Monthly Archives: December 2012
North Korea under surveillance ahead of planned rocket launch
As North Korea plans to launch a rocket between Dec. 10th and Dec. 22nd, both U.S. and Japanese troops plan on working together during this perilous situation. For the United States, US Department of Defense officials had states Thursday that both the USS Benfold and the USS Fitzgerald are moving […]
Papal Tweets
Add this one to the history books: Pope Benedict XVI has become the first pope to have his own Twitter account. This is the most recent chapter in the recent work of the Roman Catholic Church as it tries to integrate its message into new forms of media. The pope’s Twitter handle is @Pontifex, […]
The Death Penalty in South Asia
Executions over the past month in South Asia have been more prominent than they have been in the last decade. It is claimed that no direct-correlation is involved, but India, Pakistan and Afghanistan all broke their silent streaks and had hangings last month in November 2012. Possible theories have been made to explain why the hangings all begun again in the same month, but they cannot be proved valid at this point in time.
Chemical Weapons in Syria
On Tuesday, U.S. officials discovered that Syria is potentially mixing and creating chemical weapons to battle off the rebels in their grisly civil war. If Syrian forces combine these chemicals to create a deadly sarin nerve gas, the end results could be detrimental not only to rebel forces but also to the rest of the world. The Syrian […]
Mexico’s Inauguration of Enrique Peña Nieto
As the new President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto has drastic plans to fortify security and jumpstart a potentially prosperous economy. During his predecessor’s six year term, 60,000 lives were lost due to drug-related violence. President Nieto is looking to bring Mexico back on track with his 13-point plan.
Post Graduation Unemployment
The New York Times reports on the increasing problem of unemployment in the younger or “floating generation” around Europe, specifically France. The women featured in the article are highly educated in their fields but unable to find work. The one says it’s because the floating class it not viewed as important in France. Justine Forriez has a master’s […]
The Eurozone in Recession
Andrew Walker, a BBC World Service Economics correspondent, reports on the EU’s decline. After new data has come out, Walker reports that the EU is in financial crisis. The original bank failures are nothing new or different with the rest of the world. However, the Eurozone has a high number of lending to and from […]
Fillon and Cope both Claim the Win in France
BBC reports Jean-Francois Cope and Francois Fillon were separated by only a couple hundred votes. As the votes came in both candidates accused each other of vote fraud. Mr Cope was in the lead, narrowly, which contrasted the political predictions. ” A UMP deputy mayor backing Mr Cope said that there had been ‘a certain […]
Japan Parliament Passes Sales-Tax Increase for 2015
Japan, unsure of how it will be able to meet the huge social security cost of its large ageing society turns to increase in sales-tax as a solution. This proposal, by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has resulted in Japan’s Democratic Party dividing as well as a major downfall in his popularity among Japanese citizens.
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Rival Protesters clash in Cairo over new draft Constitution
Over 200 people were injured in the massive clash of protesters in Cairo, Egypt over the controversial constitution being voted on in the coming week. The scene of the clash was in front of the presidential palace. Protesters against President Mohamed Morsi were holding a sit in at the palace after storming and overtaking its […]