Former Military Leader Tried for Treason in Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf, a former military leader is being tried in Pakistan for a form of high treason, this crime is punishable with the death penalty or life in prison. Musharraf was president of Pakistan from 1999 to 2008. Monday he faced a total of five charges during his hearing. Three counts of changing the country's constitution, sacking the Chief Justice and imposing emergency rule. He pleaded n
United Arab Emirates: there's an app for that
The United Arab Emirates has launched the first-ever smart government app store. In conjunction with Google and Apple, local and federal governments have created over 100 apps to serve around 700 people at a time in one location. The plan is for the UAE to transition to smart government by the middle of 2015, only a little over a year from now. The apps are "characterised by reliability, secu
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America once again is getting into Asia's business
For the article:http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/obama-brings-south-korea-japan-together-for-talksWell, as the article states, Obama recently pulled Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye together to talk about the issue of North Korea's efforts to have more nuclear capabilities (i.e. missiles). Even though there are quite a few unresolved proble
It's A Sad World, Sadly
Writer T.M. Luhrmann recently visited India to find that Depression is slowly taking over the country, and possibly the world. The majority of people in India used to view the topic of depression and suicide as taboo, but many are bringing it up more and more as it is becoming more relevant. A lot of young people are finding when something goes majorly wrong in their life, suicide seems to b
Global warming dials up our risks, UN report says--- Seth Borenstein, AP
CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLEThe most recent United Nations' report about the dire global warming situation the international community faces came out Monday, saying that unless carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gas emissions are greatly reduce in the next few years, effects of the temperature increase will become catastrophic. In addition to the more than 12,000 specialists who contributed to
Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan declares victory after local elections
Link to articlePrime Minister Erdogan of Turkey confidently claims the victory of his Justice and Development party even before the results of the election came in. Despite all of the corruption surrounding him and his infamy in the country for the past few years since 2003 when he came into office, he still appears to be certain of his party's victory. He said that he respects people's decisions
Saudi Arabia Shuffles Leaders With New Second in Line to Throne
Saudi Arabia named Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz as second in line to the throne, the latest royal promotion as King Abdullah confronts unprecedented political instability in the Middle East and economic changes at home. King Abdullah named his defense minister and half-brother Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, born in 1935, crown prince in June 2012, making the traditionalist former governor of Riyadh n
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Some Who Fled Cuba Are Returning to HelpRecently, exiles of Cuba who fled after Fidel Castro took over are returning to their native homeland. Their previous bitterness and anger has diminished and been replaced by an empathetic need to help usher in a new era for Cuba. These Cuban-Americans previously lost their entrepreneurship ventures to the communist government, which made their businesses il
Peace talks going on in Syria, still very boring
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/27/world/europe/syria-geneva-talks-behind-the-scenes/Peace talks are going on in Geneva mediated by a UN mediator named Lakhdar Brahimi who is reported as doing an excellent job of mediating. Good on you Mr. Brahimi. Rebel groups and the government keep arguing about who gets what land and which rights go to which people. In return, the government has said that women
Peter MacKay wishes Canada's Afghan troops had been better prepared
ArticleCanada's former defense minister Peter MacKay recently stated that the Canadian government should have and could have done more for its soldiers in the war in Afghanistan. MacKay said that he had wished that Canada had "provided more equipment, helicopters, mine-clearing equipment in the early days. In retrospect, we could have perhaps prepared our soldiers better through both equipm
Japan and N. Korea?
Formal talks between Japan and North Korea have been going on for nearly two years. They are about settling some "outstanding issues." One of them is the unsettled problem of the 17+ Japanese abductions. According the N. Korea the matter was settled when they returned a few (not all) the abductees. N. Korea said the others were dead. Obviously this answer did not satisfy Jap
Saadi Gadhafi Apologizes for Past Actions towards the people of Libya
Libyan state television has recently aired a video to the public of Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saadi, in which he apologizes to the nation from his prison cell. Saadi, one of seven, has been locked up in Tripoli jail since his extradition from neighboring country Niger. He fled Libya during the the uprising that was supported by NATO in 2011. As of now, there has been no court trial yet and no charges
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 3-30-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Fun with North Korea: "Mind Your Own Busniness"(This post will be written in the style of Dick and Jane books to reflect the mental age of Kim Jung Un) See Democratic People's Republic of North Korea. See Supreme Leader Kim Jung Un. Un sends So Se Pyong to U.N. Human Rights Council. Un questions So about human rights."What are human rights?" says Un