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Serbia Accuses Albania of Provocation after Brawl

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian officials accused Albania on Wednesday of a deliberate political provocation after a drone flew an Albanian nationalist banner over a stadium in Belgrade during a soccer match between the two Balkan rivals, sparking violence between

Serbia Accuses Albania of Provocation after Brawl

UEFA to Investigate Serbia-Albania Violence

LONDON (AP) — UEFA will open disciplinary cases on Wednesday against the Serbian and Albanian football associations over the fighting between players and fans that led to their European Championship qualifier in Belgrade being abandoned. The violence broke out after

UEFA to Investigate Serbia-Albania Violence

Catalonia Cancels Independence Vote

The controversial independence referendum in the Spanish region of Catalonia has been called off by the region’s President Artus Mas.  The non-binding vote was due to be held on the 9th November about the ‘political future of Catalonia’. Last month,

Catalonia Cancels Independence Vote

Reuters: David Cameron in Trouble

After Douglas Carswell’s historic win in yesterday’s Clacton by-election, the Reuters news agency says that Prime Minister and Conservative Leader David Cameron now faces a serious challenge in dealing with UKIP. With British voters becoming increasingly disillusioned with the mainstream

Reuters: David Cameron in Trouble

UKIP Wins First Westminster Seat with Landslide Carswell Victory

CLACTON-UPON-SEA, United Kingdom — The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) tonight took its first elected seat in the House of Commons following Douglas Carswell’s stunning defection and by-election in the Essex seat of Clacton-Upon-Sea. Shortly after the Heywood and Middleton

UKIP Wins First Westminster Seat with Landslide Carswell Victory

Spasm of Violence in Kashmir Worst in Years

DHAMALA HAKIMWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Iram Shazadi was making breakfast for her family when bullets started whizzing through her dusty Pakistani village just a half-kilometer (quarter-mile) from the Indian-controlled area of disputed Kashmir. Then a mortar shell fired by Indian

Spasm of Violence in Kashmir Worst in Years

Battered By Government, Lib Dems Search for a Voice

After four years as junior partners in the coalition government, the Liberal Democrats on Wednesday closed their final conference before May’s general election in a surprisingly optimistic mood despite dismal poll ratings. The centrist party won almost a quarter of

Battered By Government, Lib Dems Search for a Voice

Stay Out of the Courts, EU to Tell Turkey

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will criticise Turkey on Wednesday for failing to safeguard the independence of its judges and wants to have more discussion on rights in Ankara’s bid to join the European Union, according a senior EU

Stay Out of the Courts, EU to Tell Turkey

UKIP on Cusp of Winning First Parliament Seat

CLACTON-ON-SEA, United Kingdom – As he walks through the southeastern English seaside town of Clacton with a large banner for the anti-EU UK Independence Party under his arm, there is no doubt who 47-year-old builder Phil Drew will vote for

UKIP on Cusp of Winning First Parliament Seat

Latvians Hold Election in Shadow of Ukraine Crisis

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvians are choosing a new Parliament in an election overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal with resurgent neighbor Russia. The center-right coalition government, which welcomed the buildup of NATO forces in

Latvians Hold Election in Shadow of Ukraine Crisis

The Lost Boys and The Good Lie

I remember when they arrived, with little more than the clothes on their backs.  This is depicted sweetly in the new film, The Good Lie, opening October 3, when employment counselor Carrie (Reese Witherspoon) asks, “Did your luggage come down

The Lost Boys and The Good Lie

Cameron Gets Louder on Europe as Party Cracks Widen

Ahead of a general election which could prompt a referendum on Britain leaving the EU, Prime Minister David Cameron has become the latest Conservative leader struggling to hold his party together over Europe. Cameron has been hit by the defection

Cameron Gets Louder on Europe as Party Cracks Widen

Nuclear Bomb Number 2: Mark Reckless MP Defects To #UKIP

Conservative Member of Parliament Mark Reckless has this afternoon defected to the UK Independence Party in another surprise move by Nigel Farage’s political party. Reckless will “resign” his seat at the House of Commons and force another by-election, he has

Nuclear Bomb Number 2: Mark Reckless MP Defects To #UKIP

Catalonia Defies Spain by Calling Secession Vote

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The president of Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia on Saturday formally called an independence referendum, the latest secession push in Europe and one of the most serious challenges to the Spanish state in recent years.

Catalonia Defies Spain by Calling Secession Vote

Swearengin To CA GOP: Unity For Me, But Not For Thee

Last weekend at their state convention, the California GOP rolled out the red carpet for Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, the GOP nominee for State Controller. The opening night’s main event was a dinner banquet profiling the “Women of the GOP”

Swearengin To CA GOP: Unity For Me, But Not For Thee

Prime Minister Issues Humbling Apology to Queen

British Prime Minister David Cameron has apologised to the Queen for letting slip her delight at the result of the Scottish independence referendum. The Prime Minister was recorded earlier this week discussing the Queen’s reaction with former New York mayor

Prime Minister Issues Humbling Apology to Queen