The most important news for Tuesday, July 27th, 2010....
The Obama administration has accused online whistleblower WikiLeaks of endangering the lives of American, British and other coalition troops after it posted around 90,000 leaked U.S. military documents online.
The founder of Wikileaks says that the leaked United States military reports from Afghanistan appear to contain "evidence of war crimes".
The WikiLeaks documents released on Sunday also shine a spotlight on Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and their connections with terrorist organizations.
The Afghan government said on Monday that it was "shocked" as it sifted through the tens of thousands of leaked U.S. military and diplomatic reports that were released by Wikileaks.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that Iran will react swiftly if its commercial shipping or aviation are subjected to inspection.
The United States and Israel would not dare attempt a military strike of Iran's nuclear sites, Iranian military officials said over the weekend, adding that they were confident that Tehran would easily repel such an attempt.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi on Monday warned Israel that "any injudicious action" will lead to the annihilation of the Israeli nation.
There are reports circulating in the media that Mossad chief Meir Dagan visited Saudi Arabia recently to talk about Iran.
The IDF will attack Lebanese government institutions if Israel is again subjected to rocket attacks, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in an interview with The Washington Post published on Sunday.
Israel and the United States have signed an agreement to make the Arrow II ballistic shield capable of shooting down missiles at a higher altitude, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
The United States insists that allowing the Palestinian Authority to fly its flag in Washington does not represent an upgrade in its diplomatic status.
Israel has told the UN Security Council's North Korea sanctions panel that ballistic missile proliferation by Pyongyang is destabilizing the Middle East and urged countries to step up efforts to stop it.
The nation of Burma is now working on a nuclear weapons program, experts have concluded, after its existence was exposed by leaked photographs.
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has threatened to halt oil exports to the U.S. if his country is attacked by Colombia.
In a move that may well anger Washington, Russia is insisting on French agreement to a full technology transfer before signing a contract for two French-designed warships.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that he met with the Russian spies deported from the United States following the Russia-U.S. spy scandal and that he sang patriotic songs with them.
It is being reported that beleaguered BP chief executive Tony Hayward will soon leave his post with a pension package worth over 10 million British pounds.
One member of the U.S. Congress says that BP has turned the Gulf of Mexico region into a "toxic bowl" that will haunt that region for years to come.
Fishery experts say the more than 1.8 million gallons of dispersants applied since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20th could cause an almost unbelievable amount of harm to many species that swim in and out of the area.
The federal budget deficit, which hit a record $1.4 trillion last year, will exceed that figure this year and again in 2011, the White House predicted on Friday.
Goldman Sachs sent $4.3 billion in federal tax money to 32 entities, including many overseas banks, hedge funds and pensions, according to information made public Friday night.
The SEC's own internal watchdog has widened his investigation of the civil fraud lawsuit brought against Goldman Sachs to include a focus on the timing of last week's $550m settlement.
Desperate cities across the U.S. are giving away land for nominal fees or for nothing in the hope that it will boost the tax rolls and cut the lawn-mowing bills.
Other cities are so desperate for cash that they are examining whether or not their communities’ nonprofit organizations really deserve to be tax-free.
An increasing number of U.S. states are becoming addicted to gambling as a source for revenue.
The 22 statistics detailed here prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in America.
It is being reported that the LBMA has decided to block access to statistics relating to the trading activities of its member banks.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is warning that his government will adopt more unpopular austerity measures if needed to revive Spain's economy and reduce the public deficit.
The stress test in which only seven of 91 European Union banks failed is just a public relations exercise and wasn't tough enough, famous investor Jim Rogers told CNBC.com on Monday.
European bureaucrats have set up a secretive fund of £400 million to pay for projects that include promoting a "smelly-foot" dance and producing postcards about the causes of "social exclusion".
A new bill being considered by Congress would require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security.
Federal authorities are stepping up their military-style raids on organic farmers and raw food stores.
In many U.S. states, it is now illegal to collect rainwater that falls on your own property.
Officials in the U.K. are preparing to hand sweeping Big Brother powers to EU states so they can spy on British citizens.
Guards and officials at a prison in northern Mexico allegedly let inmates out, lent them guns and sent them off in official vehicles to carry out drug-related killings, including the massacre of 17 people last week, federal prosecutors said yesterday.
The former Justice Department attorney who quit his job and blew the whistle on the DOJ's dealings with the New Black Panther Party claims the group is extremely anti-Semitic and pro-Islamic.
Republican former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Sunday that he will decide after November's congressional elections whether he will make a run for the White House in 2012.
A sailboat largely constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles docked in Sydney harbor on Monday, after four difficult months crossing the Pacific Ocean in a bid to raise awareness about the perils of plastic waste.
Almost a quarter of China's surface water remains so polluted that it is unfit even for industrial use, while less than half of total supplies are drinkable, data from China's Ministry of Environmental Protection showed on Monday.
The global wheat crop is encountering problems of biblical proportions, driving wheat prices to 13-month highs.
Since the start of the flood season in April, more than 230 rivers in China have seen water levels pass the danger mark.
It could take until Thursday or Friday to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people in the D.C. area after a violent storm downed power lines and trees and left three people dead Sunday.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, two significant earthquakes struck the San Diego area on Sunday.
It's not your imagination - the number of earthquakes is actually increasing.
Egypt has announced the 110th discovered bird flu case in the country, saying the patient's condition is "critical".
California is experiencing what could be the largest whooping cough outbreak in more than 50 years.
In the U.K., NHS bosses have drawn up secret plans for sweeping cuts to services, with restrictions even on the most basic treatments for the sick and injured.
According to a new study released Monday by the Barna Group, only 12 percent of American adults say that faith is a top priority in their life.
One of Britain's most famous journalists and outspoken atheists, Peter Hitchens, has become a Christian.
