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France Elects Socialist Party Challenger François Hollande as President, Sarkozy Loses!

Major upset surprises French, Hollande rides 'Anti-Sarkozy' wave to victory.

(PARIS, France) - BREAKING -- France24: Socialist Party challenger François Hollande has beaten incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in a tight run-off election to win the French presidency with 51.9% of the vote to Sarkozy’s 48.1%, according to French polling centre IPSOS.

Hollande is France's first socialist president since François Mitterand was elected 24 years ago.

Getting Away With Murder

CPJ’s 2012 Impunity Index spotlights countries where journalists are slain and killers go free.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Deadly, unpunished violence against the press rose sharply in Pakistan and Mexico, continuing a dark, years-long trend in both nations, the Committee to Protect Journalists has found in its newly updated Impunity Index.

The global index calculates unsolved journalist murders as a percentage of each country's population.

Hey Nikita is it Cold?
Russia`s Little Girl Soldiers

Revealing photos: girl child soldiers in Russia are product of years of militarization, but there are bigger problems.

(SALEM) - Dubbed “the Little Spies of Putin” by a French publication after photographer Sergey Kozmin documented these 'girl soldiers' in Russia for the first time, the young female cadets in Russia look serious.

Attending facilities like the Moscow Female Cadet Boarding School No. 9, these kids have functional military skills.

NATO `Covers Up` Libyan Death Shame

The Libyan Health Minister of the National Transitional Council estimated that about 30,000 were killed during the conflict.

(ROME) - NATO has failed to investigate scores of civilian deaths incurred during its seven-month military campaign in Libya, Amnesty international says.

NATO expressed its “regret” for civilian casualties but has taken no steps to initiate an investigation.

Outlaw Vanity Tattoos for Cats

Animal Advocates gathering 15,000 signatures for petition to Vladimir Putin.

(MOSCOW) - Giving cats elaborate vanity tattoos is all the rage right now in Russia. Pet owners sedate their hairless felines and subject them to the pain of the needle for hours in order to decorate them with ever more fantastical designs. This is selfish and outrageous

These unnecessary procedures leave kitty skin vulnerable to infection, and also cause the same pain that a human would feel.

Human Toll From Deadly Cold in Eastern Europe Passes 600

The death toll sailed past 300 people in Russia and the Ukraine alone.

(SALEM) - Record freezing temperatures in Eastern Europe have claimed the lives of over 600 people, it was reported Wednesday, by officials in the Czech Republic that the blinding show was also behind two massive car crashes.

This region has been gripped by the sub zero freeze that has delivered the most dangerous blizzards seen in decades.

Israel Lobby Pushes for US Action Against the Syrian Government

James Morris Dares to Mention the Taboo History...

(WASHINGTON DC) - In Russia Today’s recent Crosstalk program on Syria, guest James Morris was brave enough to incisively point out the taboo fact.

The Israel lobby has been in the forefront in pushing a hardline interventionist approach for the US toward that divided country.

Russia Suddenly Flops on Syrian Regime Change

A multi-national invasion may be imminent.

(LOS ANGELES) - It all started early on this morning when Zero Hedge reported that oil trading had been halted at the CME. Later in the afternoon they posted this explanation: Today's Black Gold Swan - Presenting The Reason Why The CME's Crude Market Was Halted For Over One Hour

Zero Hedge handled this masterfully and with great professionalism.

`Atlas Shrugged` Still Flying Off Shelves!

“Atlas Shrugged” is a mystery story about the disappearance of America’s great thinkers.

(NEW YORK) - New reports from Ayn Rand’s publisher indicates that sales figures for “Atlas Shrugged” are continuing a remarkable trend.

Dr. Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute, said, “Since Obama was elected, ‘Atlas Shrugged’ has sold more than 1.5 million copies. This is unheard of in the publishing industry, for a 55-year-old novel to register sales of this magnitude...”

Western Shenanigans Against Syria, Iran

Syria's problems are all part of a plan to attack Iran...

(TEHRAN) - The volatile situation in Syria generated by the Saudi-Qatar-funded Wahhabi armed group known as the Free Syrian Army and backed by the West is now an accident waiting to happen.

There is certainly one ulterior motive behind the US-friendly Syrian crisis extravagantly fuelled by the presstitute media which keep distorting the facts on the grounds.