Canberra Times Tourists head to Mexican desert for peyote trips Foreign tourists are heading to the Mexican desert to try the peyote cactus, which has psychoactive alkaloids as mescaline. Photo: AFP | Gisele Beker, a 26-year-old Argentinian, trudged for hours in s... (photo: Creative Commons) Mexico Photos Tourists Travel Wikipedia: Peyote NZ Herald Latin American leaders and their love of Twitter BUENOS AIRES (AP) Whenever Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez uses Twitter, controversy often follows. Although tweet discussions range in content and frequency, there's never a lack of debate. ... (photo: AP / Victor R. Caivano) Argentina Internet Photos Politics Wikipedia: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Top Stories Pittsburgh Post-Gazette European Commission Steps Into Dispute on Gibraltar MADRID -- The European Commission on Monday stepped into a dispute between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar, the British territory at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula, sa... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office) Britain European Commission Gibraltar Disputes Photos Wikipedia: Disputed status of Gibraltar London Evening Standard Spain agrees to Gibraltar observers The Commission said Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy had agreed to allow a team in "as soon as possible" in a telephone call with President Jose Manuel Barr... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) Europe Gibraltar Photos Spain Wikipedia: Gibraltar US News Ecuador leader may insist on digital-only dailies Comment () Tweet | By As-fb/jr, Associated Press | QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's combative president is threatening to try to force the country's newspapers go al... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara) Business Photos Politics Quito Wikipedia: Rafael Correa Swissinfo European Union sets Gibraltar mission as tensions simmer | Reuters | August 19, 2013 - 17:12 | By Barbara Lewis | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is to send a fact-finding mission to Gibraltar to examine the... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) Brussels Commission Gibraltar Photos Wikipedia: Gibraltar USA Today Snowden reporter: Won't be silenced by detention SHARECONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE | LONDON (AP) - The American journalist who has written stories based on leaked documents from former National Security Agency contracto... (photo: AP / Vincent Yu) Human Rights NSA Surveillance Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Edward Snowden Project Syndicate Decision Time for the Global Economy MILAN – In the dog days of summer, Milan is quieter than many European cities. The locals are away, and, unlike Paris or Rome, tourists do not take their place. Here an... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) European Cities Global Economy Italy Photos The Examiner Traditional Thai fast food, Shophouse opens second D.C. location in Georgetown (Photos) On Thursday the 15th of August in 2013, Shophouse Southeast Asian Kitchen in Georgetown hosted an exclusive preview celebration for the grand opening of their second stor... (photo: WN/LM1) Food Photos Thailand Traditional Wikipedia: Thai cuisine Deutsche Welle Protests after Britain detains partner of Snowden journalist British authorities have been criticized for detaining the partner of a journalist linked with the US whistleblower Edward Snowden. Police, accused of intimidation, say s... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) Britain Photos Snowden Case Surveillance Programs Wikipedia: 2013 mass surveillance disclosures
