This last week brought about some regrettable events in Papua New Guinea, where a woman was killed after she was accused of witchcraft. The U.N. have condemned the events and urged the New Guinea government to take measures to reduce the violence against people who are accused of witchcraft and to take out a controversial […]
A tsunami was triggered by the 8.0 magnitude earthquake the shook the Solomon Islands recently. Augustine Blive, the director of a local hospital, revealed that five persons died after waves hit the eastern part of the islands, particularly the Santa Cruz Islands. Reports have indicated that a local airport and villages nearby suffered some damage […]
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Egypt’s capital, Cairo, this Tuesday making him the first Iranian chief of state to visit since the two countries stopped their diplomatic relations close to thirty years ago. This seemed unattainable during the Hosni Mubarak period as the former Egyptian president was fervently against Iran’s leadership while being more prone […]
The Pemex explosion that resulted to the death of 37 people may have been caused by a gas leak, the Mexican government indicated. The explosion site did not show any signs of explosives, according to Attorney General Jesus Murillo. President Enrique Pena Nieto is looking to overhaul the state oil monopoly to increase growth and […]
This Friday Egypt has seen a new series of violent clashes between protesters that are unhappy with the post Hosni Mubarak leadership of their country and government forces. The clashes took place outside the presidential palace in Cairo, and are nothing new in Egypt’s capital city as growing unrest turns to violence. Egypt’s Prime Minister […]
Following the rocket launch of South Korea, North Korea has issued a threat of retaliating for the supposed double standards that the US has over the rocket launches of the two Koreas. The spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry did not give any indications on what his statements meant although Pyongyang had indicated that […]
The suicide bombing that took place outside the U.S. embassy in Turkey’s capital city Ankara was named an act of terror by the Obama administration. The explosion took place this Friday, and took the life of the attacker and a local security guard while seriously harming a Turkish journalist and two other security guards working […]
With Iran claiming that it recently sent a monkey into space on top of the other animals sent in the past like rat’s worms and turtles, the question of what makes a good animal astronaut seems to be raised. Since the start of the space race back in the 50’s to the present, most scientist […]
Stanley Fischer, the head of the Bank of Israel who steered the country during the international financial crisis four years ago, revealed that he will step down from his current position by June. Although he did not give any indications why he will resign, he had indicated earlier that he is not expecting to finish […]
Several African countries have promised to support the war effort in Mali and have pledged to send troops to help the Malian Government recapture towns in northern Mali currently held by al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist groups. As the cost of the military operation into the desert will be quite high, the funding is still a […]
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