
Contents: Big losses expected Monday when Greece’s stock market reopens; Puerto Rico to default on Tuesday; Venezuela’s collapsing economy receives $5 billion from China; Venezuela in border dispute with Guyana; Turkey returns to war with the Kurdish PKK
by John J. Xenakis3 Aug 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Afghan Taliban in crisis over successor to Mullah Omar; Taiwan student commits suicide over ‘fine-tuning’ textbook controversy
by John J. Xenakis1 Aug 2015, 8:59 PM PST0

Contents: Hamas promises revenge for Palestinian baby burned to death; High tensions are reminiscent of prelude to last year’s Gaza war; Five ‘Hilltop Youth’ extremists charged with ‘price tag’ Church arson; Palestinian teen shot and killed by Israeli army near Gaza border fence
by John J. Xenakis1 Aug 2015, 4:11 AM PST0

Contents: Thousands of migrants in Calais France causing Eurotunnel crisis; Britain’s PM Cameron’s ‘swarm of migrants’ remarks causing outrage; Number of lone children migrants to Britain soaring
by John J. Xenakis31 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq killed in gunfight in Pakistan; Bizarre Mullah Omar death announcement seals fate of Afghan peace talks; Mullah Omar’s impossible conditions for Afghan peace talks
by John J. Xenakis30 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Iran blamed for terrorist bombing in Bahrain; Puerto Rico expected to default on Saturday; China’s government to continue buying stocks to stabilize markets
by John J. Xenakis29 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: US military says China is lying about its artificial islands; China state TV shows mock military attack on Taiwan; China faces nightmare political scenario with stock market plunge; Turkey-US ‘ISIS-free zone’ in Syria becomes increasingly controversial
by John J. Xenakis28 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad admits that regime army is in decline; Al-Assad announces general amnesty for Syria’s army deserters; Turkey invokes Nato article 4 with ‘territorial integrity and security’ threatened
by John J. Xenakis27 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Thousands of pro-Kurd demonstrators march in Paris; Turkey – PKK ‘peace process’ threatened by new Turkish war policy; Turkey bombs ISIS targets in northern Syria to set up ‘safe zone’; Arab News: Turkey is lying about the attack in Suruç
by John J. Xenakis26 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Turkey’s warplanes bomb ISIS and PKK strongholds in Syria; Commodities and world trade plunge, signaling stock market decline; China’s stock market partially ‘recovers’ after destruction
by John J. Xenakis25 Jul 2015, 6:32 AM PST0

Contents: Turkey’s politics become vitriolic after Suruç massacre; In major reversal, Turkey will let US use Incirlik to fight ISIS in Syria; Turkish soldier killed by ISIS in first gunfight across Syrian border
by John J. Xenakis24 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Riots and violence across Turkey after Monday’s suicide bombing in Suruç; PKK kills 2 Turkish police officers in retaliation for Suruç blast; Syria’s war comes to Turkey after Monday’s terror attack on Suruç; Greece’s parliament approves European lender reform demands
by John J. Xenakis23 Jul 2015, 6:02 AM PST0

Contents: Burundi’s president Nkurunziza continues to provoke Hutu-Tutsi tensions; Greece’s Tsipras lashes out at his own party as new vote approaches; Where will Greece’s 86 billion euro bailout come from?
by John J. Xenakis22 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Kurds blame Erdogan for ISIS terrorist attack in southeastern Turkey; Philippines reinforces grounded ship to challenge China in South China Sea
by John J. Xenakis21 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Car bombs target Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza; Possible rapprochement in the works between Hamas and Saudi Arabia; Greece’s banks to reopen at start of another stormy week
by John J. Xenakis20 Jul 2015, 6:03 AM PST0

Contents: Behind the scenes in the Iran nuclear deal; The Arab world is disintegrating into war; Saudi Arabia conducts major anti-terrorism sweep against ISIS; Massive bomb attack in Iraq market kills over 130
by John J. Xenakis19 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: China reacts harshly to Japan’s plans for ‘collective self-defense’; European officials prepare to negotiate Greece’s next bailout
by John J. Xenakis18 Jul 2015, 7:41 AM PST0

Contents: ISIS-linked terrorists sink Egyptian navy ship; Attack on Egypt’s navy boat comes amid plans for Suez Canal expansion; Both Greece and Germany in political disarray after IMF bailout statement
by John J. Xenakis17 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Greece approves harsh reforms as IMF throws Europe under the bus; Japan’s Shinzo Abe pushes ‘collective defense’ bill for vote; Mexico’s first ‘historic’ attempt to re-privatize oil industry flops
by John J. Xenakis16 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Arab views of Iran nuclear deal; Another Arab view of Iran’s nuclear deal; Generational Dynamics view of Iran nuclear deal; Congratulations to my readers for sticking with all this
by John J. Xenakis15 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Thousands die in sectarian herder-farmer clashes in Nigeria; Emotions running high over Eurogroup ultimatum to Greece; China cracks down on ‘peizi’ or ‘fund-matching’ stock market businesses
by John J. Xenakis14 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: France-Germany split over 3-day ultimatum to Greece leads to flared tempers; Eurogroup imposes harsh demands on Greece to remain in eurozone; China police crack down ahead of another volatile week in stocks
by John J. Xenakis13 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Pope Francis in Paraguay alludes to 1860s War of the Triple Alliance; Distrust of Greece dominates indecisive Eurogroup meeting on Saturday; France and Italy welcome Greece’s proposals
by John J. Xenakis12 Jul 2015, 5:21 AM PST0

Contents: Concerns are growing about China’s stock market crash; China’s stock market looks increasingly like America in 1929
by John J. Xenakis11 Jul 2015, 3:23 PM PST0

Contents: Both Greece and European leaders seem poised to compromise; UK advises all Britons to leave Tunisia
by John J. Xenakis10 Jul 2015, 6:05 AM PST0