Philippines president orders cancelation of $233mn helicopter deal with Canada

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he has ordered the military to cancel a $233 million agreement to purchase 16 helicopters from Canada.

Erdogan à Berlin: «Personne ne peut se mêler de nos affaires intérieures»

Faisant référence aux tensions actuelles entre la Turquie et l’Allemagne suite à l'interpellation de six militants des droits de l’homme par le tribunal turc, dont un allemand, Ankara a déclaré que personne n’avait le droit de «se mêler de ses affaires intérieures».

West to Blame for Chaos, Terror Attacks in Mideast: Russian FM

The Russian foreign minister said the Western states, which pursued regime change policies and funded terrormilitants, are to blame for the chaos and terror attacks in the Middle East, especially in Libya.

Japan Minister Quits over Remarks about 2011 Tsunami

The Japanese minister for disaster reconstruction, Masahiro Imamura, stepped down Wednesday over a gaffe that has enraged Tohoku residents.

German secret service spied on global media: report

Germany's foreign intelligence service BND long spied on journalists of the BBC, The New York Times, Reuters and other media, news weekly Der Spiegel reported Friday.

EU Kaos: After Barroso row, Juncker proposes tighter EU ethics rules

The European Commission proposed yesterday (23 November) lengthening the period of time its own former leaders must wait before taking up new jobs, following public uproar over its last president going to work for Goldman Sachs.

Russia Could Deliver Variety of Air Defense Systems to Turkey - Kremlin

Moscow could consider the possibility of supplying air defense systems to Turkey if Ankara raises the issue, the Kremlin spokesman said.

Cairo declines to respond to Erdogan saying thaw with Egypt would be 'unethical'

Egypt has declined to respond to recent remarks by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan where he said a normalisation of ties with Cairo at present would be "unethical."

Migrant-kicking camerawoman charged in Hungary

A Hungarian television camerawoman who made headlines last September after appearing to trip and kick migrants who were fleeing police has been indicted, prosecutors said Wednesday.

A minister lacking Paedia

When you state that the concept of genocide is degenerated because it is used improperly by nations which have only suffered ethnic cleansing, what is it then, when you yourself talk about genocided opinion?

'Сharlie Hebdo' subestima las tragedias humanas para crear escándalo

La publiación de varias caricaturas sobre el siniestro del avion ruso A321 por parte del semanario satírico francés 'Charlie Hebdo' ha provocado duras críticas en todo el mundo.

After PM's resignation, Romania still shrouded in uncertainty

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Wednesday announced his resignation over the Friday club fire tragedy, yet the move does not seem to quell public discontent with the political class.

Romania PM Ponta resigns over nightclub fire

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has announced his resignation after mass protests in the wake of a nightclub fire that killed more than 30 people last week.

Cheney says CIA interrogators were heroes (Ex-US vice-president insists CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques worked and says "I'll do it again".)

Former US vice president Dick Cheney has defended America's now-banned programme that tortured al-Qaeda suspects, describing the CIA operatives who ran it as heroes.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ welcome address at the Association of Diplomatic Personnel event on “200 years since the founding of the Society of Friends”

 Hellenic MFA, Tuesday, 25 November 2014:

E. VENIZELOS: I want to congratulate the new board of the Association of Diplomatic Personnel on the initiatives it is undertaking, and I am pleased that these public events are starting with today’s, which is dedicated to the Society of Friends (Filiki Eteria); that is, in reality, to the foundations of the War of Independence of the modern Greek State.

Los nacionalismos contra la Unión ...

Felipe González Márquez  (EL PAÍS)

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El nacionalismo ha sido el virus que ha destruido a Europa durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. La construcción de un espacio público compartido, profundizando las competencias comunes y ampliando a un mayor número de países, ha servido a Europa para superar esa patología que la llevó al enfrentamiento durante un siglo. Del impulso por superarla nació el ethos de la paz, la libertad y la cooperación solidaria entre adversarios históricos, para desarrollar lo que hoy llamamos Unión Europea. Lula la considera un “patrimonio democrático de la Humanidad que no tenemos derecho a destruir”.

Diaspora group aims to change Greece’s ethos ...

Vasilis Giavris*

dias (neoskosmos com) 

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The Hellenic Democratic Initiative (HID) held a talk last week on the Greek crisis and the new bailout agreement at the State Library of Victoria. The talk covered a variety of topics including the terms of the bailout agreement, corruption in Greece, migration of Greek youth and the role of the Hellenic diaspora in helping to achieve change in Greece.