World & Politics
Erdogan's Party Won. Problems are Just Beginning - 11/03/2015
Turkish Justice and Development Party (JDP) of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unexpectedly won the election on Sunday. This returns the country to one-party system, will stimulate the presidential power, but can also exacerbate deep social divisions. The Turkish government will remain faithful targets to put in previous years. The Turkish prime minister and JDP’s Head Ahmet Davutoglu, speaking to...
Number of Migrants Arrived to Europe Over the Last Month Exceeded Annual Record - 11/02/2015
About 220 thousand refugees have arrived in Europe in October 2015. This number was a record since the beginning of the year, Reuters reported referring to the press-secretary of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Adrian Edwards. - This is the highest monthly figure in the history, this number roughly corresponds to the number of arrivals in the past year, - said Edwards. According...
US Secretary of State Goes to Central Asia - 10/30/2015
US Secretary of State John Kerry will be the first head of the US Department of State to visit all five Central Asian countries in a single tour. In recent years, the region began to attract attention not only of the traditional players in the region (Russia and China), but the United States as well. This is especially supported by the Islamist threat faced by the countries of Central Asia after...
China Revokes the One-Child Policy - 10/29/2015
The Chinese authorities have decided to abandon the one-child policy. All families are now allowed to have two children, reports the agency "Xinhua". This decision was made during the last plenum of the Communist Party of China at Beijing. Leaders of the Communist Party also announced their intention to take measures to combat population aging and eradicate poverty in the country by 2020. In...
The US Are Enhancing Their Cybersecurity - 10/28/2015
The US Senate approved a resonance bill on cybersecurity (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, CISA), what caused criticism of a number of Internet giants - in particular, Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft. The document provides additional protection to companies, which voluntarily decided to share data on cyber threats to government agencies. Opponents of the law argue that it can be used...
Yanis Varoufakis Is Caught at Love for Money and Luxury - 10/27/2015
According to Greek and British press, former Minister of Finance of Greece Yanis Varoufakis, whose actions put the country on the brink of economic disaster, estimates his lectures for $ 60 thousand. Yanis Varoufakis is believed to be the man who nearly brought the country to economic collapse. One of the ideologists of the ultra-left party "Syriza", he was given the post of Minister of Finance...
Tony Blair Avowed Incorrect Intelligence Information Used in the Iraq Operation in 2003 - 10/26/2015
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized for the incorrect use of intelligence in the preparation of operations in Iraq in 2003. Then he claimed that Iraq had chemical weapons, which can be powered for 45 minutes. Mr. Blair also admitted some connection between the emergence of Islamic State and the war in Iraq. At the same time, former Prime Minister said that he cannot apologize for...
Islamic State's Oil Business - 10/23/2015
Islamic State gets up to $ 50 million per month by selling oil from the fields located in the controlled territory in Syria and Iraq - reported Iraqi intelligence. These findings are consistent with the estimates of American experts, said the agency Associated Press. Oil revenues are a major source of funding for Islamic State militants, which not only protects the infrastructure of oil...
Argentina is Going to Tear Political Ties of Kinship - 10/23/2015
Argentina has completed a 12-year era of the reign of the family Kirchner. On Sunday, the country's holding the presidential elections, a favorite of which is Ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli. As a colleague of President Cristina de Kirchner, he goes into elections with slogan "Go on with changes." By changes he means normalization of relations with the United States. The main Scioli’s...
Officials of the Dirtiest City in the World Swapped Cars for Bicycles - 10/22/2015
The Indian capital New Delhi held “car-free day”. The South China Morning Post reports that the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal rode through the streets on a bicycle, accompanied by hundreds of officials. - Residents must leave their cars and use public transport. Since Delhi is becoming more polluted, people need to run and ride a bicycle. In addition, it is good for health - said...
