
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has condemned protests that erupted on Friday near an asylum center in East Germany as “abhorrent” and “shameful.” Several police were injured in violent clashes later that evening, which are being blamed on the far
by Liam Deacon25 Aug 2015, 6:51 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: Greece’s Alexis Tsipras compares himself to the tragic Antigone; Furious European MEPs plan for humanitarian aid for Greece; Tunisia to build a wall and a moat along the border with Libya
by John J. Xenakis9 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

With the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker dampening expectations of a speedy resolution to the Greek economic crisis, analysts are again giving apocalyptic visions of the country’s future. PA reports Neil MacKinnon, global macro strategist at VTB Capital, setting out exactly how bad
by Sarkis Zeronian7 Jul 2015, 4:45 AM PST0

Contents: China says it’s finished building artificial islands in South China Sea; China tests hypersonic missile designed to defeat American missile defenses; Greece’s bitter PM Tsipras hurls ultimatums and insults at IMF
by John J. Xenakis17 Jun 2015, 6:15 AM PST0

Iran forces Afghans to fight in Syrian regime’s collapsing army; Debate over the number of European jihadists in Syria; Greece makes debt payment as even leftists lose sympathy
by John J. Xenakis13 May 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Greece makes one debt payment, wonders if it can make the next; Europeans reject more bailout money for Greece, for now; Jean-Claude Jüncker warns of Anglo-Saxon threat to eurozone
by John J. Xenakis7 May 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has dealt a wounding blow to David Cameron’s hopes of successfully renegotiating Britain’s EU membership. The former Luxembourg Prime Minister compared Britain’s membership of the political bloc to a doomed romance and suggested that now
by A.B. Sanderson19 Jan 2015, 2:47 AM PST0

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel may back down and agree to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s demands that EU migrants living in Britain should not be able to send child benefit payments abroad, sources within
by A.B. Sanderson23 Dec 2014, 8:42 AM PST0