In 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...
Europe
Unemployment 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...
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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...
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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...
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In 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....
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British 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...
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Punk 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...
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Ecuador 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...
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U.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...
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Rich 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...
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Is 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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Russia’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...
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Poland: 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...
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Persecuted & 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...
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High 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...
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