Article | May 22, 2012 - 2:52pm
The hacktivist group Anonymous has recognised to have leaked 1.7GB of data belonging to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
The file, which has been uploaded as a torrent and posted, reportedly contains internal e-mails as well as the website’s “entire database dump.”
Article | May 22, 2012 - 1:50pm
Spotify has decided to expand the company into Australia and New Zeland, after it launched in the US.
This new offering has the same characteristics than in the rest of the world. Users can either access 16 million songs for free but interspersed with adverts. Or for either $6.99 or $11.99 a month, the adverts will be switched off and mobile access granted.
Blog entry | May 17, 2012 - 2:53pm
Russia’s age-old ambition of securing a foothold in the Mediterranean has been achieved not only through the establishment of a naval base at Tartus in Syria but also because of its long-standing relationship with Cyprus.
Russia’s age-old ambition of securing a foothold in the Mediterranean has been achieved not only through the establishment of a naval base at Tartus in Syria but also because of its long-standing relationship with Cyprus.
Blog entry | May 7, 2012 - 11:59am
BERKELEY – On my desk right now are reporter Timothy Noah’s new book The Great Divergence: America’s Growing Inequality Crisis and What We Can Do about It and Milton and Rose Director Friedman’s classic Free to Choose: A Personal Statement. Considering them together, my overwhelming thought is that the Friedmans would find their task of justifying and advocating small-government libertarianism much harder today than they did in 1979.
BERKELEY – On my desk right now are reporter Timothy Noah’s new book The Great Divergence: America’s Growing Inequality Crisis and What We Can Do about It and Milton and Rose Director Friedman’s classic Free to Choose: A Personal Statement. Considering them together, my overwhelming thought is that the Friedmans would find their task of justifying and advocating small-government libertarianism much harder today than they did in 1979.
Article | May 4, 2012 - 12:22am
Robert Scoble decided to share his vision of the future at TNW 2012, a conference that is already all about looking forward when it comes to the tech scene. In a 30-minute speech, Scoble talked about how things will change in the future thanks to apps and online platforms and shared his list of hottest startups on today's market.
Robert Scoble decided to share his vision of the future at TNW 2012, a conference that is already all about looking forward when it comes to the tech scene. In a 30-minute speech, Scoble talked about how things will change in the future thanks to apps and online platforms and shared his list of hottest startups on today's market.
Article | May 2, 2012 - 12:43pm
With 6 May approaching and along several decisive elections throughout Europe, many fear what kind of economic and European policies would François Holland impose if he wins French presidency, or whether neo-nazi Golden Dawn party will enter Greek parliament, or if anti-European nationalists will form the government in Serbia, destabilising Europe's powder-keg again.
While we are contemplating the political future of Europe, here are some of the weirdest political parties the world has seen.
12. The Party for Neighbourly Love, Freedom, and Diversity
Article | April 29, 2012 - 9:57pm
The pro right activists were somewhat disappointed last week as the probable next premier of France, socialist candidate Francois Hollande confirmed he would not bring in the days of veil.
The pro right activists were somewhat disappointed last week as the probable next premier of France, socialist candidate Francois Hollande confirmed he would not bring in the days of veil. Hollande said, if elected, he won't seek to overturn a law banning face-covering Muslim veils enacted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives.
Article | April 24, 2012 - 2:47pm
Nowadays, most personal or public opinions are shared online, above all, on Twitter.
On this social networking site, users can “follow” famous personalities, media, companies or sports teams. If some of them publish something interesting, the user can retweet (RT) it and share this information with all the followers.
To have lots of RT means that a lot of people is interested in what that person, companie, media, etc, says.
Blog entry | April 23, 2012 - 12:31pm
The movie Monster's Ball with Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry draws its title from a custom in medieval England of referring to prisoners awaiting execution as "monsters".
The movie Monster's Ball with Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry draws its title from a custom in medieval England of referring to prisoners awaiting execution as "monsters". The night before their execution, their jailers would hold a farewell feast known as a "monster's ball."
Article | April 19, 2012 - 10:52am
Two years ago a commission in charge of investigating allegations of misconduct sexual and abuse by Catholic clergy was established in Austria and finally they unveiled the results.
The commission dedicated €8 million from a compensation fund set up by the Austrian Catholic Church for compensating victims in cases they found to be merited.
Article | April 15, 2012 - 7:57pm
The Lithuanian premier last week announced that his government would allocate tens of millions of euros to Jewish-related causes.
The Lithuanian premier last week announced that his government would allocate tens of millions of euros to Jewish-related causes.
The money would compensate Jews for the property seized by the Nazis, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius announced, naming the decision as “historic justice.” According to a report published on the online version of the Times of Israel, €35mn would be transferred to various public Jewish-related causes, such as education, culture and religion over a decade.
Article | April 8, 2012 - 8:49pm
On 5 April, Greek Prime Minister Loucas Papademos said during a visit to Cyprus that Turkish threats against Cyprus’ sovereign right to explore and exploit its hydrocarbon reserves in its Exclusive Economic Zone, are condemnable.
Article | March 30, 2012 - 5:48pm
In the unlikely scenario that Iran blocks the Straits if Hormuz, Iraq has several other alternative routes to supply its oil to world markets, Ambassador of Iraq in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Sabir Raja Abboud al - Moussaoui told New Europe in an exclusive interview.
In the unlikely scenario that Iran blocks the Straits if Hormuz, Iraq has several other alternative routes to supply its oil to world markets, Ambassador of Iraq in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Sabir Raja Abboud al - Moussaoui told New Europe in an exclusive interview.
Article | March 26, 2012 - 12:44pm
The European Jewish Parliament (EJP) has begun working in Brussels and its founders are already reporting on its first achievements. But there is still no answer to the main question - how legal is this organisation?
The European Jewish Parliament (EJP) has begun working in Brussels and its founders are already reporting on its first achievements. But there is still no answer to the main question - how legal is this organisation?
How much time does it take to create a parliament from a scratch? Ukrainian businessmen Igor Kolomoisky and Vadim Rabinovich decided to beat all records - for them, it took less than one year to create their progeny.
Blog entry | March 25, 2012 - 8:55pm
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Belgium is presenting an exhibition of photographs by world-acclaimed director Stanley Kubrick that runs from 21 March to 1 July.
