Klaus Iohannis: New President of Romania
Romania has a new president although, in a surprise turnaround, it is the National Liberal Party leader, Klaus Iohannis who won the election. Many were predicting that the victor would...
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Pope Francis Wants Life Imprisonment and the Death Penalty Abolished
Pope Francis called for capital punishment to be abolished along with life imprisonment on Thursday, October 23rd, addressing delegates from the International Association of Penal Law, specifically calling life imprisonment...
Francois Hollande Fights Back Against Trielweiler Memoir
French president François Hollande is fighting back against “Merci pour ce moment” (Thank You For the Moment), a memoir published by his ex-mistress, Valerie Trielweiler, in which the jilted journalist...
More July Independence Celebrations Around the World
Did you know that our Secretary of State, John Kerry, sends greeting to countries about to celebrate their independence and his messages are posted on the Department of State website?...
Rolf Harris Conviction Reactions
Here is the reaction of comedian Russell Brand to the conviction of 84-year-old entertainer Rolf Harris on 12 counts of sexual indecency on June 30, 2014. The “Tie Me Kangaroo...
European Capitals with Closest Capital Cities
Here is a list of European capitals in alphabetical order by the city, not the country. This order helps see how many capital cities begin with a given letter. Yes,...
World Leaders at D-Day Gathering in France
The D-Day celebrations in France on June 6, 2014 appear to have gone quite well, although some reports say that the presence of Russian president Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko...
King Juan Carlos I of Spain to Abdicate
Spain’s prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, has announced in a nationally televised address that the nation’s long-reigning King Juan Carlos I of Spain will abdicate in favor of his 46-year-old son,...
Putin Congratulates El-Sisi, Egypt’s new president-elect
A message posted on the Russian President’s website on May 30th said that Vladimir Putin called up Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to congratulate him on his “convincing” victory in winning the Egyptian...
Liechtenstein Signs IGA with United States
Anyone thinking of squirreling some money away in Liechtenstein, safe from the IRS, can cross that off. Liechtenstein is the most recent country to sign an agreement with the USA...
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