Friday is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings of Allied troops in Normandy, the largest amphibious invasion in history and a turning point in World War II. Here are some of the events planned around the United States and
Following its stunning victory in the European elections, Britain’s anti-EU party is targeting a first parliamentary seat, starting with Thursday’s by-election in central England. The prospect of a UKIP victory in the market town of Newark is sowing panic among
Yuri Kochiyama, a political and social activist who triggered reparations being paid to Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II, died in Berkeley, California on Sunday at the age of 93. Kochiyama’s most famous moment came when she held
Parents are winning the battle against Common Core federal education standards. Not only are states leaving the program; politicians who support Common Core have felt the heat in recent elections. Michelle Malkin says the defeat of several Common Core supporters
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s King Juan Carlos, who led Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy but faced royal scandals amid the nation’s near financial meltdown, announced Monday he will abdicate in favor of his son, making way for a “new
On Friday, Gov. Jan Brewer (R) announced that Arizona will withdraw from the increasingly controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), a Common Core test consortium, of which it is a governing state. As azcentral.com reports,
East Ukraine is a mess, and now it is taking a toll on religions. Catholic Bishop Marian Buczek said Catholics are too scared to attend Mass in Donetsk and Luhansk. “Local Catholics are living in conditions of great danger —
Following last week’s local elections, 32 local councils were left with no one party able to control the council. Of these, a fifth (seven councils in total*) would have a working majority if UKIP and Conservatives were able to come
Box Office: ‘Maleficent” Surges, “A Million Ways to Die in the West” Aims for $20 Million The Thursday night numbers are in. Disney’s “Maleficent” hauled in an impressive $4.2 million, which is even better than the awful Disney blockbusters “Alice
The founder and president of the Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) says he was “shocked” at some of the ideas presented in Politico‘s recent magazine piece by Randall Balmer entitled “The Real Origins of the Religious Right.” Rev. William
Footballer Joey Barton, who will appear on tonight’s BBC Question Time, has praised the UK Independence Party and said that its rise is due to the Conservative Party’s failure to “get its act together”. The Queens Park Rangers player who
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond was yesterday forced to admit that an independent Scotland could find itself deeper in debt than the rest of the UK after he had to ditch the oil revenue forecasts on which his plans for
(AFP) Egypt’s ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was headed on Thursday for an overwhelming victory in a presidential election touted as a plebiscite on his ouster of the elected Islamist leader last year. With almost 15 percent of polling stations
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country’s presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout, but few people trickled to the polls Wednesday even after the balloting was extended for a third day. A low turnout
(Reuters) – Britain’s major cinema chains have banned all adverts on the Scottish independence referendum after customers inundated them with complaints, the Guardian reported late Tuesday.
Historically, there were two ways to get rich: hard work and inheritance, apart from hitting the jackpot or robbing a bank of course. Now, in a world of ethically challenged public servants, there is another way – public service. Inheritance,
The German wife of British eurosceptic leader Nigel Farage revealed Tuesday she fears his pub-loving lifestyle is taking its toll on his health, and defended her role as his taxpayer-funded secretary. Kirsten Farage, wife of the leader of the UK
A senior Conservative has claimed that the election count in Tower Hamlets was an “omnishambles” mired in “arguments, threats and chaos”. According to the Evening Standard Cllr Peter Golds said that in one ward there had been a 21 per cent
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is confirmed to be in attendance for the inauguration of India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This marks the first time since their independence in 1947 that the head of state of one of the
This article originally appeared in the Daily Beast In 1884 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. gave a remarkable speech in which he explained how grief and memory for the fallen dead unite the nation on Memorial Day. Memorial Day got off
Nigel Farage went on the offensive today as victory celebrations turned into a series of pledges to keep up the UKIP “momentum”. In a short speech in Westminster the UKIP leader told a packed room of journalists that his party
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has announced that the UK Independence Party will appoint a shadow cabinet of sorts following UKIP’s historic European election win last night. Speaking at a press conference in Westminster, Farage said that there was a fair
NEW DELHI (AP) — India deployed sharpshooters and security forces around the capital Monday as Narendra Modi prepared to be sworn in as prime minister in a ceremony attended by a slew of foreign dignitaries — including the prime minister
Despite last night’s successes for the UK Independence Party, a bad taste may stick in the mouth regarding an attempt to hijack UKIP voters by a disgruntled ex UKIP representative. Documents seen by Breitbart London reveal that upon discovering that
The UK Independence Party are on course to win the European Elections in the UK in what looks set to be a historic victory for the insurgent anti-EU party. With the majority of UK regions having declared their results, at
UKIP leader Nigel Farage promised a political earthquake, and that was what he delivered across the United Kingdom in the European elections. But tonight’s result may not have been as much of a success as it could otherwise have been
Italy’s Five Star Movement, led by the raucous comedian Beppe Grillo who has denounced the EU-supporting social-democratic Prime Minister Renzi as “a little moron,” has joined the surge of eurosceptic parties across the European Union. According to @electionista, an average
We love Texas-her independence, her strength, and the way of life possible in the Lone Star State, but the political ruling class that US Senator Ted Cruz fights in Washington, D.C. is alive and well in Austin. Political establishment elites
The Conservative party was braced for a difficult Sunday night amid expectations it will lose to the UK Independence party in the European elections. On Friday there was discomfort for Labour leader Ed Miliband, after Ukip took about one in five votes
HANOI (Reuters) – A Vietnamese woman carrying banners denouncing China’s claim to most of the South China Sea died on Friday after setting herself on fire in front of a landmark in the country’s largest city, local government officials said.
Geert Wilders and his right-wing, anti-euro Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) may not have done as badly in Thursday’s elections to the European Parliament as the first exit polls suggested. Reuters reported on Thursday evening that an IPSOS exit poll on
The Daily Telegraph reports that the main parties of British politics have been rocked an “Earthquake” following strong gains for the insurgent UK Independence Party: David Cameron has said he shares the “frustration” of voters who have shaken the mainstream
The three main political parties of British politics faced a disappointing night at the local elections after the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) made gains right across the board. As results from 161 of the local authorities in Britain continue
The crazy bastards only went and did it. Despite a concerted slur campaign against it, the UK Independence Party has triumphed at the local council elections, stealing dozens of seats from the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. Once all
Ukraine will vote for a new president on Sunday, May 25, and residents in east Ukraine are facing intimidation and threats as the date draws near. Regions in Donetsk Oblast, including Donetsk and Luhansk, voted for independence from Ukraine on
Newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has officially invited Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Modi’s inauguration ceremony, according to India’s victorious Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BBC reported that this is believed to be the first time an olive
Undercover journalist James O’Keefe released his latest video featuring a sting operation to expose Hollywood environmentalists. The video features an undercover journalist from Project Veritas posing as “Muhammad,” a member of a Middle Eastern oil family, offering $9 million in
An opinion poll out at the weekend could mean disappointment for the German socialist euro-fanatic Martin Schulz who wants to be the next president of the European Commission. A TNS poll reported in EU Observer shows that the centre-right parties
Pro-Russian forces are now in control of all major government buildings in Luhansk, Ukraine. The rebels captured the police headquarters Sunday after several “aggressive” women reportedly broke through the large iron gates. Photo: The Kyiv Post The Kyiv Post reported:
Ukraine’s presidential elections are Sunday, May 25, and two candidates have already felt resistance from Russia and pro-Russians in Ukraine. Moscow upheld an order to freeze the accounts of leading candidate Petro Poroshenko’s chocolate business, and rebels burned down Sergiy
