Monthly Archives: October 2012
2014 Presidential Election in Afghanistan
With the date of the 2014 election in Afghanistan being set, The National Front of Afghanistan is pressing the government to ensure a free-fraud vote. Western officials are uncertain whether a free election can be held considering the ingrained corruption within the Afghanistan government.
Francois Hollande’s Young French Government Looks to Google to Settle Content Debate
A rift is growing quickly between Google and the French Press over the distribution of revenue from content posted online. French Newspapers are pushing for a new law, dubbed the “Google law,” to restructure the flow of profit earned from shared online content from the search giant. In recent weeks, French Prime Minister Francois Hollande […]
Suicide Bombing in Nigeria
A act of religious violence was displayed in Nigeria when a suicide bomber, believed to be part of Boko Haram’s Islamist militant group, drove an explosive vehicle into a church in Kaduna during mass. There have been a sequence of similar events prior to this one between the north of Nigeria, which is Muslim, and the south of Nigeria, which is Christian.
Out goes Berlusconi, down goes the P.D.L.
Silvio Berlusconi, former prime minister of Italy, began his rise to power in 1994. This week, he now plans to exit the political running for Italy’s national elections that will commence next spring. A statement on his new parties website, the people of liberty party, stated that, “I will not run for prime minister, but […]
Could there be a ceasefire in Syria?
Photo: Lakhdar Brahimi meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has been working to negotiate a ceasefire in Syria to coincide with the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha this weekend. Although Brahimi announced early that the Syrian government had accepted the ceasefire, the government said that they needed more time and […]
Russia’s Experiment with Online Democracy
When contemplating democratic ideals around the world, Russia is generally not first on the list of countries to embody progressive political ideals. However, an emerging sect of Russian youth and intellectuals are attempting to carry out the world’s largest online elections following Vladamir Putin’s lastsummer. Putin essentially switched places with incumbent Dmitry Medvedev, the election was […]
Young Working Hands
Foxconn is one of the largest, if not the largest, global electronic companies in the world. In recent years, Foxconn has been scrutinized for the working condition inside of walls of its factories in regards to Apple products. These poor working conditions include: long working days with little time to sleep and eat, not enough pay, and even some cases of underage employment.
Tension Rises as Vice Presidental Debate Draws Near
Thursday, October 11th, 2012 – As the countdown of the final hours until the Vice Presidential debate between Republican Paul Ryan and current vice president,Democrat Joe Biden, continues to draw near, things have been really heating up! As the Obama Administration is still recuperating after it’s poor showing at the Presidential debate on October 3rd, […]
A More Moderate Mitt?
During a meeting with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register, Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney stated that: “There’s no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my agenda.” Although Romney’s campaign and Romney himself have since reaffirmed his stance as a “pro-life” president, could this statement […]
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Being too polite ?
As most of us know due to being updated on worldwide news, last week marked the first presidential debate of the 2012 presidential race. Of course multiple news sources will debate between themselves who won the debate, but in the end there probably will never be an actual true “winner”. Having some people reacting as […]