(Reuters) – Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday defended his country’s sale of arms to Syria and accused the United States of supplying rebels with weapons to fight against the government. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
The European Union was created to avoid repeating the disasters of the 1930s, but Germany, of all countries, has failed to learn from history. As the euro crisis escalates, Berlin should remember how the banking crisis...
European finance officials have discussed limiting the size of withdrawals from ATM machines, imposing border checks and introducing euro zone capital controls as a worst-case scenario should Athens decide to leave the euro. EU...
(Reuters) – Raising the stakes in Europe’s debt crisis, Austria’s finance minister said Italy may need a financial rescue because of its high borrowing costs, drawing a furious rebuke on Tuesday from the Italian prime minister....
(multimedia) Spanish miners cut off a highway, use homemade rocket launchers in the northern province of Asturias on Tuesday as part of nationwide strike action by unions opposed to government cuts. (June 12)
The United States blocked Israel’s participation in the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) first meeting in Istanbul on Friday, despite Israel’s having one of the most extensive counterterrorism experiences in the world. Israel was excluded...
What is the real cost of the U.S. government’s nearly $16 trillion debt? “The debt crisis is likely bigger than you think,” a new report issued last week by Deloitte, one of the world’s largest accounting...
European leaders have long insisted they will do everything to save the euro. Now, a plan is forming that would dramatically change the architecture of the European Union. Brussels would be granted a significant...
(Reuters) – In the early years of China’s rise to economic and military prowess, the guiding principle for its government was Deng Xiaoping’s maxim: “Hide Your Strength, Bide Your Time.” Now, more than three...
(multimedia) Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, goes on Fox News’ America Live with Megyn Kelly to discuss the Obama Administration’s definition of new ‘green jobs.’ Speaker...
