ATHENS, Greece - January 11, 2012 - Children are being abandoned on Greece's streets by their poverty-stricken families who can no longer afford to look after them.

Youngsters are being dumped by parents who are struggling to make ends meet in what is fast becoming the most tragic human consequence of the ongoing Depression in Europe.

It comes at a time when pharmacists have revealed that the country has almost run out of aspirin, while multi-billion euro austerity measures filter their way through society.

WASHINGTON (PNN) - January 9, 2012 - Is it cutting edge or just downright creepy? Surveillance technology is increasingly being implemented in municipalities across the Fascist Police States of Amerika (FPSA). But while such gadgets are supposed to exist in order to curtail crime and decrease traffic accidents, many people are wondering about the costs to both town budgets and privacy.

By Brent Johnson

What is justice?

In Plato’s epic volume, Republic, the philosopher Socrates is having a dialogue with several friends on the definition of justice. The 800-page volume is about the search for the meaning of justice. Yet even after finishing such a large tome, the reader comes away with a greater understanding of the questions, but without a clear answer.

Russian warships in place to defend Iran.

STRAIT OF HORMUZ, Iran (PNN) - January 9, 2012 - British air and naval forces streamed to the Syrian and Iranian coasts over the weekend on guard for fresh developments at the two Middle East flashpoints.

The Russian carrier Admiral Kuznetsov anchored earlier than planned at Syria's Tartus port on the Mediterranean Sunday, Jan. 8, arriving together with the destroyer Admiral Chabanenko and frigate Yaroslav Mudry.

To counter this movement, France consigned an air defense destroyer Forbin to the waters off Tartus.

LONDON, England (PNN) - January 4, 2012 - A group of computer enthusiasts have begun working on creating a satellite network that could be used to thwart censorship on the Internet.

Called the Hackerspace Global Grid (HGG), the network could provide a way for activists to access the Internet when any repressive regime suppresses access within its borders.

DES MOINES, Iowa (PNN) - January 6, 2012 - Mitt Romney received 20 fewer votes than were reported in a Moulton precinct by the Republican Party of Iowa, the Appanoose County GOP chairman said Friday.

The final count in unofficial results had Iowa caucuses winner Mitt Romney just eight votes ahead of Rick Santorum.

After penning supportive tweets for the libertarian last week, “Idol” singer’s Amazon sales are up over 400%.

DES MOINES, Iowa (PNN) - December 31, 2011 - Congressman Ron Paul fans’ work to elect their hero and end the fed just got a soundtrack: Kelly Clarkson’s new album.

The former “American Idol” star tweeted her support for Ron Paul on Thursday, and her much-publicized comments have apparently created a huge jump in sales for her new album, Stronger.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (PNN) - January 2, 2012 - According to the latest polls conducted by vested interest corporate controlled mainstream media, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney suddenly appears to have doubled his support in Iowa.

HELENA, Montana (PNN) - December 28, 2011 - On Christmas Day, the U.S. Senate voted 86-14 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011, which allows for the indefinite military detention of Amerikan citizens without charge or trial. Now Montanans have announced the launch of recall campaigns against Senators Max Baucus and Jonathan Tester, both of whom voted for the bill, reports Salem-News.com.

WASHINGTON (PNN) - December 20,2011 - It's not the first crowd control tool to use sound waves, but Raytheon's patent for a new type of riot shield that produces low frequency sound waves to disrupt the respiratory tract and hinder breathing sounds a little scary.