April Fool’s Day is no laughing matter in Communist regimes. It’s not easy building a perfect society, especially when hostile foreign powers are undermining your efforts by encouraging frivolity and amusement. China’s official Xinhua News Agency has decided to put an end to this Western silliness, so it issued a warning saying that April Fool’s Day pranks are “inconsistent with core socialist … [Read more...]

Right now, we wish traffic cameras could win one of those wildlife photography awards, because this captured Hedwig-like deserves all the credit. CCTV has caught a stunning snowy on one of their cameras, resulting in some unlikely competition for all the seasoned wildlife photographers out there who are looking forward to this year’s awards season. The stunning images of a curious snowy owl … [Read more...]

Starting Monday, January 4, 2016, all passengers travelling by bus, train and ferry from Denmark to Sweden will be required to present photo identification. This move is part of a drastic effort on behalf of the government to control the Swedish border in an unprecedented migrant influx. With the checks going into effect at midnight, travelers have been warned about the long delays and queues … [Read more...]

When you think about the best-paid musicians of 2015, maybe Adele springs to mind – particularly because of her amazing comeback after almost five years of being MIA. However, Adele’s record-smashing 25 album ($3.38 million) doesn’t put her among music’s top earners. Katy Perry ($135 million) Making money in the music industry comes from touring nowadays, and Katy Perry – as the No. 1 … [Read more...]

There aren’t as many tourists and pilgrims visiting Bethlehem this Christmas season, at least not as many as in recent years, even though the city remains a beacon of promise of peace. After negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis fell through last April, random stabbings by frustrated Palestinians led to shootings by Israeli soldiers. Over 140 people died in these tragedies, four of … [Read more...]

It hasn’t been the most fortunate of years for migrants and refugees arriving by sea or land in the countries of the European Union. According to the U.N. refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration, more than 1 million refugees made it in Europe, while 3,600 others died or went missing. A joint statement of the two agencies revealed that more than half of the migrants … [Read more...]

The ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize took place today, on Dec. 10, and the date is no coincidence. The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet was the one to receive the award for actively participating in the building of democracy in the country after the 2011 revolution. In a solemn ceremony in Oslo, the Norwegian capital, the 2015 award was collected by members of four organizations, each of … [Read more...]

In the light of the upcoming conference in Paris, the U.N. has presented an early draft of a climate accord, but African countries dismissed it as “unbalanced” and requested some amendments before they would even consider signing it. The African bloc has made its move right before week-long talks in Bonn, Germany, regarding what should become the most determined agreement ever to be proposed in … [Read more...]

According to Sussan Ley, the Australian federal health minister, the legislation regarding the use of medical marijuana is up for change so researchers will be allowed to cultivate it for medical trials. Ley is looking to reform the Narcotics Drugs Act of 1967 by gaining parliamentary support for the foundation of a regulatory body for medical marijuana use in state trials. The commonwealth’s … [Read more...]

With more than 600 million girls growing up in the often unkind developing world, the United Nations has chosen back in 2011 to set a date for the International Day of the Girl Child. October 11 is the day the world is called to focus on the disadvantages girls experience, especially in poor countries, discrimination against young women and girls is still thriving. According to “The Unfinished … [Read more...]