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Socialist International Congress Demands Global Governance, Wealth Redistribution
At its 24th Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, the powerful Socialist International alliance approved resolutions blasting Israel, demanding more “global governance,” and...
In Spain and Elsewhere: Separatism Is Alive and Well
Spain has long battled Basque separatism. That separatism may become more powerful as the Spanish economy melts. Separatism is also alive and well...
Read moreUnemployment Rate of 24.4% Puts Greece at the Edge
The unemployment rate in Greece was last reported at 24.4 percent for this past June, according to official figures released September 6. This...
Read moreUN: Armed Intervention May be Necessary in Syria
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told a meeting of UN delegates that the international community has a responsibility to protect the people of...
Read moreAfghan Intel Chief Nominee Accused of Torture and Drug Trafficking
The man nominated by Afghanistani President Hamid Karzai to be the new head of Afghan intelligence allegedly participated in drug trafficking and torture,...
Read moreWorld Food Prices Spike 10 Percent in July
World food prices are jumping dramatically, spiking 10 percent in July. But critics contend that it is not the fault of bad weather,...
Read moreArgentina’s Government Clamps Down on Credit Card Use
Argentina's government is growing more desperate as her currency is once again caught in an inflationary maelstrom. Are draconian financial and currency controls...
Read moreControversial Religious Leader, Sun Myung Moon, Dies at 92
Sun Myung Moon, head of the cultic Unification Church and one of the world's most enigmatic religious leaders, died September 3 at age...
Read moreReligious, Human Rights Leaders Speak out for Jailed Pakistani Christian Girl
Religious and human rights leaders from around the world have stepped forward to defend a Pakistani Christian girl who has been arrested and...
Read moreEuropean Court of Human Rights Weakens Abortion Bans
LifeSiteNews reports that the European Court of Human Rights has found that an Italian law that prohibits genetic screening of in vitro embryos...
Read moreGerman Politicians Dubious About Greek Economy
German political leaders, as well as other European politicians, seem to doubt that Greece is on the right track, meaning possibly unmanageable problems...
Read moreCommunist China Uses “Journalists” as Spies, Ex-Xinhua Writer Confirms
The communist dictatorship ruling mainland China uses its so-called “news agencies” and “journalists” to spy on dissidents and foreign governments, charged Canadian author...
Read moreIn Assange Standoff, Britain Ends Siege of Ecuador’s Embassy
Metro London police are standing down and will not be storming Ecuador’s embassy according to a statement made by Ecuador’s President Rafeal Correa....
Read moreBritish Financial Woes Worsen
The July data for the coalition government of the United Kingdom show corporate tax collections below estimates and government spending over estimates, increasing...
Read morePunk Band’s Sentencing Signals Russia’s Resurgent Communism
On August 17, a Moscow court found three young female performers from the Russian punk band Pussy Riot guilty of “hooliganism motivated by...
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