It was a dreary and damp morning in Dublin port as HMS Richmond (F239) – a type 23 frigate – owned and operated by the Royal Navy paid a courtesy visit to Ireland, today 30th Oct 2009.
The type 23...
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Barack Obama's visits at home and abroad have garnered adoring crowds and cheers during his visits. But in Russia, there was no cheering crowds, but just some smiles and waves, perhaps the reflection of...
The US President Barack Obama began the first day of his two-day official visit to Russia on July 6. Obama will meet with the current President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev as well as the Prime Minister and former...
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" AFTER visiting Japan and Brazil, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made a side “working visit” to Hong Kong during the weekend before she returns to the country afternoon Monday. Press Secretary Cerge Remonde, who is with Arroyo, said they will have a dialogue with...
Iran's re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has delayed his visit to Russia to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit over violent protests that sparked in Iran's capital today in the wake of Iran's Presidential elections. Russian officials said that...
There was talk of a visit but it wasn't official unil today."Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed the first papal trip to the Holy Land since Pope John Paul II's visit in 2000. The pontiff will visit the sites of...
President Obama's trip to Canada on Thursday includes a walk through Parliament, lunch and a meeting at the airport with Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff. I'd like to recommend a visit to CBC's...
I could not forget the excitement and anxiety when being asked to be the first footer to my friend's house on the occasion of traditional New Year festival last year. "During the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, the first visitor to visit one’s home and offer Tet greetings is...
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It's official, US president-elect Barack Obama's first foreign trip will be to Canada. "The high-profile visit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, confirmed today, sends an important signal about the state of...
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf wants to set up an international think-tank to 'make the world a peaceful place' and is visiting Britain to gather support for his plan, his close aide said Monday. The aide told that Musharraf will also be visiting the US, Canada,...
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Only the color of the burqas (veils) was different in the Kacha Garhi refugee camp: the Afghan women wore blue and the Pakistani females from conflict-torn Bajaur Agency wear light khaki. The Kacha Garhi refugee...
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"Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said he has no intention of entering politics. Gen Musharraf has been leading a quiet life since he resigned in August.“Whosoever is attributing such information to me is absolutely wrong. I have not talked to anybody...
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" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...
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The Queen has uploaded her first video to YouTube. The Royal family has had it's own channel since 2007 but this is the first time that she's uploaded something herself.What people are really interested in though is...