Europe
European 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...
German 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...
Read moreRussia’s Cold War at Sea and Syria
As the U.S. Congress moves to grant Russia with permanent normal trade relations status, the Russian Federation continues its Cold War style naval expansion of...
Read morePoland: Bishops, Pro-Family Organizations Resist Redefinition of Gender
The Council of Europe convention is attempting to redefine “gender” to mean "the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given...
Read morePersecuted & Exiled Swedish Homeschoolers “Walk to Freedom,” Vow to Fight On
STOCKHOLM — After walking some 120 miles over six days in the “Walk to Freedom” as a protest against Sweden’s controversial new ban...
Read moreHigh Income Frenchmen Look to Flee Higher Taxes
Francois Hollande, the new socialist president of France, plans to reduce his nation's deficit by "soaking the rich," but high income Frenchmen may...
Read moreMoody’s Downgrades Italian Bonds Again
Moody’s Investors Service announced on July 12 that it was downgrading Italian government bonds by two notches in response to the continuing financial...
Read moreLiechtenstein Prince Retains Veto Power After Abortion Fight
The unborn are now a little safer in Liechtenstein. Voters have upheld the right of Crown Prince Alois Philipp Maria of the Central...
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