WorldNetDaily Pope vows to clean up or close Vatican Bank Pope Francis has announced he will intensify his fight against corruption at the Vatican by strengthening supervision of the Vatican Bank through a special commission of inquiry to investigate and ove... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) Photos Pope Reigion Vatican Bank Wikipedia: Institute for the Works of Religion NZ Herald Paraguay's new president takes office ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) Multimillionaire Horacio Cartes vowed to battle poverty on Thursday as he assumed the presidency of Paraguay, one of the most unequal nations in South America and a place where... (photo: AP / Jorge Saenz) Colorado Party Horacio Cartes Paraguay Photos Wikipedia: Horacio Cartes Top Stories The Daily Telegraph Barcelona 'worst' city for holiday scams Barcelona is the city in which Britons are most likely to fall victim to pickpockets or holiday scams such as overcharging taxi drivers, new research has suggested. | Res... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) Barcelona Europe Holiday Photos Wikipedia: Rome Swissinfo Berlusconi's daughter denies she will lead Italy centre-right | Reuters | August 13, 2013 - 16:15 | MILAN (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's oldest daughter Marina on Tuesday dismissed growing speculation that she would replace ... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) EU Italy Milan Photos Wikipedia: Italy CounterPunch Obama Versus Snowden Obama’s recent media counteroffensive against Edward Snowden is unquestionably a tribute to Edward Snowden, who so far has managed to secure an offshore sanctuary f... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) Photos Politics Russia Washington Wikipedia: Edward Snowden CounterPunch The Rise of the Internet Dissidents NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s volcanic revelations of ubiquitous US surveillance are in their third month. The aftershocks felt around the world continue. As R... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) Dissidents Photos Technology US Wikipedia: Internet Swissinfo Zimbabwe's Mugabe plans 'final phase' of black ownership plan | Reuters | August 13, 2013 - 15:29 | By Cris Chinaka | HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday he saw his victory in last month's el... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) Business Harare Photos Politics Wikipedia: Robert Mugabe CounterPunch Obama Puts “Private Capital” at Center of Housing Plan The Obama administration is working on a plan to liquidate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac so that future profits from housing sales and secondary market activity flow exclusi... (photo: AP / Matt York) Economy N.America Photos US Wikipedia: Fannie Mae Seattle Post >Kerry works to shore up relations with Brazil BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry will seek to allay the concerns of Brazil's top leaders about U.S. surveillance in their country while highlightin... (photo: AP / Lisa Poole) Brazil Photos Politics USA Wikipedia: John Kerry Swissinfo Rouhani defends cabinet choices in Iran parliament debate | Reuters | August 12, 2013 - 16:01 | By Yeganeh Torbati | DUBAI (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday he had chosen a cabinet to overcome Iran's eco... (photo: AP / Ebrahim Noroozi) Business Photos Politics Tehran Wikipedia: Hassan Rouhani
