East Asian Countries Leading in Math, Reading, and Science Childhood Education As The West Trails Behind

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246469/Mixed-report-card-U-S-students-improved-math-reading-FAILING-Asia-Europe.html Mixed report card for U.S. students who improved on math and reading but still are FAILING behind Asia and Europe Hong-Kong is leading in fourth-grade reading, with the U.S. in sixth place Singapore is No 1 in fourth-grade math, while the U.S. is in the 11th spot on the list U.S. eighth-graders are in […]

France and Germany tumbling towards recession, economists warn as crisis in eurozone deepens

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222581/Now-Germany-gets-sucked-deeper-eurozone-crisis-new-business-results-worst-figures-years.html Economic region’s two biggest economies running into trouble Research shows business activity in eurozone is declining By Sam Webb PUBLISHED: 12:24 EST, 24 October 2012 | UPDATED: 17:35 EST, 24 October 2012 Slump: Economists have warned that Germany is heading towards recession Germany and France are being sucked into the abyss as the crisis […]

A Fascist party in full cry. Black-shirts smashing migrants’ homes. Swastikas on the streets. No, not Germany in the Thirties: Greece 2012

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219374/Greece-today-A-Fascist-party-black-shirts-smashing-migrants-homes-Swastikas-streets.html By Sue Reid In Athens PUBLISHED: 19:34 EST, 17 October 2012 | UPDATED: 04:15 EST, 18 October 2012 ressed in black shirts with faces hidden by helmets, ten men on motorbikes came to find him on a Saturday, after darkness fell. Finding the door bolted at his home in a pot-holed Athens side street, […]

Will Greek poll wreck UK’s economy? Knife-edge vote dubbed ‘financial Cuban missile crisis’ which could kill the euro and stall recovery here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160433/Will-Greek-poll-wreck-UKs-economy-Knife-edge-vote-dubbed-financial-Cuban-missile-crisis-kill-euro-stall-recovery-here.html Greek voters urged by European leaders to reject Left-wing parties threatening to rip up the country’s bailout deal Today’s vote has been dubbed “the financial equivalent of the Cuban missile crisis” Greek withdrawal from Eurozone would create social and political instability, warns German Chancellor Angela Merkel By Nick Pisa PUBLISHED: 19:07 EST, 16 June […]

Drachmageddon? Middle-class poverty. Feral gangs. Neo-Nazis. Athens waits for the volcano to explode

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160022/Drachmageddon-Middle-class-poverty-Feral-gangs-Neo-Nazis-In-Athens-wait-volcano-explode.html By Robert Hardman PUBLISHED: 16:26 EST, 15 June 2012 | UPDATED: 18:30 EST, 15 June 2012 Antonis Perris was a devoted son. When his elderly mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s four years ago, there was no question of putting her in a state facility. He would care for her at home in Athens and […]

Spanish prime minister hails £80bn IMF bailout as a ‘victory for the euro’… But admits economic misery will get worse

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156765/Spain-ask-EU-bailout-today-leaders-try-prevent-collapse-single-currency.html Decision taken following discussion about eurozone’s struggling economy Spanish minister said aid will not come with austerity conditions attached Move comes a day after Spain’s credit rating was downgraded David Cameron has said UK will not contribute funds to eurozone bailouts Euro falls and forecasters say it could hit seven-year lows by September Cost […]

The contagion spreads: Now Moody’s downgrades seven GERMAN banks as Spain begs for $40bn

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154853/Now-Moodys-downgrades-seven-GERMAN-banks-Spain-begs-help.html Seven German banks have been downgraded by one of the most reputable rating agencies amid fears that eurozone debt will hit the country. Moody’s said it would be cutting the rating of Germany’s second biggest bank, Commerzbank AG, from A2 to A3 for the long term with a negative outlook. Moody’s said its move […]

‘Beware a rerun of the Great Panic of 2008′: Head of World Bank warns Europe is heading for ‘danger zone’ as world markets suffer bleakest day of the year so far

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153324/Markets-facing-rerun-Great-Panic-2008-Head-World-Bank-warns-Europe-heading-danger-zone-bleakest-day-global-economy-year.html?ICO=most_read_module Robert Zoellick: ‘Far from clear leaders ready for impending catastrophe’ Raft of dismal news from around world wreaked havoc on market Manufacturing output crashed in Britain, jobless up in Europe and U.S. Fast-emerging economies such as Brazil and China running out of steam By Hugo Duncan PUBLISHED: 10:49 EST, 1 June 2012 | UPDATED: […]

‘Greece WILL leave the eurozone on January 1, 2013′: Top Citigroup boss predicts exit date and warns of ‘massive wave of contagion across Europe’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2149193/Greek-debt-crisis-Greece-WILL-leave-eurozone-January-1-2013.html Currency trading bank says Greece’s new currency would fall by 60% European markets relatively stable today despite the dire warning FTSE-100 up 1.18%; CAC 40 up by 0.85%; DAX up 0.39% Had plunged yesterday after Bundesbank said Grexit would be better France and Germany disagree over Eurobonds at six-hour crisis summit Officials say growth-led […]

Italian father throws 14-month-old daughter and son, four, to their deaths and then leaps from balcony himself in despair after losing his job

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147498/Italian-father-throws-14-month-old-son-daughter-death-leaps-despair-losing-job.html Marco Turrini, 41, pushed 14-month-old Benedetta and Samuele, four, to their deaths after row with wife He tried but failed to throw his wife off six-floor balcony in Brescia before leaping to his death Father died instantly but children perished in hospital Mother who watched in horror being treated for shock By Nick Pisa […]