The socialist leader from Venezuela, Hugo Chávez came forth and told his nation that he was suffering from cancer and underwent an operation in order to battle the disease. This news shook the political system he had been dominating for a long period of time, frightening his supporters who were expecting him to win the re-election in 2012. The 56 year old leader gave a stern speech on Thursday in which he acknowledged that he suffered a... [read news]

While French President Nicholas Sarkozy was in Brax, a city in the south-west of France an assailant grabbed his shoulder and managed to push him to the ground, before he was grabbed by Sarkozy’s security officers who later detained him. The president was shaking hands with people in the crowd when the assault took place. The police later said that the man who attacked President Sarkozy was from the Lot-et-Garonne region and had a job in the... [read news]

On Wednesday, the Greek officials adopted the austerity bill in order to keep the country from reaching default. These measures were a must for the country in order for it to be compatible for receiving the future tranche of bailout funds. As a result of this bill the European shares have managed to reach their highest close in over two weeks. The news were great for the banking sector which managed to gain some profit after the vote... [read news]

Riots have raged all around Greece injuring police officers and protestors, while the Greek Parliament voted in favor of the austerity bill. The lawmakers stated that this bill was necessary in order to avert default in the following month.  This particular bill was needed in order to receive a new round of monetary loans from Greece’s international creditors. Although this bill comes as a huge disappointment for the population of the... [read news]

Rod Blagojevich, had previously won two terms in the role of governor of Illinois before he got involved in a serious scandal and got convicted on Monday for a whole set of corruption charges like making an attempt to sell the Senate seat of President Obama. The first trial had taken place last year ending with a verdict that found the man guilty of all charges especially since he spent almost two and a half years taking part in TV shows where... [read news]

The International Criminal Court wishes to see the Libyan leader Muammar al Gaddafi stopped as they issued an arrest warrant in which he was accused of crimes against humanity. They stated the court had reasons to believe that Gaddafi had ordered attacks against civilians during the four month uprisings that took place in Libya in which thousands of people are believed to have been killed. Gaddafi was not the only target of the court from Hague... [read news]

Hu Jia has finished his three and a half year prison sentence and has finally returned home. The man who is one of China’s leading dissidents was incarcerated due to his human right work and the fact he promoted the rights of those suffering from AIDS. The 37 year old man was officially accused of "inciting subversion of state power" in articles and interviews published on the internet. While still serving time in prison, Hu Jia won the... [read news]

In 2009 when President Barack Obama sent 30,000 troops to Afghanistan he mentioned the “surge” will only be temporary. Now people are expecting Obama to come forth and say the troops are coming back home at about the same time voters will head to the polls in order to decide whether he receives another term. In his future prime-time speech to the nation which will take place on Wednesday, Americans expect their President to state that... [read news]

Saudi Arabia is a country where women are banned from driving; therefore instead of protesting a group of 30 or 40 women decided to take the wheel. At around 10 o’clock on Friday morning Maha al-Qahtani decided to change places with her husband Mohammed and seated herself in front of the wheel of their family car. During the next 50 minutes she took a stroll across the Saudi capital, along the six-lane King Fahd Road, crossing Cairo Square... [read news]

The British Foreign Secretary William Hague stated that his country will continue working with its international partners in order to condemn the repression that is sweeping through Syria. Hague stated that the possibility of getting a UN resolution condemning the violence was "on a knife-edge" and that the violence was "unacceptable and must stop".Thousands of Syrian residents fled to Turkey after the beginning of the protests against Syrian... [read news]