Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Greece’s Trump Card – NATO ?
Co-authored by William Witenberg a contemporary artist focused on abstract painting The headlines on the talks between Brussels and Athens on the 86 billion euro bailout of Greece seem to indicate nothing but problems. It appears that even before talks can begin, Greece is being asked to enact further laws. The blog of the Greece’s former...
When Ukraine Is No Longer Ukraine
DONETSK — The queue stretched for one and a half kilometers. It is hard to wait in a traffic jam when you are running away from war. When people in Semenivka heard the fighting was coming to their hometown, most of them decided to flee. One year later, Semenivka looks like the fairyland of mice, with riddled buildings like swiss cheese...
Russia Vetoes Tribunal For Malaysia Airlines Flight Downed Over Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, July 29 (Reuters) – Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Wednesday that would have set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysia Airlines passenger airliner last year in eastern Ukraine.Eleven countries on the 15-member council voted in favor of the...
Google Translate’s Mobile App Just Got Even More Magical
The Google Translate app can be a godsend for travelers and language learners. And it just got even better.In January, the mobile app debuted a feature that let you instantly translate printed text by simply aiming your smartphone camera at the words. The original version supported seven languages, and now the feature is adding support for 20...
Gerard Depardieu Banned From Ukraine Over Support For Russia
KIEV, July 29 (Reuters) – Ukraine has banned French actor Gerard Depardieu from entering the country for five years, its state security service said on Wednesday, apparently for making comments that suggested he supported Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year.Government spokeswoman Olena Hitlyanska said the 66-year-old, known for...
On the Ground in Russia
After traveling to Russia for more than 30 years as a “citizen diplomat,” Sharon Tennison isn’t buying the war propaganda intended to demonize Putin and cast us back into a Cold War. Originally a nurse in San Francisco, she has traveled in Russia more extensively than most citizens of that country, taking fellow Americans there...
Russian Submarine Wreck Off Swedish Coast Probably Dates From WWI
STOCKHOLM, July 28 (Reuters) – A submarine wreck discovered off the eastern coast of Sweden probably dates from World War One rather than last year when the military hunted for a suspected Russian submersible, the Swedish armed forces said on Tuesday.Monday’s announcement by shipwreck hunters made headlines in Sweden, coming less than...
Sweden Investigates If Wreck Is Mysterious Russian Submarine
STOCKHOLM, July 27 (Reuters) – The Swedish military is studying a video taken by shipwreck hunters who say it shows a wrecked submarine just off the eastern coast of Sweden which appears to be Russian, a spokesman said on Monday.The discovery comes less than a year after Swedish troops and ships unsuccessfully hunted for a Russian submarine...
Iraq’s Rule of Law
By Omar Al Saadoon and Luay Al KhatteebThe concept of the “Rule of Law” is a very wide subject encompassing issues such as institutional reform, human rights and socio-economic issues. This post, however, is intended to give an overview of the legal concept of the rule of law comparatively speaking with common law jurisdictions and...
Germany Wants a Strong Greece
There has been a lot of talk about who has won and who has lost in the recent negotiations on the Greek debt crisis, about who is strong and who is weak in Europe, who is cruel to whom and who has dictated what. This whole discussion, in my mind, misses the point. Europe, especially Germany, wants a strong Greece. The latest negotiations on...
