The video, released by the Islamic State shortly after the train attack in Wurzburg, Germany, has been confirmed by the Bavarian interior minister to be the attacker, a 17-year-old Afghani asylum seeker Muhammad Riyad. The video the Islamic State published shows the youth explaining the motive for his actions, placing his attack in the context … Read more
Ireland was projected to be the EU’s fastest growing economy in 2016. The European Commission put Ireland’s growth forecast for 2016 at almost 5%, to be followed by another 3.7 percent in 2017, well above the EU average of 1.6 percent, which is the same number Germany is expected to grow in 2016. However, Brexit … Read more
The Kingdom of Thailand’s strict stance on illicit drugs is world-famous, but this week the Justice Ministry came out in favor of giving up the current, unsuccessful approach to fighting the war on drugs and instead focusing on more health-oriented policies. Justice Minister Paiboon Kumchaya told reporters this week that the nationwide problem of methamphetamine … Read more
The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, spoke to German press this week about his current situation, also commenting on the current refugee crisis in Europe. The Dalai Lama has previously spoken in favor of sheltering all refugees in need, but in his interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine he also said that the numbers had … Read more
At least seventeen girls aged five to 12 died in a fire in northern Thailand Sunday night. The fire began at approximately 11:00 p.m. at the girls dormitory of Pitak Kiatwithaya School in Tambon Weng, Wiang Pa Pao district of Chiang Rai province. The school is a private institution for the children of rural hill … Read more
A Scottish man was arrested and put in jail for “suspicion of hate crime” after police saw a video the man had uploaded to YouTube of Meechan joking that he had trained his girlfriend’s dog, Buddha, to respond to phrases reminiscent of Nazi Germany. The two-and-a-half minute video begins with an intruduction of a joking Meechan … Read more
March protest just confirmed due to communications clampdown in area Sonam Tso, a mother of five, carried out a self-immolation protest on Wednesday 23 March 2016, in Dzoege County, Ngaba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. News of the protest only emerged from Tibet yesterday due to communication restrictions in the area. The protest took place around midday … Read more
In the month preceding April 1, 024 people were killed and 1,498 injured. The attacks — 133 total — took place in 20 countries around the world, according to The Religion of Peace, which records Islamic attacks. Among the 133 attacks were 25 suicide attacks. Largescale attacks took place in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, … Read more
War in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, may be drawing to a close, as rival leader and former vice president Riek Machar has returned to Juba to be sworn into office once again by President Salva Kiir. Machar is to return to his post of vice president more than two years after a scuffle in the … Read more
The government of Norway is appealing the verdict delivered last week that found that the state did violate political mass killer Anders Breivik’s human rights guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights. The state had, in the eyes of the court, subjected Breivik to inhuman and degrading treatment. “The prohibition of inhuman and degrading … Read more
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Designer Nick Kaloterakis has worked on a wide range of future design concepts, incluing vehicles, and this is his SNAP! design. It is a personal wheel vehicle that can attach to other similar vehicles to form collective vehicles. Kaloterakis works in 3D renderings to develop his concepts. By trade he is a digital artist at … Read more