Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: the anniversary of the August 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict is often a tense occasion. (c) Sergey Ponomarev / AP / Press Association Images. All rights reserved.While some villagers…
It’s official. Trump formally announced his plans to withdraw U.S. support of the Paris climate agreement Thursday afternoon via a Facebook live stream from the White House Rose Garden. This decision…
Portland Bill lighthouse, Dorset, UK - warning fog signal. Flickr/ Elliott Brown. Some rights reserved.It is said that in the 1930s an English newspaper once published the following headline: “Fog…
Fans attending the Little League World Series later this month will be in for an additional spectacle. Midway through the tourney, on Aug. 21, fans present between 1:14 and 3:56…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Las Vegas, 2015. John Locher / Press Association. All rights reserved.In a recent letter, 50 Republican national security experts lambast…
Vladimir Putin loves his photo ops. Whether he’s taming horses without a shirt on, taking down judo black belts with ease, or scoring goals against former NHL players on the…
President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha, centre at the table, starts the session on whether or not to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, in Brasilia, Brazil. April 17, 2016.…
Man lights candles near scene of car bomb attack in the centre of Baghdad, June, 2016. Hadi Mizban / Press Association. All rights reserved.Seven years ago, then Prime Minister Gordon…
It’s something most of us don’t think about day to day, but protecting the president and his family requires a lot of manpower — and cash. Between his wife, kids,…
Demonstrators at an anti-Trident CND rally in Parliament Square, London, July, 2016.Dominic Lipinski/ Press Association. All rights reserved.How fitting that the UK’s failed test firing of a Trident nuclear missile…
The title of “world’s richest person” has been a revolving door of entrepreneurs and execs ranging from finance to tech to retail. However, as the dynamic list fluctuates with stock…
John Dewey, by Eva Watson Schütze. Wikicommons, 1902. Some rights reservedCHIANG MAI – On a rainy day with a smoggy sky, academics and students met to celebrate a hundredth year…