Once upon a time, the presidents, prime ministers and chancellors of this world were just like you. They went to college, they worked, they played; some of them were cool. Yet as their college days ceased, and their pursuit of the top job began, they relinquished personal style for sartorial...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, particularly the United States, for arresting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In a statement offered in a press release, Putin suggested that the nations involved in Assange's arrest are less than democratic. Putin stated: "If there...
Born in 1953 in Karachi, Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto was the first female leader of a Muslim state in 1988. At 16, Benazir Bhutto attended Harvard University where she attained a degree in Comparative Government. At 20 she moved to Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford where she studied Philosophy,...
Thailand's anti-government protesters have resorted to blood throwing in an attempt to evoke change in the struglling country. Leaders of the movement targeted the home of Thailand's prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, on Wednesday and threw bags of their own blood into the compound. The protesters...
UK’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair will give all the proceeds of his forthcoming autobiography to a charity that helps war veterans, his office announced on Monday.The book, which is entitled "A Journey", will be published on September 1. It will be Blair’s first personal account of...
Pol Pot was known as the founder of Khmer Rouge whose goal is build a just society in the form of communism. However, he was not known for having achieved this communist society, but he was known for the brutalities on the process of achieving this kind of society. Pol Pot is Cambodia’s famed Prime...
An investigation into the activities of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi reveals Berlusconi paied women to have sexual relations with him, including "lesbian" sex shows. Official, 400 page, court records indicate Berlusconi is facing extortion and various sex charges for his "bunga bunga"...
Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin made an appearance at a children's charity dinner in St. Petersburg over the weekend and belted the Fats Domino classic "Blueberry Hill" to the applause and swaying of those in attendance. When Putin took the stage, he declared: "Like an overwhelming majority...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will meet US President Barack Obama on July 22 in Washington, D.C.According to a White House statement released on Wednesday, the two leaders are scheduled to meet on July 22 to discuss a broad agenda of issues of mutual concern." The U.S. government under the...
