World & Politics
Peacekeeping Missions to Attain A New Dimension In Collaboration With The Member Nations - 03/30/2015
The conference of U.N. Defence officials made an historic appeal. The U.N. Secretary General invites the nations to join hands with peacekeeping missions. New York- 27 March 2015 – The Secretary General has marked the day at the conference of United Nations’ Defence Chiefs by making an appeal for more contribution of troops to all the higher military authorities present there. The troops, thus...
Oil Prices Jumped on the Ground of Military Conflict in Yemen - 03/26/2015
The southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula has become a full-scale hotspot. Start of international intervention in Yemen will not only add heat to fire, blazing now in the Middle East, but also led to a sharp rise in oil prices. Of course, the bombing and missile air strikes of nearly a dozen Arab League countries on Huthis movement positions in Yemen and the rise in oil prices by nearly...
Yemen President flees from the country amidst unrest - 03/26/2015
Yemen’s President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has fled the southern port city of Aden by boat on Wednesday after Houthi militants seized the city airport and arrested two of his top officials. The drastic move by the Houthi militants in the poorest Arab country has agitated its wealthy neighbor, Saudi Arabia, who is planning to take military actions against the dissidents. Meanwhile, it is not...
Passenger Plane Crashed in Alps - 03/24/2015
Germanwings Airbus A320 aircraft flying from Barcelona to Dusseldorf crashed in southern France in the department of Alpes de Haute Provence. According to preliminary data, 142 passengers and six crew members were on the ship’s board. As it reported, the aircraft was operated for 24 years. Air monitoring service reported that radio contact was lost with the aircraft GWI18G belonged to Germanwings...
'Limited progress' on Iran nuke inquiry, says IAEA - 03/24/2015
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has had only ‘limited progress’ in its inquiry into the alleged military dimensions of Iran's nuclear activities, the agency's chief said, days before a landmark nuclear deal framework is drawn between Iran and World powers. The IAEA, which is an UN watchdog for nuclear energy, has a long-standing inquiry into some aspects of Iran's nuclear...
Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP Topped the First Round of French Departmental Elections - 03/23/2015
The National Front party suffered a surprising setback in French local elections. The first round of French local elections took place amidst increasing tension about the nation’s sluggish economy and rising unemployment. France’s Socialist party witnessed a setback as the right-wing alliance led by former President Nicolas Sarkozy emerged as the winner with highest votes during the first round...
Britain to Issue First Plastic Notes - 03/23/2015
First in the UK plastic money came into circulation in Scotland, reports BBC News. Local commercial bank Clydesdale, having the right to issue their own notes, started to print new plastic five pounds banknotes. It is planned to publish about two million of these notes. Issue of plastic money is dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the bridge over the Firth of Forth. William Arrol, an engineer...
Singapore Mourns Its Father - 03/23/2015
The first Prime Minister of Singapore, creator of the so-called economic miracle of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew has died at the age of 91. According to Reuters, the death occurred on Monday, March 23 at 03:18 local time in a hospital in Singapore. February 5 former prime minister was taken with acute pneumonia in the central hospital in Singapore. March 19 it became known that Lee Kuan Yew is in...
Cameron Revives Cold War Fund to Deal with Russia - 03/20/2015
Margaret Thatcher Foundation, which was created in 1989 to help countries that were in the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union, became a model for the program. British Prime Minister David Cameron has restored the program introduced by Margaret Thatcher to assist the countries of Eastern Europe to improve the quality of public administration and against Russian domination during the Cold War...
Report Terms ISIL Accused by the Human Right Commission - 03/20/2015
A report presented to the Human Rights Commission, holds the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as perpetrators of international humanitarian laws. Iraq, UN News Centre- 19 March 2015- According to a United Nation’s statement of human-right, it appears that ISIL or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is charged against genocide, assaults on nationwide religious and ethnic sectors, and...