Tuesday’s report that Pope Francis has chosen to live in a modest two-room apartment within the Vatican rather than the more spacious ten-room Papal Apartment on the top floor of the Apostolic Palace offers a stark contrast to the numerous reports
Eight months into President George W. Bush’s second term, the Washington Post wrote that Bush’s frequent trips to his Texas ranch symbolized “a lackadaisical approach to the world’s most important day job” and gleefully noted that Bush was intent on setting the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka targeting Muslims Anti-Muslim Buddhist mobs rampage through Burma’s towns Europeans reach a deal on Cyprus bailout Russia may be planning its revenge Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka targeting Muslims
Imran Firasat was granted asylum in Spain due to threats against his life in Pakistan after he converted to Christianity from Islam in 2004. But as Breitbart News has been reporting, he has spent the past few months facing the possibility
From the island of Cyprus came Pygmalion and Aphrodite, symbols of love and beauty. That was long ago. Now we have an agreement by its President to concede to a request from Brussels that might have equally far-reaching consequences, but of a less
According to Rick Newman of US News and World Report, America’s consumer confidence continues to rise, and their out of pocket spending has been solid. Yet credit card spending has not risen, and incomes have not risen either. So what’s
Cyprus bailout threatens international bank runs Bank of Cyprus Shocked and angry residents of Cyprus on Saturday morning rushed totheir banks and ATMs to withdraw their savings, but it was too late.The ones who had been lucky enough or smart
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pope Francis may side with Argentina in Falklands dispute with Britain Venezuela’s Maduro says that Chávez picked the Pope Venezuela won’t be embalming Chávez, after all As Egypt deteriorates, what will the army do?
According to a new Gallup poll, by the time Barack Obama reached his fourth year in office in 2012, the world had grown far more disenchanted with American leadership. In 2009, 130 countries were polled, and the median approval level
(AP) Messi leads Barca over Milan 4-0 and into QFBy JOSEPH WILSONAssociated PressBARCELONA, SpainHailed as perhaps soccer’s greatest team ever, Barcelona faced a challenge no club had overcome: advancing in the Champions League after a 2-0 first-leg loss on the
The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome to elect a new pope have entered the Sistine Chapel to start the conclave. They will literally be locked in the historic structure until their work is finished. As all
By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated PressLONDONBritish rock guitarist Alvin Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After who burst to stardom with a memorable Woodstock performance, has died. He was 68. A statement posted on Lee’s official website said he died Wednesday
(AP) Menendez’ bill could have aided donor’s investmentBy STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated PressWASHINGTONSen. Robert Menendez sponsored legislation with incentives for natural gas vehicle conversions that would benefit the biggest political donor to his re-election, the same eye doctor whose private jet Menendez
Official data Friday painted a far from encouraging picture for the European economy, with unemployment running at record highs in the eurozone while inflation fell sharply, highlighting the weakness of consumer demand. Separately, a closely followed manufacturing survey suggested the
For baseball fans who are ready for more intense competition than Spring Training Games, the World Baseball Classic starts Friday at 11:30 p.m. ET when Taiwan hosts Australia. Joe Torre returns to the dugout, this time as manager of a
Social media trends and curiosities. I have to admit, there is a certain creep factor here that annoys me sometimes… How Facebook Is Using You to Annoy Your Friends (and How to Stop It) What happens to
(AP) Coach K again says he won’t be back as US coach By BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball Writer Mike Krzyzewski said again Tuesday he doesn’t plan to return as U.S. men’s basketball coach after leading the Americans to two Olympic gold
Global financial groups battled Monday to control the lucrative future of “mobile money”, which will enable people to use a smartphone to go shopping instead of cash and credit cards. MasterCard, Visa and online payments service PayPal struggled for a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Afghanistan’s Karzai expels U.S. special forces from province Death of Palestinian prisoner threatens third intifada against Israel West Bank demonstrations are not yet a third intifada Historical analogy: 1936 Spain to Syria today Afghanistan’s
I don’t care for her views, and I think she’s the archetypal liberal hypocrite (explain those vacations to Spain and Aspen, as well as the healthy appetite for junk food the rest of us aren’t supposed to eat). But she’s
Palestinians rejected an offer to team with Israelis in a soccer match against world powerhouse Barcelona in an exhibition match designed to promote peace. According to the Associated Press, Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub met with Barcelona President Sandro
(AFP) – Europe releases its latest economic forecasts Friday — with a weak growth outlook likely to push France into overshooting EU budgetary targets and possibly triggering an intensification of the eurozone debt crisis. After months in which the twin
As previously reported on Feb 6, Imran Firasat faces the threat of deportation from Spain for insulting Islam. Those calling for his deportation largely justify it by pointing to a film he made about the Prophet Mohammed. However, according to Firasat’s
By JAMEY KEATENAssociated PressPARISFrance’s lower house of parliament approved a sweeping bill on Tuesday to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children, handing a major legislative victory to President Francois Hollande’s Socialists on a divisive social issue.
The cycling investigation into doping continues around the world after Lance Armstrong’s admission of guilt. Italy’s Olympic Committee (CONI) said Monday it had launched a probe following newspaper allegations that retired cyclist Mario Cipollini was a client of a sports
Imram Farasat, a Pakistani Muslim-turned-Christian in 2004 and who was granted asylum in Spain to escape threats to his life, is now being threatened with deportation for speaking out against Islam. If deported he will be sent back to Pakistan,
Breitbart News has uncovered a photograph of a Russian woman exiting what looks like wealthy Democratic Party donor Dr. Salomon Melgen’s plane. The original source of the scandal surrounding Melgen and New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, a tipster who
By LORI HINNANTAssociated PressPARISThe French are all for sex and all for family _ so long as you’re having sex to create one. Anything dealing with assisted reproduction makes a sizable portion of them uncomfortable, as the president’s plans to
(AFP) – Taiwan urged the United States Monday to honour an agreement to supply submarines to replace its current elderly fleet, as a US congressional group visited the island to evaluate defence needs. President Ma Ying-jeou voiced the desire while
(AP) Europe’s emigrants face red tape in Latin AmericaBy EVA VERGARAAssociated PressSANTIAGO, ChileGeologist David Rodriguez and actress Cristina Pascual, two of the nearly six million Spaniards left jobless in the European recession, fled to Latin America last year, figuring their
John Isner’s 18-week run in the Top 10 gave hope for the first Men’s Grand Slam since Andy Roddick in 2003. Bernard Tomic’s shocking upset of top-ranked Novak Djokovic early this month gave host Australians hope of their first Slam
(AP) Economist: Euro crisis could erupt again this yearBy DAVID MCHUGHAP Business WriterDAVOS, SwitzerlandIs the euro crisis over? A leading U.S. economist says not by a long shot. Even as the head of the European Central Bank talked Friday of
Burger King has ditched an Irish supplier of beef that is at the centre of a food scare after horse meat was discovered in beefburgers sold in Britain and Ireland, where it is deemed to be a taboo. The US
African forces were moving towards Mali’s centre Thursday, as pressure grew on Malian troops over summary killings and rights abuses in a French-led assault on Al Qaeda-linked groups. The first troops from a UN-mandated African force aimed at replacing the
By HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s governing Popular Party announced Saturday that it will investigate the financial activities of a former treasurer whom a court said had amassed an unexplained (EURO)22 million ($29 million) in Swiss bank accounts. After three days of
Extreme winter weather swept across western Europe Saturday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at London’s main international airport and claiming several lives in Spain, Portugal and France, including those of three Mali-bound soldiers. The frigid temperatures also caused delays and
Carmelo Anthony returned to his Olympic gold medal past and scored 26 points Thursday to lead the New York Knicks to a 102-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons. By CHRIS LEHOURITESAP Sports WriterLONDON Anthony scored 18 in the first half
(AP) BERLINGermany’s economy grew by 0.7 percent in 2012 _ but the economy shrank in the fourth quarter, government figures showed Tuesday. For 2012, the country’s economy grew at faster pace than the rest of the group of 17 European Union
The European Commission welcomed on Friday efforts by France to reform its struggling economy but played down suggestions that it might give Paris more time to meet public deficit targets. Faced with an economy on the brink of recession and
By JOHN PYEAP Sports WriterBRISBANE, AustraliaTop-ranked Victoria Azarenka opened her 2013 season with a 6-3, 6-3 win Wednesday over Sabine Lisicki to join No. 3 Serena Williams and fourth-seeded Angelique Kerber in the Brisbane International quarterfinals. American Sloane Stephens had
