
BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial orders dropped unexpectedly in September due mainly to weaker foreign demand, in a sign that Europe’s biggest economy may lose steam at the end of this year. Contracts for ‘Made in Germany’ goods were down
by Reuters5 Nov 2015, 5:21 AM PST0

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged travellers to Egypt to avoid the Sinai Peninsula and, noting suspensions to some airlines’ services to Sharm el-Sheikh, urged those affected to contact their tour operators or airlines. In an update
by Reuters5 Nov 2015, 5:11 AM PST0

One of the many Islamist factions borne of the Arab Spring, extremist group Ansar Bait al-Maqdis pledged allegiance to the Islamic State last year, becoming ISIS Sinai in the process. The British government yesterday released a statement confirming suspicions that a
by Oliver Lane5 Nov 2015, 4:59 AM PST0

Guy Fawkes Night has become a strange thing in Britain. What was once an important part of our collective cultural heritage – remembering the overthrow of the Gunpowder Plot where plotters attempted to murder the King and Parliament at a time
by Rachel Megawhat5 Nov 2015, 4:54 AM PST0

The Red Cups are now an anti-Christmas symbol, with Starbucks declaring their formerly Christmassy cups to be “holiday beverages” and shedding any sign of Christmas from them.
by Raheem Kassam5 Nov 2015, 3:07 AM PST0

The European Union (EU) is predicting that three million more migrants could arrive in the 28-nation bloc by the end of next year. More than 700,000 people have come to Europe seeking sanctuary or jobs so far this year, overwhelming
by Breitbart London5 Nov 2015, 2:44 AM PST0

SARAJEVO, Nov 5 – A Bosnian Muslim cleric was jailed for seven years on Wednesday for recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, under a new law aimed at stopping people joining militants in the Middle East. Husein
by Reuters5 Nov 2015, 2:07 AM PST0

European Union (EU) guidelines requiring the labelling of consumer goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank will be published next week. EU labelling of what it calls “settlement products” has been a contentious issue between Brussels and Jerusalem since 2012. The matter is
by Simon Kent5 Nov 2015, 12:28 AM PST0

A soldier has been attacked with a fence post by a migrant on the Austrian border, in yet another incident of migrant violence. The soldier from the 23rd Battalion of Vorarlberg was attacked on Monday afternoon while patrolling the Austrian border
by Nick Hallett5 Nov 2015, 12:17 AM PST0

The Czech Republic’s first five female “sexual assistants” specifically trained to provide paid services to disabled people have started work. The organisation ‘Bliss Without Risk’ (‘Rozkos Bez Rizika’ – R+R), which helps sex workers and promotes the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, trained the
by Sarkis Zeronian5 Nov 2015, 12:13 AM PST0

10 Downing Street issued a statement suggesting a bomb might have caused the destruction of a Russian plane that crashed over the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
by Mary Chastain4 Nov 2015, 11:59 AM PST0

(London, United Kingdom) – Students and police fought a running battle through the streets of Central London this afternoon, with dozens of arrests made. The angry young radicals were there to demand free further education, open borders and an end
by Liam Deacon4 Nov 2015, 11:45 AM PST0

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta stood down this morning, taking his whole cabinet with him following a nightclub fire at the weekend that killed 32. Although the link between a nightclub fire sparked by pyrotechnics and the government may not
by Oliver Lane4 Nov 2015, 11:00 AM PST0

Up to 70 migrants were involved in a violent clash at an asylum reception centre in Belgium yesterday. It was the latest in a series of such incidents which have taken place across Europe during the ongoing migrant crisis. The
by Sarkis Zeronian4 Nov 2015, 9:39 AM PST0

A researcher who accused former UN climate panel chief Rajendra Pachauri of sexual harassment has quit her job at the think-tank he formerly headed, alleging it treated her “in the worst possible manner”, reports said Wednesday. The 29-year-old woman in
by AFP4 Nov 2015, 9:28 AM PST0

Angela Merkel’s open-door immigration policy will lead to “civil war”, a senior member of the anti-mass migration Alternativ for Deutschland (AfD) party has said. Hansjörg Müller said Germany could end up a “banana republic without any government” if high levels
by Nick Hallett4 Nov 2015, 9:21 AM PST0

Three Syrian migrants have been injured in a fight with two Afghans in an asylum centre in the city of Mühlhausen in central Germany. Local paper Göttinger Tageblatt reports that the three Syrians, aged 15, 30 and 37, were physically
by Nick Hallett4 Nov 2015, 9:11 AM PST0

The Britain-hating, Islington, Lefty, Group of Extroverts (BILGE) is meeting tonight in North London to discuss how the United Kingdom should take more migrants. One presumes the Jeremy Corbyn-led cabal will swap out their singing of the Red Flag and replace
by Raheem Kassam4 Nov 2015, 8:59 AM PST0

Today Greece will send its first group of 30 migrants to Luxembourg – part of an extremely expensive European Union (EU) relocation plan – as the cost of the migrant crisis keeps on increasing. The aim of this strategy is to ‘ease
by Rob Comley4 Nov 2015, 8:05 AM PST0

China has shown the world how much it truly cares about global warming by burning significantly more dirty, carbon-unfriendly coal than it previously pretended. According to shock data released, without fanfare, by China’s statistical agency, its coal use has been about 17 per cent higher per
by James Delingpole4 Nov 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

Plans to establish extra-territorial holding and assessment transit zones for the hundreds of thousands of migrants coming to Germany have been rubbished by a leading Catholic bishop who compared them to concentration camps. Liberal churchman Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck, bishop of Essen
by Oliver Lane4 Nov 2015, 7:29 AM PST0

Syrian migrants being housed in a military base on sovereign British soil in Cyprus have staged a series of dramatic protests, demanding to go to Germany or the UK. The ‘refugees’ burnt their tents, self-harmed and threatened to kill themselves
by Liam Deacon4 Nov 2015, 7:27 AM PST0

A fisherman accused of helping migrants cross the English Channel from France is the latest in a growing number of French people turning to human trafficking. The government said this year alone nearly 200 networks operated by 3,000 people have been dismantled in
by Sarkis Zeronian4 Nov 2015, 7:17 AM PST0

The head of the European Union (EU) border agency Frontex has warned that over 800,000 people have entered the EU as “irregular” arrivals since the beginning of 2015 and more are on the way. Europe’s frontiers therefore need strengthening with more
by Simon Kent4 Nov 2015, 5:33 AM PST0

A beer manufacturer has released “the world’s first ‘non-binary, transgender beer’ designed to… champion inclusivity.” The product comes just weeks after the company was accused of “transphobia” for featuring men in women’s clothing in an ad campaign. Craft brewer BrewDog,
by Liam Deacon4 Nov 2015, 4:59 AM PST0