Articles Posted in the World Category
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Egypt Soccer Riot Adds Fuel to Egypt’s Insecurity Embers
Egypt Soccer Riot Al-Masry Soccer Fans Attack Al-Alhy Fans aka Ultras If you have not heard about the Egypt soccer riot yet, than perhaps it is about time you do. The AP reported it as…
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UNESCO Loses United States Funding After Accepting Palestine
United States Cuts Off UNESCO Funding UNESCO also known as the UN Agency devoted to cultural and educational cooperation, recently voted to accept Palestinians as members. Palestine was welcomed into UNESCO after a 107-14 vote…
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Chilean Miners Feel Forgotten One Year Later
Chilean Miners One Year Later On October 13, 2010 33 Chilean miners were rescued after 69 days underground. 1,500 journalists crowded the surface, documenting the inspirational rescue of the Chilean miners. However in today’s world,…
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American Hikers Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal Released
Three American hikers were arrested after they illegally crossed over an unmarked boundary two years ago between the Kurdistan Province of Iraq and in Iran. Held on accusations of espionage the BQB takes a look at the American hikers, who they were, why they were there and why they may have been held captive. With the opening of the Bushehr nuclear power plant did Iran detain the two American hikers, worried about what information they could bring back to delay the opening of their precious nuclear facility?
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Pearl Harbor and 9/11: History Doesn’t Repeat Itself
It was a transforming event for the countless people who witnessed it, for our country and for the world. The date of September 11, 2001 will stand in infamy for generations to come, along side…
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Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Aftermath
Fukushima nuclear disaster was worse than Chernobyl. To think with all of our present day technology, science, and mind power it is now 5 months later and there is still no positive outlook or even assurance that the Japanese government knows what they are doing. A few major news organizations finally broke into the silence of Fukushima.
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American Dollar Getting Ditched by IMF
America’s debt crisis is causing the International Monetary Foundation (IMF) to contemplate replacing the United States dollar as the world’s reserve currency. More than the IMF is calling for a change in the global economy. China is also in favor of this dramatic shift in economic power- hoping it would help salvage the global financial market and shift power away from the United States dollar. Could this be the American dollar’s fall from grace?
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Norway Latest Victim of Terrorism
Norway is the latest victim to terrorist attacks. Twin terrorist attacks occured in Oslo Norway Friday, via car bomb. Attacks on democracy have been occurring and Norway is the latest victim.
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Nuclear Power In Iran, Uranium Enrichment And Nuclear Weapons
Tehran, Iran- Iran a nuclear power? Chaos and upheaval has been strewn across the global media, heading often under breaking news however the biggest story within the Middle East is about progression, moving forward, centering…
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The Queen gives Prince Philip a new royal title for his 90th birthday gift
LONDON, ENGLAND— It’s good to be married to the Queen! As a gift for his 90th birthday Britain’s Prince Philip officially known as the Duke of Edinburgh—was bestowed a new royal title from his wife,…
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Ascension Day
Not only is Thursday, June 2, the time of one of two partial solar eclipses to come in the next month, moreover it is Ascension Day. Ascension what? Many church goers will acknowledge this day…
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2 Solar Eclipses Apart of June and July 2011 Eclipse Trinity
Tomorrow, the first of 2 solar eclipses during June and July 2011 will be visible in the northernmost reaches of North America, Europe and Asia. A solar eclipse (new moon) is one of the two…
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Dutch government to ban foreigners from buying cannabis
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS— In an effort to curb drug tourism, promote healthier living and to better fight crime throughout its cities, the Dutch government is taking action to prevent foreign visitors from buying cannabis from “coffee…
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Ratko Mladic Arrested for War Crimes
Most of us have played the game of manhunt sometime in our lives, you know where you run and try to find every member of the guilty team that was hiding and take them to…
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Iceland’s Volcano Grimsvotn Shows Signs of Erupting
Ok so the end of the world was supposed to start today, May 21st, 2011 and this just in: Iceland’s most active volcano has been confirmed as erupting. Well that’s great for Mr. Harold Camping…
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President Barack Obama settling the feud between Palestine and Israel
President Barack Obama suggested as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s jaw dropped. Borders for Palestine and security for Israel. Seems simple right? That is what President Barack Obama seems to think when it comes to…
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Queen Elizabeth II makes historic peace visit to Republic of Ireland
DUBLIN, IRELAND— Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday made the first visit by a British Monarch to the Republic of Ireland in order to highlight strong Anglo-Irish relations, as well as the success of peacemaking in…
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Stephen Hawking: There is No Afterlife
In some ways, the more we progress as a society and the more knowledge we gain—the harder it may be to engage in faith. For thousands of years, even if humanity didn’t believe in a…
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John Demjanjuk-Former Nazi Prison Camp Guard-Sentenced
John Demjanjuk, a 91-year-old retired autoworker and a former United States citizen was convicted for a crime he committed over 68 years ago by a Munich court on May 12th, 2011. World War II is…
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