Archive for ‘June, 2010’

Trade pact signed by Taiwan and China

Trade pact signed by Taiwan and China

Chiang Pinkung the leader of Taiwanese Delegation rightly states, that the signing of the landmark trade agreement between China and Taiwan is not just an important milestone for strengthening the economic ties between the two countries, but it is also a huge step towards integration and globalization. China and Taiwan have been hostile for over [...]

EU: “outsourced torture” is illegal

EU: “outsourced torture” is illegal

The Human Rights Watch has condemned the use of torture intelligence by third party countries. According to reports, Britain, France and Germany demonstrate through their policy statements that they favor the practice of cooperating with the foreign intelligence agencies in extracting information from the suspects. The Human Rights body stated on Tuesday that the practice [...]

Trial begins for Rwanda shooting suspects

Trial begins for Rwanda shooting suspects

Lieutenant General Kayumba Nyamwsa was shot in an assassination attempt and the four men who tried to kill him have been arrested and identified. They are Juma Huseni who is 35 years of age and is from Tanzania, Ahmed Ali is 26 and hails from Somali, George Francis is a 31 year old Mozambican and [...]

Light of hope for Google users in China

Light of hope for Google users in China

The spat between Google and China has been going on for many months now.  Google had accused the Chinese authorities of subjecting the search engine to cyber attacks and censorship in the country. According to latest reports, Google has made an announcement stating that it will automatically stop redirecting Chinese users to their Hong Kong [...]

Blogger sentenced for Five Years over Jakarta Bombings

Blogger sentenced for Five Years over Jakarta Bombings

Muslim dominated Indonesia has been inundated with attacks since the last decade and this also includes Bali bombings which killed around 200 people. In lieu of suicide bombings on two hotels in Jakarta, and Indonesian Publisher and Blogger has been convicted and in sentenced to a five year imprisonment. The suspect, like everybody else has [...]

Maldives Government Dwindles as Cabinet Members resign en Masse

Maldives Government Dwindles as Cabinet Members resign en Masse

The Archipelago in the Indian Ocean has become difficult to govern after the resignation of all the members in the Maldives Cabinet. This occurred when the opposition party threatened to pass a vote of no confidence against every minster. Husnu Suood who is the attorney general in Maldives, after the resignation of the members of [...]

Protests and Clashes grip Debt Ridden Athens in Greek

Protests and Clashes grip Debt Ridden Athens in Greek

Just a few hours before the politicians were set to begin debating on pension reforms in the country in order to deal with the national debt crises, violent protesters and activists thronged the streets of Athens, the Greek Capital. There have been clashes between the activists and the Riot police had to fire tear gas [...]

Saudi King Abdullah to meet Obama at White house

Saudi King Abdullah to meet Obama at White house

King Abdullah will be traveling to the White House to meet the US president Barack Obama. They would discuss various issues affecting Middle East Peace like Israel Palestinian Peacemaking efforts, The United Nations Nuclear Standoff against Iran and economic cooperation. The meeting will also include the recent developments in Afghanistan and they will focus on [...]

Fedex crashes out of wimbeldon

Fedex crashes out of wimbeldon

The 6 time champion and the current reigning champion, Roger federer crashed out of Wimbledon in the Quarter finals to the 12th seed, Thomas Berdych. This will be the first time that Roger Federer will not be present in a men’s singles wimbledon finals in the last 8 years. The Swiss champ lost 6-4, 3-6, [...]

2010 World cup: Spain enters quarterfinals kicking out Portugal

2010 World cup: Spain enters quarterfinals kicking out Portugal

Soccer mania grips all, as Spain makes a nail biting finish in a match against Portugal. Although Vincent Del Bosques team controlled the ball, but the Portugal gave them a test of patience as they tackled the ball. The match took place at the Cape Town’s green point stadium. It was exactly two years since [...]