UN calls for ‘billionaires tax’ to help world’s poor
The United Nations on Thursday called for a tax on billionaires to help raise more than $400 billion a year for poor countries. An annual lump sum payment by the super-rich is one of...
Category: Europe
Devaluing the Pound Isn’t a Solution, It’s Default
Greece’s inability to devalue its currency is often cited as a reason for the extreme economic pain its citizens are enduring, and many commentators say the country should return to the drachma to restore...
Deputy Prime Minister backs gay marriage in churches
Homosexual couples should be allowed to marry in churches, Nick Clegg has insisted – in an open breach with Government policy. The Deputy Prime Minister made clear that David Cameron’s promise to exclude religious...
Is militarization of the London Olympics increasing safety?
(multimedia) London Olympics are drawing closer and with it are promises for a safe and terror-free environment for visitors and Londoners alike. But there are growing concerns that the proposed maximized security measures are not...
Trio of top central banks leap into action in sign of alarm
(Reuters) – China, Europe and Britain loosened monetary policy in the space of less than an hour on Thursday, signaling a growing level of alarm about the world economy, although suggestions of coordinated action were...
Six arrested in London anti-terror operation
Five men and a woman suspected of terrorism offences have been arrested in London as part of an intelligence-led investigation involving MI5. One of the six, who are aged between 18 and 30, was...
Could UN arms treaty infringe on US Constitution?
(multimedia) Will this agreement take away Americans rights? The UN seeks regulation of gun sales on an international level, and the ideology is supported by the Obama administration.
France: Sarkozy sites searched in campaign finance probe
(CBS/AP) PARIS – French investigators searched former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s home and office on Tuesday as part of a probe into suspected illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the L’Oreal cosmetics heiress,...
UK Exam boards are creating race to bottom
The current system has created “perverse incentives” in which multiple examiners strip content out of syllabuses, stage training seminars for teachers and sell textbooks packed with exam tips to help schools inflate their overall...
Norwegian trained by al Qaeda to blow up U.S. plane
(multimedia) U.S. intelligence sources say al Qaeda has trained a Norwegian man to blow up an American airliner this summer. John Miller speaks to the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts about the hunt to find...
