UBS CEO Grübel Hastily Resigns Over Rogue Trading Losses
The announcement by Kaspar Villiger (left), Board Chairman of UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland), that CEO Oswald Grübel had resigned on Saturday caught many...
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Islamic Woman Opposed to Burqa Ban Seeks French Presidency
Since France passed legislation earlier this year banning the Islamic burqas, or face-veils, from...
Britain Collars Seven In Terror Plot
Authorities in the United Kingdom have arrested seven suspects in connection with a terror...
EU Debt Crisis: Italian Bonds Downgraded
The sovereign debt woes of the European Union are nearing a critical stage. Greece's...
UK Govt. Labels School Kids Racists, Homophobes
The British Department of Education labeled at least 50,000 school children in Britain as...
Is Rogue Trader Taking a Fall for Corrupt UBS?
Swiss bank UBS trader Kweku Adoboli (left) was arrested early Thursday morning and charged...
Beleaguered Belgium: Yves Leterme Resigns
If the European Union begins to disintegrate, what signs would portend its spiral into...
Polish Abortion Ban Defeated; Pro-Life Leaders Optimistic
Pro-life leaders in Poland remain optimistic despite the narrow defeat of a bill that...
Greek Prime Minister’s Promises Ring Hollow
Prime Minister George Papandreou’s speech on Saturday evening in Thessaloniki was designed to reassure...
Private Banks Urged to Support Greek Bonds
Collectivist statists from America to southern Europe are singing a familiar tune: The private...
Muslims Attack EDL Bus In London, EDL Members Arrested
A mob of angry “Asians” — the media’s code-word for Muslims — in England...
Britain Lawmakers Call for Change to Abortion Laws
A rare abortion debate has been incited among lawmakers in Britain, who are now...
Report Says Death of Euro Will Lead to Doomsday
Those who are hoping for a more optimistic report of the global economic future...
Few See Hope in European Crisis
The global economy is facing a meltdown, according to World Bank President Robert Zoellick....
Obese Children Removed from Home in Scotland
Officials in Scotland have decided it is fit and proper to take obese children...
European Banks Water Down Greek Bond Losses
In banking, few values count more than consistency and integrity. The sovereign debt crisis...
Poll: Most Germans Oppose Merkel’s, Sarkozy’s Handling of EU Crisis
The debt crises of European Union member-states have reached critical mass. Three of the...
EU Tells Sweden to Rescind Wolf-hunting Licenses or Face Legal Action
The European Union has threatened Sweden with legal action unless it rescinds its first...
Sarkozy and Merkel Meet on How to Save Eurozone
The bad news from the European Union is growing almost daily. Germany, the largest...
Berlusconi Embraces Tax Hikes to Save Italy
The Italian government revisited its plans for handling the nation’s gaping public debt problem....