TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader said Tuesday the western global powers will not be able to bring Iran to its knees in nuclear talks, his website reported. Speaking to a group of clerics, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Stephen Dillane and the Netherlands’ Bianca Krijgsman won the top acting prizes Monday night at the 42nd International Emmy Awards in which the honors were spread among eight countries. The highlight of the awards gala
At least two Britons are among around 15 Westerners fighting in Syria alongside Kurdish guerrillas against the Islamic State group (IS), according to British media. The Observer newspaper reported that Jamie Read, from North Lanarkshire in Scotland, and James Hughes,
After deciding to scrap nuclear power, Germany is pondering saying goodbye to coal, its biggest energy source but also its top polluter and main threat to ambitious climate goals. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is split on the issue, which pits
In an outrageous display on Lebanese television, Venezuelan member of the National Assembly Adel Al-Sughayar accused the Bush family of funding the rise of Adolf Hitler before World War II. Al-Sughayar, who serves in the National Assembly (he is described
(United Nations) – El Salvador is currently undergoing something the UN calls the Universal Periodic Review, a fairly new human rights process that looks at countries’ implementation of various human rights treaties. And even though no UN treaty mentions abortion,
Sir James Dyson, previously a strong supporter of Britain adopting the euro currency, has today said that he would vote to leave the EU. Dyson was one of the chairmen and chief executives of 20 FTSE 100 companies who signed
NEW YORK (AP) — A legend of film, theater and comedy in nearly equal measure, Mike Nichols was an unquestioned fixture of smart, urbane American culture across a relentlessly versatile, six-decade career that on stage or screen, reliably coursed with
Labour have joined the fight back against UKIP as they try to claim they will be tough on EU immigration. In an article for the Mail Online, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves claimed that Labour would ‘put fairness
The environmental group Sea Shepherd negligently dumped up to 500 litres of diesel into the Trinity Inlet in Cairns, Australia, because the crew didn’t have the correct manual for the boat they were operating, it has emerged. The climate website
A businessman, Mike Watts, who built the first private toll road in Britain in over 100 years to bypass road works, is set to lose out on any profit thanks to the local council who appear to have gone to
Germany’s Vice Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, has indicated that the country will abandon its commitment to reducing CO2 emissions by 40 percent by 2020, from a 1990 base level. In doing so he has won the ongoing clash with his own
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted Monday that Britain remain in the European Union, saying it was a vital gateway to the world for continental nations. Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will hold an in-or-out referendum on Britain’s membership
Oscar-winning film director Oliver Stone reportedly has his sights set on Shailene Woodley to play the female lead in his untitled drama about National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. Woodley, who rose to international prominence for her portrayal as the
Britain’s experimental badger cull has been a surprising success. Not that you’d guess this from any of the headlines in the papers. They’re all focusing on the official figures showing that for each 1,879 badgers shot by marksmen last year
The Philae lander on comet 67/P has sent back another burst of data back to the Rosetta mission in Germany before switching itself on standby. The device, which is about the size of a washing machine, has run low on
Below is the full text of Sir John Major’s speech in Berlin yesterday: Twenty-five years ago this week, the Berlin Wall came down. German was reunited with German – and an arbitrary and brutal division of Europe was, at last,
OAKLAND, California –Nearly 20,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses throughout Northern California took to the streets in protest on Tuesday and Wednesday, touting at least 30 agenda items, including calls for Ebola preparedness and complaints about staff cuts. Their goal: to bring
There has been much chuntering in the UK media this morning over the the announcement that the Army Reserve is planning to raise the age limit for recruiting ex regular soldiers from 45 to 52 and for specialist officers (like
The Conservative pledge to slow immigration appears to be on the rocks, and those who warned of a flood of economic migrants after work restrictions for new members was lifted at the start of the year have been vindicated after
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has tried to knock back calls for him to resign over the “Lux Leaks”, an investigation which revealed how Luxembourg arranged secret deals with hundreds of companies to avoid tax. At a bizarre impromptu press
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said at an international conference on anti-semitism on Thursday that “hatred of Jews” was on the rise once more in his country and across Europe, fueled by spiraling violence in the Middle East. Frank-Walter
The EU’s proposed transaction tax has once again reared its ugly head as Michel Sapin, the French finance minister, urged colleagues to strike a deal. Discussions at the European Finance Ministers’ meeting in Brussels resulted in Mr Sapin urging others
Judges in a landmark ruling have said EU migrants cannot expect to live off state handouts in another country if they cannot support themselves. In a decision which will be music to the Prime Minister’s ears after a rocky start
In Germany, authorities arrested ten men on suspicions of robbing churches and schools to fund the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), Ahrar al-Sham, and Jund al-Sham in Syria. The men, aged 22 to 58 years old, resided in Cologne, Siegen, Bergisch-Gladbach, Kreuztal,
Thousands of Germans marched in protest on Sunday against the possibility of the first hard-left government to rule a state since the collapse of the Berlin Wall exactly 25 years ago. Around 4,000 protesters, who carried candles in imitation of
Controversial EU President Jean Claude Juncker is facing calls to resign amid allegations he presided over tax tourism when he was Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Leaked documents seem to indicate that potentially illegal tax breaks were given to multinational corporations
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Vladimir Putin causes scandal with shawl for Xi Jinping’s wife European high court clamps down on ‘benefit tourism’ African football (soccer) federation expels Morocco over Ebola fears Vladimir Putin causes scandal with shawl for
The EU’s top court ruled on Tuesday that member states do not have to provide social welfare payments to EU citizens moving to their country solely to claim benefits. Charges that the European Union’s core freedom of movement principle has
Gun control is a tool that individual tyrants and various colonial rulers the world over have used to place—and keep—entire populations in a defenseless and subjective posture. Three examples that clearly illustrate the truth of this are Cambodia, China, and
BERLIN (AP) — The citizens of Berlin on Sunday released almost 7,000 balloons into the night sky, many carrying messages of hope to mark the 25th anniversary since the fall of the wall that once divided their city. The symbolic
Germans flocked to their reunified capital Sunday to toast the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall and swap memories of a night of “pure joy.” Huddled in wintry weather for a giant street party at the Brandenburg Gate, visitors
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Germany commemorates the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall The reunification of Germany Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev warns of a new cold war Germany commemorates the 25th anniversary of the
Russian President Vladimir Putin finds nothing wrong with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in World War II. This pact basically allowed Stalin to design what became the modern USSR after WWII. At the same time, Poland announced new defense strategies for a
LONDON (AP) — As the biggest-ever outbreak of Ebola continues to ravage West Africa, here are a few key numbers to get a handle on the epidemic: 13,042 and 4,818: According to an update this week from the World Health
Lena Dunham put a halt to her international book tour this past weekend after disturbing passages from her new memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, went viral and led to child molestation allegations. Dunham wrote on Twitter that her words, which were
Tensions between David Cameron and Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, continue as the battle of the budgets ploughs on. At a press conference in Brussels Mr Juncker said the Prime Minister had “problems with the other Prime
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan mob lynches Christian couple over alleged blasphemy charge Jordan recalls Israeli envoy as violence increases in Jerusalem Pakistan mob lynches Christian couple over alleged blasphemy charge Site of the brick kiln where the
According to an author on celebrity and media culture, the popular AMC crime drama Breaking Bad is making people curious about crystal meth. Breaking Bad illustrates the life of Walter White, a terminally ill high school chemistry teacher who produces and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Germany threatens Britain with EU expulsion over the migrant issue Mystery drones fly over France’s nuclear sites Germany threatens Britain with EU expulsion over the migrant issue Polish jobseekers boarding buses to the UK
