The main pro-Kremlin party condemned on Friday plans by Moscow’s mayor to display portraits of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the Russian capital as part of World War II Victory Day celebrations. “The United Russia party does not support Yury Luzhkov’s idea of decorating Moscow with Joseph Stalin posters ahead of the 65th anniversary of the Soviet... 

Anti-Gypsy Wall Elzbieta and Viera, mother and daughter, stand in their garden looking down at the Roma (Gypsy) children tobogganing hilariously in the last of the winter snows. All that separates them is a wall – a new, white concrete wall, 150m (495ft) long, 2.2m tall. Beyond the wall stand the wattle-and-daub, mud-and-twig hovels where many Roma live here in... 

Marine Le Pen is preparing to take over the far-right National Front from her father Jean-Marie. Jean-Marie Le Pen, the long-serving leader and founder of France’s Front National party, once said that he would never retire. Nevertheless, it’s expected that the 81 year old will step down from frontline politics after the upcoming regional elections. His daughter... 

France’s far-right Front National has upset Algeria, a former French colony, in its latest election poster denouncing “Islamism” and featuring a map of France decked in the North African country’s national flag. French far-right party the Front National (FN) has revealed its latest election poster – a map of France decked in Algerian national colours,... 

NOT PAINFUL?: Halal slaughter on a street in Pakistan. Now it has come to a primary school in Blackburn. A SCHOOL in Blackburn has become the first state school in Britain to receive accreditation for serving Halal food. Daisyfield Primary is the first non-Muslim school to get the certificate from the Halal Monitoring Committee which enforces strict checks on the killing,... 

Laszlo Solyom representing his country Israel, oops we meant Hungary... Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom has signed a law making Holocaust denial punishable by three years in prison. The law was approved last month by Hungarian lawmakers, after more wide-ranging versions of the law had been rejected by courts for limiting free speech. Spokesman Ferenc Kumin says President... 

Heavy Snow in Germany kills at least 7 (March 2010) This is Al Gore speaking to you: “Be careful, what you are about to read now is pure fiction, don’t forget that the globe is warming! Ok kids? You do believe us… right? Ok now hang over your carbon taxes cause I need some more cars and mansions!” Heavy snowfall in parts of Germany triggered a... 

When MEPs hooted and jabbered like stricken animals at the President of the Czech Republic, who happened to oppose the Lisbon Treaty, no action was taken (see here). When the then Liberal leader, Graham Watson, said that pro-referendum campaigners reminded him of Russian Communists and German Nazis, he was roundly applauded. When Martin Schulz, the Socialist leader,... 

A woman who has criticized anti-Nazi law and is married to an extreme rightist is running for president in Austria, and critics contend her candidacy could tarnish the reputation of a country still marred by its connection to the Holocaust. Barbara Rosenkranz, 51, is not expected to win the April 25 election, despite her endorsement from the owner of Austria’s... 

Lukashenko with Arabs (2009 photo from another meeting) Plots in Kupala Street-Bahdanovich Street- Svislach River area are sold to the state of Oman. “Belarus plans to use Oman for promotion of its products in the region,” “Belarus sees Oman as a key partner in the region”, “Oman, Belarus ink pact to form business council”. Such headlines have appeared in... 

Herbert Pundik There have always been journalists who “crossed the lines” and switched to being spokespersons, advisers or investigators of bodies that were previously the object of their coverage and commentary. There have presumably always been journalists whose work serves as a cover for clandestine work, but only a few are willing to admit it. One such... 

Russia has serious concerns about U.S. plans to deploy missile interceptors in Romania, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The statement from ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko reflected Moscow’s irritation about the U.S. missile defense plans and signaled tensions in relations with Washington. Nesterenko said that Russia has been annoyed to learn about the...