Category: WORLD
First victim of the single currency
Pressure had been building on a number of fronts, but the issue which finally destroyed her was the yet-to-be-born euro. In the last weekend of October 1990, she travelled to a European summit in Rome, where Jacques Delors’ dream of European Monetary Union was high on the agenda. But while Mrs. Thatcher was fighting her [...]
Fathers not allowed to see kids!
British heartbroken father of two young children killed by their mother in Turkey was last night locked in a legal battle to bring their bodies back to Hampshire regarding to BBC but its law that everyone should follow because British Family Law is already in a big mess and one of the biggest massacre in [...]
NASA satellite falls to Earth
A 6-tonne NASA science satellite (picture) plunged to earth yesterday, but where any debris ended up was not immediately clear. Canada, Africa and Australia had been named as possible sites for touchdown of debris from the tour-bus-sized satellite. In its re-entry to earth, the defunct satellite passed over Canada and Africa, as well as vast [...]
UK budget for 2011
British coalition goverment budget plan has just been released by Chancellor George Osborne, which lasted just under an hour. By now I am sure you are all aware that the main focus has been the 1p drop in fuel prices, this took effect as from 6pm on the 23th March 2011. Mr Osborne’s comments included [...]
Obama warns Libyan leader
Libya leader Gaddafi has been warned by Barrack Obama today and Moammar Gadhafi faces a stark choice: Halt attacks immediately or face punishing air strikes. But U.S. President Barack Obama also gave the Libyan despot an out, promising the gathering warplanes won’t bomb him into regime change if he quits attacking rebel-held cities. The unpredictable [...]
Saudi army enter Bahrain
A Saudi military force of about 1,000 soldiers has entered Bahrain to support the tiny Gulf kingdom’s embattled royal family against a widespread protest movement by mainly Shia Muslim youths. After attacking a small encampment of demonstrators on Sunday, Bahrain’s riot police were overrun by tens of thousands of Shia protesters, who by the end of [...]
Pray for Japan
An explosion and feared meltdown at a Japanese nuclear plant Saturday exposed the scale of the disaster facing the country after a massive quake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead. The Japanese government says an explosion Saturday blew off the roof and walls of the building containing a nuclear reactor, but did not damage [...]
Gaddafi in power
The Russian Foreign Minister has ruled out the idea of creating a no-fly zone over Libya yesterday as embattled leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi unleashed bombing raids, special forces and troops in a desperate bid to retain power. Mr Sergey Lavrov described the idea of imposing limits on Libyan air space as “superfluous” and said world [...]
The port city of Benghazi
Four people were killed in Bahrain as riot police unleashed rubber bullets and tear gas to drive panicked protesters out of a square in the capital, Manama, the opposition said yesterday. ”They attacked the square, where hundreds of people were spending the night in tents,” said one witness, Fadel Ahmad. The protesters, including women and children, [...]
Egypt is next due a general election
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has handed all power to the country’s military after buckling under increasing public demand for his resignation. This follows three weeks of organised demonstration and protest in Cairo against the former leader – who has ruled for 30 years – and calls he immediately step down from his position. Mr Muburak [...]
Barack Obama on Friday
US President Barack Obama on Friday delivered a clear hint that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should step down now, saying the proud “patriot” should listen to his people and make the “right decision.” Obama did not explicitly call on Mubarak to resign, but said the Arab strongman had already made the psychological leap of realising [...]
Egypt and Tunisia?
With everyone curious about how Turkey would react to public demonstrations taking place in Egypt seeking the resignation of long-entrenched President Hosni Mubarak, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took sides with the Egyptian public, calling on Mubarak to heed the call of the Egyptian people. Speaking at his party’s parliamentary group meeting earlier this week, [...]
Britons have been warned
Britons have been warned to steer clear of Egypt’s main cities as violent demonstrations threaten to overthrow the government. With President Hosni Mubarak facing the biggest challenge of his three decade rule, the Foreign Office cautioned against “all but essential” travel to Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and Suez. Tourist sites have also been shut down, while [...]
Free to leave prison
Swedish authorities said Tuesday they will appeal a British judge’s decision to grant bail for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The decision means the 39-year-old Australian will remain behind bars for at least another 48 hours. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s relief at his bail ruling evaporated when Swedish authorities announced they would be appealing it, his [...]
Jealous boy kills girlfriend on holiday
Greek police say a British man has been arrested on the southern Greek island of Crete on suspicion of beating his girlfriend to death. Police said Tuesday that the 22-year-old man, who has not been named, was arrested late Monday and faces charges of causing fatal bodily injury. His 21-year-old girlfriend, who also has not [...]
