Critics Rebuke Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI gave a speech at Israel’s Yad Veshem Holocaust Memorial this past Monday, during which he paid tribute to the Jewish...
Europe
European Union Fines Intel $1.45 billion
The EU's European Commission imposed a fine of 1.06 billion Euros ($1.45 billion) on...
Radio Broadcaster Michael Savage and Others Banned From U.K.
The United Kingdom released a list of the names of 16 people not allowed...
Duffy Is New Poet Laureate, but No Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson may be turning in his grave. The author of some of...
Geert Wilders Not Welcome in Denmark
It appears as if another country is afraid of Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders because...
EU-U.S. Integration: Unattractive Union
It is now clear that European nations were deceived into joining an economic union...
Many Delegates Walk Out of UN Racism Confab
The UN's Durban Review Conference on racism got off to a rocky start in...
Blair Covets Permanent EU Presidency
Ex-prime minister Tony Blair is seen as the front-runner for a permanent EU presidency...
Euro-Socialists to Obama: Cool It on Spending
How can you tell if a president is asking to spend too much money?...
No Free Speech Allowed for Geert Wilders
A few months ago, the British government denied entry to Geert Wilders, the Dutch...
Clinton Wants Closer NATO-Russia Ties
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, participating in a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in...
Biden: Global Cop Through “Alliances”
Vice President Joseph Biden told attendees of the 45th annual Munich Security Conference that...
Globalization Talk at Davos
German Prime Minister Angela Merkel proposed a new “global financial architecture” at the Davos...
Raul Castro’s Visit to Russia
Cuban President Raul Castro began an eight-day visit in Russia on January 29, when...
A Sinking Island
Iceland’s government has become the first state casualty to collapse from the economic crisis...
British Pound, Banks Sinking
As the British pound continues downward relative to foreign currencies and the nation’s banks...
Protesting Gun Control in England
When Tony Blair was still prime minister, a peaceful protest march surprised both media...
Russia Flexes Its Natural Gas Muscles
Russia continues to surge ahead as the global energy titan, reaping huge profits and...
Spain’s Labor Reforms Cut Unemployment
Labor-market regulations and high taxes associated with hiring workers typically lead to high unemployment...
Slovakia Adopts the Euro
On January 1, 2009, Slovakia became the first former Soviet-bloc country to adopt the...