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Abu Hamza (20 May 2014) Abu Hamza, born Mustafa Kamel Mustafa in Alexandria, Egypt, on 15 April 1958. He initially studied civil engineering before leaving for England in 1979. There he ended up running a strip club in Soho, London. Later he gained a civil engineering degree and started to be ... -
Thailand army (20 May 2014) The Thai army says that it is imposing martial law amid a political crisis "to preserve law and order".
The surprise announcement also granted the army wide-ranging powers to enforce its decision.
The military insisted that its assumption of responsibility for ... -
Thailand's army declares martial law (20 May 2014) Thailand's army declared martial law in a surprise announcement that it said was aimed at keeping the country stable after six months of sometimes violent political unrest. The military, however, denied a coup d'etat was underway.
The move effectively places the army in ... -
Sir Jack Brabham (19 May 2014) Sir Jack Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian ex-F1 champion who won the championship in 1959, 1960 and 1966. His world championship win in 1966 was achieved in a car of his own construction, the rear-engined BT19. He remains the only man in history to ... -
Kátia Abreu (19 May 2014) Kátia Abreu (born February 2, 1962) is a Brazilian politician, member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party. She is claim to be one of the Brazilian most interesting, important and dangerous politician. She is the head of Brazil's powerful agricultural lobby ... -
Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) (19 May 2014) The Pacifying Police Unit, abbreviated UPP, is a law enforcement and social services program pioneered in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is supposed to take back the territories, more commonly favelas, controlled by drug gangs for decades. The program was created ... -
Sri Lankan Civil War (19 May 2014) Sri Lankan Civil War was a conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka. It was long conflict between Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels and the government(July 1983-May 2009). Tamil Tigers aimed to create an independent Tamil state in the north and the east of the island. The ... -
Above The Line: People and Places in the DPRK (North Korea) (19 May 2014) Above The Line: People and Places in the DPRK (North Korea) is an exhibition of 81 large-scale colour photographs captured by photojournalist Nick Danziger. He visited the cities of Pyongyang, Nampo, Wonsan and Sariwon and captured North Korea not only as we know it but ... -
Zara Larsson (19 May 2014) Zara Larsson (born December 16, 1997) is a Swedish singer who received national fame at age 11 when she won the Swedish version of the TV show Got Talent or Talang in 2008. Enjoying singing as a little girl, Zara became a finalist of the Swedish talent show Stjärnskott in ... -
Boko Haram (15 May 2014) Boko Haram is Nigeria's militant Islamist group. The group's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad", but the nickname Boko Haram can be loosely translated ...
Abu Hamza (20 May 2014) Abu Hamza, born Mustafa Kamel Mustafa in Alexandria, Egypt, on 15 April 1958. He initially studied civil engineering before leaving for England in 1979. There he ended up running a strip club in Soho, London. Later he gained a civil engineering degree and started to be ...
Thailand army (20 May 2014) The Thai army says that it is imposing martial law amid a political crisis "to preserve law and order". The surprise announcement also granted the army wide-ranging powers to enforce its decision. The military insisted that its assumption of responsibility for ...
Thailand's army declares martial law (20 May 2014) Thailand's army declared martial law in a surprise announcement that it said was aimed at keeping the country stable after six months of sometimes violent political unrest. The military, however, denied a coup d'etat was underway. The move effectively places the army in ...
Sir Jack Brabham (19 May 2014) Sir Jack Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian ex-F1 champion who won the championship in 1959, 1960 and 1966. His world championship win in 1966 was achieved in a car of his own construction, the rear-engined BT19. He remains the only man in history to ...
Kátia Abreu (19 May 2014) Kátia Abreu (born February 2, 1962) is a Brazilian politician, member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party. She is claim to be one of the Brazilian most interesting, important and dangerous politician. She is the head of Brazil's powerful agricultural lobby ...
Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) (19 May 2014) The Pacifying Police Unit, abbreviated UPP, is a law enforcement and social services program pioneered in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is supposed to take back the territories, more commonly favelas, controlled by drug gangs for decades. The program was created ...
Sri Lankan Civil War (19 May 2014) Sri Lankan Civil War was a conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka. It was long conflict between Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels and the government(July 1983-May 2009). Tamil Tigers aimed to create an independent Tamil state in the north and the east of the island. The ...
Above The Line: People and Places in the DPRK (North Korea) (19 May 2014) Above The Line: People and Places in the DPRK (North Korea) is an exhibition of 81 large-scale colour photographs captured by photojournalist Nick Danziger. He visited the cities of Pyongyang, Nampo, Wonsan and Sariwon and captured North Korea not only as we know it but ...
Zara Larsson (19 May 2014) Zara Larsson (born December 16, 1997) is a Swedish singer who received national fame at age 11 when she won the Swedish version of the TV show Got Talent or Talang in 2008. Enjoying singing as a little girl, Zara became a finalist of the Swedish talent show Stjärnskott in ...
Boko Haram (15 May 2014) Boko Haram is Nigeria's militant Islamist group. The group's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad", but the nickname Boko Haram can be loosely translated ...
