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…

China, Russia drive growth in billionaires

Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and booming economies in China and India have fueled a spike in billionaires in the so-called BRIC countries. Moscow is now home to…

UK, Palestinian leaders meet in London

British Prime Minister David Cameron has met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in London, in the hope of accelerating the Middle East peace process. In a diplomatic gesture by the UK, the status of the…

Obama still thinks the United States rules the World

Barack Obama is only repeating what successive American governments have done over time in Latin America. Once again, the Israeli government was able to make the United Nations Security Council condone the illegal settlement constructions…