The parents of 15 year old Lithuanian boy Arminas Pileckas have blasted Sweden and the Swedish media for cowardice in the face of the migrant threat, and for covering up the murder of their son. Arminas Pileckas, a native of northern
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally
A Conservative MP has warned that the inquiry into the Muslim Brotherhood ordered by David Cameron could backfire if the organisation ends up wrongly proscribed for terror links. Crispin Blunt, a former justice minister, said that any wrongful banning of
The latest verdict is in on ‘climate change’ – and the news is good. The planet is greening, the oceans are blooming, food production is up, animals are thriving and humans are doing better than ever: and all thanks to
A new survey by the polling company YouGov has shown that whilst 60 percent of Americans still support NATO, there are wide variations on which countries they believe the US should protect. Countries like the UK and France did well
Trinity College, Dublin have been criticised after deciding to remove a depiction of the bible from their 422-year-old crest, with one graduate calling it “political correctness gone totally mad”. The college decided to remove the bible as part of a
In last night’s debate on Britain’s membership of the European Union, Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister claimed that, “the total size of the European bureaucracy, this monstrous superstate Nigel Farage talks about is about exactly the same size as
The shock waves from Nigel Farage’s victory in both Europe debates could be felt across British politics. A Liberal Democrat spokesman had ceased to even claim victory, saying “although we are low in the polls, being able to move one
The BBC should give less airtime to sceptics of man-made global warming, and any government minister who questions climate change orthodoxy should “shut up or leave”, according to a committee of MPs. A report by the Commons Science and Technology
Malaysia’s Defence and Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein is under fire for agreeing with a tweet sent to him by a journalist that claimed the disappearance of flight MH370 was a ‘blessing in disguise’. Hussein’s “inappropriate comments” were prompted by
Facing the prospect of seeing his own Middle East peace initiative crumble, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry publicly begged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to rescue his own peace process. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Kerry “made a public appeal
Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg locked horns for the second and final time last night. The BBC played host, and all the polling seems to suggest that Farage walked away as the winner. James Delingpole presents five key take-aways from
New York City is set to challenge an epidemic of bootleg tobacco as a result of high taxes on cigarettes. The situation is similar to other areas of the world, where criminal gangs are finding themselves by selling cheaper tobacco
UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage won the second of the two debates on Britain’s membership of the European Union last night. The one-hour debate, televised live on both the BBC and Sky News. was organised ahead of the European
London police have arrested a 17-year-old boy over the disappearance of terror suspect Mohammed Ahmen Mohamed, who escaped after donning a burka in November. The BBC reports that the 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to breach a Terrorism
The reports have been running on both sides of the Atlantic: conservatives are mobilising in France and this may be the start of a French Tea Party Movement. But before American conservatives start to cheer and look for soul-mates across
Several hours after Mahmoud Abbas appeared on television to announce he was breaking off negotiations with Israel and the United States, John Kerry took to the microphones in Brussels to solemnly declare no such thing ever happened. “Let me make
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it was minded to force tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain standardized packaging and would hold a short consultation on the issue which could result in new regulations entering into force before May 2015.
Malaysia has warned that the mystery over the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may never be solved, as Prime Minister Najib Razak travels to Perth for talks on the search. Mr Razak is due to visit the Joint Agency Coordination
The Muslim Brotherhood has claimed that it will “openly engage” with the British Government’s investigation into the Islamist group, but has warned against what it called “any improper attempt to restrict its activity”. Prime Minister David Cameron announced an urgent
The reduction of the top rate of UK income tax from 50p to 45p, on earnings over £150,000, has led to an increase in the tax take. The tax cut was brought in at the insistence of the Conservatives, despite
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has swept the second European Union Referendum debate, defeating the Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister by a poll result of 68 percent to 27 percent. The YouGov poll was echoed even by the Guardian newspaper’s ratings,
A stolen still life painting by Paul Gauguin has been recovered after hanging on a Sicilian factory worker’s wall for 40 years. The Associated Press (AP) report that the worker bought the painting, along with another by Pierre Bonnard, at
