Tension is greatest in DRC!

Democratic Republic of Congo had not organized poll since the Civil War (1998-2003), where there was five million deaths, and had the intention to bring back stability inside the country. So, the pending makes all people nervous about the final result. However, the Céni’s...

IMF chief Strauss-Kahn undergoing tests over sex charge

Lawyers for the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn have said that he will contest vigorously allegations that he tried to rape a maid at a hotel in New York on Saturday. Mr. ...

Vredeseilanden krijgt schadevergoeding van Thierry Debels

Journalist Thierry Debels moet één euro morele schadevergoeding betalen aan Vredeseilanden. In zijn boek 'Hoe goed is het goede doel?' had hij foute informatie gegeven over de uitgaven van Vredeseilanden, oordeelt de rechtbank van eerste aanleg in Brussel. Lees meer...

Italy will Kill the Euro - Not Spain or Portugal

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited"Berlusconi's restive and anti-European coalition partners are mulling a contingency plan to pull out of the eurozone and reinstate the lire. Italy is in worse shape than most members of the...

Basel III and the Safety of Banks

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" In the wake of the Great Recession (2007-8) – a crisis largely of the financial system – the multinational Basel Committee and the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision, comprised...

Greek-Macedonian Name Issue Myths Debunked

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" The "name issue" involves a protracted dispute over the last 17 years between the two Balkan polities over Macedonia's right to use its constitutional name, "The Republic of Macedonia". The Greeks claim...

The European Union: Fear-driven, Defensive, and Phobic Project

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" The European project variably known as the European Community and the European Union is driven by fear, not by promise. It is and has always been a phobic, defensive enterprise rather than a hope-filled ...

Who Really is former Congolese rebel leader, Jean-Pierre Bemba?

" Jean-Pierre Bemba was fortunate enough to have an extremely privileged childhood in one of the world's poorest countries but this has not saved him from ending up on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Mr Bemba spent his youth between the Belgian and...

Els Clottemans Sentenced in Skydiving Love Triangle Murder

Els Clottemans Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder of Els Van Doren Belgian schoolteacher Els Clottemans was found guilty of murdering Els Van Doren by sabotaging her parachute before a skydive, and was sentenced to 30...

UN High Level Summit On Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

With just a year to go, the countdown to the UN Summit on Non Communicable Diseases (to be held in September, 2011 in Brussels) has already begun. The Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Alliance, (consisting of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), World Heart Federation,...

Hitler Haplogroup Chromosome:Shows Hitler's African, Jewish Roots

DNA Tests Of Adolph Hitler's Relatives Show Hitler Had Haplogroup Chromosome - Demonstrates African, Berber, Jewish Roots? Recent DNA tests of the descendants of Nazi leader Adolph Hitler have produced some...

Belgian Commuter Trains Head on Crash Kills at least 18

Two Belgian commuter trains crashed into each other early this morning.  The incident Belgian officials claim that 10 were killed and 11 injured, while the mayor of Halle, just outside of Belgium says the bodies...

Some of my recent creations

These are mainly portraits I've been painting these past weeks and months. Feedbacks are welcome

Looming Energy and Food Crisis

"Crude oil will hit $150 a barrel" this is a very realistic prediction for 2010. For many years some experts have predicted the point when oil produced from existing wells is decreasing faster than new fields are...

Eurostar Train Stranded in Kent: No Heat, Light or Food

A Eurostar Train has become stranded in Kent tonight and there is no heat, light or food on board. The train has become stuck near Ebbsfleet in Kent when the train was coming from Paris to London. Earlier, 2,000 people were stuck on five Eurostar trains for up to 16 hours,...

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