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...
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...
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,...
Poland adopts legislation legalizing castration of pedophiles and rapists. In September 2009, Polish officials passed laws allowing authorities to chemically castrate rapists and pedophiles. Prime Minister Donald Tusk proposed the laws after reviewing the increasing number of high...
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...
A forest fire presumably sparked within an illegal dumping ground in the Northern Israeli Carmel forest, near Kiriyat Bialik killed at least 40 people on Thursday, December 2, 2010. Many more people were injured, with dozens of rescuers killed as their bus was consumed by the 800 acre inferno....
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...
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"...
