August 4, 2014 marks the 100 year anniversary of Germany’s military invasion of Belgium and the opening of the Western Front in WWI. As the great German war machine mobilized and smashed into the low countries on a collision course with
The deadly Ebola epidemic that has stricken Western Africa is triggering major civil unrest in Liberia, Monrovia, where individuals have taken to forming roadblocks and preventing government vehicles from freely moving through the city in an attempt to bring attention
Goldman Sachs and a group of top tier investment banks are about to buy Silicon Valley’s Perzo to directly compete with Bloomberg LP, their current vendor for institutional trader interface and messaging. Facing annual license costs per terminal of over
LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Heads of state and foreign dignitaries, including German President Joachim Gauck and his French counterpart Francois Hollande, are gathering at an Allied memorial to commemorate the start of World War I. In a spirit of reconciliation
On Saturday at Michigan’s “Big House,” a friendly soccer match between two of the world’s most storied franchises–England’s Manchester United and Spain’s Real Madrid–drew 109, 318 fans, which was a U.S. record. According to Yahoo Sports, “the previous record of
Author’s Note: This is my response to a recent three-part series by Jeff Lipkes devoted to my book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character at American Thinker. It is an open letter to the writer. This marks
With questions posed from BBC’s Kevin Rawlinson like “Can a lone blogger bring down a business? … In the online age, do bloggers wield too much power? … Or does the internet’s promise of freedom of speech trump businesses’ need for a way to
A 20-year-old couple in Aisne in northern France have been arrested and charged with child abuse after they posted a photo of themselves beating their baby on Facebook. Prosecutors say the incident, which may have left the child disabled, was
A book denounced as jihadist propaganda and as inciting violence has caused uproar after it was revealed that it was on sale in 1,000 supermarkets in France. The leading centre-right newspaper Le Figaro says that “incitement to jihad or the
Cardinal Philip Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon, travelled to north Iraq to meet with Christian refugees, who were expelled from Mosul. The Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, purged Mosul of all its Christians and imposed Sharia law. Archbishop Barbarin was
A Frenchman suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting in May at the Jewish Museum in Brussels was charged Wednesday with “murder in a terrorist context”, the Belgian prosecutor’s office said. Mehdi Nemmouche, 29, who spent more than a year
The French government has said it is ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians forced to flee their homes by jihadist death threats. Many Christians have already been forced out of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where the Christian
Are The United Nations and the NY Times Guilty of Incitement to Genocide? Should they be held in any way accountable for the incitement against Jews and Israel that is erupting globally? I am asking this question seriously. Yes, I
PARIS (AP) — Vincenzo Nibali put his lungs and legs to work one last time, marching up to the winner’s podium of the Tour de France and sighing deeply before the Italian anthem echoed over the Champs-Elysees. Chants of “Vin-cen-zo!”
LONDON (AP) — An arms embargo against Russia would be little more than symbolic because Russia is largely self-sufficient in supplying its armed forces, a report argued Sunday. European Union countries exported $583 million of military equipment to Russia last
PERIGUEUX, France (AP) — Vincenzo Nibali confirmed he will win the Tour de France and two Frenchmen will join him on the podium after a dramatic penultimate stage on Saturday. After his remarkable deeds in the mountains, Nibali finished the
More than half of jobs in the 28 member states of the European Union are at risk of computerisation, according to a study published by Breugel, a Brussels-based think tank. The research suggests “that new advances in technology will primarily
BERGERAC, France (AP) — Ramunas Navardauskas of Lithuania led a late breakaway in a downpour to win the 19th Stage of the Tour de France on Friday after hitching a ride with his Garmin-Sharp teammates. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali retained the
Police in Calais have discovered what French news media are calling un véritable arsenal de guerre – a veritable arsenal of war — on board a London-bound bus. A Eurolines bus left Amsterdam bound for London via Calais on Tuesday
Whatever your position on the Ukraine crisis, it has exposed the utter impotence of the EU and the fatal flaw behind the concept of the European super-state. The sanctions that EU leaders have threatened to impose – when they can get
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked parliament to pass a vote of confidence in the government on Friday after the shock resignation of premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk piled political uncertainty onto the crisis wracking the country. Yatsenyuk quit in protest Thursday after
Don’t play in traffic. Keep an eye on oncoming vehicles. Look both ways before before stepping into the street. Simple parental wisdom seems lost on the dumb people wielding smart phones at the Tour de France. As technology advances common
A large crowd of Christians and supporters gathered in front of the French Parliament building yesterday to express support for the native Christian Assyrian communities of Iraq, currently under siege by the Sunni jihadist group Islamic State. Joining them were
ARGELES-GAZOST, France (AP) — Vincenzo Nibali has won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, emphatically stamping his dominance on the race in its last mountain leg with a solo breakaway on the day’s last climb. After setting off
The economic situation in France is “catastrophic” and “if France were a company, it would be close to liquidation,” Pierre Gattaz, head of Medef, the employers’ federation, said this week. “There are no signs of recovery,” he said. Among other
