Beijing warns of chaos if path is wrong

The country’s top legislator on Thursday warned of a possible “abyss of internal disorder” if China strays from the “correct political orientation”. China will never adopt a multiparty revolving-door system or other Western-style political models,…

U.S. jobless claims rise by 26,000

The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid last week rose after hitting its lowest level in nearly three years a week earlier, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. The Labor Department said that…

The Israeli Arms Race

Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak says his country will ask for another 20 billion dollars from the United States to modernize Israeli arsenals and maintain what he called its “qualitative progress” in military matters concerning…

America Is What It Is

Everyone remembers U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech at Cairo University on June 4, 2009, in which he proclaimed his solidarity with the suffering of the Palestinian people living under Israeli occupation. In it, he promised…

Spain Backpedals on Renewable Energy

Spain put the brakes on the use of clean energies to generate electricity, as the government approved an energy savings programme to cope with its large oil bill which affects its commitment to reduce non-renewable…

U.K. to set up more Confucius Institutes

In recognition of their successful operation, U.K. authorities are considering whether to set up more Confucius Institutes in the country in the following years. The initiation is echoing a Chinese fever that is starting to…