“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...
Europe
S&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...
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BBC: 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,...
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New 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...
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Why 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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Muslims Kill Dogs in Spain, Push Germany to Spy on “Islamophobes”
Muslims are suspected of poisoning dogs in Spain because of the Islamic teaching that such pets are unclean, according to a report from...
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Denmark Enacts World’s First “Fat Tax”
The people of Scandinavia have historically been among the healthiest in the world. Their diet includes a great deal of fish, which is...
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Greek Problems Underestimated — Again
The stock market in Europe took another hard hit when the Greek Finance Minister announced that his nation’s government will not meet its...
Read moreGermany OKs EU Rescue Fund Increase, Setting Stage for TARP Euro-Style
Today the German parliament voted overwhelmingly, 523-85, to increase the size of the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) from $335 billion to $600...
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UK Police Harass Christian Coffee Shop Over Bible
In what appears to be another incident in a troubling trend across Great Britain, police in the community of Blackpool in northwest England...
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British MP: Ban Marriages in “Homophobic” Churches
A member of Britain’s Parliament has declared that Christian churches that do not perform homosexual “marriage” ceremonies should be denied the right for...
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UK Schools Ban “Racist” Black Witch Hats
In what many say is political correctness run amok, British schools have banned black witch hats for children, claiming that they are "racist."...
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Gold-Buying Restrictions Increase in Europe
Apparently the Federal Reserve is not the only entity threatened by gold. Central banks in Europe are restricting the sales of precious metals,...
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Conflicting French Entitlement Reform Statements
While America's President shrinks from facing the demographic catastrophe lurking a decade or two down the road for Social Security, Medicare, and public...
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Tunisian Immigrants Cause Fire, Riots on Lampedusa
Italian authorities vowed a few days ago to send home more than a thousand Africans who invaded the isle of Lampedusa after leaving...
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