike, as their protest becomes a question of life and death.

May 20, 2013 01:37

US robots, Israeli drones to help make 2014 World Cup in Brazil 'one of safest sporting events ever'

Brazil has added 30 US military robots to the Israeli drones and 'Robocop-style' glasses with face recognition cameras to its arsenal after the country allocated $900 million to make 2014 World Cup "one of the most protected sports events in history."

May 19, 2013 17:28

'Turkey to see more bombings as Erdogan's support for Syrian rebels backfires'

Terrorist attacks on Turkish soil won’t stop until the country’s Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, gives up on his support of rebel forces in Syria, British broadcaster, Neil Clark, told RT.

May 18, 2013 14:07