A group of activists in Puerto Rico unhappy with the current status of the island as a United States commonwealth is demanding a separation from America and reunification with Spain. The group plans to contest the 1898 Treaty of Paris,
World Cup 2014 in Brazil has its very own psychic animal! A 25-year-old loggerhead turtle named Cabeção, or Big Head, picked Brazil to beat Croatia in the opening game on Thursday. From The Associated Press: At the Praia do Forte
Tens of thousands of Basques held hands in a 76-mile long human chain on Sunday in a demonstration to demand the Spanish government allow let them to vote to break away and form their own country, according to an AFP
The Basque separatist group Gure Esku Dago (“It Is in Our Hands”) organized a human chain that connected the northern city of Pamplona to Durango, Biscay. The controversial move has been condemned by Spanish authorities for the use of children
(AFP) Hollywood power couple Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith announced the end of their 18-year marriage Friday, saying they had agreed to divorce “in a loving and friendly manner.” The pair, who dismissed rumors of marital strains two years ago,
In a move that raises doubts whether some feminists understand their target, a bare-breasted female protestor attacked a statue of Vladimir Putin at a wax museum in Paris on Thursday, stabbing its face and straddling the flattened figure of the
On June 2 transgender service members said they “still feel neglected” four years after Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) was repealed. These comments were made at an event hosted by the Veterans History Project. According to the Military Times, various
Despite being far less formal than the UK’s House of Windsor, the House of Bourbon which rules Spain has had its fair share of allegations of being ‘out of touch’. An aged King presiding over a virtually bankrupt state whilst
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the eurozone sagged more than expected to 0.5 percent in May, increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to take action this week to support the weak economic recovery. The figure released Tuesday by
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Spain’s King abdicates as Catalonia moves to secession referendum Hamas leader resigns as Palestine unity government is announced Polio continues to flare in Nigeria and Pakistan Spain’s King abdicates as Catalonia moves to secession
Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo is being sued by a professed scout/agent charging that the NBA player did not honor a contract that would have paid him $2 million in commissions. TMZ Sports reports that Igor Crespo claims in his lawsuit that
“Feeding the masses on unicorn ribs”. That was how Walter Russell Mead once poured scorn on Obama’s misbegotten attempts to revive the US economy by creating five million “green jobs.” Mead was quite right, of course. And there was plenty
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
The inconsistencies and suspicious aspects of Sgt. Bergdahl’s release and exchange for five Taliban commanders would strain the credulity of an episode of the national security drama Homeland. Unfortunately, however, this is reality and part of a war in which
It’s called the greatest show in sports. But how much of the World Cup is more show than sport? The New York Times details death threats and bribes corrupting FIFA officiating in an explosive report coming less than two weeks
France is the terror capital of Europe, suffering 63 of the 152 terrorist attacks in the European Union in 2013. Three people were killed in the attacks and 225 arrests were made for terrorism-related offences. A Europol report published on
(AFP) Thirty people were arrested and 14 others hurt when police clashed with stone-throwing youths in a third night of riots sparked by a squat eviction in Barcelona, officials said Thursday. Hooded youths burned bins, broke windows and hurled bottles
A court in Spain on Thursday convicted a Saudi man dubbed “Al-Qaeda’s librarian” of the charge of membership in a terrorist organisation and sentenced his to eight years in jail. The National Court, the top criminal court in the country,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Riot police dismantle migrant camps in Calais France 1,000 migrants storm Spain’s Melilla enclave in Africa Major faction defects from Pakistan Taliban, splitting it in two Is this the end of the TTP (Pakistan
Chancellor George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and former Labour minister Peter Mandelson are among the attendees at this year’s Bilderberg conference, which kicks off today and runs until Sunday. Around 140 people from 22 countries have confirmed their attendance
More than a thousand African migrants charged a 20-feet (6m) high barbed-wire border fence in Spain’s North African coastal enclave of Melilla on Wednesday, with many managing to scale the barrier and cross. Dozens of others were beaten back by
English football fans are set for four more years of hurt according to a highly accurate Goldman Sachs model of forecasting the World Cup winners. Brazil, claims the investment bank, is the favourite, with Argentina and Germany following. Goldman claims:
PARIS (AP) — The positive vibes and big-deal victories began for Stan Wawrinka at last year’s U.S. Open, back when he still went by “Stanislas,” and picked up steam at this year’s Australian Open, where he earned the right to
The reaction by the two establishment parties in Spain to the showing by the hard-left Podemos party is much like the reaction of a Lexus driver after being blind-sided by a Suzuki Bandit: “Where the hell did that come from?”
The Spanish government has announced official results. They show a” shocking defeat” for the Socialists, according to European Voice. They have scored just 14 seats, down from 25 in the current Parliament. The governing centre-right PP will have 16 seats.
A swimwear model who has been accused of killing British millionaire Andrew Bush is facing extradition today, reports The Times. Mayka Marika Kukucova fled Spain after Mr Bush was shot in the head and arm at his mansion on the
A Basque terrorist whom authorities lost track of in 2008 after being sentenced to 3,000 years in prison in Spain for the murders of 25 people has resurfaced in Venezuela. Spanish television station Antena 3 published images of José Ignacio De Juana
On Wednesday Cuban dissident Yoani Sanchez unveiled a new online newspaper, created as a daily platform for Cuba-based programming. Shortly thereafter the Cuban regime blocked her paper – just hours after it appeared on the Internet. Cuban authorities reprogrammed the Internet
A British Member of the European Parliament has claimed that Prime Minister David Cameron warned Spain that if it did not stop bullying Gibraltar the UK would “make sure” Madrid did not get the 2020 Olympic Games. According to the
Twitter users in Spain posted 17,500 messages of anti-Semitic abuse after Israeli basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Real Madrid on Sunday night to win the Euroleague Championship, reports the Jerusalem Post. Jewish groups in the Catalonia region filed a legal complaint over
Almost 200 US Marines have been moved from their base in Spain to the US Naval Air Station at Sigonella in Sicily in case the American embassy in Libya comes under threat. The Pentagon said this was a precaution due
On May 12 Leon provincial government leader Isabel Carrasco was shot and killed while crossing a footbridge near her home. The 59-year-old member of the People’s Party was walking to “local party headquarters” when she was “shot several times in
From Ayaan Hirsi Ali at The Wall Street Journal: Since the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month, the meaning of Boko Haram–the name used by the terrorist group that seized the girls–has become more widely known. The translation
Germany is at a crossroads. It still fails to stand up for its economic success for reasons more to do with guilt for its Nazi past than for sound economic rationale. Most economists – and indeed the eccentric globalist George
Morocco is reported to be building a razor-topped wall near Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla to stop illegal migrants crossing into Europe. Local human rights NGOs are claiming that construction work for the barrier began 20 days ago, according
Mirroring one of Spain’s greatest, most dangerous traditions – the Running of the Bulls – the Boston-based company The Great Bull Run is poised to take place at a still upcoming events in Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, Virginia, and in Pennsylvania.
The family of Ethan Couch will pay $2 million to one of the surviving victims from his June 2013 drunk driving incident; according to a recent report from Fox News DFW. Couch became the source of massive media controversy after
Do the student-athletes graduating this spring after playing in any of the 351 Division 1 basketball programs have a better chance finding employment in a job related to their major or on a professional basketball team? There are only about
The “Interoceanic Grand Canal” (IGC) is about to be dug across Nicaragua to compete with the Panama Canal by as early as 2019. The Sandinista government of Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega granted a 100-year concession to the Hong Kong Nicaragua
The success of the American pro-life movement is inspiring European activists to restrict abortion in individual nations throughout the continent and to press the European Commission to introduce an ethics clause into its regulations that prevents the EU from funding
