HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday pelted Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying with objects including a glass of water, while others shouted and held up signs demanding democratic reforms in the former British colony. The incident within the
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel, host Megyn Kelly continued her series of interviews with former Weather Underground ringleader Bill Ayers. The latest installment featured Kelly moderating a debate between Ayers and Dinesh D’Souza,
On Tuesday, July 1, the 17th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to the sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China, some 500,000 residents of what since 1997 is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) marched through the
Chinese engineers are currently working on a $6.3 billion high-speed rail linking China with North Korea. The rail is one of three China plans to build to “bring North Korea closer into China’s economic orbit.” According to The Wall Street
On the occasion of the release of my E-Book on the James Bond film series–Bond Forever: A Film Buff’s Cinematic Analysis of the James Bond Series–I thought Breitbart readers would enjoy some thoughts on our expectations of masculinity in mass media, as portrayed
(AFP) Hong Kong police arrested more than 500 protesters at a sit-in early Wednesday following a huge pro-democracy rally that organisers said mobilised half a million people demanding the right to choose their next leader. The arrests came at the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Ukraine’s forces assault pro-Russian separatists as cease-fire ends China’s neighbors react to new South China Sea claims In face of China’s increased aggression, Japan reinterprets its constitution Ukraine’s forces assault pro-Russian separatists as cease-fire
A grandmother has been arrested on grounds of child endangerment and possession of drugs after her two-year-old granddaughter drank from the meth-laced tea she had left unattended. Cynthia Watson, 51, had been visiting from Oregon and staying with relatives in
The jihadists terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)– now trying to rebrand as simply the “Islamic State“– have released a new map that outlines the territory they aspire to conquer within the next five years. That
Inflation is soaring, and the Federal Reserve is looking away. It has printed trillions of dollars to save big banks from their financial crisis debauchery and to keep interest rates low to spur economic recovery, but those have not improved
HONG KONG (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents marched Tuesday through the streets of the former British colony to push for greater democracy in a rally fueled by anger over Beijing’s recent warning that it holds the
In today’s America, I can’t be both an economist and a liberal. Economists should be bound by facts and reason. And I can’t do that and embrace liberal positions on the minimum wage, climate change, and gender discrimination. Raising prices
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Sarajevo Serbs unveil monument to Gavrilo Princip, who triggered World War I. What could trigger another world war? The West African Ebola outbreak is now the worst in history. Sarajevo Serbs unveil monument to
(Reuters) – China has unveiled a new official map of the country giving greater play to its claims on the South China Sea, state media said on Wednesday, making the disputed waters and its numerous islets and reefs more clearly seem like
(Reuters) – China on Wednesday dismissed as a “farce” and a “smear” a vote by a United States panel of lawmakers to rename a Washington road in front of its embassy after imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. Republican Frank Wolf
For Chinese political dissidents fortunate enough to have a high profile, the Chinese government has manufactured a new way to keep them from causing communist officials any trouble: sending them off to vacations during key events dissidents would protest. The
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — After more than a decade of helping fight Islamic militants, the United States is disbanding an anti-terror contingent of hundreds of elite American troops in the southern Philippines where armed groups such as Abu Sayyaf have
Google announced yesterday that it will enter the domain name marketplace. With the release of over 1400 new top level domains, like .vote, .guru and .coffee, Google will be a competitor with companies also in the domain registration business that
Johnny Depp reportedly has earned around $350 million for playing the eclectic Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. That, combined with his steady film schedule, means he doesn’t need another gig. Yet Depp decided to add one
The U.S. economy is set to take off. Scarred by the financial crisis but on their feet again, consumers will lead the economy to growth in the range of 3 percent through the end of 2015. The Commerce Department reported
Corinne Hutton has become the first person in Scotland to receive a double hand transplant. Hutton, who lost her hands during a bout of pneumonia last year, will be receiving a donor’s human hands and is expected to almost immediately
Starting up a new film company is never easy. Industry veteran Jeff Robinov had two things in his favor. An impressive track record with ties to some of film’s heaviest hitters and the ears of Chinese investors. Fosun International Ltd
Saudi Crown Prince , Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud met Tuesday with British Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond and his accompanying delegation. Discussions during the meeting dealt with bilateral cooperation and
ESPN’s telecast of the United States men’s soccer team’s thrilling and heartbreaking 2-2 draw with Portugal on Sunday evening was the most-watched soccer match in U.S. history. When combined with the number of viewers on Spanish-language Univision, the match’s audience
July 28, 2014 will mark the 100th anniversary of World War I, the first truly modern war that nearly destroyed European civilization. This terrible conflict, one that the intellectual elite of the time said could not happen, opened the door
