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Best Foreign Destinations to See in 2017

January 1, 2016 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

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The Hungarian Parliament at night

Haven’t had enough time to travel in 2017? Its ok, you can make up for it this year. We come to your help and present you the best foreign destinations to see in 2017.

London, United Kingdom

If you love historical buildings just as much as modern art, London is the place to visit. The Parliament with the Big Ben, the London Eye and Westminster Abbey are so close to each other that you can visit all of them by walking in a single day. Then you would have enough time to visit Madame Tussauds and Tate Modern, two of the museums you must not miss while you are there. And if you like alcohol pay a visit to the traditional English pubs and don’t forget that drinking is legal for anyone over 18!

Barcelona, Spain

Do the shopping and have some tapas on the famous Ramblas Street and then have an afternoon siesta before going to a majestic concert at the Palau de la Musica Catalana. In Barcelona you can admire the work of the great artist Antonio Gaudi, from the most well-known Sagrada Familia to Casa Batlló, La Pedrera, his famous Parc and Palau Guell.

Paris, France

The city of love never disappointed anyone. If you like sight-seeing you can go to the top of the Eiffel Tower from where you can see a huge part of the city. If you prefer walking, the gardens of Versailles should satisfy you but if you are more of a walker-and-shopper, just go to the Champs-Elysées, the most famous boulevard in Paris. While you are there you can also grab a bite at one of the many restaurants. Croissants or quiche might be the best choices.

Sydney, Australia

If you don’t fancy Europe, Sydney is a place with many things to do and to see. The Opera House should be on everybody’s must-see list. If you love the ocean you can walk from Coogee to Bondi for incredible views.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Many people’s life goal is to have the chance of visiting Rio de Janeiro during its most-famous festival in the whole world. But even if you don’t get to the festival Rio is still an interesting city. The famous beaches Ipanema and Copacabana will make you fall in love for sure.

Budapest, Hungary

One of the most beautiful capitals in Eastern Europe, Budapest has much to offer to its tourists. You can take a boat tour on the Danube from where you will see the beautiful building of the Hungarian Parliament. Above one of the bridges which separates the old and the new part of the city (Buda and Pesta) there is the Hungarian Statue of Liberty, at the top of a hill that you can visit. At the top of the hill you will find a traditional market with old items and traditions. Do not miss it!

Image source: pixabay

Filed Under: World Tagged With: Barcelona, Best Foreign Destinations to See in 2017, Budapest, London, paris, Rio, Sidney

Turkey on Russian Jet Downing: We’re Not Sorry

November 30, 2015 By Grant Hamersma Leave a Comment

Turkey on Russian Jet Downing We’re Not SorryAt a recent NATO conference in Brussels, Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that no world leader was entitled to ask his country to apologize for last week’s incident because the Turks were just doing their job.

Davutoglu added that the downing of the Russian military aircraft at the border with Syria was a ‘defensive action.’ Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, commented and said that the country had the right to defend its airspace.

According to initial official reports, Turkey had to take down the Russian jet after it ignored ten warnings to leave airspace. The pilot was shot down while in mid-air by Syrian rebels, while the co-pilot was taken back to safety by Russian rescue forces on the Syrian territory. The dead pilot’s body was flown to his home country on Monday.

But later reports showed that the Russian jet was in the Turkish airspace for 17 seconds, which would make Turkey’s claims that it issued 10 warnings before the downing highly unlikely to be true. Russia President Vladimir Putin deemed Turkey’s move a “stab in the back” in the fight against international terrorism.

Russia now demands apologies and is set to take action against Turkey, including economic measures. The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Putin will be both present at the U.N. climate talks slated to start Monday in Paris. President Erdogan was ‘saddened’ by the situation.

Turkey also said that it wasn’t the first time Russia violated its airspace. Yet, the Turkish action may undermine the weak attempts to create an international alliance against the Islamic State and its allies.

Russia is now focused to support Syrian President Bashar Assad in his fight against extremists. Turkey also pledged to fight Islamic State in Syria but it backs anti-Assad groups just like its ally, the U.S. Last week, the Russian jet was targeting one of these groups.

Yet, the Paris attacks in Nov. 13 prompted Europe to take urgent steps toward a coalition against international terrorism. Since then France’s president Francois Hollande had been in talks with various world leaders including Russia’s President, Obama, Turkey’s leaders and many more to find the best solution to the terrorist crisis.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks which resulted in 130 deaths and hundreds of injured people. World leaders failed to build an alliance by now because there are conflicting interests in the issue. And, Turkey’s recent actions may make a coalition against terrorism an even more daunting task.
Image Source: Flickr

Filed Under: World Tagged With: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO, russian jet downing, turkey crisis, Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Not Much Attention Was Given To Danny

October 18, 2015 By Adam Lynch Leave a Comment

While the hype is real when it comes to Jon Snow’s fate, how he will be resurrected and how he is going to save the world from the White Walker invasion coming from the North, not much attention was given to Danny.
While the hype is real when it comes to Jon Snow’s fate, how he will be resurrected and how he is going to save the world from the White Walker invasion coming from the North, not much attention was given to Danny.

Not Much Attention Was Given To Danny

While the hype is real when it comes to Jon Snow’s fate, how he will be resurrected and how he is going to save the world from the White Walker invasion coming from the North, not much attention was given to Danny. Daenerys Targaryen was left surrounded by an army of Dothraki riders at the end of season 5 and she did not look like she was in a pleasant situation.

Before we go on, we have to warn you that there might be some spoilers lurking nearby. Nobody knows what is going to happen in season 6 because spoilers, although big spoilers, were quite scarce and there is no “last book” that people could have read and tell everyone what is going on. The path forward is paved with leaked pictures and “what ifs”, but if we nail it, there are definitely spoilers that you might not want to read.

According to Watchers on the Wall, Game of Thrones did cast an actor known as Staz Nair that would play the role of a Dothraki warrior. Nair’s situation is a little big vague: his position has yet to be confirmed by Thrones or by he himself. Nobody knows if he is going to be a Khal, any other type of warrior or just the one who will help Daenerys. And he hasn’t been keeping a low profile either.

Next in line is Joe Naufahu, a new member of the Thrones cast that is expected to be the actual Khal. In the first season, when Drogo was Kahl, Daenerys’ unity with him made her Kahleesi, a Dothraki queen, so to speak. But everything changed when Drogo died and members of the clan were having disputes on who would be the following Kahl. The people disbanded: some went with Danny, others followed Drogo’s lieutenants.

Now Game of Thrones directors want to keep the series as close to the books as possible, even though it might not seem like it from the beginning. In Martin’s last novel, Jahqo, one of Drogo’s lieutenants, greets Daenerys in the open field, so this makes us wonder if he is the Khal now. There might be another part of the clan that is following Pono, Jahqo’s contestant as the next Kahl, so there might be something that we do not know yet.

So even though not much attention was given to Danny, her fate is quite uncertain at the moment. Hopefully, she will be able to return to Mereen and continue her journey towards the Iron Throne. And she could use a few thousand Dothrakis to bolster her ranks.

Photo Credits dailymail.co.uk

Filed Under: World Tagged With: Daenerys Targaryen, Dothraki, Game of Thrones, Jon Snow

Smoking in Cars With Children Banned in England and Wales

October 1, 2015 By Janice Bower Leave a Comment

Smoking in Cars With Children Banned in England and Wales

Exposure to second-hand smoke has been associated with asthma, ear problems and chest infections in children.

Anti-smoking measures in England and Wales will be expanded this year.

In order to protect young people from second-hand smoke inhaling, smoking in cars with children will be banned in these countries. It remains to be seen whether the law will be introduced in Northern Ireland and Scotland too.

According to health officials, smoking in car is very dangerous, since the smoke can remain in the air for up to two hours if two windows are not opened. Also, recent studies had found that second-hand smoke can expose non-smokers to lots of health risks.

The smoke emitted by cigarettes contains up to 4,000 chemicals, which in the long run can cause cancer in people. Exposure to second-hand smoke has been associated with asthma, ear problems and chest infections in children.

The ban will come into being starting this Thursday. But the public will not receive fines in the next couple of months since they will have to become accustomed to the new regulation.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council declared in a statement that officials will tale a non-confrontational approach in dealing with the situation in the first three months after the ban enters into effect. For starters, the police will being giving people warnings rather than directly fine them.

Health officials along with anti-smoking groups believe that the measure is one of the most important moves against the bad habit since the general ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces passed in England back in 2007. However, smoking advocates believe that the new law will be ineffective.

Penny Woods, who is the director of the British Lung Foundation, declared that the ban came as a result of the influence other countries across Europe had on England. Many other countries in Europe have adopted similar measures. She said that the ban is a reason to celebrate for all the people who actually care about protecting their children and the generations that are to come from the dangers of smoking.

According to the decree, anyone who starts smoking inside of a vehicle with children under the age of 18 will have to face a $75 fine. And before you ask, yes, the law applies even if the sunroof and windows of the car are open. However, the ban will not come into effect for vehicles that are convertibles if their top is down. In addition, electronic cigarettes are not under the jurisdiction of the legislation.

 

Photo credits: Flickr

Filed Under: Health, World

China’s Sand Dredging Activities in South China Sea soon to Be Completed

June 16, 2015 By Grant Hamersma Leave a Comment

China’s Sand-Dredging Activities in South China Sea soon to Be Completed

In a public release, Philippines military authorities said Tuesday that China should “refrain from selfish acts” referring to the latter’s plans to speed up construction of artificial islands on the coral islands, or atolls, in West Philippine Sea (the South China Sea).

The Philippines also urged China to abide by the international laws all states comply with including the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.

“We reiterate that their activities if not stopped only draws the world closer to further uncertainties and untoward incidents with irreparable consequences,”

said Philippines Defense spokesperson Peter Paul Galvez.

He added that China’s misconduct would result in “irreparable consequences.”

According to a Chinese Foreign Ministry’s statement issued Tuesday, the Red Dragon would complete its “land reclamation project” in the Nansha Islands, also known as the Spratlys, “in the upcoming days.”

But the Chinese declined to provide more details about which of the reefs would be affected by the project or an exact time frame.

China has been working on artificially expanding its territory for months now. According to the U.S. data, China’s reclamation project currently covers nearly 2,000 acres. China is interested in a particularly resource-rich region in the South China Sea, but Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines are interested in it as well.

The U.S. does not have an official stance on the claims but it urged China to respect freedom of navigation. China argues that the recent activity is “lawful, reasonable and justified” since it falls within its sovereignty, doesn’t target another country, and doesn’t hinder free navigation. Additionally, there is no threat to marine ecological systems, Chinese authorities said.

On the contrary, China says that the land reclamation project would help marine scientific research, fisheries, navigation safety, conservation and rescue activities.

But the next step after the artificial islands are completed is to construct facilities “to meet the relevant functions requirements.” And all these in spite of desperate calls from the U.S., Australia, the G7 group and, most recent, the Philippines.

Neighbors are also concerned that China’s operations of establishing military bases would disrupt the frail military balance in the region.

So far, China did not retaliate in any manner, nor did it stop the sand dredging activities. Satellite and military imagery show Chinese vessels dredging sand to the outer parts of South China Sea’s atolls and filling their inside holes afterward.

China’s offshore reclamation project is unprecedented due to its magnitude of more than 1,900 acres of reef turned into dry land over night.

Image Source: Bloomberg

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Palestinian Stone-Throwers Risk Harder Sentences

June 1, 2015 By Janice Bower Leave a Comment

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On Sunday, the Israeli Ministerial Committee on Legislation passed a bill, that enables justice officials, to hand out tougher sentences to Protesters throwing stones at vehicles.

The same bill was proposed to the Committee on a previous occasion in November, but it did not have time to pass before Parliament dissolved due a political crisis. The proposal was previously promoted by a centrist force, with Tzipi Livni the former justice minister. The recommendation came as a result after the wave of Palestinian protests in Jerusalem in 2014.

Palestinian protesters could risk jail sentences of up to 10 years. In comparison with the new measures, former sentences seem light as prosecutors usually demanded only about 3 months jail time for the same crime.

Although it passed the Ministerial Legal committee, the bill faces several parliament readings in order to take effect.

If it passes these readings, it will amend an existing law which allows prosecutors to demand 20 years in prison for stoning a civilian or police vehicle. The major difference is that the previous law which is to be amended, allowed prosecution only if intent to inflict harm was proven.

Since intent is hard to prove especially when violent protests and mass gatherings take place, the new bill would allow a different interpretation. Considering the safety of the people in the vehicles as the main felony, prosecutors could have more success in obtaining jail-time for the defendants.

The hope on the part of the bill’s presenters is that more unfavorable sentences, will deter violent protests from happening. Also Longer jail time, can keep citizens prone to committing acts of violence, in check.

Not all sides agree, since protesting is a right of every free citizen even if they can sometimes turn to a more violent nature. Protest can easily turn violent for a number of reason not all of them can be controlled by the participant. Police brutality and tensions between protesters and the general population can arise, especially if they are a minority in the region, either religious or racial.

The Palestinian people have protest repetitively, tensions with the Israeli population are high, and the continuing presence of Hamas due to popular support in Palestine’s government has done a lot of damage to the relations with world powers and the U.N.

However palestinians are not the only people that can be targeted by the new law, Ethiopian Jews have recently protested and incidents of violence in connection with their demonstrations were reported around the world.
Image Source: jewishpress.com

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Nepal Struck by Another Earthquake of 7.3 Magnitude, Dozens Killed

May 12, 2015 By Joseph Decker Leave a Comment

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Three weeks ago Nepal was hit by a devastating earthquake and more than 8,000 people died buried under collapsed buildings.

Today, another earthquake struck Nepal killing dozens and injuring thousands of people.
According to surviving residents of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, the new earthquake, which was felt as far as New Delhi, violently shook and collapsed many buildings of the city.

Officials from the United States Geological Survey said that the quake had a magnitude of 7.3 and its epicenter was at approximately 50 miles east of Kathmandu, close to Nepal’s border with China.

The previous devastating earthquake that took place on April 25 had a magnitude of 7.8 and its epicenter was west of Kathmandu.

Jamie McGoldrick, who works for the United Nations as Nepal’s resident coordinator, said that the new earthquake destroyed many buildings and left casualties, although the exact numbers are not known yet.

According to McGoldrick, there are still several international rescue teams, including Indian and American, who are still in Kathmandu searching for survivors of the previous quake. These teams will probably help in looking for survivors of today’s earthquake.

According to representatives of Nepal’s Emergency Operation Center, 42 people died and more than 1,117 were reported injured until now.

Paul Dillon, of the International Organization for Migration said that four people were killed in the town of Chautara, east of Kathmandu.

Mr. Dillon added that numerous buildings collapsed and local and international rescue crews are digging through the rubble hoping to find surviving victims.

Bharat Shrestha, a member of the rescue teams said that the concrete buildings in Chautara have collapsed and the main road that leads to Chautara is now blocked by debris completely.

Krishna Prasad Gaiwali, chief district officer of Sindhupalchowk said that his district was hugely damaged by the new earthquake.

Since the devastating earthquake that took place on April 25, many people living in Nepal have lived with the fear that a new quake might hit again, mostly because most of the buildings that didn’t collapsed were left cracked and not stable.

According to an examination by an American structural engineer, almost one third of the buildings damaged by the first earthquake need to be completely demolished because they are not safe.

Despite the engineer’s warning, many Nepalese families have moved back into their apartments, after they lived in tents for more than a week after the April quake.
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In Yemen 300 Prisoners Freed by Shia Rebels

April 4, 2015 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

PrisonersIn new reports, the terrorist group al-Qaeda has freed roughly 300 prisoners being held in Yemen amidst ongoing battles over control of the territory. Initial reports stated that the number of prisoners was around 200 but it now seems that the situation is worse.

While Saudi Arabia beefs up attacks in an effort to defend the Yemeni government to include airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels stormed the Presidential Palace in Aden and released a large number of prisoners from Al Mukalla prison. Although authorities believe the number is now closer to 300, the actual identity of those released remains unclear.

It has been reported that among the prisoners freed were dozens of the rebel’s comrades but also residents and officials. At this time, that information has not been confirmed or denied.

In 2014, Houthi rebels who supported Ali Abdullah Saleh, the former Yemeni President took over the capital of Sanaa. Now, the rebels are trying to overthrow the new President, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Coming to the aid of Yemen is Saudi Arabia by launching large military operations.

Although Hadi has sought refuge in Saudi Arabia, he remains the country’s President. However, Aden was considered the last seat of power for the country so the actions of the rebels will have a huge effect overall.

Several Gulf States have accused Iran of providing support to the Houthi rebels from a military and financial standpoint although the claims were denied by President Hassan Rouhani. Regardless, Iranians are denouncing airstrikes in Yemen and telling others that they should not play with fire.

In a statement from a spokesman for the Saudi military, advances into Aden were down played. Brigadier General Ahmed Hassan Asiri said that the things going on are expected and for anyone who understands tactics used by the militants understands their number one goal is to create media propaganda opposed to achieving military success.

In addition to the prison break, fighters who were primarily Sunni, looted the Central Bank’s local branch and set up roadblocks throughout the city in the port of Mukalla. A lot of information is still being analyzed but some analysts believe this latest development indicates an extremely new and dangerous phase between the Saudi-led coalition and Houthi insurgents.

Analysts also warned that armed groups to include al-Qaeda, as well as militants eager to join ISIS, will try to take full advantage of the chaos that has been generated by the latest wave of fighting.

Filed Under: World Tagged With: airstrikes, Al-Qaeda, Houthi, ISIS, Makalla, militants, prisoners, rebels, Saudi Arabia, shia, Yemen

Fear that Canadians Died in Vanuatu Cyclone

March 17, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

Relief workers have been checking to see if the cyclone that ravaged Vanuatu the South Pacific archipelago has killed any Canadians. The fierce cyclone killed 11 or more people, displaced over 3,300 and destroyed a hospital.

Odo Tevi, the Vanuatu Ambassador to the UN, said that a few of the deaths were expats. He added that they might be Canadians, Kiwis or Australians.

The outer islands in the archipelago received widespread destruction and relief workers have been struggling to reach some of the hardest hits areas after Cyclone Pam barreled through on Saturday.

Some villages were wiped out completely said officials but no one has reached them as of yet.

A spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Department said 29 Canadians were in Vanuatu at the time of the cyclone and were possibly affected by it.

At the same time, an anthropologist from Toronto who lived in Port Vila the capital for over two years said she had heard from friends in Vanuatu through social media that foreign aid is badly needed throughout the area.

Daniela Kraemer said during an interview that everyone she has corresponded with said it looks as if a bomb had hit the country.

She added that many were worried about starvation since most of the gardens had been ruined by the cyclone. Most people on the island are subsistence farmers, added the anthropologist. Aid, she said was needed to help rebuild the hospital in the capital, which was directly in the path of the cyclone.

One official said it appears the deaths had been confined to only those people who had been living on boats.

Rescue workers were carrying out aerial surveillance of outer islands, as communications have not yet been restored.

Military planes from Australia that carried out aerial assessments found substantial damage particularly on the island of Tanna, where it looks as if 80% of the homes and buildings are completely or at least partially destroyed.

Filed Under: Headlines, World Tagged With: cyclone, Vanuatu

U.S. Veteran Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh Tried to Join ISIS

March 17, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

A former mechanic in the  Air Force was charged with attempting to arrive in Syria with the objective of joining the Islamic State radical militant groups, said authorities on Tuesday. The veteran, Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh received an indictment against him on Monday by a Brooklyn, New York grand jury on two charges of attempting to give support to a known terror organization.

The indictment says that Pugh had been fired as an airplane mechanic while working in Kuwait in December of 2014. The indictment says that Pugh flew to Turkey from Egypt January 10, in an attempt to cross into Syria from Turkey to join Islamic State and carry out a violent jihad.

Authorities in Turkey would not allow Pugh to enter their country and returned him back to Egypt. He was then deported back to the U.S. from Egypt on January 15, after he was detained  stopped and found to be carrying items declared suspicious including a photo of a machine gun.

On January 16, authorities in the U.S. arrested Pugh, but since that date, the case has been sealed.

Searches of a laptop that was Pugh’s turned up queries online about crossing points and borders controlled by IS and videos that showed executions carried out by IS. Postings on different social media show that Pugh repeatedly professed his desire not to return to the U.S. even though his family, including children live in the country.

Pugh is a citizen of the U.S. whose last address was in Neptune, New Jersey. He was in the Air Force from 1986 through 1990, according to court documents. After he left the Air Force, Pugh worked in different companies located in the United States as well as the Middle East specializing as an airplane mechanic and an avionic specialist.

To date authorities have charged 23 Americans with attempting to fight for the radical militant group ISIS or for facilitating an attempt to do the same.

Filed Under: Headlines, World Tagged With: ISIS, Syria

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