Turkey has decided to lift a ban on YouTube it imposed on it more than two years ago because of some videos the government deemed inappropriate and, even insulting to Turkey’s founder. According to Binali Yildirim, Turkey’s Transport Minister, who is responsible for Internet issues, the government no longer sees any reason to continue the [...]
John Lennon has joined Queen Elizabeth II on a new commemorative coin that has been issued by the British Royal Mint. The coin featuring the image of the famous Beatle front man is a great victory for those Beatles fans who voted for Lennon in an online public opinion poll conducted to find out whose [...]
At least six people have been killed Thursday in a dangerous and over-populated district of the Mexican Capital, which has been mainly spared from the mass shootings that became common in a nation swamped by drug related violence. According to Miguel Angel Mancera, Mexico City’s Attorney General, the killings occurred in the early morning hours [...]
German government has moved on Wednesday to make forced marriages a criminal offence in Germany amid a growing debate in the society about integration of Muslims in this country. According to Thomas de Maiziere, German’s Interior Minister, the new law would affect the four million Muslims in Germany and is aimed at banning the tradition [...]
Indonesia’s most unpredictable volcano has started erupting on Tuesday, spewing out huge clouds of rocks and ashes from Mount Merapi, just a day after the scientists warned the pressure accumulated underneath its dome could cause the most potent eruption Indonesia has seen in years. The volcanic agency in Indonesia has raised the eruption alert to [...]
Many gay voters are thinking of voting for alternative candidates rather than the Democrats whom they traditionally tend to support. The Democrats have been enjoying a long-standing support from the gay community, but they may be in for a big surprise as their gay voters are getting more and more frustrated the about the lack [...]
As strikes continued in France against the government’s plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, many families found it difficult to take advantage of the school holidays and get away from the cities. With the strikes going on for 12t days in a row, the protesters have managed to create chaos in [...]
Wikileaks has released a new batch of about 400,000 secret U.S. military documents related to its operations in Iraq. According to Julien Assange, who founded the online whistle-blowing group, Wikileaks is following through with its commitment to disclose the “the intimate details” of the war to the public. Assange says it will be difficult for [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama has taped and released an anti-bullying video message last Thursday on itgetsbetterproject.com. Obama called the news of the recent suicides by several young Americans, who were taunted and bullied for being gay, sad and shocking. He said as a parent, it broke his heart to know that something like this can [...]
On Thursday demonstrators have started on another day of violent public strikes in France in a desperate attempt to put more pressure on the French government prior to the final vote on the pension reform in Senate scheduled on Friday. The pension reform crisis is showing no sign of decline as students marched through the [...]
