The item that many may find surprising is that median wealth was lower in 2013 than it was in 2010 is spite of the boom in the stock market over this period.
Mehleb orders execution of court order to dissolve Freedom and Justice Party →
Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has ordered Wednesday the execution of the supreme administrative court's verdict to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and liquidate its assets.
ISIS Doesn't Have Much Of An Ability To Strike The Continental US — At Least For Now →
But at present, the actual extent of the group's danger to the U.S. homeland is a matter of speculation, and its dangers are dulled somewhat thanks to ISIS's current capabilities and goals, and American counter-terror advances since the September 11th attacks.
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The group has connected its legitimacy to its ability to hold onto land, while also provoking every potential rival fighting force on its "Caliphate's" periphery.
"Once ISIS begins to experience a reversal, things could go badly for it very quickly," says Gartenstein-Ross.
Destroying ISIS May Take Years, U.S. Officials Say →
This move to war was fast. Details likely on Wednesday.
Scots, What the Heck? →
The Scottish independence movement has been very clear that it intends to keep the pound as the national currency. And the combination of political independence with a shared currency is a recipe for disaster. Which is where the cautionary tale of Spain comes in.
This is the one big question I had, and I'm flabbergasted. Overall, a great primer on combining politically disparate entities under one economic roof.
Lesotho 'coup': Sadc rejects Thabane's troop request →
Mr Thabane fled to South Africa on Saturday, claiming the military had staged a coup - a charge it denied.
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma hosted emergency talks with Mr Tabane and others on Monday.
Lesotho, a mountain kingdom surrounded by South Africa, has experienced several coups since independence in 1966.
"surrounded by Africa", the fate of the country is linked to South African politics.
Pakistan’s Sharif clings to power as protesters step up assault →
Over the weekend, the demonstration took an ominous turn as three people were killed and 400 wounded when police used tear gas and rubber bullets to prevent protesters from reaching Sharif’s residence in Islamabad. On Monday, the protesters stormed the state television station and knocked it off the air for more than an hour.
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The protests spread to other major Pakistani cities over the weekend, and there is rampant speculation in Pakistan that military leaders could intervene and force Sharif to resign.
Strife in Libya Could Presage Long Civil War →
...The ideological differences are blurry at best: both sides publicly profess a similar conservative but democratic vision. What is clear is that Libya is being torn apart by an escalating war among its patchwork of rival cities and tribes.