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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.

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

A new poll has shown support for Welsh independence has collapsed in the days following the Scottish referendum, and voter attitudes towards a number of other institutions including the Welsh Assembly and UKIP has also seen dramatic change. Interviewing over

The rise of the German Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party threatens to “paralyse” efforts to hold the Eurozone together, financial services company Standard & Poor’s has said. The party has seen its electoral support shoot up in recent months,

The communist state of Laos has categorically banned any online criticism of the government in a new set of laws that criminalizes speaking ill of the government on the Internet and any outlet that facilitates the publication of such online

The tiny European state of San Marino is to maintain its total ban on abortion. The country’s governing Grand and General Council voted to reject proposals to end the ban, and also decided against recognising same-sex marriages celebrated abroad. The

You Can Take Away Our Freedom, But You Can’t Take Away Our Whores! Episode 59 delivers final word on the battle for independence in Scotland as well as a fascinating look at the attack upon the $65 billion video game industry by

Britain’s main opposition Labour Party was on Monday debating how to win next year’s general election at its annual conference as it struggles to avoid divisions after Scotland’s independence referendum. The economy was centre-stage as finance spokesman Ed Balls delivered

A Survation poll has put Ukip support at the next general election on 23 percent, a mere seven points behind the Conservatives, and just eleven behind the Labour Party. The poll was conducted online on Friday on behalf of the

Nearly 25% of Americans, largely fueled by their anger toward the permanent political class in Washington, D.C., would consider secession.  According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released a day after voters in Scotland rejected an “independence referendum” by nearly 10 points, “23.9

This week Scotland voted “No Thanks” to independence, choosing in record numbers to remain part of the United Kingdom.  After a two and a half year campaign and a last-minute leap in the polls, Salmond and his party just missed

Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan for “English votes for English laws” is in trouble after Labour appeared to back away from the political truce that helped save the Union and persuaded Scotland to vote ‘no’ to independence. Following the ‘no’

Police struggled to control crowds in Glasgow’s City Centre last night as groups unofficially aligned with the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ sides of the Scottish Independence Referendum taunted each other in the streets. Twitter users reported that pro-union campaigners burned Scotland’s

Today’s resignation of Alex Salmond as First Minister of Scotland after his failure to secure independence in yesterday’s referendum opens up a leadership battle in the Scottish National Party (SNP). Here is our review of the potential candidates: Nicola Sturgeon

Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland has resigned. He is stepping down from both roles following the defeat of the Yes Scotland campaign for Scottish independence last night. Despite polls suggesting a near-tie,

President Obama issued a statement Friday morning after Scottish voters rejected a referendum to declare independence for the United Kingdom. On the day before the vote, Obama tweeted support for the United Kingdom, calling it “a force for good in

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The United Kingdom will stay united. Voters in Scotland resoundingly rejected independence in a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. But No to a break-up doesn’t mean a return to the status quo.

First the good news. Thanks to last night’s “No” vote in the Scottish referendum Britain has been spared the following: a run on the pound; the hasty exodus of Scotland’s finance industry; the premature death of UKIP; the gloating of

David Cameron has announced that plans will be brought forward to create a constitutional “settlement” for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland by January. He also said that all the promises of new powers for Holyrood made during the Scottish

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has welcomed Scotland’s vote against independence, saying it has avoided the “the serious economic, social, institutional and political consequences that separation from the United Kingdom would have brought.” The Spanish daily El País reports that

No sooner had the final results been declared than Labour leader Ed Miliband popped up at a victory speech alongside Alistair Darling, who ran the successful ‘Better Together’ (No) campaign against Scottish Independence. Instead of celebrating the victory for the

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday congratulated Alistair Darling, the man who spearheaded the campaign against Scottish independence, as partial results indicated Scotland had voted to stay in the United Kingdom by a clear margin. “I’ve spoken to Alistair

LONDON, United Kingdom – Scotland has voted to remain in the United Kingdom. In a result that will bring a sigh of relief to many in Britain, Europe and the wider world, the ‘No’ campaign is on course to win

Former Labour MP and Chairman of the Yes Campaign in Scotland, Dennis Canavan, appeared to state that Scottish independence is a means of advancing Socialism in Scotland in an interview on BBC 1 Oxford’s coverage of the Scottish independence vote.

They’ve played at huge professional and college athletic events. NFL halftime shows and Army-Navy pre-game performances are on their impressive resume. But Wednesday night, the patriotic rock band Madison Rising took the stage at the site of one of the

UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader and MEP Nigel Farage blamed British multiculturalism and political correctness for the number of British citizens fighting for ISIS and decried the Scottish independence movement as a “pack of lies” and a “lethal cocktail” of

On Thursday’s broadcast of “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel, 21st Century Fox chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch weighed in on the pending Scotland independence vote. According to Murdoch, should Scotland split from the United Kingdom,

(Reuters) – Soon after being shoe-horned into the top ranks of Zimbabwe’s ruling party, the wife of ageing leader Robert Mugabe has gained a PhD in orphanages, seen as the latest sign that she may be destined for high office.

Andy Murray may have won a gold medal for the United Kingdom at the 2012 London Olympic Games. But his endorsement of Scottish independence from the UK has made foes out of former fans. Huge day for Scotland today! no

GLASGOW, United Kingdom – As Scotland votes on independence, in a campaign led by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and a coterie of advisors, few can claim more influence than Member of the Scottish Parliament Humza Yousaf. Yousaf was recently

LONDON (Reuters) – British financial markets placed a raft of late bets that Scots would vote “No” to independence on Thursday, pushing the pound and Scottish-based stocks higher in the final hours of polling. Since a poll almost two weeks

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 18 (UPI) — On the surface, the players and interests in the 2014 Scottish referendum can be boiled down to the Scottish National Party and leader Alex Salmond versus David Cameron and the supporters of a unified

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom – Canvassers for the Better Together campaign have told Breitbart London they are seeing registered ‘No’ voters switching to ‘Yes’ on the doorstep. Although the picture is still hazy the movement has caused concern in the No

Claire Perry, Rail Minister for the British government, has warned the Prime Minister not to give Scotland ‘financial party bags’ if the country votes ‘no’ today. The normally ultra-loyal minister said that she was concerned that, in the event of

Newspapers declared Thursday a “day of destiny” in dramatic front pages streaked with blue, white and red as Scotland votes on whether to split from the United Kingdom. On a front page covered with the Union Jack, which may have

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The people of Scotland will decide on Thursday whether to end a partnership with the rest of the United Kingdom that has lasted more than 300 years. Here is a guide to Scotland as the historic