Sail to Canary Islands or Die Trying

Spain’s latest headache is the increasingly popular human smuggling route that starts in West Africa and ends in the Canary Islands. The international fishing industry has all but wiped out the livelihood of local fishermen in Senegal, forcing them to risk death...

Sex, Lies and Terrorist Attacks

Exotic dancer “Samantha” tells the San Francisco Chronicle about her encounter with a 9/11 hijacker. Terrorists, as well as would-be terrorists, have been caught relaxing with hardcore porn. Not a pastime for a pious Muslim. When the F.B.I. arrested a...

Gasoline: 12 Cents a Gallon in Venezuela

Source: El Universal newspaper and Ministerio de Energía y Petróleo [MENPET] The Europeans are used to it. The Germans are paying US$6.37 a gallon (€1.31/L), and the Belgians $6.76 a gallon (€1.39/L). The Norwegians shell out $7.45 a gallon (€1.53/L), an...

Chikungunya Infection and Pregnancy

The time of greatest risk of chikungunya virus transmission from a mother to a fetus appears to be during birth, if the mother acquired the disease days before delivery and carries the virus, according to the Perinatal Network of Réunion. This network of physicians...

Turkey On Brink of Political Upheaval

The murder of high-ranking judge, who upheld the controversial ban on headscarves, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his party’s radical rhetoric that incited the incident places Turkey on the brink of another political upheaval. If political and...