Tensions are rising in the South China Sea, as China is reclaiming islands “at a rapid pace,’ according to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. China has already built artificial islands and facilities in the disputed areas, provoking other claimants, including the Philippines and other Southeast...

According to the Research Center Pew Research, share of middle class in the entire US population is now less than 50%. The reduction was triggered by increase in number of the poorest and the wealthiest segments of the nation. According to Pew Research center, the middle class, which was the economic mainstay and the majority of American society for nearly half a century, now found itself in the...

The Finnish government plans to pay monthly 550 euros ($ 810) to all adult citizens, regardless of whether they have other income. The amount will not be taxed. Instead, the Finns will have to give up all other social benefits, which account for an average of 600 euros, but no more than 1,500 euros (data from the Social Security Administration). The government is going to finalize the idea and...

French nationalists, led by Marine Le Pen, won a decisive victory in the first round of regional elections. However, it is unlikely that she will consolidate the success two years later on presidential and parliamentary elections. According to public opinion polls, Marine Le Pen, who heads the nationalist party "Front National" (FN) was to achieve good results on the regional elections held on...

Greece plans to ease the country's current capital controls in the early months of 2016, said Deputy Prime Minister Yannis Dragasakis, speaking in parliament. He said that the country's international lenders will have verification of the Greece crisis program completed at the beginning of 2016. According to Dragasakis, negotiations on the restructuring of Greek debt will begin after that....

The speaker of the lower house of the Brazilian Congress Eduardo Cunha announced commencement of impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. This step was preceded by accusing the President of corruption and a two-month investigation into financial irregularities committed by the president in the re-election campaign. Last night the speaker of the lower house of the Brazilian parliament Eduardo...

Once the Greek authorities ignored their citizens’ opinion. Now, they are forced to seek money wherever possible, even asking for help ordinary people. Athens is now aimed not only on deposits but also for cash of the Greeks. Earlier, the Greek magazine Enikonomia reported that Greek taxpayers will have to report about all their available cash savings worth more than 15 thousand euro, including...

Today, the German government approved the Bundeswehr's participation in the antiterrorist operation in Syria. It is about deploying the most ambitious overseas mission of the Bundeswehr: up to 1.2 thousand soldiers can be involved in the operation. Formally, the operation still need the Bundestag’s approval, yet, the German media are sure that there’s not much to wait. The military operation...

According to the US Customs and Border Protection, a record number of children under 17 yo without parents (almost 5 th.) were detained in October at the US border with Mexico when trying to illegally cross it. The unfavorable situation in the Caribbean and quite mild US policy towards illegal migrants are greatly contributing to this. This is almost two times more than the same period last year,...