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RED RIVER ORTHODOX: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH DAKOTA Religious Freedoms and Christianity in the West
Well, religious freedom, a topic I've covered elsewhere on the blog, continues to be an item that makes the news. For those who are interested in this larger, ongoing socio-religio discussion, I link ...
Posted on 7/25/12 at 11:25 PM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES 2012: The Year of Reckoning
If there is a year where judgement day will take place, where our actions of the past will determine our fate in the future and where justice will be served once and for all, this year is it and for ...
Posted on 1/4/12 at 7:12 AM
European Union slaps sanctions on wife, relative of Syria's Assad 
EU foreign ministers have slapped sanctions on the wife and other close relatives of Syrian President Bashar Assad, freezing their assets and banning them from traveling to the EU in a continuing attempt to stop the violent crackdown on opposition, officials said today.
By Don Melvin and John Heilprin , March 23, 2012
Eurozone releases funds for Greek debt relief
The finance ministers of the eurozone say Greece can receive a first batch of bailout money of up to €35.5 billion ($46.9 billion) to fund a massive debt relief deal with private investors.
By Associated Press , March 09, 2012
Spain says it will miss 2012 deficit target
The announcement came as the government reported more grim economic news: a big rise in claims for jobless benefits last month and a new forecast that Spanish economic output will fall 1.7 percent this year, worse than the 1 percent forecast recently by the EU and the 1.5 percent predicted just weeks ago the Bank of Spain.
By Daniel Woolls and Gabriele Steinhauser , March 02, 2012
Google's new privacy policy may violate EU rules
Google's new privacy policy appears to violate the European Union's data protection rules, France's regulator said today, just two days before the new guidelines are set to come into force.
By Gabriele Steinhauser , February 28, 2012
European Union committee voting whether to label Canada's oilsands crude 'dirty oil'
A European Union committee is set to vote Thursday on controversial new fuel quality guidelines that have prompted criticism and concern from supporters of Canada's oilsands.
By Associated Press , February 23, 2012
Global banking clearinghouse prepares to evict Iranian banks
It would be an unprecedented and potentially devastating blow to Tehran as the West ramps up a campaign to stop its nuclear program.
By Anne Gearan and Slobodan Lekic , February 17, 2012
Protests, violence, austerity demands put Greece in precarious spot
Greece's future in the euro grew increasingly precarious today as violence erupted on the streets of Athens and politicians resigned from the government after European leaders demanded that they deliver even deeper austerity.
By Derek Gatopoulos and Nicholas Paphitis , February 10, 2012
UPDATE: Greek leaders agree to new austerity measures to secure vital bailout
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and his coalition partners have struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital €130 billion bailout.
By Nicholas Paphitis , February 09, 2012
SYRIA: Regime assaults Homs, EU threatens sanctions
The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs.
By Lee Keath , February 08, 2012
Osama bin Laden killing voted top news story of 2011
The death of bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader who masterminded the Sept. 11 terror attacks, received 128 first-place votes out of 247 ballots cast for the top 10 stories. The Japan disaster was next, with 60 first-place votes. Placing third were the Arab Spring uprisings that rocked North Africa and the Middle East, while the European Union's financial turmoil was No. 4.
By David Crary , December 17, 2011
New agreement, new rift: 26 EU nations back ambitious treaty to rescue euro; Britain opposes
While the deal could help save the euro, the political implications of a new rift are enormous. Germany and France had hoped to persuade all 27 EU countries to agree to change the treaty that governs their union. Britain's leaders argued that the revised treaty would threaten their national sovereignty and damage London's esteemed financial services industry.
By Angela Charlton and Gabriele Steinhauser , December 09, 2011
Germany, France scale back ambitions of EU summit
German and French officials lowered expectations Wednesday for a deal to save the euro at this week's European summit, deflating investors' hopes for an imminent resolution to Europe's debt crisis.
By Juergen Baetz and Melissa Eddy , December 07, 2011
Geithner pushes EU to agree on plan
European nations were pressed Tuesday by a credit downgrade threat and the U.S. Treasury chief to deliver on markets' huge hopes for a solution to the 2-year-old financial crisis engulfing the continent.Germany and France downplayed Standard & Poor's warnings to downgrade 15 eurozone nations and Europe's bailout fund. But a downgrade of their AAA ratings would complicate their efforts to restore investor confidence in Europe.
By David Riding and Sarah DiLorenzo , December 06, 2011
Apple, e-book publishers subject of EU antitrust probe
The probe, announced Tuesday by the European Commission, offers a glimpse into the fierce fight for shares of the growing e-book market, especially as Apple has tried to take on Amazon and its Kindle e-book reader.
By Gabriele Steinhauser , December 06, 2011
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