PARIS (AP) – Just three years ago, the euro was being praised as the can-do currency that had delivered unprecedented prosperity in Europe. Now, it’s widely derided as a hugely flawed experiment in the wake of a debt crisis that’s
Without a legal foundation akin to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing the rights of the minority and a separation of powers (and a predominance of the Western political philosophies that inspired the Constitution), will the results of the “Arab Spring” in
From Reuters: The line dividing Christians from Muslims that runs along a rocky valley in the central Nigerian town of Jos may not be visible to the eye, but it burns in the minds of local people. The mosque lies
Just in time for the Thatcher biopic “The Iron Lady,” Big Peace contributor Charles C. Johnson has an article in Tablet Magazine discussing why Margaret Thatcher was one of the Jews’ greatest friends. When asked about her most meaningful accomplishment,
From Reuters: Vladimir Putin softened his tone towards the protesters who have staged the biggest political rallies of his 12-year rule, saying on Wednesday he was ready for dialogue with Russia’s opposition but was at a loss for a leader
From the Washington Post: Lake Forest, Calif. — In 1980, Abraham Karem, an engineer who had emigrated from Israel, retreated into his three-car garage in Hacienda Heights outside Los Angeles and, to the bemusement of his tolerant wife, began to
Andrew Roberts (www.andrew-roberts.net) The mistake that the liberal media constantly make, especially for some reason in America, is assuming that when Britons are isolated in Europe, they are also uncomfortable. Yet since the 16th century it has almost always been
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An American man accused by Iran of working for the CIA could face the death penalty, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported Tuesday. In a closed court hearing, the prosecution applied for capital punishment, the report
MOSCOW (AP) — A ballistic missile that is to be a cornerstone of Russia’s nuclear arsenal has completed its rocky test program and will be commissioned by the military, President Dmitry Medvedev announced Tuesday during a meeting with military officers.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — When convoys of soldiers or federal police move through the scrubland of northern Mexico, the Zetas drug cartel knows they are coming. The alert goes out from a taxi driver or a street vendor, equipped with
Twenty-seven people were killed in terror attacks at churches across Nigeria on Christmas Day. Photo source: Reuters Reuters reports: Five bombs exploded on Christmas Day at churches in Nigeria, one killing at least 27 people, raising fears that Islamist militant
Merry Christmas to all! Peace on Earth, especially to the men and women in the U.S. and allied armed forces who protect it. May you return home in victory, safety, and honor.
(AP) PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea hailed Kim Jong Il’s son as “supreme leader” of the 1.2-million strong military, ramping up its campaign to install the young man as the next leader of the communist nation even as millions
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs and world leaders paid emotional tribute to Vaclav Havel on Friday at a pomp-filled funeral ceremony, ending a week of public grief and nostalgia over the death of the dissident playwright who led the 1989 revolution
After a U.S. troop withdrawal some criticized as premature, could Iraq experience the kind of instability and violence seen in South Vietnam in 1973? Or is this a last, desperate show of strength from a fading Al-Qaeda? BAGHDAD (AP) —
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69. Kim’s death was announced Monday by state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. Kim is believed to have suffered a
Playwright, president, and pundit Vaclav Havel died peacefully this morning at his home in the Czech Republic. He was a leading dissident in Soviet-dominated Czechoslovakia, a leader of the Velvet Revolution, and a founding father of the post-communist Czech democracy.
From Agence France–Presse: A US soldier accused of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks appeared in court Friday for the first time, with the defense immediately calling for the presiding officer to step down. Bradley Manning, a former intelligence analyst, is
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From McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON — With Dakota Meyer standing at attention in his dress uniform, sweat glistening on his forehead under the television lights, President Barack Obama extolled the former Marine corporal for the “extraordinary actions” that had earned him
PAKISTAN (AP) — Associated Press reporter, photographer and videographer Ishtiaq Mahsud spent six days with fighters from the Pakistani Taliban close to the Afghan border. His account of their travels through South Waziristan offers a look at an area that
BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian nurse who saved the lives of hundreds of American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge at the end of World War II was given a U.S. award for valor Monday – 67 years late.
From the Associated Press: HONOLULU — A group of Pearl Harbor survivors say they were disrespected by the crew of the CBS drama “Hawaii Five-O” during a visit to Honolulu’s National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The Denver-based Greatest Generations
From the Associated Press: Lynch with her daughter, Dakota MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jessica Lynch was just 19 when the world first saw her — a broken, blond soldier caught on combat video in Iraq, her face wearing something between a
From Der Spiegel: Life expectancy for people on a low income is shorter than it was a decade ago, a report in the regional German daily Saarbrücker Zeitung said on Monday. The report, which cited the German government’s response to
