How did you do on the cities in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe? Now lets move southwards down Asia, and see how many of these you can guess: The cities pictured on this page are: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Beijing, China, through pollution; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan; New Delhi, India; Vientiane, Laos; Bangkok, Thailand; Singapore; … Read more
“I personally experience public intimidation on a daily basis.” – Dutch Parisienne Rachel Wegner Warning: article contains some graphic language of a sexual nature Paris — After some days of rain, I could not be happier than to enjoy the sunshine in my favorite park 10 minutes located from my home. As I were tanning in … Read more
The fifth annual Prague Pride Festival took place between the 10th and 16th this month, organized by the Association Prague Pride, which has been operating since 2010. The group’s main endeavor is connecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community with the broader public, with an overall objective of promoting a more tolerant civil society. “While the LGBT people are not … Read more
Frances Oldham Kelsey, a Canadian-born doctor and F.D.A. officer, argued tirelessly to keep the harmful drug out of the U.S. ONTARIO, Canada – Frances Oldham Kelsey, the doctor and pharmacologist who refused to allow thalidomide into America, died on Friday. Kelsey died at her daughter’s home in London, Ontario, where she had been inducted into … Read more
The mayor of Koktebel, Crimean Republic, was found hanged in his home Friday. “This morning at a place of temporary residence, the mayor of Koktebel was found dead after hanging. Today, law enforcement officers will be working on the case, after which will be a procedural decision,” said an official of the public prosecutor, according to RIA … Read more
Under new UK laws introduced last April, the first Brit to be convicted faces sentencing today. The 21-year-old, who distributed intimate photos of a woman on the internet and by text without her consent, pled guilty last May, one month after the new laws were passed. He faces a maximum sentence of two years’ in … Read more
US citizen and former president George W. Bush was among a group of potential jurors in a Dallas courthouse Wednesday. “President Bush received his jury summons and reported for service this morning at the George Allen Courts Building in Dallas,” Bush spokesman Freddy Ford told CNN in a statement. “He sat through the jury selection … Read more
This week China’s new bus took it’s first test run. The bus has been referred to since pictures surfaced a few years ago as the “straddling bus” for it’s position above two lanes of traffic. The bus is more technically referred to as the TEB-1 — Transit Elevated Bus. It was test driven in Qinhuangdao, Hebei … Read more
Nicholas Okumu is a teacher at a small school in Mombasa. Here he writes about the surprising rate at which public works slide into dilapidation — or destruction — in Kenya’s tourist hub. For the past one year and a half the county government of Mombasa has gone all out to upgrade the county’s infrastructure by re-carpeting roads … Read more
With one week to go before the International Olympic Committee makes its decision, Human rights groups are raising their voices in protest over the possibility of China being awarded another Olympic Games. One hundred seventy-five such groups have joined in submitting a letter to the committee saying the IOC should refuse China’s bid on the grounds of China’s human and … Read more
19-year-old Zachery Anderson has been sentenced to jail and a 25-year record on the sex offender registry in a state where the minimum age of legal consent is 16. Anderson’s internet date, who he met on the app Hot or Not, claimed to be 17. It was not weeks after the two teens hooked up he learned … Read more
JANITZIO, Mexico — Hundreds of candles flickering, the smell of Cempasúchil flowers freshly collected and an ethereal mist fill the cemetery as Mexicans honor their deceased loved ones during the Day of the Dead on the small island of Janitzio. The festival is one of Mexico’s most rooted traditions. It has been alive for over 4,000 years and is celebrated by … Read more