Europe
German High Court Approves Step Toward European Dictatorship
The decision on Wednesday by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court that clears the way for the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to extend its power over the national sovereignty...
Russian Christians Fear Persecution on Rise as Moscow Church Building Demolished
A demolition crew used the cover of night — and police protection — to demolish a Pentecostal church in Moscow September 6, according...
Read moreGermany: Merkel’s Political Allies Challenge EU Bailout in Constitutional Court
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing opposition from her political allies against the European Union bailout, as they challenge her in Constitutional Court....
Read moreNew Revelations on the Katyn Forest Massacre: Roosevelt Knew
After 70 years of denial, new declassified documents show that the Roosevelt Administration knew — and covered up the fact — that Stalin...
Read moreIn Spain and Elsewhere: Separatism Is Alive and Well
Spain has long battled Basque separatism. That separatism may become more powerful as the Spanish economy melts. Separatism is also alive and well...
Read moreUnemployment Rate of 24.4% Puts Greece at the Edge
The unemployment rate in Greece was last reported at 24.4 percent for this past June, according to official figures released September 6. This...
Read moreEuropean Court of Human Rights Weakens Abortion Bans
LifeSiteNews reports that the European Court of Human Rights has found that an Italian law that prohibits genetic screening of in vitro embryos...
Read moreGerman Politicians Dubious About Greek Economy
German political leaders, as well as other European politicians, seem to doubt that Greece is on the right track, meaning possibly unmanageable problems...
Read moreIn Assange Standoff, Britain Ends Siege of Ecuador’s Embassy
Metro London police are standing down and will not be storming Ecuador’s embassy according to a statement made by Ecuador’s President Rafeal Correa....
Read moreBritish Financial Woes Worsen
The July data for the coalition government of the United Kingdom show corporate tax collections below estimates and government spending over estimates, increasing...
Read morePunk Band’s Sentencing Signals Russia’s Resurgent Communism
On August 17, a Moscow court found three young female performers from the Russian punk band Pussy Riot guilty of “hooliganism motivated by...
Read moreEcuador Grants Asylum to WikiLeaks’ Assange; U.K. Denies Diplomatic Immunity
Ecuador granted asylum to WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange on Thursday in defiance of the British government’s threat to occupy the country’s embassy. Prior...
Read moreU.K. May Soon Vote to Leave EU Despite Massive Pressure
As the European Union continues to assume ever greater powers over the once-sovereign nations of the region, voters in the United Kingdom have...
Read moreRich French Citizens are Leaving France
Plans announced by French President Francois Hollande to "tax the rich" are driving wealthy French citizens out of the country. Vincent Grandil, a partner...
Read moreIs Europe Facing a Financial “Black September”?
What is certain is that an implosion in Europe's debt crisis is reaching the point of inevitability in much the same manner that...
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