From ESPN.com Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win the 2013 French Open PARIS — Serena Williams knew, of course, that 11 years had passed since her only French Open championship. She also knew, of course, what happened a year ago in Paris: the only first-round Grand Slam loss of her career, to a woman ranked […]
New colonialism? Or new defense tactic? African Union wants the Kenyatta case.
10 June 2013 by
African leaders urge the International Criminal Court (ICC) to withdraw crimes of humanity cases against Kenya’s president and vice president. African leaders meeting at an African Union (AU) summit on Monday are discussing a Kenyan proposal that the International Criminal Court (ICC) refer its cases against the country’s president and vice president back to the […]
Orwellian – 1984 revisited
6 June 2013 by
1984 was published and released in June 1949. ‘I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery’- Thomas Jefferson. US defends vast phone record collection White House says National Security Agency gathering of data on millions of Americans key anti-terrorism tool. The Obama administration has defended its secret collection of millions of telephone records from at least […]
El Salvador seeks to reform gang members
6 June 2013 by
Rehabilitation program takes advantage of truce to provide normal jobs, leading to decline in violence. El Salvador’s program to reintegrate former gang members back into society with normal jobs has shown signs of success. Following last year’s truce between rival gangs in the country, the government has helped rehabilitate former gang members, leading to the […]
Britain to compensate Kenyans tortured in Mau Mau rebellion
6 June 2013 by
Reparations for Kenyans that were tortured during the Mau Mau rebellion. Britain has agreed to compensate Kenyans who were tortured during a rebellion against colonial rule in the 1950s. Foreign Secretary William Hague told parliament Thursday that more than 5,200 Kenyans will receive payments in a package worth nearly $31 million. Continue Reading… Source: allAfrica.com […]
The first Brazil-Ethiopia-Djibouti-South Sudan Investment and Trade Seminar
6 June 2013 by
A two-day Brazil-Ethiopia-Djibouti-South Sudan Investment and Trade Seminar opened today (June 6th) in Addis Ababa. Organized by the Embassy of Brazil in Ethiopia, the Seminar aims to provide an opportunity for business and investment networking between governments and companies from Brazil, Ethiopia, Djibouti and South Sudan.It also aims to encourage strategic information-sharing on potential investment […]
Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, runs for House seat in Illinois
5 June 2013 by
Erika Harold has jumped into the Republican primary race for Illinois’s 13th Congressional District. She calls her opponent, an incumbent freshman, a “good person,” insists there’s no need for attacks, and says let the judges, no, make that the voters, decide. Continue reading Politico article… Source: Politico