Europe

Despite Claims, Norway Terrorist Hardly “Christian”

After a deluge of news reports pinning the Norway terror attacks on Muslim extremists — who originally took the credit and celebrated the...

Alex Newman July 26, 2011

Austrian Pro-Lifers Fined for Allegedly Stalking Abortionist

Bruce Walker July 25, 2011

A judge in Graz, Austria, has fined the head of the Austrian branch of Human Life International, Dietmar Fischer, and three sidewalk counselors...

Norwegian Bomber Is Fundamentalist Christian, Officials Say

R. Cort Kirkwood July 24, 2011

Norwegian authorities have captured the man suspected of Friday’s bombing in Oslo and shooting at Utoya island, which left 91 people dead. The...

Another Protest Ship Sails from Greece to Break Israel’s Gaza Blockade

Raven Clabough July 18, 2011

Early last week, a protest ship set off from Greece for the Gaza Strip to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Reports from pro-Palestinian...

Telephone Hacking Scandal Surrounds Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire

Raven Clabough July 18, 2011

A growing telephone hacking scandal in London surrounding Rupert Murdoch’s multinational media empire News International has prompted a number of arrests and resignations,...

Poll: British People Overwhelmingly Ready to Leave EU

James Heiser July 15, 2011

The people of Great Britain have had enough of the European Union and its growing financial difficulties. In fact, according to a recent...

Italy and Ireland in Free-fall

Charles Scaliger July 14, 2011

Europe’s crisis took a dramatic turn for the worse with the sudden awareness, reflected by a steep increase in government bond yields, that...

Court Upholds Swiss Ban on Minarets

James Heiser July 14, 2011

Twenty months have passed since the citizens of Switzerland voted to amend their constitution and ban the future construction of Muslim minarets, but...

British Retirees (“Pensioners”) Costing Too Much

Bruce Walker July 14, 2011

The notion that government can keep robbing Peter to pay Paul indefinitely was always unrealistic. The creation of “entitlements” did not happen in...

Growth Estimates for PIGS Revised Downward — Again

Bruce Walker July 13, 2011

There is a theme to news stories about the PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) in the last few years: Rosy projections always...

EU Economic Crisis: Italy’s Debt Now Second Only to That of Greece

Charles Scaliger July 12, 2011

Europe’s slow-motion economic collapse continues apace as Eurozone governments and banks continue to wring their hands over what to do to postpone the...

Roman-era Wreck May Hold Key to Cures for Modern Disease

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 11, 2011

Pills found on board a 2nd century B.C. shipwreck were packed with crushed carrots, parsley, onions, alfalfa, and other vegetable matter, conforming to...

EU Bank Raises Rates, Accepts Portugal’s Junk Bonds as Collateral

Bruce Walker July 8, 2011

Americans know the term "stagflation"; the decline in economic activity accompanied by an artificially inflated money supply is what Europe is presently experiencing....