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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says six U.S. F-15 fighter jets have arrived in Lithuania to bolster air patrols over the Baltics as the stand-off over Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine continues. A U.S. warship is also now in the

AMSTERDAM (AP) — On any given evening, thousands of tourists stroll down the narrow canal-side streets of Amsterdam’s famed Red Light District, gawking at ladies in lingerie who work behind windows, making a living selling sex for money. Now a

United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron wants to stop providing benefits to immigrants who do not speak English. He wants to cut the country’s welfare expenditures. The Prime Minister reportedly wants to stop printing welfare literature in foreign languages and

BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson is lashing out at his own company for what he calls “terrible mistakes” in covering the UK’s internal immigration debate. The network, he alleges, decided on its own that concerns about large influxes of immigrants

NBC’s new show, Dracula, kicked off this Friday.  As someone loathe to turn down a horror film or show, I tuned in. Sure, we’ve had more than enough of vampires but… what the heck? My enjoyment, however, was short-lived. First,

BUCHAREST (AFP) – On Tuesday, a Romanian man who admitted to stealing works by Gauguin, Monet and Picasso, threatened to sue the Dutch museum that housed the works claiming that the robbery was too easy. Radu Dogaru is one of six

PARIS, Sept. 27 (UPI) — The latest French government crackdown on the Roma communities in France has drawn protests from rights advocacy groups but not from the European Union itself, which is usually quick on the draw over any human

(AP) 8 die, hundreds evacuated in Romania floodingBy ALISON MUTLERAssociated PressBUCHAREST, RomaniaEight people have died and hundreds have been evacuated in remote eastern Romania as torrential rains caused flash flooding, officials reported Thursday. Authorities said some 700 houses were flooded

(AP) Federer loses to Robredo in 4th round of US OpenBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Tennis WriterNEW YORKRight from the start, Roger Federer looked very little like, well, the Roger Federer who routinely reached the final weekend at Grand Slam tournaments. In

This is the fifth and final part in a series based on the new book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character (St. Martin’s Press) by Diana West. On March 3, 1945, under prodding from both the senior

The European Union on Tuesday restricted the use of the insecticide Fipronil, the latest move to protect honey bees after a May ban on three other insecticides. The ban on the insecticide produced by Germany’s BASF was agreed by 23

Lieutenant General Ion Mihai Pacepa writes in his new book “Disinformation,” that the most severe damage the former Soviet Machine inflicted on the West was the disinformation campaign perfected by Yuri Andropov, former head of the KGB. Andropov was a

Croatia on Sunday stages celebrations to mark its historic entry into the European Union as the bloc’s 28th member, almost two decades after the end of the Balkan state’s bloody war of independence from the former Yugoslavia. Symbolically, at midnight

(AP) Blinking skirts, fake tans: It must be EurovisionBy MALIN RISINGAssociated PressMALMO, SwedenFlashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: Welcome to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The televised extravaganza, with an audience of 125 million worldwide, is now in its

In the final moments of Beyond the Hills, a passing bus splashes dirty slush onto the windshield of a police van. The van’s wipers smear the grimy water across the windshield. It’s one of the more exciting moments in a

Proceedings against a German safety standards firm that gave defective breast implants the all clear kicked off Friday in France, with millions of euros claimed in damages. TUV Rheinland had certified that implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) conformed

(AFP) – The United States is ready to abandon the final phase of its European missile defense system, a US official said Saturday, in a move that could revive arms control talks with Russia. As part of plans announced Friday

By SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONBritish authorities on Tuesday raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing company suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers, shutting them down and seizing all the meat found. It was the first time

Jews of European origin are a mix of ancestries, with many hailing from tribes in the Caucasus who converted to Judaism and created an empire that lasted half a millennium, according to a gene study published on Thursday. The investigation,

Troubled Bank of Cyprus, the island’s largest lender, issued a profit warning on Thursday, saying its 2012 results would be a lot worse than last year’s due to increased provisions for bad debt. BoC said that the group’s results for

132 websites were seized on Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and European officials for allegedly selling counterfeit merchandise. The seizures were timed for “Cyber Monday” because that is the day many online retailers offer great discounts and promotions.  This

The Americans lived up to their considerable hype and then some Tuesday night, routing silver medalist Russia and everybody else on their way to their first Olympic title in women’s gymnastics since 1996. Their score of 183.596 was a whopping

(AP) US breezes through Olympic in women’s gymnasticsLONDON The Americans breezed through qualifying in women’s gymnastics Sunday, throwing down a challenge to Russia, Romania and defending Olympic champion China in the process. For Jordyn Wieber, there won’ be a chance

CANNES, France (Reuters) – Austrian director Michael Haneke won the Cannes film festival’s top honor, the Palme d’Or, on Sunday with “Love” (Amour), his acclaimed tale of an elderly couple facing the inescapable, yet no less tragic march of death.

By PETER LEONARDAssociated PressBAKU, AzerbaijanSweden’s Loreen has clinched the top spot at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her dance hit “Euphoria,” pushing aside competition from a sextet of Russian grannies and a Serbian balladeer. Juries and television viewers from

(AFP) Arthouse directors and Hollywood royalty will converge on the French Riviera for two weeks from Wednesday as the Cannes Film Festival rolls out the red carpet for the giants and mavericks of the movie galaxy. David Cronenberg, Ken Loach

VERENA DOBNIK and RANDY HERSCHAFTAssociated PressNEW YORKEven after decades of in-depth Holocaust research, excruciating details are only now emerging about more than 1,100 German-run ghettos in Eastern Europe where the Nazis murdered hundreds of thousands of Jews. And there were

By JIM HEINTZAssociated PressMOSCOWSpeaking to thousands of soldiers at the annual Red Square military parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Wednesday that the country is a force for world security and that Russia will stand up for its positions. Putin’s

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Spain’s economy keeps spiraling downward as unemployment rises to 25% Switzerland considers paying illegal aliens to leave Switzerland Britain’s economy moves into a ‘double-dip’ recession Germany’s Angela Merkel angrily repudiates François Hollande’s campaign promises

(AP) New vinyl album releases give record stores a kick By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine Think Katy Perry and vinyl, and a hip-hugging dress might come to mind. The 27-year-old pop artist is among musicians going old school