An ethnic Russian minority population in Latvia and Estonia (both of which joined the European Union along with Lithuania in 2004) has been continually reporting discrimination and denial of political and social rights, such as citizenship and employment by the Baltic Governments. Russian authorities have done little to promote the social wellbeing of their people [...]

The overall rise in ocean temperature has led to the largest movement of marine species in two to three million years, according to scientists.  The rise in oceanic temperatures during the most recent summers has melted enough ice that it has created a passage from the Pacific Ocean to the North Atlantic, allowing plankton, fish, [...]

The swiftest, way to reduce the electricity worldwide is simply to change light bulbs. Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are the first advance in this field. If we were to replace old-fashioned bulbs with CFLs it would be able to reduce electricity use by three fourths, which could cut electricity bills by roughly $30. CFLs can [...]

President Barack Obama has picked three of his major campaign donors to fill diplomatic posts to Spain, Norway and the European Union.  The three new ambassadors bundled more than $1 million combined toward Obama’s election efforts.  Overall, they have contributed nearly $2 million to general candidates since 1989.  Alan D. Solomont, nursing home industry entrepreneur and former lobbyist is slated to [...]

Researched by Edward Martin and Ashley McLoud In a further escalation of the attack on democratic rights, the Labour government of the UK is proposing a huge increase in state surveillance. It is implementing new measures under the pretext of the “war on terror” to intrude ever deeper into the private lives of people who [...]