
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pro-democracy activists vowed on Sunday to bring Hong Kong’s financial hub to a standstill after China’s parliament rejected their demands for the right to freely choose the former British colony’s next leader in 2017. The Standing
by Breitbart News1 Sep 2014, 1:21 AM PST0

DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Arabiya television on Sunday aired a video showing a man it said was a British oil worker kidnapped in Yemen in February. In the brief video, broadcast on Al Arabiya’s Hadath channel, the man appeared blindfolded
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 9:22 PM PST0

A suspected case of the Ebola virus has been discovered in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, a municipal official told AFP on Sunday. “So far it’s just a suspected case,” the official said. The Telegraph adds: The person fell ill
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 9:15 PM PST0

A 22-year-old man suspected of acting as a recruiter for jihadist groups in Syria has been arrested at an airport in the south of France, the interior ministry said Sunday. The man, who is said to be of Chechen origin,
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 9:12 PM PST0

Conservative lawmakers could pledge to support Britain leaving the European Union, irrespective of what powers are returned to London from Brussels, The Independent reports. The report underlines the growing pressure facing Prime Minister David Cameron as he contends with the
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 9:01 PM PST0

White children will be in the minority in England’s state schools by 2037, if current population trends continue. The Sunday Times is reporting that official figures from the Department of Education show that the number of school children of non-British
by Donna Rachel Edmunds31 Aug 2014, 8:43 PM PST0

Eurosceptic Conservative Party Member of Parliament Chris Kelly is to stand down in 2015, following rumours that he might have been the next MP to defect to UKIP after Douglas Carswell’s crossing of the floor earlier this week. Kelly, who
by Raheem Kassam31 Aug 2014, 1:36 PM PST0

An apparent schism is opening in the heart of Europe as Germany’s new Eurosceptic party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is tipped for a breakthrough result today as state election polling stations close in the East German federal freitstaat of Saxony.
by Oliver Lane31 Aug 2014, 12:32 PM PST0

A whopping 95 percent of respondents to a BBC straw poll have said that they think multiculturalism in Britain is a failure. The poll was taken yesterday morning during the BBC’s Saturday Morning Live show, and asked “Is multiculturalism working?” Just 5 percent said
by Donna Rachel Edmunds31 Aug 2014, 11:54 AM PST0

It is accepted that primary schools have increasing numbers of pupils, which causes all manner of problems, but what is frequently not referred to is why we have such a boom in numbers. And the answer is unlimited immigration into
by Paul Nuttall MEP31 Aug 2014, 11:41 AM PST0

Over 4,500 people thronged the streets of London outside the Royal Courts of Justice today to protest about the rise of anti-Semitism on the streets. The attendees carried banners reading “zero tolerance for antisemitism” and “prosecute hate before it’s too
by Donna Rachel Edmunds31 Aug 2014, 11:26 AM PST0

England and Spain have led a record breaking summer transfer market by Europe’s big five leagues worth well over $2 billion (1.5 billion euros, £1.2 billion), with more big deals looming before the window closes on Monday. Radamel Falcao and
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 11:12 AM PST0

British authorities funded a four-year-long intelligence operation in Nepal that led to Maoist rebels being arrested, tortured and killed during the country’s civil war, according to the author of a new book on Kathmandu. Launched in 2002, “Operation Mustang” targeted
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 11:04 AM PST0

London, August 31 – A man was charged with a religiously-motivated “assault by beating” on British MP George Galloway, British police said on Saturday. The BBC reported that the accused Neil Matterson 39 would appear in court on Monday. Galloway,
by Breitbart London31 Aug 2014, 8:24 AM PST0

North Korea Sunday slammed a new British TV drama series featuring its nuclear weapons programme, urging the British government to scrap the “slanderous farce” if it wants to maintain diplomatic ties. “Opposite Number” — a series commissioned by Channel 4
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 8:20 AM PST0

Former Financial Times Group chief Rona Fairhead is to become the first woman boss of the governing body of the BBC, which has been rocked by a string of paedophilia scandals, the government said on Sunday. Fairhead, 53, will replace
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 8:15 AM PST0

Iceland on Sunday raised the alert level near its largest volcano to red, the maximum value, after a new eruption in an adjacent lava field, meaning an air traffic ban around the Bardarbunga peak. The eruption happened shortly before 0600
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 7:40 AM PST0

Brussels, August 31 (QNA) – European Union (EU) Summit in Brussels chose Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the President of the EU Council to succeed Herman Van Rompuy. The EU leaders also named Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who
by Breitbart London31 Aug 2014, 7:38 AM PST0

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s domestic intelligence chief says he expects Islamic extremists who have traveled to Syria and Iraq will return and commit terror attacks. Hans-Georg Maassen told Deutschlandfunk radio on Sunday that there was an “increased abstract threat” of
by Breitbart News31 Aug 2014, 7:37 AM PST0

Given the various strands of British euroscepticism which have been developing across the political spectrum, also within UKIP, it is time to address certain popular myths which have been doing rounds. Firstly, the EU in its current post-crisis shape is
by Przemek Skwirczyński31 Aug 2014, 6:40 AM PST0

It’s the crime no one wants to take responsibility for. The same statements are trotted out time after time. “Missed opportunities” and “lessons have been learned” are the stock phrases we’ve grown tired of hearing from council officers and police
by Simon Danczuk MP31 Aug 2014, 6:01 AM PST0

Nigel Farage’s UK Independence Party (UKIP) has stormed into the lead in the British parliamentary constituency of Clacton – an area which will play host to a by-election soon following the defection and resignation of the sitting Member of Parliament
by Breitbart London30 Aug 2014, 9:44 PM PST0

Quite recently the Conservative Party tried to bully the head of the oldest (small-c) conservative think-tank in the country by sending a legal letter to its chairman. Benjamin Harris-Quinney was told by Conservative HQ’s hired goons that he was attempting
by Raheem Kassam30 Aug 2014, 9:21 PM PST0

Editors Note: From The Mail on Sunday. UKIP are set to win their first Commons seat with a landslide 64 per cent of the vote following the biggest swing in modern political history. Turncoat MP Douglas Carswell is set to
by Breitbart News30 Aug 2014, 9:08 PM PST0

The pro-independence ‘Yes Scotland’ campaign has been accused of coordinating ‘nationalist mobs’ to disrupt prominent pro-union events. Labour MP Jim Murphy made the claims after being forced to suspend a speaking tour of Scotland after he was targeted by angry
by Nick Hallett30 Aug 2014, 9:28 AM PST0