Did the flotilla to Gaza have ‘humanitarian aid’ aboard or not?

Pro-Palestinian activists aboard a Swedish vessel tried and failed to punch through Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza this week. Israeli commandos boarded the vessel, searched the ship and brought it to an Israeli port. The Israeli military called the operation “uneventful.” According to a report, Israel’s Channel 2, one of the activists was zapped with […]









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New images show China building military facilities in South China Sea

New images taken just this week show China building what look like military bases on reclaimed land in the South China Sea, a development likely to add to concerns in the United States and among its Asian neighbors. China said on Tuesday that land reclamation had now finished on "some islands" in the South China […]











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The euro isn’t the only E.U. institution under threat this week

Whatever the outcome of Greece's current financial troubles may be, it will likely have big repercussions for the eurozone. And more worryingly still, the euro isn't the only institution of European politics facing troubles right now. At the other end of the continent, another important European Union institution is being called into question. On Tuesday, Danish Foreign Minister Kristian […]









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Will instant noodle packages banned in India make their way to U.S. shelves?

A Bombay High Court judge said Tuesday that Nestle India Ltd. was free to sell its controversial Maggi instant noodles abroad, just days after the company pulled more than 27,000 tons of the noodles off the shelves throughout India and began incinerating them. The popular “two-minute” snack was banned in India earlier this month after […]











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The surprising Russian reaction to gay marriage in the U.S.

MOSCOW—At first, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down all prohibitions against same-sex marriage last week inspired the predictable backlash of religiously infused recriminations that the world has come to expect from gay-propaganda-fearing Russia. But the decision has also inspired some unlikely advocates to come forward and urge Russia toward a more tolerant stance – […]











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