The ruined Costa Concordia cruise ship was lifted by salvage crews, who accomplished among the most expensive and difficult maritime salvage operation in the world. The cruise ship was lifted by over 25 degrees from where it laid half-submerged off Giglio, an island in Italy. Work was delayed by three hours due to a storm. […]
A woman was arrested at the Bogota airport in Colombia after she tried to smuggle cocaine out of the country and into Canada. The woman whose name is Tabitha Leah Ritchie has Canadian citizenship and is currently being held at the Bogota police station. Ritchie tried to smuggle cocaine out of Colombia, a veritable pastime […]
An agreement by South and North Korea will set the stage for the resumption of operations at the Kaesong industrial Zone. The two Koreas agreed on a trial restart of the closed industrial zone on September 16 following discussions recently, according to the Unification Ministry of the South. The company ceased operations in April following […]
Protests against Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government have gained momentum in several cities this Tuesday after a 22 year old protester was killed during a march. Some of the biggest cities in Turkey like Istanbul, Hatay and the capital Ankara have all seen an increase in protests that could spell trouble for Erdogan’s government. Hatay, the […]
The proposal of Russia to destroy the chemical weapons of Syria was welcomed by China recently. This move may forestall military strikes planned by the US. Washington indicated that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria used poison gas in its August 21 attack. The attack resulted to the death of over 1,400 people. This should not […]
Even with a less than impressive result for United States politics regarding the Middle East, Barack Obama’s Escalade managed to impress during his arrival at the G20 meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia. The car fondly dubbed “The Beast” stood impressively among the sea of sedans that carried other world leaders. One of the most important […]
The first public hearing on the possibility of US military intervention in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry opened the door for ground troops in the war-torn country. However, Kerry quickly backtracked after Senator Bob Corker indicated that the response about possible of US troop deployment was not appropriate. Kerry indicated that he did not […]
United States President Barack Obama will meet with Russian human rights activists during his visit to Russia for the G20 summit in St Petersburg. With some of the tensest relations between Moscow and Washington in the last years, President Obama will talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the newest proposed Russian legislation that will […]
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman paid another visit to North Korea recently. The former basketball star aims to visit his “friend” Kim Jong-un, the leader of the country that threatened to use nuclear weapons against the United States. Although Rodman revealed that he was going on a five-day visit to North Korea, he indicated that […]
Hyon Song-wol, Kim Jong-Un’s former girlfriend was apparently executed among tens of other people by a machine gun firing squad. The singer was arrested on the 17th of August along with 11 other people and was accused of breaking state legislation that dealt with pornography says a South Korean newspaper. The victims’ families were forced […]
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