Former king Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodgia died Monday in Beijing at the age of 89 years. “Norodom Sihanouk died in Beijing,” the agency said, citing an official but without giving further details. Former king, revered in his country, coming in regularly in China, where he was medical treatments. Sihanouk, whose monarchy was one of the longest in Asia, abdicated in October 2004 in favor of his son Sihamoni, citing age and health reasons. He suffered, among other things, cancer, diabetes and hypertension. Former monarch spoke frequently on its website about his health and political issues. In October 2009, he wrote [ Read More ]
Tens of thousands of demonstrators from across Portugal marched in Lisbon to protest against European Union imposed austerity measures. The march was called by the largest union group in Portugal. Read More from ThingsNews Media Video: Mass Anti-Putin Rally in Moscow Thousands protest against austerity in Romania Umbrella Sky on the streets of Portugal Romanian child hands a heart-shaped balloon to riot police Economy: Iran’s oil imports will be banned
London has denied Moscow permission to honor UK veterans of the WWII Arctic Convoys by presenting them with the prestigious Ushakov Medal. Between 1941 and 1945, the convoys formed a crucial supply route from the UK and North America to the northern Soviet ports of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk. Merchant vessels were escorted by British Royal Naval ships and aircraft carriers. Under UK law, citizens are allowed to receive foreign medals and awards only if the British government gives them permission, and only if the award relates to the recipient’s activities within past five years. Read More from ThingsNews Media The [ Read More ]
Only 24 hours of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, the European Union stands face to face with a radical demand from Germany, which is to stop any form of extension of their boundaries. According to Der Spiegel, president of the German parliament, Norbert Lammert called for a “stop extending EU borders.” Skeptical about the success of Croatia’s EU accession, it says “there are many urgent tasks to be solved in order to strengthen community and this should not be overshadowed by the ambition to expand”, suggesting that the EU should aim primarily stabilize the area after a serious economic crisis [ Read More ]
A television actress said that was the target of Jimmy Savile back when former BBC presenter the show “Jim’ll Fix It” in 1998, and she was only 14 years old. According to the Daily News, the woman called Julie Fernandez and starred in BBC’s “The Office and Eldorado”. She talked about the bad experience he had with Savile, who acted as a “predator”. “I was in a wheelchair and I remember his hands walked everywhere, slower than usual, standing some 2, 3, 4 seconds longer in places that should not have to touch me. but it was not clear what [ Read More ]
According to Time, this scandal could shake the foundations British network BBC. Savile, who died in 2011, was for a long time host of a children’s TV show, broadcast on prime time hours in the UK. Over time, he collected a total of in campaign fundraising for charity, the amount of 64 million dollars. Recently, however, England was broadcast on a commercial television documentary in which five women claimed to have been raped, molested and forced to have sex with Jimmy Savile reluatii when they were small, often under the roof of office BBC, where he worked presenter. After the [ Read More ]
Samantha Lewthwaite, widow of Jemaine Lindsay, one of the authors of terrorist attack in London in 2005, killing 26 people died, trains in Kenya a group of women suicide bombers, ready to participate in suicide bomb attacks. Intelligence learned that Samantha Lewthwaite, who was born in Buckinghamshire and whose father served in the British armed forces, has prepared several terrorist bomb attacks. Is sought by all intelligence services, but is nowhere to be found. A group of fanatics of Al Shabaab terrorist network, which has close ties with Al Qaeda, said “White Widow”, as nicknamed Samantha, train women suicide near [ Read More ]
Alain Robert aka the “French spiderman” climbed up the 49 meter high Bell Tower of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland. He climbed this 1500 years old monument after receiving a permission from its pastor. Climbing the Swiss monument was not the first attempt for Alain Robert, who climbed nearly all the highest towers in the world, without any safety ropes. No comment | euronews: The most striking images from around the world without commentary. Read More from ThingsNews Media French civilian cries in despair Ceremonies at The site of World Trade Center 4.0 earthquake strikes in US Video: Six Missing [ Read More ]
Israel is on a quest to find out the origin of the drone shot down Saturday, with various theories coming to light, including Hezbollah’s planning and Iran’s manufacturing to carry out surveillance and test Israel’s interception capabilities. Israel’s defense has refrained from revealing full details regarding the origin of the unmanned aerial vehicle that was shot down over the Israel’s unpopulated Negev desert. The only information given is that the drone came from the direction of the Mediterranean, around the Gaza Strip, and that it is unlikely that Palestinians organizations are involved. The aircraft was unarmed and it said to [ Read More ]
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