Russia Celebrates Victory Day with Military Parade
On Wednesday, Russia commemorated the 67th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany, with a massive military parade in Moscow. The...
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Election Results in France: Austerity, No! More Spending, Yes!
On Sunday French voters, angry over austerity measures, replaced President Nicolas Sarkozy with Socialist Francois Hollande. ...
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Euro Zone Manufacturing Down Sharply
The "Euro Zone" is faltering, as Markit’s Eurozone Manufacturers Purchasing Managers’ Index or PMI dropped to 45.9 points in April, which was lower...
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Chicago Prepares for NATO Summit
In anticipation of the NATO Summit, which is to be held from May 20 to May 21, the city of Chicago is preparing...
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Political Pushback to Austerity in Europe is Increasing
Last Thursday's two-notch downgrade of Spain's sovereign debt by Standard and Poor's credit rating agency is triggering pushback at the ballot box. ...
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NATO Summit in Chicago: Putin, Afghanistan, and Convergence
"NATO will be holding its 25th summit in President Obama's hometown of Chicago, United States, on 20-21 May 2012," the North Atlantic Treaty...
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German People Not Happy With Bailouts
The sovereign debt crisis in the European Union can be summed up fairly simply: The governments of overspending nations are asking the governments...
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Norway Killer Cites U.S. Policy, Claims Attack Was “Preemptive Strike”
Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik (left), currently on trial for a bomb attack in Oslo and a shooting spree nearby that left more than...
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Dutch Supreme Court OKs Extradition of Terror Suspect
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld the decision of the Rotterdam District Court in 2011 to permit the extradition to...
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Court Rules Against Russia in Katyn Massacre Case
Over 70 years after Soviet forces secretly murdered approximately 22,000 Polish intellectuals and military officers in the Katyn Forest, the European Court of...
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Is Julian Assange Being Denied Due Process?
"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity;...
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European Human Rights Court Agrees to Extradite Five Terror Suspects to U.S.
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights issued a ruling permitting the United Kingdom to extradite to the United States six men...
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Sword of Damocles Hanging Over Europe
The sovereign debt crisis of the European Union is not going away anytime soon. The new Italian government has already had a crisis...
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French Raid Nets 17, Including Released Terrorist
French police raided eight cities last Friday and collared 17 suspected terrorists, according to news reports. ...
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“Curveball” Reiterates Confession About Iraq War Lies
On Sunday the London Independent newspaper published the words from a video confession with the Iraqi most responsible for false intelligence reports that...
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