World News Archives

Swiss Govt Angered Over Illegal Surveillance by U.S. Embassy

On Jan. 16, the news syndicate Breitbart reported that the U.S. embassy in Geneva has been conducting illegal surveillance on Swiss territory. In...

Kelly Holt January 17, 2011

WikiLeaks Kills Off Tunisian Tyranny (With Facebook, Twitter, Blogger Help)

Thomas R. Eddlem January 17, 2011

Condemned by U.S. officials as dangerous and by Republican leader Sarah Palin as "anti-American," Wikileaks has facilitated the destruction of Tunisia's tyrannical state...

Canadian Court Rules for Same-Sex Marriage

Dave Bohon January 17, 2011

A high court in Saskatchewan has ruled that marriage commissioners in Canada may not refuse to perform weddings for same-sex couples, even if...

Eurozone Avoids Meltdown — For Now

Charles Scaliger January 17, 2011

In defiance of all logic, the eurozone weathered a week of harrowing instability this past week, with Portugal, Spain, and Italy managing to...

Is Chinese Economy a Paper Tiger?

Bruce Walker January 16, 2011

Banks in China allow American customers to buy and to hold Chinese yuan. A state-owned Chinese bank in New York has begun to...

Communists Criticize Southern Sudan Referendum, Despite Its Success

Daniel Sayani January 14, 2011

The referendum taking place this week in the Southern Sudan on whether the region should remain part of Sudan or become its own...

Anti-Christian Violence Continues in Egypt

James Heiser January 14, 2011

In the aftermath of a Christmas season filled with anti-Christian violence in Nigeria, Iraq, and Egypt, Christian leaders around the world have called...

EU Officials Want Larger Bailout Fund

Raven Clabough January 12, 2011

Even as the European Union is bankrupting itself with bailouts, the EU’s top Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said on Wednesday that the...

EU Reinstates Travel Ban against Belarusian Dictator

January 12, 2011

The European Union announced today that they would be reinstating a travel ban against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and 40 of his close...

Financial World Eyes Portugal

Charles Scaliger January 12, 2011

The outlook for the sale today of three- and nine-year bonds by the government of Portugal is still cloudy, but late-breaking news that...

Pakistani Lawyers Laud Jihadist Assassin

James Heiser January 12, 2011

When Governor Salman Taseer was murdered by his own bodyguard, “moderate Muslim” scholars in Pakistan greeted the assassination with cries of adulation. As...

European Dis-Union

January 12, 2011

In a November 16, 2010 speech, European Union President Herman Van Rompuy warned that the eurozone economic crisis threatened the very existence of...