Soeren Kern at Brussels Journal has a great piece on European news coverage of the U.S election.
A British government agency's awards panel has rejected an educational CD based on the "Three Little Pigs", saying that "the use of pigs raises cultural issues".
Doomed? Strong word. But I hear it a lot from a friend in Paris who is an economist. He's convinced the French state is headed toward bankruptcy. The French economy&nb
It's probably too soon to write him off completely, but Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who has enjoyed stratospheric approval ratings of as high as 85%, can expect to see his popularity and power crash along with the oil prices that have sent Russia's post-Soviet economy into the tank (again).