The majority of French people would like to see Britain ejected from the EU rather than see London’s demands for renegotiation met by Brussels, a new poll has found. The opinion is unique amongst the countries polled, as even the
Injured troops from around the world are to do battle in London this week at Prince Harry’s Invictus Games, which get under way Wednesday with a vibrant opening ceremony. The prince, a British army captain who served two tours in
Two Austrian schoolgirls have been stopped as they attempted to travel to Syria to join jihadist group ISIS. The girls, both of whom were born in Austria, have said that they planned to go as they didn’t like Austria, The
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Jean-Claude Juncker, the incoming president of the European Commission, handed key economic and financial responsibilities to French and British members of a restructured, 28-strong team he unveiled on Wednesday. Former French finance minister Pierre Moscovici was given
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest far-right party, which once fueled fears of a neo-Nazi surge, is now in the doldrums. While some other European countries are seeing a rise in the far right, National Democratic Party was last week booted
The bill is coming due for ObamaCare and it’s a whopper. According to Medicare Care’s own actuaries, U.S. health care spending is about to skyrocket. Federal meddling in what was once the finest and most cost-effective health care system on
The 120,000 European Citizens living in Scotland “may hold the key to breaking up Britain”, the Mail has reported. All Scottish residents, including 33,000 Poles, 13,000 Germans and 4,000 French migrants will be entitled to vote in the referendum on
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested a Ukrainian national suspected of sabotage at the country’s sole nuclear power plant, an Iranian newspaper reported on Sunday. The report in the Hamshahri daily said the “Ukrainian expert” was affiliated with
Parts of Scotland are ‘getting like Northern Ireland’ as English residents are intimidated, abused, and subjected to violence as the independence referendum comes to its final twelve days and separatist rhetoric reaches fever-pitch. A report by the Daily Mail adds
Residents of the German city of Wuppertal have expressed concern after a group of young radical Islamists started taking to the streets late at night, trying to deter revellers from drinking and gambling. The self-styled “Sharia Police” have been patrolling
Three security operators who were in Benghazi, Libya on the night of the September 11, 2012 terror attacks that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens said they knew the US consulate was not well-protected and told officials there “you
The World Health Organization has released a controversial study claiming that North Korea has the second-highest suicide rate in the world, with almost 10,000 people taking their lives in the oppressive dictatorship in 2012. Many question state statistics, however, as
The only difference between acts of barbarianism shown by Islamic extremists today and those exhibited by German and Japanese soldiers seventy-five years ago is that today we see them in real time. What the Germans did to the Jews in
Every other year since 1927 on the cusp of Summer and Fall, the best golfers in Europe sharpen their nine irons and square off against the best golfers in the USA and battle it out in the Ryder Cup tournament.
The Bank of England is set to keep interest rates at a record-low 0.50 percent this week, as it eyes slowing inflation before next year’s election, analysts say. Both Britain and the separate eurozone are worried about unduly low inflation,
The Inspector General has determined that the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan needs to provide better accountability and transparency over the aid it receives from the U.S. In 2013, Afghanistan received $15 billion in U.S. assistance, and congress has just approved
Seventy-five years to the day after it was invaded and nearly wiped off the map by Nazi Germany, today’s Poland is more peaceful, united, and powerful than it has been since the late medieval glory days of her fabled 16th
LONDON (AP) — English Premier League clubs spent a record 835 million pounds ($1.38 billion) on players during the summer transfer window, almost twice as much as any of Europe’s other top leagues. A study by football finance expert Deloitte
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has pledged weapons and ammunition to Iraqi forces battling the threat of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. He issued a statement saying: The United States government has requested that Australia help to transport stores of military
The running global battle between traditional, unionised taxi drivers and insurgent chauffeur service Uber continues apace as a court battle in Frankfurt has foisted a nationwide ban on the company, with a €250,000 fine if they continue to accept bookings.
Britain will lead a new cybercrime task-force that brings together the UK’s National Crime Agency, the FBI, Interpol, and Germany’s Federal Police to combat serious organised online crime, following the precedent set by previous successful cooperation in taking down the
Switzerland said Monday that it had completed a programme to pay Britain and Austria hundreds of millions of euros in settlements for past tax-dodging by their citizens. In a statement, the Swiss tax administration said that London had received a
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has told lawmakers that it’s in Germany’s interests to arm the Kurdish fighters who are battling Islamic extremists in Iraq. The government decided Sunday to send 16,000 assault rifles, millions of rounds of ammunition,
On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany attacked Poland–beginning a series of attacks and invasions that would result in the fall of Poland and the start of World War II. Adolf Hitler wanted to conquer Poland because of territorial relationships with
By midnight August 31, 1939, more than one and a half million German troops had secretly taken up their final positions on the Polish border in preparation for their ordered invasion that was to commence at dawn. The last barrier
