“Merchant of Death” Trial Still Looms
The Russian parliament and media refer to him merely as a “Russian businessman.” But to much of the rest of the world, Viktor...
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EU Banks on More Control
“European Union regulators may get the power to overrule national banking authorities under plans to tighten banking supervision that are aimed at avoiding...
Read moreMore Belligerence From North Korea
North Korea’s belligerence has now extended to restarting its main nuclear reactor, declaring itself no longer bound by the 1953 Korean War armistice,...
Read moreNorth Korea’s Nuclear Saber Rattling
“One day after its nuclear test drew angry and widespread condemnation, North Korea continued to defy the international community on Tuesday by test-firing...
Read moreGeert Wilders Fights Courts on Free Speech
Geert Wilders, the Dutch politician who is fighting Islam's creeping takeover of Europe, has lost his appeal to stop the government from prosecuting...
Read moreIran Test-fires Missile With 1,200-Mile Range
IRNA, Iran's state-controlled news agency, quoted a statement made by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on May 20 that his country has test-fired the new...
Read moreBilderbergs Hold Annual Meeting in Greece
The highly secretive Bilderberg Group held its 2009 annual meeting from May 14 to 17 at a luxury resort in Athens, Greece. As...
Read moreAfghans Deny Zalmay Khalilzad to Have Top Kabul Post
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has denied a speculative report appearing in the New York Times for May 19 that Zalmay Khalilzad, who was...
Read moreCritics Rebuke Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI gave a speech at Israel’s Yad Veshem Holocaust Memorial this past Monday, during which he paid tribute to the Jewish...
Read moreEuropean Union Fines Intel $1.45 billion
The EU's European Commission imposed a fine of 1.06 billion Euros ($1.45 billion) on Intel Corporation on May 13, allegedly "for violating EC...
Read moreMexican Violence, Gun Controls
On the CBS television show Face the Nation on April 12, in an interview with Bob Schieffer, Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States...
Read moreObama Renews Sanctions on Syria
After months of initiatives and statements from the new Obama administration indicating it intended to reverse U.S. policy and reopen relations with Syria,...
Read morePapal Visit to Jordan Prompts Diverse Muslim Response
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Amman, Jordan, on May 8 at the beginning of an eight-day Holy Land pilgrimage. Besides Jordan, the pope’s...
Read moreSpreading Christianity in Dar al-Islam
If our military is any indication, it just may be true that there are no atheists in a foxhole. The armed forces have...
Read morePakistan Cracks Down on Taliban
Pakistani fighter jets and helicopters struck Taliban positions in the country's Swat Valley on May 7 as the military continued its offensive against...
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