Europe
Political Pushback to Austerity in Europe is Increasing
Last Thursday's two-notch downgrade of Spain's sovereign debt by Standard and Poor's credit rating agency is triggering pushback at the ballot box. ...
NATO Summit in Chicago: Putin, Afghanistan, and Convergence
"NATO will be holding its 25th summit in President Obama's hometown of Chicago, United States, on 20-21 May 2012," the North Atlantic Treaty...
Read moreGerman People Not Happy With Bailouts
The sovereign debt crisis in the European Union can be summed up fairly simply: The governments of overspending nations are asking the governments...
Read moreNorway Killer Cites U.S. Policy, Claims Attack Was “Preemptive Strike”
Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik (left), currently on trial for a bomb attack in Oslo and a shooting spree nearby that left more than...
Read moreDutch Supreme Court OKs Extradition of Terror Suspect
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld the decision of the Rotterdam District Court in 2011 to permit the extradition to...
Read moreCourt Rules Against Russia in Katyn Massacre Case
Over 70 years after Soviet forces secretly murdered approximately 22,000 Polish intellectuals and military officers in the Katyn Forest, the European Court of...
Read moreIs Julian Assange Being Denied Due Process?
"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity;...
Read moreEuropean Human Rights Court Agrees to Extradite Five Terror Suspects to U.S.
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights issued a ruling permitting the United Kingdom to extradite to the United States six men...
Read moreSword of Damocles Hanging Over Europe
The sovereign debt crisis of the European Union is not going away anytime soon. The new Italian government has already had a crisis...
Read moreFrench Raid Nets 17, Including Released Terrorist
French police raided eight cities last Friday and collared 17 suspected terrorists, according to news reports. ...
Read more“Curveball” Reiterates Confession About Iraq War Lies
On Sunday the London Independent newspaper published the words from a video confession with the Iraqi most responsible for false intelligence reports that...
Read moreAmnesty Int’l. Calls on EU to Reveal Role in CIA Rendition Program
On Tuesday, prisoner advocacy group Amnesty International suggested that the countries of the European Union cease participating in the Central Intelligence Agency’s “extraordinary...
Read moreItalian PM Monti’s Reforms Losing Popular Support
In the wake of the general meltdown in the EU sovereign debt crisis, the head of Italy's new government, the unelected Prime Minister...
Read moreOutcry over Sweden’s Persecution of Homeschoolers Grows
As homeschooling families continue to flee Sweden in the face of escalating persecution, the global outcry over the controversial Swedish policies is growing...
Read moreGreeks Adopt Alternative Currencies as Economy Implodes
As Greece’s economy and the euro continue to struggle, regular Greeks are increasingly taking matters into their own hands, creating informal underground barter...
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