Europe
Greek Prime Minister Throws Monkey Wrench into Eurozone “Deal”
Prime Minister George Papandreou’s surprise call for a referendum on the new austerity measures demanded by last week’s eurozone “deal” caught everyone off...
EU Parliament Gives Arab Spring Human Rights Prize
This week the European Parliament awarded the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to key participants in the Arab Spring. The five...
Read moreNow That Greece Is “Fixed,” Portugal Is Next
If the decline in the Portuguese money supply for September is annualized, it will shrink by more than 20 percent, presaging more economic...
Read moreThe Euro “Deal” — More Questions Than Answers
Following the Eurozone summit meeting in Brussels, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy announced the results of the late-night negotiations: "From a series of...
Read moreBritish Housing Manager Demoted for Opposing Homosexual Marriage
A housing manager in Britain has been demoted for speaking out against homosexual marriage. So now, aside from not being able to speak...
Read moreVatican Council Calls for World Government, Central Bank
A “global political authority” and a “central world bank”: These are the solutions that the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace recommends for...
Read moreConservative Backbenchers Oppose Cameron on EU
Are the days of the European Union coming to an end? The riots in Athens, the popularity of the True Finns Party in...
Read moreBritons Demand Immigration Restrictions
With public discontent growing over the burgeoning number of foreigners flooding into their country, many Britons are expecting their government to restrict immigration,...
Read moreGreece: 100,000 Protest as Austerity Vote Nears
According to the Associated Press for Oct. 20, more than 100,000 people assembled in front of the Greek parliament yesterday to vent their...
Read moreMoody’s Warns of Possible French Debt Downgrade
Moody’s summary of its annual report on France’s finances appeared on Monday sufficiently couched in calm and reasoned tones that the markets took little...
Read more“Occupy Wall Street” Goes Global as Violence Erupts in Rome
STOCKHOLM — As the growing “Occupy Wall Street” protests prepare to enter their second month after spreading across the United States, “solidarity” demonstrations...
Read moreS&P Again Downgrades Spain’s Credit Rating
Troubled European nations' credit ratings are continuing to plummet. On October 13 Standard & Poor’s downgraded Spain to AA-, three steps...
Read moreBBC: African Children Kidnapped for Blood Rituals in Britain
British authorities have rescued at least 400 children who were brought to Britain often for use in blood rituals conducted by witch doctors,...
Read moreNew EU Child Safety Rules Govern Balloons and Whistles
Under a new European Union (EU) edict on toy safety, unsupervised children below the age of eight will no longer be permitted to...
Read moreWhy Doesn’t Greece Pull an Argentina and Default?
With the announcement that Greece was going to get another bailout in November and that France and Germany were close to a permanent...
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