Serena Williams stamped her authority on the Brisbane International on Tuesday when she crushed Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2. On a day that saw second seed Maria Sharapova withdraw with an injured collarbone and fifth and sixth seeds Sara Errani
By HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDA car bomb was defused in a megabrothel’s parking lot in northeast Spain early Monday and 300 people were evacuated from the site, the Interior Ministry said. A security guard at Paradise, one of Spain’s largest legal
By HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDWinners of Spain’s cherished Christmas lottery _ the world’s richest _ celebrated Saturday in more than a dozen locations where the top lucky tickets were sold, a moment of uplift for a country enduring another brutal year
Coal is set to surpass oil as the world’s top fuel within a decade, driven by growth in emerging market giants China and India, with even Europe finding it hard to cut use despite pollution concerns, according to a report
On Dec. 10, the National Intelligence Council released a 139 page report laying out the future of a world where the United States is no longer dominant. A world where growing populations, merging borders, and natural disaster open the door
Nigel Farage has campaigned for 20 years to get Britain to leave the European Union, and he now leads the United Kingdom’s fastest-growing political party, the Independence Party, which is gaining strength largely due to Farage’s anti-European Union message. Farage’s
EU finance ministers engaged Tuesday in arduous talks aimed at setting up a new system for cross-border supervision of thousands of banks as sharp differences emerged between Berlin, London and Paris. But his Swedish counterpart Anders Borg, one of 10
European finance ministers regroup in Brussels on Monday for two-day talks focused as much on EU-wide problems installing cross-border banking supervision as on eurozone bailouts. After a string of emergency Eurogroup gatherings that finally resulted in a deal last week
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Israel tries desperately to dilute Abbas’ bid for state of Palestine Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood seeks to consolidate power on Thursday Iran tells its people to marry younger and have babies Israel tries desperately to
Separatist parties in Catalonia have won a regional election, further pushing the leadership to consider holding a vote to break with Spain. Supporters of Catalan President Arthur Mas, who has moved from a moderate position to the separatist camp over
As Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy make difficult cuts in an attempt to make their economies more competitive, France is pushing back against austerity and in danger of becoming the socialist rump of Europe. Fifty-seven percent of France’s GDP is
On Thursday, Mexico’s lame-duck president Felipe Calderon announced he will attempt to formally change the country’s name by taking “United States” out of it. Mexico is officially referred to as “United Mexican States” or “Estados Unidos Mexicanos.” Calderon would like
Nothing against the neighbors, really. Mexico’s outgoing President Felipe Calderon has suggested that the United States of Mexico change its name to, well, just plain Mexico. Mexico, which means Navel of the Moon in the indigenous Nahuatl language, was called
Demonstrations turned violent in Spain and Portugal after millions took part in a mostly peaceful general strike on Wednesday in organized labor’s biggest Europe-wide challenge to austerity policies since the debt crisis began three years ago. In Lisbon, marches ended
(AP) Eurozone back in recession in Q3By PAN PYLASAssociated PressLONDONThe 17-country eurozone has bowed to the inevitable and fallen back into recession for the first time in three years as a sprawling debt crisis took its toll on the region’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel launches military operation in Gaza Hamas says that Israel ‘Opened the gates of hell on itself’ U.N. security council and Arab League plan emergency sessions Europe-wide anti-austerity marches turn violent in Spain and
(AP) Strikes, protests hit much of European UnionBy RAF CASERTAssociated PressBRUSSELSWith rampant unemployment spreading misery in southern Europe and companies shutting factories across the continent, workers around the European Union sought to unite in a string of strikes and demonstrations
(AP) Radical cleric Abu Qatada released from jailBy DAVID STRINGERAssociated PressLONDONA radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe was freed from prison Tuesday after a court ruled he cannot be deported from Britain to
Two Afghan soldiers attacked US-led NATO forces (ISAF) in western Afghanistan on Saturday — injuring a Spanish soldier — in the latest “insider” attack in the country, officials said. An ISAF spokesman in Kabul said that the attack by two
By DIAA HADIDAssociated PressNUS JUBAIL, West BankThe Palestinian olive harvest, an ancient autumn ritual in the West Bank, is going upscale. In an emerging back-to-the-land movement, Palestinian farmers are turning the rocky hills of the West Bank into organic olive
(AP) Falling temps add urgency to superstorm recoveryBy JOCELYN NOVECK and MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated PressNEW YORKFalling temperatures on Sunday put more people at risk in a region already battling gasoline shortages, stubborn power outages and spasms of lawlessness in the wake
By LAUREN E. BOHNAssociated PressSAFED, IsraelMoshe Rute survived the Holocaust by hiding in a barn full of chickens. He nearly lost the use of his hands after a stroke two years ago. He became debilitated by recurring nightmares of his
By CIARAN GILESAssociated PressMADRIDOne Spaniard in four is now officially out of work as the economic crisis tightens its grip on the country. The National Statistics Institute said Friday that 85,000 more people joined the ranks of the unemployed between
(AP) Prices, details on the iPad Mini, 4th-gen iPadBy The Associated PressApple refreshed its iPad lineup on Tuesday. Here are details on prices and availability of the new iPad mini and updated full-sized iPad. MODELS AND PRICES: There are six
British foreign minister William Hague will on Tuesday issue a stark warning to European leaders that the EU faces crisis if it continues to take more powers from national governments. During his speech in Berlin, Hague will also insist that
President Barack Obama has increased America’s debt to over $16 trillion and has threatened to take the country over the fiscal cliff for political gain. He put the country on the path toward becoming more like insolvent European countries like
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy finds little funny about a second term for President Barack Obama. So the mind behind those “you might be a redneck” gags and the host of “The Great American Bible Challenge,” dropped by Colorado Springs yesterday to
By PAUL HAVENAssociated PressHAVANAThe rumor mill surrounding the health of Fidel Castro churned anew Friday despite a letter from the aging Cuban revolutionary published by state media and denials by relatives at home and in the United States that he
(AP) Austerity-weary Greeks stage new general strikeBy DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece was facing its second general strike in a month Thursday as workers protested over another batch of austerity measures that are designed to prevent the bankruptcy of the country.
(AP) Can ‘Cloud Atlas’ survive Hollywood reincarnation?By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESSusan Sarandon reported for work on “Cloud Atlas” midway through the shoot, in time to see a collection of far-flung film scenes that the cast and crew were viewing.
The Dow lost 2% last week to mark the sharpest weekly decline in four months. These losses occurred despite the Obama Administration’s best efforts to tout the highly controversial surprise drop in unemployment to 7.8%. At least three factors
(AP) Despite debt crisis, EU wins Nobel Peace PrizeBy JULIA GRONNEVET and KARL RITTERAssociated PressOSLO, NorwayThe European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize for fostering peace on a continent ravaged by war, yet the Norwegian prize jury warned Friday that
(AP) Crisis-ridden EU wins Nobel Peace PrizeBy JULIA GRONNEVET and KARL RITTERAssociated PressOSLO, NorwayThe European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to promote peace and democracy in Europe _ despite being in the midst of
By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceUnemployment in Greece hit a record high of 25.1 percent in July as the country’s financial crisis continues to exact its heavy toll, official figures showed Thursday. All indications are that unemployment in Greece will continue
The bubble is back. Throughout the Obama administration, we’ve heard about the fabled bubble that the Obamas supposedly try to escape on a regular basis. They don’t try to escape the bubble by hanging out with the rabble at NASCAR
From the Daily Mail: Lady Gaga surprised fans when she vomited four times live on stage during a concert last week in Barcelona, Spain. The pop performer, 26, had just begun to strut down a set of stairs on to
The Obama campaign and its followers have been complaining that moderator Jim Lehrer somehow allowed Mitt Romney to take control of the debate last Wednesday night, and that the format favored Romney because of Lehrer’s passivity. Even after it was
(AP) Anti-austerity protests grip 56 Spanish citiesBy HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDTens of thousands of people marched in 56 Spanish cities Sunday to protest punishing austerity cuts they say will only increase unemployment and job insecurity in a country experiencing its second
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Turkey continues shelling Syrian military positions Turkey’s Erdogan delivers harsh speech and expands rules of engagement UN Security Council issues a watered-down statement on Syria Turkey may have captured the killers of U.S. envoy
The Moroccan navy on Thursday blocked the Mediterranean harbour in which a controversial Dutch “abortion ship” was due to dock in the first such trip to a Muslim country, one of the organisers said. But access to the harbour was
