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Bilderberg-picked EU Leader Van Rompuy Calls for Global Governance With Russia

At the conclusion of the EU-Russian Summit on December 21, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy repeatedly called for progress toward the goal...

William F. Jasper December 27, 2012

Egypt’s Big Government (Islamic) Constitution Goes Into Force

Thomas R. Eddlem December 27, 2012

Egyptian voters adopted a big-government constitution in a national plebiscite December 15, and it went into force December 26, according to Reuters wire...

Russia’s Parliament Passes Ban on U.S. Adoptions

Dave Bohon December 26, 2012

Nearly 50 Russian children who are about to be adopted by U.S. families may be stuck in overcrowded orphanages if Russian President Vladimir...

In U.K., Freedom of Speech and Press Hang in the Balance

Alex Newman December 26, 2012

British subjects have never had the broad protections for freedom of speech or the press that American citizens take for granted as guaranteed...

U.S. Pastor, an American Citizen, Imprisoned in Iran

Dave Bohon December 21, 2012

A 32-year-old Iranian who is a U.S. citizen and a Christian pastor is being held in prison in Iran, and is expected to...

Pro-life Activist, 81, Persecuted in U.K. as Liberty Wanes

Alex Newman December 19, 2012

Longtime pro-life campaigner Edward Atkinson, 81, was handed a three-month suspended jail sentence for his activism against abortion in September, and it was...

U.K. Euthanasia Expands from Elderly to Infants

Michael Tennant December 18, 2012

A controversial end-of-life care pathway already known to be killing thousands of elderly patients in U.K. hospitals is now being used to euthanize...

Despite Arrest of Prime Minister, UN Plot to Invade Mali Advances

Alex Newman December 17, 2012

Despite the arrest of “interim” Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra in the capital of Mali by rebellious troops last week, and the subsequent...

Obama Surrounds Syria with U.S. Troops; Regional War Nears

Alex Newman December 17, 2012

In a move that analysts said put the U.S. government even closer to overt military intervention in Syria and potentially a broader regional...

New Evidence Shows Mandela Was Senior Communist Party Member

Alex Newman December 13, 2012

Despite decades of Nelson Mandela denying that he was an official member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) during his Soviet-backed war...

U.K. to Move Ahead With Legalizing Same-sex Marriage

Dave Bohon December 13, 2012

Under legislation planned for early next year, same-sex marriage will be legalized in the U.K., with the Church of England and other religious...

Religious Freedom Under Assault in U.K., Christians Say

Alex Newman December 12, 2012

The government of the United Kingdom is under fire from Christian organizations, churches, and activists for refusing to recognize the right of Christians...